Evening journal., 1891-06-11
PATRIOTIC PEOPLE PLAN.
CITIZENS BEGIN ARRANGEMENTS
FOR A BIG oELE6RATlON.

f. Cannon, Treasurer Of the Citizens,
Committee TO Arrange for an AIi-day
Celebration on the Fourth of July.
Special Correspondence EVENING JouRNAL-
NEW CASTLE, June 11.--An enthusl-
| astic meeting Of citizens was held last
evening to arrange for patriotic demon
sfration In this city on the Fourth Of
July. John j. Gorm.ey called the meet
ing to order and nominated Mayor VIII
mer Hanson as permanent chairman
This was unanimously concurred In and
Lewis e, Eliason was elected secretary.
and James F. Cannon. treasurer
Chairman Hanson stated in a brief
speech the object Of the meeting. Mr.
Gormley moved that a committee Of ter
competent citizens be appointed as a
finance committee, with the mayor az
chairman, to receive subscriptions from
as many districts Ia the city. The
motion was carried and the chair named
'he following committee wilmer Hanson,
A h Padberg, Richard Conway. G. h
Clewell Ira Lunt, Edward Dalby, Robert
). Martin, Charles shearer, Thomas
Morgan, Peter MADDEN. The mayor was
authorized TO receive any or all voluntary
subscriptions that may be made at the
msyor's office.
On motion Of Mr.. Eliason, a committee
consisting Of Messss Hanson. Conway
and Ellason was appointed to wat on
the City Council and the Trustees Of the
Common TO obtain appropriations from
them for the celebration. Mr.. Eliason
was also instructed to obtain estimates
snd prices for fireworks at the earliest
con venience
committee consisting Of Richard
Conway, Captain e. g Boyd and Thomas
Morgan was appointed TO send invita-
lions to the various civic and military
organizations, inviting them TO partici
pate In the parade, which will be held in |
the morning of that day On motion OF |
Captain Boyd committee on sports |
was named It Is as follows James J.
Toner. P g. Madden, Joseph E Yantine,
Weldin Vining and John J Gormley.
Professor Druckenmiller, who had |
been requested to be present at the meet |
ing. stated that he could prepare a
children's entertainment as q benefit for |
the celebration fund II the committee |
was willing to CO. operate with him and |
work the project for all IL was worth
rhe professor was thanked for his offer,
out no action was taken toward giving
the entertainment, owing to the close
proximity Of the public schools closing
exercises
1t was decided to appoint a committee
Of fifteen representative citizens GO act
AS com mittee on general arrangements,
and for the committees previously ap
pointed to report the result Of all their
work to this ons The chairman reserved
the appointment OF this committee until
this evening Adjournment was then
do Go ~ Arfr oab
Hearing Appeals FrOm Citizens.
City Council met In special session last
evening to hear appeals to the assess
ment list that has Just been made out by
Assessor Charles Murray. large mum
Der Of names were added to the assess
ment The local party workers are
leaving no stone unturned in their search
Tor bona hde citizens who have been
overlooked and there are strong proba-
bilities that the city collector will have
fatter list to work with than has beeR
known for some time The sittings Of
Council will continue this and tomorrow
evenings.
The Seasons First FHcHrsion.
The Sunday school OF the NJ II.
Church. 800 strong, left for Pcnnsgrove,
N. J this morning At 40 o'slock, on
the steamer Major Rey bold, on It's annual
excursion. Although the excursion was
a large one II was not as we'll attended as
In previous years. when the school visited
points Of interest further up or down the
river However, IL was the FIRST event
Of this kind of the season. and over 300
young people, in SKINNER costume aud
carrying the festive summer baskets,
boarded the old steamer at the wharf.
work on the New wharf
The dredging machine Arizona, be-
longing to the American Dredging Com
psny, arrived here yesterday and at once
| began word rround the new wharf OF the
| Philadelphia and Salem Navigation
| Company The dock was dredged out ali
around and the entrance to the wharf
was dredged to a depth Of seven feet at
low watsr. The machine is one of the
fastest that has ever worked here. The
mud was thrown up on the shore and
will be used TO FIJI In and make level.
Professor H. d. Druckenmiller left for
Niddletown this morning. He will
Immediately begin the work OF training
class for the rendition OF cantats
there, and will begin rehearsals, for q
cbildren's entertainment at Townsend
The professors family will remain here
| Tor few days
Father Brady has under consideration
the extension Of st. Peters Church
thirty feet to the rear He will call
meeting Of the church board at an early,
cate to discuss plans for removing the
bodies in the cemetery, over which the
extension will be built
Jonathan Rowland of Philadelphia
WAS in this city yesterday During the
day he called on Jonathan Rowland
! Borie
James e Rogers OF the U s. Fish
Commission, who has been srendine his
vacation at his old home here has re
turned to his station at Woods Holl,
| Mass
Manager Herbert Of the Opera House
has already begun repairs and altera-
lions to the Opera House. and steeple
climbers are at work on the dome and
spire Of the building this morning
a NEW FRUIT EXCHANGE.
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