Middletown transcript., 1900-04-14
DELAWARE CITY.

Master Henry Gassner and Miss Christine
are visiting Mrs. W. A. Jester.
Rev. Mr.. Stahl, of Princeton, preached in
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Mrs. George N. Bright has returned from
visit to her parents in st. Georges.
Harry Clark is converting the ware house
used for cat-tails into dwelling-house.
The cold weather of Monday seriously ef.
fected the shad fishing for day or two.
Dr.. Andrew Brown, Of Washington, D.
c., was the guest of his father on Monday.
The new gasoline light is being used by a
few Of our merchants with marked success.
Mr.. Edwin Reybold, Of Deadwood, South
Dakota, is visiting his parents at "The
Mause."
A meeting of the Delaware City Improve
ment Society was held on Friday evening
in Assembly Hall.
The W. G. T. U. held its monthly meet
ing at the home Of Mrs. F. A. Pennington
on Tuesday evening.
Capt. Jacques Del Lafitte, assistant quar-
ter-master, with his family are making
their home in our town while Capt. Del La
fitte superintends the building of the barr
racks and other new buildings at Fort Du-
Pont.
A large schooner ran in to the Pivot
Bridge on Tuesday night carrying away the
rail and making large hole in the side of
the bridge. The wind was blowing SO
briskly that the schooner came up before
the bridge-tender could open the bridge.
One of the most beautiful and attractive
weddings of the season was that of Miss
Alice Lincoln Clark to Mr.. Chasles Jefferson.
The ceremony took place on Wednesday
evening at seven o'clock at the home of the
bride, in the presence of about one hun.
dred and fifty guests. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with palms, ferns and
blooming Gala lilies. Precisely on the
stroke of seven the wedding party ap-
preached to the triumphal strains of the
wedding march played by Miss Ada Milf
fin of Philadelphia. The ushers, Messrs.
William and Morton Alexander, bore the
ribbons forming the aisle; they were follow
ed by the two little flower girls, Misses
Sadler of Philadelphia and Marian Clark of
Wilmington. next came the maid Of honor,
Miss BERTHE Clark, and she was followed by
the grOom and his best man Mr.. Harring-
ton Clark, and last came the bride leaning
on the arm of her father. The ceremony
was performed with ring by Rev. R. A.
Davidson, of st. Georges. The bride was
gowned in heavy white silk, trimmed in
point lace and mouslinede sole. She car
ried large drop bunch of bridal roses and |
lilies-of. .the-valley. The maid of honor |
was gowned in white organdy over pink
silk and carried La France roses. The |
flower girls wore white and carried baskets
Of flowers. The refreshment room was de-
corated with Easter designs, the ices being |
in form of Easter eggs. There were many |
friends from Philadelphia, Wilminton Mid
dletown aad the adjoining country attend
ed the wedding. The presents were both
numerous and costly. Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffer-
son left At about eight-thirty for the North.
Another pretty wedding was that Of Miss
Lottie vanhekls to Mr.. George Bland on
Wednesday evening at eight O'Clock in
their home near Port Penn. The bride was
gownsd in white silk and carried bridal
roses. Many friends from Delaware City
drove doBn to attend this wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Bland have the best wishes Of hosts Of
friends.