Evening journal., 1891-05-19
CATCHING BIG sHAn.
Yesterday Was Great Day for Fishing.
Quarterly Confarenom

Quarterly Conferences.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 19.-Shad became
much more plentiful yesterday and
because Of the continued high prices the
fishermen had great days fishing
Every shad brought into the wharf was
worth 20 cents. Nearly every boat that
went out brought In at least fifty shad,
while several caught over 100. William
bartlett came in early in the evening,
nAVlng drifted on three tides, and his
total reached 140 or $32 30 for the DAVIS
work. II this kind of fishing
ana the present prices continue,
the season Of 1891 may yet turn out to
one OF the most successful for several
years. Yesterdays fish were also of a
ostter size than have been caught at aay
Time before this season James Foster
hauled In forty shad from the morning
tlde, and twenty of these weighed over
seven pounds each. One Of them tipped
the beam at nearly nine pounds. and
tnis ne sold to DR.. Black. The run all
oay was an excellent one, nearly all the
shad being roes.
James panarsdalen, secretary Of the
new New Castle Loan Association. denies
the report that the Iran made several mn.
succeosfui attempts TO organize. He saws
shat the only attempt that was made
was on the third Saturday evening IN
April, and that was because there was 4
light attendance. The name prank
Reynolds, that appeared in Yesterdays
EVENING JOURNAL, should have heen
been John ]. Reynolds. Over 260
shares have already been subscribed in
the new association
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
held q quilting" at the residence Of
mrs. Y. r. Clewell yesterday afternoon
ana completed quilt for the Mothers
jewels Home, York, Neb. Another
luilt IS being made for Western home.
aad both Will be sent away in few days |
Last evening the society held it's monthly |
meeting, with its president, Mrs Edward /
challenger. Much business was trans
Acted anc an enjoyable social evening
vas spent. A supper was served at the
lose of the meeting
The first quarterly conference of this
'ear was held in the lecture room Of the
= Church last evening, Rev. w. L.
!. Murray, D. D., presiding. The usual
outline business was transacted the
eports that were submitted being very
ncouraging The meeting was LARGELY
ttended At the conclusion of The
session, the members all
ssembled in an adjoining room. where
able was laden with the delicacies of the
eason. The supper proved to be an
xcellent ending to the first quarterly
leeting of the church.
The M. r Sunday School Association
eld another meeting last evening To
rrsnge for the annual excursion The
acretsry was directed to correspond with
uperintendent A s. McCausland of the
and Salem Navigation Com.
any, with a view TO taking the school to
lincoln Park.
One Of the shad fisherman took a ''mnd
,ll'' from the railroad wharf to the
teamboat landing yesterday afternoon.
nd he was rescued with great difficulty
: Dealer Walls
Eldon Hagany was returned to the
one pile in the county jail by Officer :
pdyke, yesterday afternoon, after
aving been at liberty only three days
egany worked at the pile since work !
as begun there, and will now swing a ,
ammer for twenty more days.
The sale of seats for the oratorio Of r
Esther the Beautiful Queen, began at
erriss drug store this morning, and 5
10 prospects are that nearly every seat r
the house will be sold Nearly sixty Z
ngers rehearsed last evening.
Henry Clay Turner, ESQ William
ichael Byrne, Esq, and Frank d. =
Esq, of Wilmington, were in y
is city yesterday afternoon.
A. j McLesns pile driver last evening
led her tank with water from FIRE
ug near the Delaware street wharf i,
le water was carried down to the boat Il
rough some of the Lsnape Fire Com q
MES hose 4
Samuel J. Beck has resigned his posi-
IN in the Delaware Iron Works. this F
", to accept similar position in the p
amond State Iron Works, Wilmington .