The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. April 18th.

| From present indications there may be a
| new industry started here during The year.
Instead Of letting tho shad go to New
York to have tho roe removed and sold at
high fl cure it may be done here In re-
gard to the sturgeon fl hing and the
boundary law, a matter which Is causing
much talk at the present. timo, Is tho dis
| puted boundary line which is supposed to
| extend to low water mark on the Now Jer.
sey shore of tho Delaware river. Tho
matter is causing the fishermen from the
| other shore TO again ask the members of
| thyir legislature to have legislation made
which will settle the question, which has
been matter In the courts for at least
twenty years and daring all this time q
source OF much annoyance aud c0ntro-
versy
The sturgeon fisherman claim that
there will be war to the knife II the New
Jersey men attempt to fish In the Deia-
ware watars. Some Of the shnd fShe men
do not appear to interest themselves in the
controversy and say that they do not care
who fishes the sturgeon nets as long as the
non-residents are preyen ed from fishing
the shad nets on this side of the river.
They further contend that the more stut-
geon fshormen that are engaged IN the
busin ss the better it is for the shad nsts,
as The fish are caught and cannot do harm
to The lighter nets,
The Sturgeon fishing industry has de-
veloDed wonderfully and within the past
few years additional men have engaged in
The business nn,it now 1t is well-known
fnct that the revenue is AL enormous
source OF profit to those engaged in the
business. 1t is stated that at least $780, 900
worth of cavlar.e has been taken from the
Delaware river during the seas on of 1897.
OF this amount great portion has been
kept within the confines of this state.
Although at the present time the indi-
cations for prosperous season are not
bright yet 1t Is thought that those In the
work will be ablo to make fair wages.
The Board of H ,al,h has its hands full.
A case of diphtheria appeared here OH Fri-
day and resulted fatally. Milton NJ. Cav
ender. son of Thomas Cayender died on
Saturday morning. Tho lad was bright
cheerful one. He took the measles and
when well went out Of doors. Hecaught
cold with the result that diphtheria set In.
The funeral yesterday morning was .p-i-
vate. Inte:nent was made in the Pres
bytarian cemetery.
City Council should make an appropria.
ton at once for the Board OF Health. There
are no funds at the disposal Of the Board.
Every house where diphtheria or mem-
braneous Group appears should be proper
ly fumig ated. Owing to the amount Of
b. Wylie did not allow any Sunday
School to be held in the Presby terian
Church.
Rev. J. H. Smith preached his mission
ary or farewell sermon in Union A. NJ. e,
Church last night. The church was crowd
ed. Nearly 200 colored people came over
from Wilmington yesterday and took part
In the services. They also conducted SER
vices in the jail
Tho Third street brdg, tender, are at
thor old game again. When two trolley
cars reached the bridge this morning 1t
was turned off Aftor being turned on
the workmen for the Diamond State
walked across. But before the trolley |
cars were allowed to proceed the bridge |
was turned off twice.
The cars were delayed over twelve min
George and Haywood Case have pur-
chased a tandem bicycle. and ride to Will
daily.
Tho Dobbs property al the Garner Of
Front and Delaware avenuewill be painted
md repaired.
Misses kathryn Grady, Annie and Mary
White of Wilmington were the guests OF
Miss G. V. Collins yesterday.
James Calhoun and Miss Emma Harris
spent yesterday in Philadelphia.
Harry Snaveley, of Philadelphia, visited
New Castle yesterday.
Erness Otteni and Theodore FLrschke.
,f Whining on, vera among the visitors TO
New Castle yesterday.
Miss Anna Muhoney has returned home
from visit to Wilmington and Philadei-
phia.
Owing to one of the Wilmington cars
jumping the track at Eden Park on Satnr-
lay night the New Castle cars were delay.
I'd three hours.
About twenty soldiers from Fort Dola-
ware visited New Castle yesterday.
Even the trees appeared in Spring COS
ume yesterday.