Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1750-1954
Past In Review from 08-30-2001
125 years ago
September 2, 1876
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Items of Local Interest.
A Milford man has a pair of boots that he has been wearing as “Sunday boots” for 21 years.
Obstreperous tramps furnish Policeman Woodward with plenty to do. He has made 33 arrests since his appointment.
Mrs. Alexis Du Pont of Wilmington, died in London, England, on Sunday last. She went there about a month since on a visit, with her son-in-law, Rev. L. Coleman.
Senators Bayard and Saulsbury are expected to be present and address the ratification meeting at New Castle this afternoon.
The Forest Presbyterian Sunday School and the Mission schools of Armstrong’s and The Levels picnicked at Cool Spring, near Odessa, Thursday.
Jas. L. Beggs, city auditor of Wilmington, was suddenly prostrated with paralysis while sitting in his office, attending to his official duties, on Thursday morning.
Notwithstanding the dullness of the times and the scarcity of money, there is enough of improvements, in the way of building and repairing, going on in the town and neighborhood to keep all of our carpenters busy.
The farm of Samuel Armstrong, deceased, offered at public sale by John H. Rodney, Esq., under a decree of the chancellor, last Saturday was withdrawn for the want of adequate bids.
Henry Clayton, Esq., shipped a car-load of peaches from Mount Pleasant station, on Tuesday, direct to Toronto, Canada. This is the only car sent out of the States this year, so far.
Henry Straub, of St. Georges, formerly of Odessa, was on Tuesday morning arrested on the charge of selling liquor without a U.S. license. After a partial hearing before Com. Smith, he was held in $500 bail for a further hearing next Thursday.
The people of Kent County are talking of getting up an Agricultural association, with a view to holding county fairs. If they succeed, Delaware will hold our fairs every fall, where a few years ago she had none.
Think For Yourself.
Thousands lead miserable lives, suffering from dyspepsin, a disordered stomach and liver, producing biliousness, heartburn, costiveness, weakness, irregular appetite, low spirits, raising food after eating, and often ending in fatal attacks of fever. They know they are sick, yet get little sympathy. The unfailing remedy, which is yearly restoring thousands, is DaCosta’s Radical Cure, sold by C. Anderson, Druggist, Middletown.
A 25c. bottle will convince you of its merits. Don’t delay another hour after reading this, but go and get a bottle, and your relief is as certain as you live. Will you do it, or will you continue to suffer? Think for yourself!
Professor Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup is perfectly safe and extremely palatable. – No physic required. Costs 25 cents. Try it.
100 years ago
August 31, 1901
PORT PENN WAVES
The toothsome reed birds are in a great abundance.
Mrs. E. Page was a Wilmington visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. C.P. Stidham spent Monday with Smyrna friends.
Messrs. Gove Voshell and Elmer Bendler spent Sunday at Christiana.
Miss Effie Bendler, of Middletown, spent Thursday with relatives here.
Miss Zora Zachies is entertaining Misses Cannon and Correy, of Wilmington.
George W. Swartz, of Philadelphia, made a flying visit to town Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Egge, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Mrs. E.S. Zachies.
Go to Kumpel’s for a fine smoke, fine groceries and dry goods, juicy steak and tender roast.
Misses Evelyn and Nita Barr, of Wilmington, are spending sometime with the Misses McMullin.
Mrs. J.R. Conard, of Milford, returned home after three weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. Kumpel.
Mr. George Plummer, wife and daughter, of Camden, N.J., are spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs. Ella Conard.
We are glad to see our genial friend, Mr. Joseph F. Moore, about on our streets again after a bad spell of typhoid fever.
Steamer Twilight will stop at Augustine Park on September 4th, for Washington Park with its second annual excursion.
The traction engine of Wilson T. Green broke through a trunk between William Carpenter’s house and Thorn Town on Tuesday afternoon, and was extricated after considerable effort without serious damage.
Rev. John Willis preached an interesting sermon at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening from Zeph. 3d chap. And 3d verse. “His Judges are Evening Wolves, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
25 years ago
September 2, 1976
Those Who Entertained And Have Been Away
Mrs. May Steche, formerly of this town, is a patient in Kent General Hospital, Dover, where she underwent surgery this week. Her many friends here hope that her condition will soon be improved.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Sparks, Jr., spent last week vacationing in Honolulu and the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Mrs. Russell Cleaver, Sr., is a patient in St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, where she had a cataract removed on Monday. Her many friends join the Transcript in wishing her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pyre-Ferry, of Glenolden, Pa., are spending some time here with her brother, Mr. George Orr, while Mrs. Orr is a patient in the St. Francis Hospital.
Rev. and Mrs. Nell Lodge and daughter have returned home after spending the month of August visiting relatives and friends in Bridgeton, N.J., and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Barbara Godwin of Schuyler, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Godwin, of New Castle, visited their grandmother, Mrs. Hattie E. Hall, on Sunday.
Mrs. Dorsey Bradford and daughter, Mary Elizabeth, spent several days recently visiting her son who was attending camp in Southport, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall, of Limestone Acres, were recent visitors of his mother, Mrs. Hattie E. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Walker and son, Chuck, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker and daughter in Hagerstown, Md., and Harper’s Ferry, Va. They were accompanied home by their daughter, Karen, who spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Jeffcott spent several days last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Allen Johnson in Lansdowne, Pa.
