The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-23
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. May 23rd.

The fishing season is practically at o.
eud. Some of the men have been very SUI
cessful. Not only did they succeed In pay
ing off their debts but they have Il goot
round sum put by to pay for the necessaI
les of life during tho next nine months.
These are tho men who attended to ont
thing at time-tishing. The men wh
paid considerable attention to drinking
whiskey have neither money nor clear nc
counts. On tho contrary they are steepUt
deeper and deeper in debt.
On Saturday a number of men became
dissatisfied with the agent of the Fisher
mems Protective Association. They claim
ed that John A. Walls was not doing the
square thing. They felt that the account.
were being dootored. The Auditing Com
mittee of the Association went over the
books yesterday and found that the ru
mors were unfounded. The cause for dis
satisfaction was that during the past week
the price of the shad OH the cards hat
been nearly the same each day.
This caused the men to kick. Some OF
the fishermen wish to withdraw from the
Association at present and all bills will
now bo paid SO that each man will pay his
| share OF tho expenses incurred.
The understanding MT present is that
there will bo now agent for the associa-
tion here next year. The man who IL
wanted at the head of affairs is u practical
bookkeeper who can keep the books iu
such manner that any of the Iuen can
understand the accounts. The present
system of paying an agent commission will
| be abandoned.
| When shad sell at SIS or at S. per hun
dred, tho commission man at this end OF
the line gets one cent. Against that Gus :
tom the man who sells the fish charges lC
per cent. SO that tho pricu is lost nearly
all to the poor fisherman bctweon commits
sions and charges. With shal coming Id
by the thousand daily, the commission
man makes just as much as three Of the
fishermen The idea for the season of
1899 is to engage practical bookkeeper at
| 500 per month.
Tho Salvation Army came hero yester-
day and held a service at the corner of
Fourth and Delaware streets Later in
the day they visited the jail and held
another service.
Presiding Elder Robert Watt preached
one Of his able sermons in Nazareth NJ. t.
Church yesterday morning.
No tioings have been heard OF Charles
Aikens who disappeared frolu the schoun
or Eden on Friday last
Two dogs were killed by an electric car
last night at Fifth and Delaware streets.
Miss kose NJ. Garvin and Miss Phoebe
Carruthers, of Philadelphia have been thu
afternoon In company with Mrs. Collins
and Miss CeccliaV. Collins they visited
Camp Montchanln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sudell George
Rsnnie and Ferris JOHNSON, spont yestcr-
day in Philadelphia. They were among tho
thousands Of bicyclists who rode out to
Wisahickon. On Saturday night they
stopped Oh FaiImount avenue and while
Ferris was sitting inside some ono walked
the march and 4 nla hC hir 10 lu,
More schooners passed up the river cs-
terday than has been known for years.
There is a general rush in trade circles,
DR.. Black Is in attendance on the lit tie
daughter of Thomas Walls who is affected
with diphthcria
George Wilhelmc, of Germantown, was
tho guest of New Castle relatives yester-
day.
A goodly number of New Castle people
went to Camp Tnnnell yesterday.
There Is trouble at tho brick yard ba-
tween the en- oyees and their employer.
WNiiss Carrie Messenger Of Wilmington,
was the guojt Of New Castle friends yes
terday.
1t is understood that New Castle will bc
Lonored during tho woek by Is Presidential
appointment.
Paymaster in the army is a good place.
Colonel e 4. Cooper payslittie attention
to Boggs. Yesterday he attended thu ser
vice Of tho Salvation Army in the Jail
The colonel will probably re cslve his SON
tenco today.