Evening journal., 1892-10-11
PRIZES FOR FIREMEN.
Fifty Dollars in Cash Will be
Given to the Biggest Company.
PRBNIUMs FOR OLBAN APPARATUS.

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The Heavy Man and fhe Man With the
Biggest Feet win Also Have Chance.
The chief DIarshai's Aides-Grief at
state Road CLOSES the Doors of the
Entertainment Hall.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEw CASTLE, Oct 1.-THE visiting
fremen who will parade in New Castle
on Thursday, the day for the annual
meeting of the State Firemen's associa-
tion. will now have something worth
striving for in that procession, the young
men and enterprsing citizens having
come together and raised q splendid
prize fund. After the committee had
worked greater part of the day
and yesterday evening the canvassers
and friends of the movement met in
the mayors Office While the committee
was counting up the subscriptions pre-
paratory TO making report, several
citizens came into the office and added
their name TO the list of contributors.
Sheriff simmons. who was once volun-
teer fireman, handed in a glistening gold
piece. which greatly encouraged the
workers in the prize contest.
The meeting was organized 10y electing
Sheriff Simmons chairman and j. NJ.
Davidson. secretary and treasurer. The
committee reported the following special
prizes. which had been offered by the
merchants of the city: Gold watch
chain. Theodore w. Hanf; $40
parlor rug, George w. Bader; sill.
yer castor j. G.. Bridgewater
pair Neaston calf shoes, Patrick Nc
Grory cash prize, So Chales Hofmann.
proprietor of jefferson House; box of
cigars e. j. Kelley; box Of cigars, Fred
Shaw; box of cigars, George r. Truitt
box of cigars, e. y. Chase.
Subscriptions were reported as coming
in slowly but surely and the canvassers
were detailed TO exert themselves two
days longer, and It WIS decided TO meet
again on Wednesday evening b. Frank
Blackburn, ex-Mayor Samuel II. Black,
Sheriff Simmons, James j. Gegan and w.
Marvin Truss were appointed judges for
the day. neither of these members
of the committee being interested
in any Of the companies The
Judges will with Mayor Frank +. Her.
bert. review the parade from the stand
in front of the old Court House. This
however. will not be the last review, as
the judges will take another look at the
parade toward its close, from some un-
announced spot. This will make il
necessary for every man competing fOT
the prizes to remain in line until the
dismissal of the parade. The LenapC
company was excluded from all prize
contests except for the first prize.
Prizes to be Awarded.
The committee adopted the following
list of prizes for the parade:
First prize $50 cash, to company
having the largest number of equipped
iiremen in line.
Second prize-Gold watch chain t'
heaviest fremen in line marching ovei
the entire route.
Third prize-Pair calf shoes TO drive
of company having the finest and clean
est horses and apparatus in line.
Fourth prize--Silver family castor &
Oldest marching fireman wal King ovei
entire route.
Fifth prlze-Si0 rug to compan.
having in line the fireman having tn
largest feet
Sixth prize-Silver pitcher to bes
marching company in line.
Seventh prize-One box cigars {
ugliest man in Lenape fire company.
Eighth prize-One box of cigars Z
marshal of best marching company.
Ninth prize-One box cigars to small
est volunteer fireman in line.
Tenth prize-One box cigars TO ma
shal of company having largest numbC
of men outside city of Wilmington.
Fastories and Mills TO Close.
The Delaware Iron works will I
closed all day on fremen's day and vii
start again on Friday morning. It 4
probable that the other mills will b
closed for the day to allow their EN-
ployes TO witness the parade.
Chief NIarshal's Aides.
Chief Marshal Toner has announce
the following list Of aides for the parade
William j. Davidson, Friendships Robe
C. Porter, Washington; James Crumlisl
Liberty; Joseph Taylor, Lenape
Professional Decorator at Work.
A decorator arrived here yesterday al
was kept busy making contracts
adorn the various public building
and residences. Among the pri
cipal buildings which he arrang,
TO decorate were eX.Treasurt
Herberts Delaware street residenc
Masonic Temple and Opera House. Gil
Hall; Court House and several other
Other plans for decorations are beir
considered by prominent residents a
over town and flags will futter fro
every building of any size In the plaC
Two arches. one with the inscripti,
Welcome Firemen, the other readh
Welcome Volunteers, were started VI
terday in front Of the old and new e
gine houses respectively.
state Road Can stand no Jocularity
State Road residents are still 4