Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-12
DELAWARE CITY NOTES.

Delaware City, Aug l2--John Ruzark,
steward in the Eighteenth Company
| Band, Fort du Pont has been granted a
months furlough
| The gasoline barge J. ii. Steele, with
| 1000 baskets of tomatoes. from Pauls-
! boro, y. j.; The Rambler, with 200
baskets, from Pedricktown, \. j., and the
Travers with $500 baskets, from Rae
/ coon Creek. n J., passed through the
| c. x ID. Canal last night, bound for Balti-
more.
| Private CanSarmen, who was honorably
| discharged from the army, left Fort
du Pont, yesterday, for his home IN New
| York.
Private Lengcl. after reporting at Fort
| du Pont, Monday. from Fort Browning,
| Texas has been assigned TO the Eighteenth
| Coast Artillery Band.
Miss Louise Green Of Philadelphia Is
here visiting her aunt, Mrs 7. Hines.
| Mrs Hannah Virtue of Cripple Creek,
| Colorado, and Miss Virtue Of Wilkes
Barre. Pa, after q visit 20 Sergeant and
Mrs Virtue, left yesterday for Atlantic
City for brief stay before returning to
their homes.
The Yacht Y V T., owned by Delaware
CITY parties. which had been sunk for
several DAYS in the G. u ID. Canal, was
raised last night.
The tug Corinthian. towing barges
MaybrOok and Mohjack, each loaded
with more than 400 tons of poplar wood
consigned to the woodpulp and paper
works AZ Wilmington passed out of the
canal, last night, but owing to break IN
the cylinder, the tug was unable TO start
up the river until this morning.
Ncwburn Wolf of St Georges is here
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Charles knight.
Ex-Aiayor Householder is Ill at his
home on Adams street.
Mrs Minnie Nelson and daughter,
Helen OF Salisbury, Md are guests of
| Mr.. and Mrs William Lewis for two
weeks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Armst rong Of
| Baltimore are spending their vacation
/ here with his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
| Samuel Armstrong.
| Harvey Singer of Philadelphia and a
| party Of friends were here yesterday on q
| cunning trip
Fort du Pont baseball team will 60 to
/ Newport tomorrow 10 meet the team of
that place.
Private McCloskey has reported for
| duty in coast defence at Fort du Pont
| Corporal Bryant received an honorable
| discharge from Fort du Pont August 3.
/ The Second Company, c. A. c.. of Fort
! du Pont will hike to Baltimore for target
I practice in a few days.
/ Major Martindale of Fort du Pont,
| who recently received orders from the
/ War Department TO proceed TO Fort
| Leavenworth, Kansas, left yesterday for
/ his new station.
Miss Evelina Cullison left yesterday
1 for Woodbury., y. j. 10 spend her vacation
/ L. T. n5o,nn,,I
Miss Eliza Cleaver of Odessa is here
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Philip Hines.
| Mrs. Robert Young and daughter,
| Catharine, Of Baltimore are here for two
weeks with Mr. and Mrs Harry Heal
Miss Cecilia Holiday, employed at the
| local postOffice for several years, has re-
signed, and her place will be filed by Miss
| Bina Foard.
Mrs. John Wertz and family Of Will
mington are spending their vacation on
| the wide waters of the Chesapeake d
/ Delaware Canal
! MIR. and Mrs. Frazer of Wilmington are
| being entertained by their daughter. Mrs
/ William Oakes, in her bungalow on the
! wide waters of the canal.
| Miss Josephine Neufnan Of Wilmington
| is here visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Givison, Sr, for two weeks.
! Carl Daley and Edmond Schaffer had
an enjoyable fishing trip up the canal.
| yesterday, catching many sunfsh and
| perch.
Charles Pencil, who has been suffering
! from sprained ankle, is greatly improved.
The powerboat Phoebe Townsend
! passed through the canal, yesterday, with
| 200 baskets of tomatoes from Deep
| Water Point for Baltimore
| Frank Collins, who has been suffering
| from & mashed thumb, is greatly i'm
proved
The Sylph, the handsome yacht which
conveyed Secretary of War Baker on his
inspection trip through the C. & d. Canal
passed through the canal Thursday morn
ing from Philadelphia Navy Yard to
Washington. ID. {.
Frank Schroeder has taken a position
on the T. s. s. Captain Edwin c. Long.
Norbit Cook left yesterday for Atlantic
City to spend his vacation.
Charles Heal Is sDeDding his vacation