Middletown transcript., 1898-06-04
DELAWARE CITY.


Miss Laura Sadier was home this week.
Miss Bina Morris is visiting in Dover,
Del.
. Miss Leap, of Camden, has been visiting
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Pancoast spent Sun
day in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkerson spent Sunday in
Kimbleville, Pa.
The forts and battery in our vicinity will
soon be garisoned.
Mrs. Anna Walton, Of Philadelphia, was
in town this week..
Miss Matte Janvier spent Sunday with
friends in New Castle.
Miss Emma Choate, OF Newark, Del, has
been visiting in town.
Miss Laura Webb, of New Castle, visited
friends in town on Monday.
Miss J. W.. Marley, and Miss B. Mar
ley spent Sunday in Clayton, NJ.
The steamer Cadwallader begins her day
light trips through the canal on the End Of
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mcintyre drove down
to Blackbird on Wednesday to see their
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Clark, of Baltimore,
were over-Sunday visitors at Mr.. James
Clark's.
Mrs. Joseph s. Dunlap and children, of
Wilmington, spent a few days with Mrs. F.
/. Dunlap.
The Thos. NJ. Clyde begins her season on
the 10th of June leaving the city little
later than usual.
Several attended the funeral of Mr. s. K.
Lofand from his late residence at Nc
Donough on Wednesday.
Miss Laura Frempt with her Sunday
School class will have picnic on Mr..
Thos. Reeves lawn on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bellville, who have
been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Belyille, re-
turned to Wilmington on Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. s. Benson, Of Bancroft's
near Wilmington, were entertained on Sun
day by Mr. and Mrs VIM. Wingate, Sr.
Miss Mae Thompson and Miss Lucie Mar
tindale. Of Wilmington, were guests at the
NJ. Z. parsonage Sunday and Monday.
On Monday evening Rev Il. ). Thomp-
son entertained number of people with
selections by zenophone. The proceeds
were to be used to procure new hymnals.
The fish in the canal are dying to such
an extent that the town people complain
of the offensive odor. Usually it is the her.
ring that die in such numbers but this sea-
son the bass also eels are floating on the
surface with the herring.
i Memorial day was observed as usual.
The custom of decorating the graves Of
relatives has become settled fact also tht
custom Of annoying people for flowers tc
be used for this purpose. A gentleman
who has great many fine roses was SC
much annoyed that he finally put prict
on them. Persons with. good sized yard
will not take the trouble to grow them bu
depend upon the good nature of a few who
hitherto have been very generous. but who
have decided either to refuse all or charge
for them.
A number of ladies representing the diff
ferent churches in this town met in the
parlor of the M. E. parsonage on Tuesday
evening to organize a Relief Associa
] ton. The following ladies were elected
y President, Mrs. H. 8. Thompson; Isl
} Vice president, Mrs. (Dr.) F. Bellville
) End Vice president, Mrs. N. Geo. Price 81
Vice president. Miss Nellie Morris; Secre
tary, Mrs. F. McIntire; Assistant. Mrs
Harry Heal; Treasurer. Mrs. Geo. Green
Soliciting Committee composed the ma
: jority of the ladies present; Purchasing
Z COMMITTEES, Mrs. Geo. Green and Mrs. Clay
: ton Won Culin; Cutting Out Committee
: Mrs. Geo. Green, Miss Sarah Fisher anI
0 Mrs. Benz, Dougherty. The association
i will meet every Tuesday evening. Mex
, Tuesday evening it win meet al the hom
pf Mrs, Green.