Evening journal., 1912-04-08
DELAWARE CITY
NEWS HAPPENINGS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, April s.
The Hon. Charles Frederick Adams, of
New York. will give an address on the
initiative. referendum and recall in
Central Hall here on Tuesday evening
Quick lunch ice cream and soft
drinks Ford's Restaurants
Carpenters and glaziers have com
pleted work at Fort Delaware Three
hundred and seventy-eight new win
dow panes have been put in The win
dows had been broken by the firing of
the large guns at Fort Dupont.
The Hon. John c. Higgins, who is
IN at jefferson Hospital, is improving.
Arthur n. Heathers, who broke his
arm is improving.
Work is progressing satisfactorily
on Charles II. Jefferson's house.
Farmers about here are having their
cattle vaccinated for the prevention
Of anthrax.
William Ball. proprietor Of the Del
aware City Hotel will make some al
terations on the hotel in the near fu-
ture
The shad fishermen are making fair
catches Shad sold for $40 per hum
dred Wholesale on Saturday About
5000 herring were caught at the locks
on Saturday The first herring dealers
of the season from Wilmington, ar
rived here Sunday night.
The Rev. George NJ Bond, of Phila-
delphia. filled the pulpit Of Christ
Episcopal Church here on Sunday
morning and conducted the Sunday
school services Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Heally, of Princeton
Seminary, conducted the services in
the Presbyterian Church here on Sun
day
The Rev. c. \. Jones conducted SER
vices at the Methodist Episcopal
Church on Sunday. The Easter ami
versary given by the members of tho
Sunday school was very much en-
joyed
Milk dealers Of Wilmington will give
a shad bake at the Delaware City
Hotel in the near future.
Constable William Oakes will hold
a sale here this afternoon.
A. r. Spaid, superintendent of public
schools of Rural New Castle County
gave an lecture entitled. birds and
their uses to Man" in the public
school on Thursday afternoon.
Fresh Delaware Shad are being
served at the Delaware City Hotel
during the fishing season. Special
shad dinners will be served Thurs
day afternoons from to 7@
Mrs. Elten S Whistler, who has
been i'll. was taken to John Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore on Thursday.
Alterations are being made on one
OF the engines of the power house
near here.
Work on the fire engine house is
progressing rapidly.
Services were held i'm the Methodist
Episcopal Church here on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings
The Rev. George NJ. Bond, Of Phila-
delphia. filled the pulpit of Christ
Episcopal Church yesterday.
Personals.-C. b. Marriott, of Phila-
delphia. B. H. Bracht, of Philadelphia
William H. Stair. of New York City,
L. Saunders, Of Wilmington and
Charles NJ. Meyer. of New York City
were recent guests at the Robinson
House.-Mrs. William Davidson was
a Wilmington visitor on Thursday
Edward Edwards. of Wilmington
stopped at the Delaware City Hotel on
Thursday r. TOppin. of
Wilmington, stopped at the Delaware
City Hotel on Thursday. Miss Cert
rude Cook was a Baltimore visitor on
Thursday w Swat. OF Phila-
dclphia. was a Delaware City visitor
on Friday.-Mrs. Willar T. Smith
who has been visiting friends here
for several Months has roturuod 20
Salt Lake City. Utah.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles w. Blake aud daughter.
Mida, who have been visiting friends
in New Jersey, returned here on We'd
nesday-CLarles Edwards and William.
Slider, of Wilmington, were visitors
at the Delaware City Hotel on Thurs
day.-Miss Fannie Hall was a Will
mingtOn visitor on Thursday.-W
r. Cooke Of Baltimore, was a Della
ware City visitor on Friday.-Alfred
Sapp. Of Kirkwood. was a Delaware
City visitor on Thursday.