Evening journal., 1912-07-11
DELAWARE CITY


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, July 11.-Miss
Mary Cress and Miss Edna Stephens
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement V. Evert here.
Mrs. George n. Bright and her son
Lionel Bright. who is employed in New
York City. are al Willow Grove.
Charles ]. sohaefer. Jr.. who is en-
ployed at Bordentown, n. j., visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schasfer. here recently.
Miss Bertha Lynch, Of Wilmington,
has been visiting Miss Bessie O'Neill
here.
William Weaver, OF Wilmington. is
staying with friends here.
Miss Sylvia Safranek was a Will
mington visitor on Friday.
Miss Mary Schaefer has been on a
visit 20 her aunt at Chesapeake City
Miss Rebecca Cook has given UP her
position in Philadelphia. and is spend
ing the summer here with her parents.
Miss Agnes Dunlap. OF Utica, n. Y,
who has been visiting friends here. has
returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. U. Reybold. we're
Atlantic City visitors on the Fourth
Of July.
W, Harrison, Of Wilmington, F. W.
Jackson, OF Philadelphia, B. G. Locker
man, Of Wilmington. s. j. Dennison
Of Wilmington, Joseph c. Mackin. OF
Philadelphia, Mrs. George Forth. Of
Paterson. n. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. n
j. Rickert Of Chicago. we're recent
guests at the Delaware City Hotel.
Miss Lena Kendis. of Philadelphia
and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shanken. OF
Philadelphia, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. I. Wainer here
John Carr was a Wilmington visit
or on Friday.
Herman Sherman, of Philadelphia
and his children. Leah. Rebecca and
Morris, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
!. Wainer, IN Delaware City.
William Hickey spent the week end
here with his parents.
Frank Irons has taken a contract to
dig we'll at Bear, Del.
Storage Battery Car traffic continues
TO be very heavy. The new car IL
expected here the latter part Of this
week.
A dance for the benefit OF the Fort
DUPONT Post Baseball Team will b.
held in the gymnasium at Fort DuPon
on Saturday evening, July 90. Music
will be furnished by the 18th Coas
Artillery Corps Band. Refreshmen'
will be served.
First Lieutenant A. Gibson. Of tbs
Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe
Va, will report at Fort DUPONT OF
August 2S. to relieve Captain L.
Ryan, who will proceed 20 the Coas
Artillery School.
Lieutenant Pierre V. Kieffer vii
report at the Coast Artillery School OF
( August 2S.
| improvements on J. F. Bruner'l
building are progressing rapidly. Th'
, building when completed will be thre'
stories high and will have the lates
| Improvements.
! Joseph Anderson is installing a fr'
plug near Colonel Hunters residence
at Fort DUPONT.
r Some Of the citizens here are bacl
= OF a movement TO raise a flag pole II
the park here.
I Most Of the merchants here clos
I their stores every Thursday Afternoon
. and evening during the months o
June, July. August and September
A dance will be given by the duPon
Dancing Club in Assembly Hall oI
Wednesday. evening, July II. Refresh
ments will be served.
I Work on the stable at Fort DuPon
!, is nearing completion.
e Work on Charles W. Jefferson
home is progressing satisfactorily
The launch Mott is operating be
= tween Fort Mott n. j., and Delawar
City on a regular schedule, to &C
commodate the soldiers and tnel
q wives.
A hshing party composed Of Henr
Torbert, Clarence Messig, Howar
n Money. George Engler and Mr.. Sey
4 mour caught S5 trout recently dow
the bay of Collins Beach.
Tax notices for the year 1912 hav
been sent out by the tax collecto
Y Samuel H. Hicken. There is siigh
raise in the amount Of tax, owing I
v the raise from S1.40 to Sl.65 In tn
e school tax rate.
Chas. Heathers is repairing the eI
r. gine on the Lieutenant Crosby.
a Work on the road on Fifth stree
a will begin at an early date, as 500
a as the farmers have less work In
o women will hold festivals and supper
for the benefit of the road
O Fishing is good in the Canal.
! Edward Neeff, Registrar Of the Fir'
! Election District. Twelfth Represents
tive District. will sit in the Fire Engin
"a House 70 ascertain and register voter
y on July 20 August and 10, Septen
Der 21, and october 19, from 8 a.