Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-06
AT LAST A ouoRum.
BOARD of Trade Meets-Beer Wagon DrI-
Yer Gets BaiI-oneer Order.

BOARD of Trade Meets-Beer Wagon Dri-
yer Gets Bail-oneer Order.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, Dec G-The Board of
Trade met last evening, for the first time
within six months In the absence of
the president DR.. John J. Blrck, Mayor
Hanson was called upon to preside. The
following members were present Messrs.
Clewel. Blackburn, MoGrory, Lunt, Con
molly and Janvier. The Committee
on Manufacture and New Enter
prises submitted a report through
its CHAIRMAN Mr. Janvier. 1t
showed that James McDevitt, the patentee
Of process for the separation and re-
covery oforiginal metal from tin scrap had
been offered a large building in which TO
experiment and introduce the virtues OF
his process in this city. Mr. McDevitt is
now in Baltimore making the necessary
arrangements to establish plant in the
building which has been gratutously
offered him here The report also stated
that the committee is making negotia-
tions with large canning factory to
locate here, and the prospects for its es-
| tablishment in this city are very bright.
The report recommended that a com
mittee be appointed to wait upon the
Trustees of the Common and ascertain
from them what Inducements they would
be willing to offer to new enterprises ia
the way Of property or charter rights.
MI hcdrory made motion that a com
mtttee of three be appointed to solicit
signatures TO petition to the City
Council. praying 1t to ask the General
Assembly to allow the city Of New Castle
to borrow $50. 600 This money Is
wanted for the erection of more school
buildings, the improvement OF streets
and municipal property, the estab-
lishment Of public buildings, mar
ket houses and new wharves After
much discussion the motion was laid on
the table for one week when 1t was de-
| clded to meet again in special session
The board then adjourned until next
Friday evening. An amusing incident
| occurred during the inspection of Com
pany Hon Thursday evening. Lieutenant
Brown was drilling the men la the
manual of arms, and while they were
| standing at order arms" he gave a
command that sounded something like
''P T r-r r-st?" The latter syllable, the
lieutenant roared out at the top of his
voice, but strange to say not a
gun nor muscle moved. The silence
that followed was awful A bland smile
played over the eountenanee of the officer
and he gave the commands in such a dis
tinct tone of voice that they could not
| for while, be misunderstood. Finally
the mysterious order rang out again, and
another silent moment followed The
order was repeated and this time it
sounded like pr rade-shw The
soldiers smiled as they slowly began to
interpret the meaning and on q second
repetition, the whole company came to
''parade rest.
Jacob Schsrley the driver Of wagon
belong to Cunningham & Co., beer bot
tiers, who was Yesterday held in $500
bail for court by Mayor Hanson,
for selling liquor to John King, Jr.
James Conner and Holmes Wallen,
minors, was 'bailed out" OF jail in the
afternoon by a representative of the
firm and allowed to go on his way. The
boys swore that they purchased the beer
and ran up side street, where they each
drank two bottles of it, The driver
stated that he sold the beer to the hoys
to take to No TIC Clymer street, where
a customer lived. Another story of the
affair runs as follows: Immense QUAINT.
titles of bottled beer are sold in this
city, especially since the closing I'D of
the Dobbinsville saloon. Several Will
mington and Philadelphia firms run
wagons here nearly every day. Gun
ningham 4 Co.'S. greatest rival is vii
mington bottling firm. The latter hired
these boys to buy the beer from Schar-
ley and then appear against him, think
ing that this would break up the firms
business here.
The New Castle Star has put its foot
in it. AS stated above, the Board Of
Trade held an enthusiastic meeting and
transacted business of great importance.
The Star, however, says this morning
what did our Board of Trade do at their
meeting last night? Gentlemen, shame
on you Either meet or resign. Don't
act like children. The ASTONISHING
article was probably written about Wed.
nesday last, the author supposing that
the board would not meet.
The auditorium OF the old Court House
is gaily decorated for tho "orange tea
and supper to be given there this even
in by the Virginia Spootswood Mission
airy Society of the Presbyterian Church
J. Jones Hudson, president of the
Riverside Rolling Mills Company, is in
Minnesota on business trip He will
probably be gone until after the holi-
days
Postmaster J. 3. Manlove paid a nyina
visit to relatives and friends in Linwood
Pa, yesterday.