Evening journal., 1891-04-07
LOAN AssocIAT ON ELECTION
Second Stock series started-shad Scarce
Soldiers Solemnizatfon

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Soldiers SoIemnizatfon
/ Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
| NEW CASTLE. April THE Citizens
| Building and Loan Association held il.
| third annual meeting in the City Hall
last evening. The election OF officers wa.
held between the hours of s and
o'clock, William q. Rothwell acting as
| judge and Harold Sudell and John f.
Connolly. tellers The result was as fol-
lows President, George w. Diekerson
vice president, John q Mahoney; secre-
iary, William j. Ferris; treasurer.
Julian d Janvier; directors, Klwood T..
Wilson, James B Toman, George M
Riley, Patrick MeGrory, William @
Worthington. Thomas Frazer. Will
liam j. Etchells, John A. Walls.
William II Barr. After the election !
meeting Of the sh areholders was held and.
after much discussion, it was decided to
lssue new series OF stock and Secretary
Ferris was authorized to rec i've subscrip.
tions from Monday, April 6. About $50
shares of the new series were at once
subscribed to After the shareholders
meeting had adjourned, the directors met
and organized. The loan is in a noar.
ishing condition and has large Nom ber.
ship
Captain Evan s Watson Post. No &.
g. A r., held special meeting ia its
rooms in the City Hall last evening. in
accordance with an order from he
national headquarters, and celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic Gomrade George
NJ Riley read the history OF the organi
zation and about fifteen members Of the
post or old sold ers made remarks Chaplain
Henry Hamilton offered prayer The old
soldiers talked for thirty minutes over
their checkered lives during the past
quarter Of century aud the question
arose How many Of US will live through
another quarter OF century29 The
meeting adjourned at 8 80 o'clock.
ShRd fishermen at this point and all
along the Delaware river are becoming
discouraged at the continued cold
weather. which is more detrimental 70
prosperous season than rainy weather
Although some Of the fishermen down
the river hauled In twenty shad yes.er-
day. yet the average catch did not. ct any
time since Sunday, exceed ten They
still sell for 81 per hundred and are ii
great demand Several fisherman
started out before dawn to get the drst
tide this morning, but came in chilled
and crestfallen and with fe " fish.
The colored people of this city are
jubllant over the return Of Rev. J r
Brinokley rs pastor OF Mount salem M |
3 Church. The popular young minister
will be given a reception on his arrival |
here Rev. Fl r Edmunds. pastor OF |
the U A. NJ E Church will end his term |
on next Sunday morning, when he will |
preach farewell sermon. Mr. Edmunds |
has been pastor of this schur,h for three
years, and has greatly increased its mem.
bership during that time.
Several carloads Of piling and other
material bave arrived here fo~ j. Il
Hathaway & Co. of Philadelphia. who
have received the contract for extending
the Firms Point ietty.
Undertaken Clewell yesterday shipped /
the remains of Henristta Scone 10
Townsend for interment. Miss Scoue
was II years old and died at the Farm
hurst Hospital from the effects Of a
surgical operation.
Patrick Sullivan, brother Of Michael
and Matthew Sullivan, died on one OF ths
New York oeean steamships last " sek |
and was buried ct sea