Middletown transcript., 1899-04-08
DELAWARE CITY.

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The annual parish meeting of Chris
Church parish was held in the parish hous
Monday evening. The same vestry helt
over.
| The children of Christ Church Sunda.
School held their usual Easter service il
the church Sunday afternoon. Their Easte
offering amounted to twenty odd dollars
that of the church at morning service S63
/ Mr.. J.. Eyerengam spent Sunday with hi:
children at Miss Hunters.
Mrs. Margaret Hunter had a paralytic
stroke Sunday morning while at the break.
fast table. She is doing very well at the
present time.
Mrs. George w. Reybold spent Easter
with friends in Philadelphia
The Spanish torpedo boats which were
captured during the war passed through the
| canal on Tuesday en- route for League
in them as they passed the town.
Mrs. George C. Bennett and son, of Har-
risburg, spent Monday with her mother.
Mrs. ]. A. Vreeland, of Philadelphia, will
spend Sunday with her mother.
Captain Thomas VanKirk has recovered
sufficiently to be out.
AT the Easter evening service in Christ
Church there were two baptisms.
Rev. George S. Gassner, former rector of
Christ Church, was married ou Wednesday
to Mrs. Regnierin Germantown.
The churches were beautifully decorated
on Sunday and the NJ. L. Sunday School
held an extra session, missionary in the
afternoon.
William Y. Ellison has moved from the
old homestead on Dutch Neck road to the
Thomas Belville farm near.
An increased force of men was taken on
the work at the Battery this week.
Mrs. Arthur F. Lewis is visiting her
mother in Bridgeport, Conn. Mr.. Lewis
accompanied as far as Wilmington.
J. Amos Collins was elected Mayor on
School Commissioners j. Thomas
Price, reelected, John K. Keane, and J. R.
Town Commissioner, Albert
1. Swan, reelected, and David Steelman,
Treasurer.
Miss Cora Dunlap has returned from
DR.. Ogle visited Rev. William NJ. Jefferis
in Newark, on Friday.
Mr.. Samuel Lewis, Sr., was in town last
week. He and his aged wife will very
shortly take up their residence in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Lizzie Price, of near Chesapeake
City, spent a few days including Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. William A. Price
Mrs. Clayton Won Culin kindly assisted
he choir of Christ Church on Sunday.
The same program will be used for next
Sundays music.
Mrs. T. Bayard Hesel entertained the
Literary Society Friday evening.
Mrs. John Schunder and Mrs. Philip
lines have returned from visit to relatives
n Philadelphia.
Misses Julia Sadler and Agnes Vail at
ended dance in Chesapeake City Tuesday
Vening.
Miss Ada Pennington, of Philadelphia, is
listing in n'town.
Miss Beulah Marley visited in Townsend
his week
Mr.. Morris Wilkinson spent Friday at
lis old home in Kimblevllle and his sister,
liss Mary Wilkinson, spent Sunday there.
Messrs. William A. Price and George
'rice spent Monday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reybold spent Sunday
With his parents.
Misses Martindale and Thompson were
'ver Sunday visitors at the NJ. E. parsonage.
Mr.. George Won Culin, of Bridesburg,
pent. Sunday in town.
Mrs. Johannes is visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Frank BelvilIe and daughter have
eturned from. visit to Mrs. A. Caldwell in
Bennie Dunlap entertained some of his
title friends on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Clayton Won Culin visited in Phila-
lelphia this week.
Samuel Warren and his brother, William,
opening a feed store in the
building lately vacated by Mr.. Rose.