Evening journal., 1913-08-26

evening The meeting has been call
ed TO discuss the curb line on C.in-
ton street, from Second to Fifth
street. Owinc to much opposition il
is now thought that the curb line on
Clinton street will be the same above
Second stree. as IL IS from Font 70
stccnd The afear1nCe OF the street
has been greatly improved by tue uni
form curb line.
Cadet Harmon. Of West Poins son
a. Colonel and Mrs. Millard r. lar
mon. has left Fort DUPONT for New
York where he will spend a week and
then return to West Point The
bachelor officers at Fort Dupont gave
q farewell dinner on Tuesday evening
in honor of Cadet Harmon.
The women Of Fort Mott enter
tanned the women from here and Fort
Dupont at Fort Mott on Wednesday
afternoon. Those present were;
Mrs. Lewis S. Ryan. Mrs. Harry S.
PuSncil Mrs Harry c. Clark, Mrs.
v'.ilism u. Reybold Mrs. T. Baydrd
Fteisel. Mrs. William B. Jester. Mrs.
Edward c. Reybold. Miss Christine
Cassner. Miss Martha Price, Miss
Bernice Davidson, Miss Isabella w.
Reyhold. Miss Ethel Reybold, Miss
Hattie Cheairs. Miss Beulah White
man and Miss Caroline Clark.
The yacht Lexington ii, owned by
H. P Scott, and under command Of
Captain Charles f. Tugend. returned
here Thursday after a four days
trip on the Chesapeake bay. Henry
p Scott and son Harry. left on Fri
day to visit friends on the Chesapeake
bay. The party enjoyed good fish
ing.
The st. Georges Presbyterian Sun
day school held their annual picnic
at Augustine Beach on Thursday
William zeuris has purchased lot
from H. G. Clark. A building to be
used for a tailor shop is being erected
on the lot by II. c. Clark. The lot is
situated near the fire engine house
here.
The public school here will open on
Monday. September s. The teaching
staff will be the same as It was last
year.
The Delaware City Free Library is
now open for use by the public. The
books have been catalogued by Will
liam B. Jester and can be had now In
the store Of William A. Jester. Most
of these books we're presented by Col
onel and Mrs. Chas. II. Hunter. who
are now at Fort Adams, r. /. Cap
tain and Mrs. Lynn s. Edwards, have
also presented a large number OF
books to the library.
The repairs along Clinton street here
are progressing rapidly. A number OF
cement pavements and curbs have been
in. IL 4.
cement pavement and curb built by II.
G. Clark Mr. Clark is doing a large
amount OF work for r. O. Bruner. Joseph
Anderson is building cement pave
ment and curb in front of the build
ing occupied by Mrs. Ida Dunlap.
Mrs. George W. Craig, who injured
her knee recently, is improving.
The trout fishermen still continue TO
make good catches in the river about
here.
Miss Dorothy Stanley gave birth
day party AZ her home on Saturday af-
ternoon 70 some of her friends. Re.
freshments were served on the rear
porch Of her parents home. The tables
were beautifully decorated and all pres.
ent enjoyed themselves. Miss Stanley
received a numbr Of gifts from her
friends. Those present were; Miss
Agnes Richards, Miss Reba Cannon.
Miss Margaret Meade. Miss Catbarine
Sp'cer. Miss Orpha Dunlap, William
Heal Frank Heal William Derrickson.
Morrison Cannon and Artemus smith.
Harry G. Clark has received the con
tract 70 build a Sl5,50O home for Mrs.
Milne here The house is TO be built
on a lot near the home of Stanley s.
Stevens. The first story is 10 be of
brick while the second floor is TO be
stucco The house is to have eleven
rooms and all modern conveniences
work has been started on excavatine
the cellar. The lot that the house Is
70 Be on measures 90 by 100 feet.
lhe gunners about here are shooting
large numbers of blackbirds at present.
some OF the gunners have shot as MANY
as twenty dozen birds in one morning.
INC birds are shot carly in the morn
ing on blinds As result of so
many birds being killed, the corn is
ooing oetter about here. Reed birds
-lso VIII stay longer this fall as there
VI, oe more seed for them TO eat. Reed
pifos are passing over here IN large
numbers The reed and rail bird sea.
son opens at an early date.
Nlinh rlorence Hall hal
% Deen visiting In Cape May, n. j.
Nlss sylvia Safranek, who has beer
xlsiung IN Wilmington, has returned
nsIe--silss Isabelle Reybold was a re.
cent visitor at Fort Mott Edvard
Neen OF Marcus Hook spent the vveel-
end with his parents here-Mr an,
MIS-. Thomas ". Whiteman and fam.
ny attended a reunion of the White.
man family at Newark last week
MISS Blanche Westly. Miss Ruth West.
~ Mrs. Joan Tugend and Mrs
CHARLES Tugend were recent visitor,
IN Wilmington-Mr and Mrs. Franci,
spence have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Evans Hemphill-Miss Florenc,
vance was a recent guest of Misc
Mary McConnell-Mr. and Mrs Wii
nam Taylor, OF WILMINGTON. were Wis.
lLors here on Saturday-Mrs I,ilii,
shannon OF Philadelphia spent Sun,
oay here with Mrs Charles Hal
-Carllsle Spicer, who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cornelius
70 fnlladelphia returned home recent
iy-Mrs. William Hines has been visit
ing IN philadelphia and Camden
MISS GLADYS Williams OF Norwood
"a VINO has been visiting Miss Clari
moore. returned home on Friday
M Van n. Densmore and son. Eu
gene Densmore, have been visiting a
tne Presbyterian manse here-Afis
hoith Springer of Wilmington has
peen visiting Miss Whiteman-Mr
John Cannon and children were Wis
itors in Philadelphia recently-Gar
rett Mcconnell of Wilmington has
Deen visiting his parents here-Mrr
MABEL Larky and Mrs Harry Hal