Evening journal., 1913-03-25
RIVER FORTS
ARE INSPECTED
Delaware City Fishermen Get
May Shad; Visitors
Are Entertained
Special : THE EVENING JOURNAL


A socl social is to be given in the
Sunday School room of the Presby
terrain church here on Thursday even
ing.
The Senior Class Of the High
School VII give an entertainment for
the bensht of the class. The exact
date has not been decided upon yet.
Joseph Shorter caught % shad on
Saturday
Charles jefferson recently bought
the farm belonging to Edward l..
Clark.
The annual congregational meet
ing of the Presbyterian church will
be held on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Sallie Peoples has had extern
sive improvements made to ner
home on Clinton street.
An addition is being built to the
building occupied by the Delaware
City Press
Active work will begin soon on the
small arms target range behind Bat
terry Read at Fort DUPONT All the
work. except the masonry, is to be
done by the soldiers
Colonel John V. White. c. A. c.,
inspected Forts DUPONT and Mott on
last Wednesday.
The members of the siege artillery
battalion at Fort DUPONT are being
instructed in the details of horse
manship. All the officers of the bat
talon will he mounted, as well as the
staff Orders we're received at Fort
DUPONT on Saturday directing that 6S
men be added to each of the heavy
artillery Companies. thus making III
men in each company.
Samuel Bright launched his launch,
the Sea-Gull, on Saturday. He built
and equipped the boat
William Moore has moved into the
store recently vacated by NJ. B.
Spicer
William Ball. proprietor of the
Delaware City Hotel, has given the
shad fishermen permission TO use the
front room of the hotel for a resting
room
First Lieutenant George L. Van
Deusen. Of the 104th Co. c. A. c., sta
toned at Fort Washington Md, will
report at Fort DUPONT this week
Captain William FOrse will report
60 the 10Th Co, c. A. c., stationed
at Fort Williams Me. at an early
date.
The artesian well at Fort DUPONT
has been driven to a depth Of about
1000 feet The last two hundred feet
has seen through solid rock.
The municipal election will be held
Tuesday. April 1. A mayor. town
councilman and treasurer, to serve
two years. arc to be elected. One
school commissioner to serve one
year three to serve two years are TO
be elected at this same election
The 18th Coast Artillery Band gave
q concert at the fort on Sunday
morning
Charles Wood, of Chester, Pa. is 10
be engineer on the Lexington H."
belonging to II P Scott.
Father Heavey celebrated high
mass at St. Paul's r. c. church on
Sunday The church was decorated
with Easter lilies. carnations. bva-
cinths and ferns The choir sang w
A. Leonard's High Mass. Several
duets we're also given. Father
Heavey announced that every mass
except The mass on the second Sun
day in the month will be high mass.
Mrs. Thomas Eubanks who has
been here several weeks with her sis
ter, Miss Mary Jester, returned to
Philadelphia recently.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Arthurs, of Philadelphia,
spent the week end here with friends.
Miss Anna Won Goerres spent a few
days with her parents at Harrington,
Pa-Nliss Mary Pennington spent her
Easter vacation here.-Alexander
Holiday spent the week end here
with his mother.-Theodore Hatton
is spending a few days in New York
city.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank 30, les, OF
Perth AmbOy, n. j., have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs John ]. Saxton.-
Mrs, Reuben Warren was a Whining
ton visitor on Friday.-John Keane
and his three grandchildren. William
Jack and Leah Reybold. we're VIII
mington visitors on Friday.-Miss
Edith Simons spent the Easter vaca-
ton at Oak Lane. Pa.-Mrs. George
Reybold spent the Easter vacation
with friends hcre-Mr and Mrs John
T. Pathway Of Philadelphia, spent the
week end here.-Raymond b. Aker, OF
Philadelphia, spent the Easter vaca-
ton here with his mother.-Wlliam
Weaver, former resident here
spent few days here recently
George Pennington has been spending
few days here with his parents
Miss Francis T. Gibson, of Phladel.
phia. was a recent guest of Mrs
George n. Bright-Miss Pearl Horn
ing who has been the guest Of Miss
Greta Holiday. returned to McVey.
town. Pa, on Saturday.. J. Rout
of Philadelphia. W. r. Walters, OF
Wilmington, f. II. Davis. of Whining.
ton and w. II. Smith, OF Wilmington
we're recent guests at the Delaware
City Hotel Ryan Carly. a former
resident here. spent the Easter vaca
ton with friends here.-Miss Chris
tine Gasnor, student at Holyok,
COLLEGE, spent her Easter vacation
with her sister, Mrs. William B. Jes
ter.-Mr and Mrs. Harry Venson. o
PHILADELPHIA. spent the week en-,
here William Keane spent the weel
end here with his parents.-Isaac ]
Wainer has beer spending a few dav,
in Philadelphia.-Art Cavilie
spent week end here with friends
John Taylor of Wilmington. was
visitor here on Saturday
Wortz. of Wilmington. spent the weel
end Walter Davenport was
recent Philadelphia visitor Charlie
O'Neill spent the week end here witt