Middletown transcript., 1899-06-17
DELAWARE CITY.

Mrs. Harriet Cleaver is visiting ne
daughter in New York City
Mrs. Frank Reybold spent Thursday il
Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Warren spent Wednesday il
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Eagle, Of New Castle
were in town on Sunday.
Mrs. John Keane and Miss Berenice were
among the weekly visitors to Philadelphia
Miss Anna Taylor, of Philadelphia, is tht
guest Of her cousin, Mrs. George w. Rey-
bold.
Miss Annie Cheairs is sojourniDg at At
lantic City.
Henry Henry R2e5ybbelaa Reg IS IS hAeaee freHa visit II
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs Norris Wilkinson attended
the commencement at Goldey's last week
Miss Lidie Stout returned to her home in
Philadelphia on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Lewis are visiting al
Ocean Grove
Mrs. George Foard was in Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Miss Maude Smith, Of Middietown, is
visiting in town.
Miss Alice Foard is the guest of friends
in Unionvile, Pa.
William Jester is home for the holidays,
DR.. Irwin Shepherd was graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania last week
Edgar Lawrence is in Salem, N. J.
Miss Tillie Hulshizer who is well-known
here as she frequently visited her sister,
the late Mrs. Stout, was married on Wed
nesday in Philadelphia to Mr.. Warner.
Children's Day tomorrow evening at the
NJ. E. Church.
Weasels are committing depredations
among the poultry but as yet no one has
been successful in catching them.
Mr.. William Howell has purchased the
house on Hamilton street occupied by
James Trusty. Mr.. Howell is now the
owner of the Hukill property intact and
is making extensive improvements by re-
pairs These houses are about the Oldest
in the town and about fifty years ago stood
in the middle of an apple orchard, which
was fenced in. The house occupied and
owned by William A. Price, is also one of
the Oldest houses in town and in days gone
by was the tavern, but it has been the
farm house for the Ashurst farm for good
many years.
The closing exercises of the Delaware
City Public School will be held June 28th
at o'clock P. NJ, only those holding tick
cts being admitted. Commencement ex-
ercises will be held June Goth at s o'clock
P. NJ. The members of the graduating
class according to standing are: Mary Will
kinson 94.08, May Taylor 9310, Eugene
Reybold 90.31, Bessie Swan 1890, Anna
HemphiIf 1928, Elsie Price 1896, Eugene
Householder $3.50, Aida Dunlap 88.45,
Beulah Marley 8804, William Wingate
s7O5, Donald Cheairs S6.32, William Keane
8425l
The last monthly meeting for the summer
of the w. C. T. q. was held at the home of
Mrs H. Heal June 4th, when an election
of officers took place. Mrs. II. S. Thomp-
son was elected president; Miss NJ. E. jan
vier, vice president; Mrs. Frank Jester, I'd
vice president; Mrs. Julia Fl. Brewer, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Charles Pan
coast, treasurer; Mrs. G. Won Culin, report
ing secretary. Arrangements have been
made by this Union for an excursion to
Woodland Beach July 18th for the benefit
of the Industrial Home in Wilmington.
The ladies hope to be patronized by their
friends on this occasion.
The Children's Day exercises held last
Sunday evening in the Presbyterian Church
were unusually interesting. The church
which was filed even to the gallery, was
prettily decorated with cut flowers and pot
ted plants under the tasteful direction of
Miss Cheairs. Miss Berenice Keane pre-
sided at the organ. The exercises began
with singing by the school followed by
prayer by the pastor Rev. L. A. Oates.
Recitations were given by Lizzie Aker, Ogle
Kidd, Marian Price, J. Carl Aker, Verona
Hughes, Sophie Clendaniel, o. Hewes. The
exercises by the primary class were very
good and the bright faces of the wee one
and even those somewhat older were a very
pleasant sight The superintendent Mr.. ].
Thomas Price who conducted the exercises,
as usual, read letter of greeting from DR..
James A. Worden, and the report of the
of the Sunday School, Mr. Geo.
B. Money, was read according to the usual
custom. This was followed by few re-
marks by Mr.. Oates who endeavored to
impress upon the minds of grown people as
well as small folk, the necessity of children
services in the church. Assert |
ng the fact that even if they did not |
the sermon and would not re-
member one work of it, there was an in |
iuence at work which could not fail to /
make an impression on the young minds |
md hearts," While the ushers passed the |
,lates for contributions to be devoted to
sunday School interests, Miss Julia Newton
ang, "The Holy City," in a charming
manner, her voice in thorough control and
Ter notes soft and clear. Responsive read
ng was followed by remarks by Rev. H. S.
thompson who showed the great difference
b the lives of heathen children and those
t our own country. and the advantages
he children of a christian country have
bove others. Mr. Thompson cordially in
tied the congregation to attend the exer-
ises in his church the next Sunday. The
vening closed with singing and the bene-
iction by Mr.. Thompson. The prizes of
ooks given for regular attendance were
warded to Chas. Tugend for not being
Dsent one Sunday during the year, to
rank Money and Marian Price who miss
one Sunday. The secretary, Mr.. Money,
as not failed to be present during the past
ven years.
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