Middletown transcript., 1901-06-08
DELAWARE CITY
Il. Price is quite sick.

u. Price is quite sick.
The Misses Clark have returned to
"Greenlea. .
Miss Nettie Colburn has returned from
Philadelphia.
Miss Helen Cheairs has returned from
a visit to MiddIetown.
Mrs. ]. T. Patterson spent Monday and
Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Donald Cheairs is home from Swarth-
more College for his vacation.
J Mrs. Fred T. Eagle, of New Castle, Wis
tied relatives in town on Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Cheairs is home from Tren-
ton, n. j., where she spent several weeks.
Mitchell Giberson and bride of Will
mington, spent Sunday with his parents.
Children's Day will be observed in the
colored church in Polktown next Sunday.
Hon. ]. G. Higgins received his friends
on Tuesday evening at his home near
| town.
John T. Cheairs and daughter, Miss
Lucy, anticipate visit to Trenton this
week.
Quite a number of our town folk at
tended the service at Old Drawyer's last
Sunday.
Miss Bessie Mills, of Wilmington, was
in town on Tuesday the guest of Miss
Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Milloway, of Will
mington, spent Wednesday with relatives
in town.
Mrs. Josephine Willis, of New Castle,
is staying at the Wood house while her
uncle is so i'll.
Mrs. Ash is quite well and enjoying
London sights. She has made no plans
as to returning home.
Mrs. N. George Price and daughter are
spending Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Rosenthal in Philadelphia.
Peter Woods was stricken with paral-
ysis few days ago and is in precarious
condition at time of writing.
A pie sociable was held at the home of
William Anderson on Tuesday evening
for the benefit of the organ fund.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tie
Presbyterian Church cleared $25 from
their strawberry festival last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Citizens, of West Phila-
delphia, were over Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 7. Patterson.
Mr.. Colburn is having his yacht eve
nitza" put in order and will take his
daughters away for the benefit of their
health.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton exchanged pulpits
last Sunday with Rev. William M. JEFF
ferris and Archdeacon Hall, both Of Will
mington.
Clement B. Reeves is the guest of his
son, Samuel, in Elm, N. Y. He will
visit the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo before he returns to Delaware.
Rev. William J. Hamilton has re-
ceived several calls-from other churches
since he assumed the charge of Christ
Church, but he prefers remaining here.
The Diocesan Convention Of the P. E.
Church was held in Rehoboth this week.
Rev. William Hamilton attended the
meeting, also Messrs. Ubil and Wingate
as delegates from Christ Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Patterson at
tended the wedding Of his cousin, Miss
Edna Maxwell, in Wilmington this week.
Mrs. John Patterson, Sr, is enjoying a
visit to her son and his hospitable wife.
A great many persons availed them
selves of the trolley on Sunday and stroll
led through our village. The town is
now at its best and well worthy of trip |
on the cars to strangers who have never
seen "Gatlis' "embryo town in the
marshes"
The canal is in its annual condition. |
The herring are SO thick that scoop net |
is all that is required to catch them. IT'S |
quite an easy matter to pick them up in
ones hands. A great many die daily |
and float on the surface of the water. At |
this end of the canal these dead fish are
drifted out into the river through the
locks. At st. Georges the locktenders
send them down to this level thereby
increasing the quantity also the odor.