Evening journal., 1891-07-17
ALONG TIE RIVER.
THE NEW WHARF WILL NOT BE
A PUBLIC RESORT.


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Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, July IL Two schooners,
the diary =. Smith and the Anna and
| Ella, are at the new wharf Of the Phia-
deiyhta and Salem Navigation Company
with cargoes of furnace slag. A force
Of workmsn are engaged in spreading
the Stag over the street which leads to
the wharf from Water street The
coarse stuff is frst put on and then fine
furnace ashes are spread over this and
levelled. making an excellent walk The
entire work will be finished by Saturday
night II is thought
| Beginning with next Sunday, when the
ticket Office there will also have been
completed, the large gates opening from
the stfeet TO the wharf will be closed
aud nobody will be admitted to the new
landing who does net hold q ticket en-
titling him to ride on one of the com
pany's steamboats, This action
on the part of the new
corporation is deeply regretted by many
citizens, both prominent and Influential
! It has been the custom for many sum
mers for people to gather there for an
hour or two every warm evening and en-
joy the fresh river air BY the closing
up Of the place this will be uncondition-
ally stopped. Especially has the place
become popular since the spacious new
landing with its nicely paioted roof and
seats was erected II is positive that If
the company had thought best to let the
wharf become public resort. Mayor
Hanson would have furnished excellent
police protection and the property would
not have been defaced.
Notwithstanding the protests the place
will be closed In view of the fact chat
such pleasant and popular resort is SO
soon TO be taken away, a numker Of
prominent business men have interested
themselves in scheme that will be a
great boom to the city It is TO erect a
mammoth pavilion right on the rivers
side and have u for the use of the people
Of New Castle and their visitors The
site for building has been selected and.
II the government will sell the old piers
and property in the rear OF the old
Stockton House. the handsome new build
ing will be located there.
Another Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Higgins, who
live on the Glebe farm, just above this
city, have been married fifty year.. Both
are well and active, and on Wednesday.
which was the anniversary Of their wed.
ding, they left for the home of Rufus
dregg, Mrs Higgins's brother, in White
Clay Creek hundred, where their golden
wedding was held. A sumptous wedding
supper was served and when the bride
and groom returned home yesterday they |
were .aden with costly presents. There |
were many guests present at the celebre-
tlon, they having come from Chester Pa
Linwood. Pa. Philadelphia, Petersburg
Del, New Castle, Newport and Whining |
ton. Most of the celebration was held
In the Folly Woods, which aojoin Mr.
Gregg farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins
are receiving many congratulations.
A Trae Fish Story.
William Jordon OF the firm sf Jordon
& Pustill, bay fishermen, returned from
q long cruise yesterday afternoon with |
the biggest curiosity that has been seen /
here this season. Ii was an immense sea |
turtle, which he had boated down near
Kits Hammock The turtle was big as |
an ordinary hog, which it resembled |
exactly IN its cries and grunts. Its neck
was as thick as a mans and il tipped the |
beam at 50 pounds. The beasts shap- |
pers' were over foot square After |
being viewed by crowd of people the |
turtle was shipped to Wilmington by NJ.
M Beaver.
Borne to the Grave
Six stalwart workmen of the p, w.
& B Railroad Company were not en-
gagged In their daily vocation Yesterday
afternoon, but, instead, they carried to 1
the grave the body Of their dead fellow |
workman James Unkles Funeral ser
vices were held in Emmanuel Church and |
were conducted by the Rev. P. B, Light |
ner, who had come all the way from |
Long Branch, N j., where he was taking |
a brief rest, TO officiste at the obsequies |
of his beloved parishoner The funeral
was largely atteuded Fifty employees of
the p. w. & B Railroad Company. ac
companied by Supervisors Mahoney and
Foster, marched at the head Of the pro
cession
with Tackle and Coffee Pot.
Ex-Councilmsn Ira Lunt left on his
sloop the Reindeer, TO day, for the fishing
grounds ia the Delaware bay, for ten |
days cruise, number Of friends Of
Mr.. Lunt and the young friends Of his
son also donned big bay club hats and |
went down. On Saturday the Billy Penn |
Fishing club, which is com posed Of mem
bers OF the Glover Bay Club aud Of Com
pany b, N. @ D will go across the |
river to Pennsville and pitch their tents |
at Silver Grove. They will spend nine |
days in fishing exploring, eating and |
having general good time
TO Worship in rsnt.
Rev. W. j Cambron and Rev. n. G. |
McClellana arrived here yesterday morn
ing with big text, which the New
Castle Baptists will worship and do |
evangelistic work la through the sum
mer. In the afternoon the enterprising
pastor selected site near Battery Pak, |
and with force Of workmen at once 1
began the erection OF the attractive
Services will probably not
be held there until next week, but the
indications are that the tent will be |
at every meeting.
just Like a Summer Resort.
New Castle people take advantage of
her admirable river front All through /
the day the shores are lined with crab
bing parties and in the evening the /
places of these are taken by swimmers,
bathers and fathers teaching their boys /
how to propel themselves through the
water.
A Ride to Newark.
Eighteen young people from the First |
Baptist Church, accompanied by Rev. w.
J. Cambron, the pastor. and Rev II G |
McCelland, his guest, rode on straw" to |
Newark last evening and returned at an /
early hour this morning The ride both |
ways was very pleasant aud every body /
enj Dyed themselves At Newark the /
party visited Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Bryan,
former associates and members OF ths 1
church and were entertained at supper 4
by the happy host and hostess