Evening journal., 1895-01-22
LIVE TOWN AFFAIRS.
Railway Tracks Now Being
Laid at Porter's
FOR THE NEW CASTLE TRAINS

which wn BE Run to Delaware City.
Grand omcers Of the Golden Eagles Con-
duct an InstallAtion-single Tax Petit
tions Almost as Thick as the River Fog.
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan % The news from
Portar's station this morning is that two
crews of section hands have gone to work
to-day on the new Y tracks at that
station over which some of the New
Castle accommodation trains will here
after run to Delaware City. The work
has been delayed for the past month
owing TO the scarcity Of frogs and
switches and the hard frozen ground
This morning the workmen under Fore
man Hastings resumed the work In the
midst Of slush mud and wster. The
ties and rails are all in position and the
grading has been completed though In
some places 1t was necessary to dig
away nearly four feet OF solid earth. It
Is not thought that the road will. be In
operation before April 1.
New Director and ice-PresideDt.
The Board OF Directors OF the Columbia
Athletic Club met last night at the Opera
House and decided to continue the
women's class for the remainder OF the
season as 1t has now at least twenty
eight members. large enough to be self
supporting Manager Bradley was In
structed to make some important changes
In the gymnasium among which Is the
addition of overhanging horizontal
bars
The board elected James B. Lancaster
TO membership In the board TO I'll the
unexpired term OF Albert v Foster,
resigned Mr. Lancaster Is an enthusi
astic member of the club, q former athlete
and good business man. The election
for vice president to succeed Mr. Foster
resulted Ia the choice of William J.
Hofmann, one of the charter members
of the board
Fog CLOSED Up the River.
The dense fog yesterday which hung
over the Delaware river and bay prac-
tically suspended navigation, and steam
craft Of all kinds we're either compelled
to anchor or proceed at the risk of collision
or going ashore. Sailing vessels an
chored wherever they might happen
to be, and the bells we're kept ringing
constantly to warn vessels under way OF
approaching dangers. In the bay, where
there Is a wide expanse of water, the
fog was even denser than In the river
near the city, aud vessels made no at
tempt to reach their destinations. In the
upper Delaware 1t was the worst seen for
many years.
Installation Of New Sir KnightS.
In the handsome lodge room In the
third story OF the Masonic Temple last
night, Grand Chief Garrett s Smith and
other officers Of the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware, Knights Of the Golden Eagle,
installed the newly y-elected officers OF
Harmony Castle, No. 6, OF this city
The new officers are: Noble chief
Maurice Mcdowell; vice chief, Theodore
Krugh: high priest, William Il Smith
venerable hermit George Williams; sii
herald, William Emery; second guard
Theodore Hatton worthy bard, Olive
Higman; ensign, Samuel e. Etchells.
Incidents ofthe Day.
Rev. +. M Munson. OF Emmanuel
Church, has placed an attractive bulletii
board in the main vestibule OF th'
church, announcing all the service
throughout the week.
Manager w. H. Bradley, Of the O. A
c. gymnasium, who went to Dover TO
day with the Addicks delegation, pre-
sented to the senatorial candIdat
complimentary tickets to the Grsc
Orchestra concert here next Monda
night, with an urgent request for hir
TO attend.
To make room for spring goods lot 80 wa
paper. J. I. stoops.
The decision Of the directors to con
tinue the women's class ct the gymnasium
will tend to greatly increase the member
ship and interest In that novel Rssocii
tion. A chaperone is now all that
needed to make the class prosper.
There sre twenty four active member
and several probAtioners In the loci
chapter Of the Brotherhood OF st Al
drew. They will probably decide Z,
night to run gospel meetings in I'll
Opera House every Sunday afternoon 1
is now being done so successfully /
Wilmington
Dinner kettles, skillets. tea and coffee can
lard cans, less than wholesale price. Stoor
A birthday reception was held la
evening at the residence of Mrs. MAJ
Weggenman on North Second stree
Many young people we're present duriI
the evening and greatly enjoyed u
hospitality of Mrs Weggenman and b
daughters, Mrs. Fleming and Miss Cell
Single tax petitions are as thick abo
town IS are Addicks buttons, and tn
are so classified that some are beil
signed entirely by property owners al
Others BY poll taxpayers.
Try Stoops' brand OF lamp chimneys. Eve
chimney stamped J. II. Stoops.
The Ice In the susquehanna River.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Nd, Jan. %.
From sGarretts" Island northward I
miles the SusquehannR river is a mass