Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-27
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City, Sept. 27.--The yachts
Ruth and Helen and Dalphin, after a
cruise in the Chesapeake passed through
the canal, last night, for their home port,
Wilmington.
The barge Charles Mentally, loaded
with $50 tons of fish scrap from Port
Mammoth, n. j., anchored in the Della
ware river yesterday, and will remain
there until tug arrives TO take them to
Baltimore.
The Junior Literary Society has been
ware City, with the following officers:
William Cox, president; John Williams
of Fort du Pont, secretary.
Miss Marjorie Cullison left today for n
two-weeks visit with her aunt in Wood
bury, n. J.
County Constable Downs has accepted
a position with the engineer department
and will report for duty at Chesapeake
City today
Mr. aud Mrs Morton Price Of Chesa-
pcakc City, Md, are here visiting his
mother, Mrs. Emma Price.
Merritt Padley was taken to Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, today, TO undergo
an operation.
Captain Gaul Of the mine-planting
steamer Long reached here yesterday from
New York with the L56 and will leave
today for Fort Howard, Md.
While fishing in the canal, Saturday,
Eugene Culison and Mr.. Cox caught two
enormous carp.
MIR. and Mrs William Ball Of Dover
motored here, yesterday, and were guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Morrow.
Mrs. William Householder, wife of ex-
Mayor Householder, left on Saturday for
Philadelphia, where she will attend a
birthday party gwen in honor OF her
daughter, Mrs. Laura Adkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and Frank
Weaver Of Wilmington attended the
christening of the infant child Of City
Councilman and Mrs. Husfelt, yesterday,
in st Paul's r. G. Church.
William Weaver, Eddie Babby and
Charles Lyman Of Wilmington had an
enjoyable fishing trip up the canal, yester-
day, catching 65 fish
The yacht Countess, owned by II. Z.
Scott took partydown the bay fishing,
Saturday, catching about 20 large fish.
Mrs II C. Price took party of friends
for a pleasure ride to Chesapeake City.
Md. SATURDAY.. in the handsome yacht
Agnes B. Those comprising the party
were. Mrs RAYMOND Cofer, Misses Ethel
and Alice Reybold, Mrs Stewart Clark,
Miss Florie Hall. Mrs T. B. Heisel, Mrs
Roy Robertson. Miss Caroline Clark,
Miss Marian Prince.
Mrs Edgar Saxton. who underwent an
operation in Delaware Hospital, is re-
ported as doing nicely.
A carload Of creosote piling and two
carloads of machinery, to be used by the
engineer department on the Z. d ID. canal,
reached here Saturday
The Delaware City bowling team will
bowl the New Castle team at the Fort
du Pont alleys tonight.
Roman Cullison and Leroy Cox,
Thomas Neeff and Frank Holiday are
organizing a string orchestra TO play at
local entertainments.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schmidt of Phila-
delphia are here visiting her sister, Mrs.
NJ. p Hines.
William Keane, chief engineer of the
L. s. S. Neptune of the Public Health
Service at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, is
here visiting his family.
An apron sale will be held by the ladies
of the P E. Church, Wednesday, 10 a. N.
to 4 p. m.
Roman Cullison accidentally shot off
the end of his little finger while cunning
for squirrels in Walls woods, Saturday
In an interesting game of ball at Fort
du Pont, yesterday, the Q. NJ. G. team
defeated the hospital nine, 6 to 3.
BENJAMIN Vinton, Theodore Beck,
Charles and Frank Collins had an en-
joyable fishing trip up Little st. Georges
Creek, yesterday Charles Collins caught
a catfish weighing one pound and three
ounces