Evening journal., 1913-05-20
DELAWARE CITY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del. May 20
Mothers Day was observed with
appropriate services in the Presby-
,erian Church on Sunday morning
and evening. The sermon in the
morning was "Our Indebtedness to
Motherhood" AT the evening service
lavorite hymns we're sung. The pas
tors subject was Mothers Work,
suderings, Disappointments ana
Joys"
Commencement exercises OF the
High School will be held in Assembly
Hall on Friday evening, June 8. Inc
address to the graduates Will ne
made by Hon. Everett c. Johnson. OF
Newark. The work assigned TO each
member of the class follows: presi-
5cnt's address. William X. Morrow,
slass history, Miss Edna Coale; class
prophecy Miss Mildred Safranck'
sration, Lewis Warner, and vsledic-
cory by Miss Mda Blake. An enter
Iinment is being arranged for the
evening before commencement by the
members Of the ninth and tenth
grades
The funeral of Mrs. Matthew Big
ger took place from her. late resi-
dence on Wednesday afternoon. Inc
exercises we're conducted by the Rev.
j. II. Gohegan. pastor Of the M. T.
church. assisted by the Rev. ). L.
Rushhridge.
Contrary to statements published in
scvera, papers, herring arc scarce at
present The highest catch of the
season has not exceeded 5000, while
In former years as many as 10000
we're caught in one haul.
The Misses Ethel and Marguerite
Hagan gave a card party at their
home on Friday evening. Those pres
ent were Miss Pauline Tugend.
John Swan, irving Cats and Charles
Wood
T. Baysrd Heisel is erecting a
dwelling near his residence on Fifth
street. The building is to be frame.
and is to have eight rooms, with the
latest conveniences.
The shad season is rapidly drawing
to close. About 400 shad we're
caught during the week The fisher
men received S42 per 100 on Friday,
while the lowest they have received
during the week is S37.
Rufus Yearsley. fisherman, has
had very good week in fish
ing. lie caught two surgeons. one
Of which contained ffty-eight pounds
of caviar. for which he received
Sis. while the other one netted him
IS. He also caught about 325 shad.
which netted him about 1928.
George Price has resigned his po-
sition as bridge tender here, over the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal, to
accept position with H. P. Scott
who lives near here He will be
succeeded by Charles Pensil, who for
merly worked at the locks here.
The card party given in the hre
engine house on Friday evening. was
we'll attended. The party was given
for TIE benefit OF the fire company.
Mrs II. c. Clark. Miss Emma Multi
gan, Miss Edith Simons, II. c. Clark
and John Swan won the prizes IN
euchrc and 500.
Paul 4. Hamme. of the 112th. Co.
e. A. c., who was recently honor
ably discharged from that organiza-
ton. has sent word TO his friends
here that he was married to Miss
Anna Dietz. of York, Pa. The we'd
ding took place in York
George W. Patterson, Sr., caught 2
carp in the canal here on Friday
which weighed over five pounds. TaC
fish had to be landed with SCOOP
net
John II. Casey, who has been in
sailing libraries at Fort Mott aud
Fort DUPONT, left here on Saturda,
for New York City. He has been de
layed here by the loss Of a shipment
of hooks in the floods in Ohio, anC
the order had to he duplicated. In al
ne sold nearly 5000 books abou
here. The firm of which he is a mem
,,I nj
with Libraries. The books he solr
here included aliases, Bibles, diction
aries. fiction. hand-hooks. paper bacl
novels. which include all the lstcs
copyrights. Before leaving here h'
presented thirty books TO the schoo
TO start a library. The books in
clude a set OF Our Young People.
IN four volumes. Brady's History o
the Civil War and other books desir
able for Libraries.
Miss Bessie O'Neill has returne,
from short visit to Atlantic City
Miss Eunice Hayes spent the week
end with her parents near here.
Miss Gertrude Cook. who has beer
visiting her parents near here, return
cd to Baltimore on Saturday.-Wil
liam Crothers, of Baltimore, spcn
the week end with friends here p
Albert Shears. of Philadelphia wa
a recent visitor here.-Teritz WaineV
of New York city. spent the week-enl
with his parents here.-E. Buns
wanger. of Baltimore. II. A. Fair
banks. of Philadelphia, Robert
Ieneris, Charles Barber, Edward Mul
houser Howard T.. Ingram and Joh
Smith. all of West Chester, Pa, ant
James McElwee. of Wilmington. wer
,ao,,pt ottQofc "a tho delaware (fff
Hotcl.-Lionel Bright of New Yorl
city. spent the weekend with hi
parents here.-Mrs William Robinett
was Wilmington visitor on Satur
day.-Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Bendle
we're recent Wilmington visitors
Alexander Halliday spent the week
end with his motncr here.-Miss Mil
dred Ball was a Wilmington visito
aatnrdaN-Miss Insnnhine HnNar