Middletown transcript., 1901-07-06
DELAWARE CITY

st. Peters day was observed on Satur-
day in Christ Church.
The E. G. Sunday School has also
closed for the hot weather.
Mrs. f. New Kirk, of Wilmington,
spent Monday with her brother.
Mr.. Howard Foard and daughter, of
Philadelphia, arrived in town to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Patterson spent
the Fourth with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. A. Vreeland, of Philadelphia,
spent short time with her mother this
week.
and Mrs. Patterson were visited the same
evening by trolley party from the same
town
Miss Emma and Julia Clark are enter
tanning their usual number OF summer
visitors.
Messrs Frank and Benjamin Moore, of
Philadelphia, visited their grandmother
this week.
During August the Protestant churches
in town will be closed while the pastors
take vacation.
The intense heat prevented the usual
crowd Of trolley folks on Sunday and
succeeding days.
Tomorrow night Rev. Mr.. Northrup
will deliver a patriotic sermon in the
Methodist Church.
Mr.. Milton Townsend, of Wilmington,
is enjoying the hospitality of his sister
at the NJ. E. Parsonage.
Miss Lizzie Pennington is entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Keightly and daughter, of
Philadelphia, over Sunday.
Miss Hemphill is away from home and
Miss Lizzie Pennington will assume the
duties Of organist during her absence.
Miss Lizzie Pennington was surprised
last Thursday by party of friends from
New Castle who came on the trolley. Mr..
Mrs John Craig entertained the Misses
Brien, Of Swedesboro, and Mr.. Hoffman
and daughter, of Salem, N. J., this week.
The trolley cars on the Delaware City
road collided on Wednesday night but
no injury happened to any of the passen-
gers.
Telephone poles have been put up on
Hamilton street connecting with the
wires on Fifth street and Mr.. TESTERS
drug store on Clinton street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foard, of Newport,
and Miss Fannie Foard, of Chesapeake
City, were visitors at their uncle's, Mr..
George Foard, on the Fourth.
Messrs. Kennedy, Hutton and John.
son escorted Mrs. A. Lofand, Miss Nora
Foard and Miss Lidie Nickle to Brandy
wine Springs Wednesday evening.
The Sunday School of Christ Church
held its annual picnic on Tuesday at
Pennsgrove via Mayor Reybold. The
Sunday School has closed for the summer.
The soldiers from Ft. Dupont attended
divine service at Christ Church Sunday
morning. The 0. U. A. M. lodge at
tended the evening service in the same
church.
Last Sunday evening Miss Fletcher,
Of Wilmington, sang in the Episcopal
Church. She is said to have fine so.
prano voice and the music on this occa-
sion was much finer than usual. Mr..
Andrew J. Brown also assisted the choir.
The steamer Thomas w. Clyde began
her trips from here down the bay last
week. The day boat to Baltimore does
not make her usual trips. She goes up
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Coming down the alternate days. There
is but one of the boats running through
the canal in daytime.
The small boy and the inevitable
cracker have been quite in evidence for a
day or two. Mr. H. C. Clark gave a
brilliant display of fireworks, also CAP
tain Lafitte. The "old boys" are as en-
thusiastic as the small ones. The usual
display of flags and butting enlivened the
streets Of our village, testifying to the
patriotism of the citizens.
Mr.. William Giberson, sr., was struck
/ by lightning on Tuesday while on the
government works at Finn's Point. In
speaking of it he said: 81 was standing
with my hand against the mast when a
sudden severe pain struck it and I felt as
if my head and feet met, was lifted off
the ground and don't remember any
thing else for some time. My arm has
some Of the. skin fit, and my side is
bruised but the latter may have been
caused by my fall. The sensation was
terrible" ]"