Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1750-1954
Past In Review from 09-27-2001
125 years ago September 30, 1876
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Items of Local Interest.
Peach season is over. It was brought to a premature end by the big blow two weeks ago.
The recent heavy rains have somewhat delayed the seeding of wheat, the ground being too wet to work.
Rev. H. A. Skinner will conduct Divine Service and preach at St. Augustine, Bohemia Manor, on Sunday, October 1st, at 3-1/2 p.m.
Mr. J. F. Eliason is improving the eastern side of his house on Main Street by replacing the old weather-boarding with a new one of different construction.
The “United Children of the Light,” a colored organization, are going to have a grand parade in this town next Saturday. A large number of lodges will participate.
Van Amburg’s Circus returned to Middletown, from its trip down the State, on Sunday afternoon, and spent the night here. On Monday morning it resumed its journey up the county.
Trains Delayed.
The trussel work over Hoffecker’s mill pond, near Smyrna, on the Delaware Railroad and two culverts near Kirkwood were damaged and broken by the floods on Sunday, causing a considerable delay in the running of the trains on Monday.
Cool Weather.
The March-like weather of Wednesday after the wet and disagreeable days in the first part of the week, made fires for indoors and overcoats for out, feel very nice and comfortable. What a change from the boiling, blistering , red-hot days of last summer.
Middletown Stove Store.
Mr. John B. Roberts calls the attention of the public to his very large stock of stoves which he has now on hand at his store. He has stoves, both for coal and wood, of every style, pattern and variety, so that all, no matter how particular, can find something to suit him (or her) and almost at his own price.
A Heavy Loss.
Mr. Lewis P. McDowell had the misfortune to have some 200 or more fine sheep, which he had just brought from the West, drowned at Delaware City on Sunday afternoon. The sheep had just been landed from the cars of the P. & D. R. R., and were being driven out to the farm of Mr. J. Higgins when they became frightened and ran off the causeway into the deep water over which it passes and a large number drowned. The sheep were valuable one and Mr. M’s loss is quite heavy.
100 years ago September 28,1901
PERSONALITIES
Mrs. A. G. Cox and Miss Louise Cox were in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles A. Ritchie and little son are visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Misses May Kumpel, Lizzie Holten and Lillian Soloway spent Sunday in Smyrna.
Mrs. V. L. Culbertson, of Wilmington, spent several days with friends here this week.
Mrs. William Boulden was the guest of Mrs. Herbert Conner, of Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Gilpin, of Elkton, Md., was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Gilpin on Thursday.
Mr. Albert Suydam and Mr. Leon Huggins were in Philadelphia several days this week.
Mr. Preston Hardcastle, of New York City, spent several days with his sister, Mrs. Thomas Cochran.
Mrs. L. G. Sterner, of Camden, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker, on South Broad Street.
Mr. James H. Budd and sister, Miss Dolly, of Wilmington, spent Sunday and Monday with friends in town.
Mr. J. G. Taylor has accepted a position with the Pusey & Jones Co., of Wilmington, as lumber inspector.
Miss May L. Beaston having accepted a position in Philadelphia will leave for her new duties on Wednesday next.
Mr. Merritt Richards, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday and Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Richards.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. C. Kelley, of Philadelphia, were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kelley this week.
Mrs. Fannie Vasey and little grandson, of Philadelphia, spent several days with her brother, Mr. W. J. Wilson, this week.
75 years ago September 30, 1926
OUR LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS
Many Brief Paragraphs Gathered Weekly By Our Scribes
Next Wednesday, October 6, will be Dollar Day in Elkton.
The tomato market which rose to 65˘ a basket last week took a sharp drop to 35˘ and 40˘ a basket.
The Light Bearers meeting will take place at the home of Mrs. Elias M. Shallcross, Friday evening, October 1.
Traffic through the canal was exceptionally heavy on Saturday night. Tomato boats going south and north made up the bulk of the traffic.
Fourteen true bills charging illegal possession of liquor and three charging larceny, were returned by the New Castle county grand jury.
Farmers in this vicinity who were so fortunate as to raise tomatoes this year are “in it,” as the price is now 65 cents a basket and may go higher. The season will be short.
The first of the series of social events to be given by the Student Council of the University of Delaware will be a “get acquainted dance” to be held on Saturday evening in the commons of Old College.
Contractor A. Lee Orrell, of Odessa, is expected to begin work on the main street in Delaware City within a few days. He was awarded the contract for the work at a special meeting of the Town Board last week.
The News Letter of the State Department of Forestry assigns the following causes of 38-acres in Cecil County, Md., this spring: Railroads 18, burning brush 2, incendiary 4, campers 2, miscellaneous 3, unknown 9.
The waster of the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River will meet on “sea level terms,” so to speak, by March 1, it was predicted unofficially Wednesday by engineers of the United States Engineer office at Wilmington.
The net proceeds of the annual carnival, held in Delaware City during the later part of August and the first week in September, for the benefit of the Delaware City Fire Company, were $2,191.25. The gross receipts were $6,088.00.
