Middletown transcript., 1901-08-31

On Wednesday about AZ soldiers ar
rived at Fort DUPONT from Ohio and Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Russell Eaton stopped in town
Wednesday evening en- route to McDon-
ough.
Miss L. N. Price entertained Mr.. Loos
and Miss Barringer, of Philadelphia, on
Sunday.
Eugene Householder has accepted a
position at Jackson & Sharps in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walton, of Phil
adelphia, visited Mrs. F. A. Pennington
this week.
A carrier pigeon was found dead near
town a few days ago with the number
724S on the tag.
The Ivanhoe Lodge, No. s. of the Col
den Eagles, of Salem, visited Delaware
City on Monday.
Miss Irene Davidson and Miss Lizzie
Cleaver spent Thursday evening at
Brandywine Springs.
Miss Dorothy sheppy, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is the guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. Sarah Davidson.
Mr.. E. P. Holmes and son, of Florida,
are sojourning at Hagan's popular restur-
ant for q month or two,
Lodge No. l, of Daughters of America,
composed trolley party which came into
town Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad, Of Philadelphia,
who have been visiting Mrs. William
Anderson have gone home.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis, of Phila
delphia, spent few days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs Alex. FARRELL.
Mrs. Hines, Sr., and Mrs. S. Lewis and
children are guests of Mrs. Hines sister,
Mrs. Hurlock, in Maryland.
Mrs. William A. Davidson entertained
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Ratledge, from
near Middletown, this week
Rev. Mr.. Northrup was at home on
Sunday but left town again on Monday
! as his vacation term has not expired.
Mr.. John Fahey, of Germantown,
caught thirty fish one day this week in
the canal opposite the Hagan restaurant.
Miss Farona Tull, of Seaford, received
the appointment as teacher in the pri-
mary department of the Delaware City
school,
| Mr.. Ferguson has brought his family
from Newark and they are occupying the
Calvin house until the new house is COM
pleted.
Evening service on Sundays and the
weekly prayer meeting have been abol-
ished for short time in the Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Matthew Bigger, Mrs Helms and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Householder spent
Wednesday evening with friends near
New Castle.
| Mr.. Hagan and his family, Mr.. Holmes
and son, Mrs. Shearer and Mr.. William
Kyle were visitors at the Wilmington
Club House on Wednesday.
Thomas ]. Lawless, Of Wilmington, en-.
tertained about forty guests from vii
mington Sunday at the Wilmington Clut
House in the cove in the wide waters o.
the canal.
Mr.. Jacob Frempt has recovered from
q serious illness. His daughter, Mrs
Hoeffer, of Philadelphia, his son, Peter
and Mr.. Hoeffer and son, also Miss Emm.
Frempt, were down to see their father,
Mr.. II. P. Scott entertained on Mon
} day party of friends fishing in Salen
Creek from the yacht twentieth Cen
tury." This sport ended and lunch
served, they enjoyed trip down the ba,
to Woodland Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. FARRELL, Mr.. an,
Mrs. William Ellison, Mr.. and Mrs. Ca,
row, Miss Loper and Miss Elsie Richards
of st. Georges, visited the County Fail
at Brandywine Springs on Thursday
which was Farmers Day.
A few days ago merry party spen
j. the evening up the Canal. Among th
s number were: The Misses Berthe Clarl
}; Matte Price, Elsie Price, Berenice Kesn,
/; Ethel Reybold, Natalie Reybold, GeorQj
J; A. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Heise
L Mrs. ]. ]. Edmonston, Messrs. Villa,
Reybold, Harry Price, W. D. Clark.
Delaware City; Miss Florence Hall. ,
Port Penn: Miss Louise Everett. Mi
! Wilson and Henry Reybold, Of Philade
J. phia; Miss Rich and Mr.. Mammick,
e New York; Messrs Rodney, of New ca
!. tie; Rev. Z. A. Oates, of Chambersbun
Pa