Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-14
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DELAWARE Cry, April THE Colburn
creamery has passed into the hands Of an
association under the style and title of the
Delaware City Creamery Association. The
persons now connected with il are all we'll
known residents of Delaware City and
neigbborhood and arc Mr.. Colburn and
his tenants, the Misses Emma and Julia
Clark, Theodore CLARK, James ii. Clark,
Ed. ,Reybold and s, ID. Townsend. The
following directors were chosen to serve
for the ensuing year: Messrs colbiIrn, J.
II. Clark, L. Clark, w. g. Thompson and
W. NJ. Brackin. This is a move in the
right direction and one which will prove
mutually beneficial to the creamery owners
and the farmers.
Detectives Mcvey and Witsil spent yes
terday in town hunting up some very i'm
portunt clues connected with the Noah
Benson murder case. They are weaving
strong web of evidence about the guilty
parties, and intend to present very strong
case when the trial commences.
DELAWARE CRY, April 9.-Reports from
the sturgeon fleets down the bay are most
satisfactory. James L.. Sadler returned
yesterday morning from Alispilion and
reports that his boats have already taken a
larger number Of sturgeon this season, 50
Tar, than any previous year, and the pros
poets are very ilattering for large catch
| for all hands. Already 100 fish have been
taken by Mr.. Sadler's fishermen. The
price Of shad yesterday was better than the
previous day, but the catch, per boat, was
exceedingly small.
The Young Peoples Social Club gave n
dancing purity in Assembly Hall on Thurs
| day evening. The Attendance was good
The music was furnished by Albert's or
chestra of Wilmington. Dancing was con-
tinued until late hour
The frog industry has commenced again
and quite a large trade is done in this
article. Prices range from 75c. to 81 per
dozen. The frogs are sold in Baltimore,
where they are considered great luxury
| Most Of the frogging is done at night with
the aid of lantern and u scoop net
The elected officers of the NJ. u. Church
| Snnday.school are; Superintendent G..
4 Hutchinson; Assistant Superintendent,
Peter Clcayer; Secretary, l.. Y Wingate
Assistant Secretary, William Hutchinson
Treasurer, john Cairns; Choristcr, j, a.
| Collins; Urganist, Matte McMunn; Assis-
tant Organist, Anna Pennington; Libra
rian 9. w: Grimes; Assistant Emma
Lai5oube. The Sunday Missionary
Society officers are g. w. Craig, President;
y. X. Hines, Jr., Secretary; Mrs. Cairns,
Treasurer.
DELAWARE Cry, April lion account
Of the indisposition of the pastor of the
| Presbyterian Church, there was no service
either morning or evening yesterday.
At the annual meeting of the Delaware
! City Building and Loan Association, the
| following officers were elected: President,
George b. Money; Vice-presdent Isaac II.
| Ubil; Secretary and Treasurer, ]. Thomas
Price Directors, p. J. Mulligan, William
Anderson, w. A. Davidson; Auditors. vii.
/ liam Cleaver, II. McManus, j. A. Mulligan
The Association is in a good financial CON
4 dition, as evidenced by the report of the
/ treasurer.
The U. S. S. Zizania, with Captain Har-
| rington aboard, touched at the wharf here
Saturday morning. Captain Harrington,
who is ON the light house board, and is
stationed at Philadelphia came TO hold a
conference with the fishermen us to the
! buoy situated at the southeast end of Fort
Delaware; said buoy being directly in the
drift of the channel. and catching and
earring every net passing it. There is some
talk of replacing it during the fishing
season with a smooth buoy, over which the
fishermen can jump their nets without
any fear of injury to them. The fishing
industry is the principal support of many
families IN this town, and injuries 10 their
/ nets is Il loss Of many hundreds OF dollars
TO the fishermen, representing, as they do,
1 possibly whole winters work in their
4 manufacture.
DELAWARE Cry, April 12-The rough,
cold, blustery weather Of yesterday caused
most Of the fishermen to remain ashore,
ANA those who did venture out for the
early morning tide were rewarded with
such small catches that they did not try
the second tide. Reports reached this
town late in the day that Port Penn fisher
men brought in nearly 100 shad to the
boat on the second tide.
The eolored school in Polktown closed
It's yearly session last Friday afternoon.
William Ennis, the teacher, reports most
successful term. Mr.. Ennis viii now enter
John II. Roberts employ taking charge
of his ice business for the season.
The Italians who were AT work on the
new torpedo station at Fort Delaware quit
yesterday and left for their homes in New
York.