Evening journal., 1891-10-12
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They May Charter steamboat-New
Vessels on the River.

They May Charter a steamboat-New
Vessels on the River.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 13-The Lenape
Steam Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder
Company is undecided about the trip TO
Wilmington on Wednesday Il is posi-
tive that New Castle viii have sixty
handsome fremen, fully equipped, in
the big parade, with the City Cornet
Band to head them but it Is not known
how they will get there. "he P, w &
b. Railroad Company must transport the
apparatus of the company tomorrow
evening, and then not return IL
until Thursday morning This is
not agreeable to many of them,
as 1t is thought that the city ought to be
without the apparatus for Just rs short a
time as possible Yesterday the com
pnny held a special meeting and decided
to try to charter steamboat This
action was taken vita IL view to getting
the fremen over in time to attend the
state convention and to leaving Whining
ton with apparatus and equipments i'm.
medlately after the parade A committee
Of hremen went to Wilmington this
morning to negotiate with Superintend
emit McCausland Of the Philadelphia and
Salem Navigation Company to charter
the steamer Delaware II the steamer is
engaged several hundred passengers
could be readily obtained
Miss Mamie Calhoun and Miss Beatrice
Cohman have been chosen to represent
the v s. Mission Band of the Presby
terrain Church, this city, at the mission
airy convention at Delaware City, on No
vember 2. and 4
Ill
suspend operations on Wednesday morn
ing, and all the employees will have an
oppo .tunity to see the great parade OF
fremen in Wilmington on that day
The bill foster for the Academy of
Music, Wilmington, evidently does his
work hurriedly, and the tacks which he
uses will not withstand . heavy wind
and the bills are blown about the streets.
The last reed birds of the season we're
killed yesterday, when Peter Rementer
managed to bag eleven.
1t Is said that tive or three OF the Com
mon farms have the healthiest wheat
fields In the state.
Rev. T E Martindale, pastor of the
M. E. Church, went TO Port Penn yester
day afternoon and preached at a rededi
cation service,
New line of dry goods. J. Henke
AHappY Christening.
Fletts, the infant daughter Of Hugh
@. Smith, one of the proprietors of
| Smiths hotel Wilmington, was
christened yesterday by Rev. E. L
Brady of St. Peters Church, and the
event will be pleasantly remembered by
all who attend The guests were enter
tanned at Mr.. Smiths home on Water
street, and among those present from out
Of the city were the following: William
E. Smith ]. Plunkett and wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson. Mr. Gotworth, s. J.
Wigglesworth, Charles White, all Of
/ Wilmington; William Norris, John
Sheare,, Miss Mary Lynch, Kirkwood
Morris Manning, Dover; Miss Miller
Philadelphia. Among the guests present
from New Castle were the members Of
the Thursty Club.
Along the Delaware.
The Delaware river was fairly alive
| with pleasure schooners and sloop ya.hts
q little while before noon yesterday.
This was occasioned by the closing cruise
of the Philadelphia Yacht Club
and Quaker City Yacht Club which
organizations 81 arted out from Timicum
at o'clock Among the feet were the
following; Flagship Norma, Commodore
Edward R Coleman, with Fleet Captain
w. Barklie Henry on board
Helen, ex Commodore Middleton
Lydia, Captain Ogden d Wilkinson
Sandanona, Captain William Parry
whose guests are Mr. and Mrs. Charlel
N Lloyd and Miss Clarke; Alice, Charlie.
Brock; Narounya, Richard p White
Rosallnd, h. r Smith; Mamie, Rear
Commodore Neff; Mermaid, Captain
Wilson. These proceeded down the bay
as far as Ship John Light, where all
were brought about and the return tiip
was begun.
Stotsenburg's flag. bright new fea.
ture in the code of signals at the Mari
time Exchange in this city, has Just beer
received. Ii is q white flag with blue
body aud large red rs" in the centre
The steamships Thomas Anderson
from New York. and Crane. from Balti
more, both in ballast, passed up yester
day afternoon
The Helen NJ Pierce, John Reese
Waterfront, touched at this city yesterday
afternoon with number of PhilRdelphi,
runner" aboard.
The pretty new tug boat Gardner B
Reynolds, owned by Alex. Y. Hanna Of
Philadelphia. touched At this city for the
first time yesterday afternoon.
The Fingal, which is the largest shiI
that has ploughed the waters Of thu
Delaware since the mammoth Rhappa
hammock left, is expected to pass up tbil
afternoon from the Breakwater, If thu
weather continues favorable. The Fingal
is from Havre, September 2, and il
loaded TO the waters edge with genera
merchandise.
See John Henke's collars and cuffs.
Personal.
]. Rogers Holcomb of Germant to wn
} Pa, spent Sunday at his old home il
| this city in the best ofhealth and spirits
Nearly 100 New Castle people were Il
Wilmington yesterday after Don attend
ing the closing concert Of the season a
Eighth street park.
Edward T. Duffy, formerly Of this cit
but now stationed At Third avenue oil
/, the New York elevated railroad, is her
, on brief visit
Alexander McCabe and family o
Philadelphia are spending few days il
this city as the guests of MIR. and Mrs
, James Weldon.
Q Rev. @ h. B. Turner, who has been SO
q journiug here for some time left to-da,
q for his parish at Tyler, Texas. Mr.
Turner may not return TO his old home
3 for several years.
Oscar d. Rulings is still i'll at hi
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