Evening journal., 1896-02-04


tion over the Orgies of = Phantom-En-
joyabie Birthday Party By the DauEh-
tsrs Of Phoebe.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Feb February Is
always a busy month for shad fishermen
who take this time to finish and hang in
their nets preparatory to dipping"
about the middle Of March. Throughout
the last fishing season there was much
discourRgement among the gillers aud
seinemen all along the river shore from
Camden to the bay. This encouragement
was due to falling off In the number
Of fish caught. the prices realized and the
expenses incurred In getting their catch
to market
Around Salem, N j.. just across the
head Of the bay. there Is now a movement
In progress headed by 4 s. Harris. presi-
Of dent the Shad Fisherman's Protective
Association. to remedy the existing causes
for dissatisfaction and TO enroll as far as
possible. all the fishermen along the
river shore IN an association having for
its object the mutual protection OF the
fishing interests and to provide sPainst
the iumense profits derived by the
mitIft4cus WIN lhlh ouItCl III NltWt
the officers Of thu association have dis.
cerDed the wisdom Of general organlzl
ton, and already Branch No. l. OF
Bridgeport, has been organized aud
officers elected
Reports generally show that the glllers
are favorable to organized effort for
mutual protection, feeling that they are
entitled to q larger percentage Of the
prices paid by the consumers They
claim that only In the fore part Of the
season do thsy receive anything like a
fair compensation for their arduous work
on the river. night and day when the
amount OF money invested by them Is
taken into consideration. A wsll-known
fisherman. In spssklng Of the hard lot OF
the fisherman, aaid:
I'VE feel that the time has come for us
to take the matter into our own hands
and endeavor to complete arrangements
whereby we may at least receive 90 pee
cent. Of the price paid by the consumer,
which would then allow the middlemAn
and retailers fair profits As 1t is now.
shsd that bring anywhere from $50 20
$50 per hundred on the retailers stands
realizs for the fisherman who has hin
money invested not more than $40 $i2
OF SIS per hundred, and later In the
season. when the retailers prices drop,
the 6shermen's receipts also drop CORES
pordingly."
Pleasing Parish Birthday Party"
At the new parish house OF Immsnuel
Chnrch last evening the Daughters Of
Pteoe held very successful "oirthd0y
party "towhich every body contributed ao
cording to the years OF life they bad been
allowed, to the new paroohisl building
fluid Notwithstanding the bad weather
the house was crowded
Among those OF the Daughters OF
Phoebe Ia charge OF the affair we're Mlss
Lizzie Daily, Miss Susie Barr, Miss lia
White, Miss Mary Holcomb, Miss Louise
Rodney and others An orchestra OF two
viollns. fute and plccolo, clarinet. cornet
and piano, the latter played by John
Ries, furnished music at appropriate
intervals, and q quartet consisting Of
Miss Mary Fleming. soprano; Miss Laura
Truss. contralta; WAllacs Cannon. tenor
and w f Roth we'll. basso; with d R
Wolf AS accompanist. sang. Gees we're
also sung by q male qusrtet consisting OF
@ Z. Eclgles. ]. T. Challenger, l.. e
Ellason and A. Herman Padberg and
THE Old ORken Bucket" WAS repeated
by request. The procesds OF the
event we're more than we're anticipated
Brave Men for the military.
Reports that tall ghost dressed In
black was haunting the court between
Third and Fourth streets above Della
ware, aroused a dozen or more militia
men, who had been smoking in the
armory about 10 o'clock at night
Howard Churnside was sent ahead to
Hcour the court while q corporal's guard
wss stationed at either end Presently
Churnslde leaped out of the court aud
fell to tho ground In q dead faint The
man tainted twice and medical aid had
TO be summoned Churnsldes military
companions. meantime, retreated to the
srmory Ia confusion.
Upon recovering the young man said
that tail man in black had swoopsd
down upon him and stuck cold, clammy
fingers In his face.
Ohurnslde was again taken violently
ill at Immanuel parish house and Chap
lain Munson aud DR.. Black we're sent for.
Later be was able to go home.
she's Larger Than the Right Arm.
The Delaware river aud bay trial trip
Of the new tug Tamsqua, built b.
Cramps for the Reading Railroad Com
pany. was entirely satisfactory both to
builders and owners. She developed
speed Of 16i knots under a pressure Of
100 pounds OF steam The tug passed
New Castle, going down on Saturday
and went as far as the Capes, aud
returned to tbs shipyard Sunday even
ing The boilers are built TO withstand
a normal steam pressure Of 100 pounds,
and are expected to develop 1lv0 horse
power. Tue Tamsqua will convey coal
barges from Phlladelphis to eastern
ports, and IL is claimed, will be able 10
TOW at one time three barges having an
aggregate capacity Of 4500 tons The
TAmsqua has three smokestacks, end her
length is 10 feet, width Of beam 20 feet
and depth OF hold Is feet. making her
the largest to Hboat In the eastern trade
She Is larger than the tug Right Arm,
that celebrated Boston towboat.
Incidents ~ the Day.
Rev v Collins Is consld sring the
advisabilliy OF engaging a well-known
Peninsula evangelist to aid In continuing
the Mathcdist extra services.
Miss Gertrude Kuntz has returned
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