The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-06
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE, April 9th.

Those who believed that the grounding
ruled the weather were sadly mistaken
Thesigns of Spring bad nothing to do with
the assent weather which reminds one
OF Ii winter. The shad season has been
on u ratler stranger style this season.
The fishermen commenced to catch sh ad
earlier than usual. Weather prophets
suid few days ago that there would be
no more bad weather. Yesterday the
people of this section witnessed weather
which usually does not DO found in balmy
spriugtime.
The New Castle shad fishermen suffered
severely In the storm and the result Is
that several Of the boats and men are at
different places along the river.
There were about twenty-five boats loft
hers at o'clock yesterday morning to
catch tho "high water" Thosewho came
to the wharf an hour later saw that the
storm was going to be a bad one and de-
cided to stay at home. They were doubly
fortunate. The men who went out were
almost frozen to death and their nets ara
in a bad condition. Some were obliged to
seek shelter at the Quarantine station.
Delaware City and Port Penn, while
others put in at Hamburg and Red Lion
Creek. Some of tho men walked home
and Others took tho train. Only five of
the boats re urned during the day.
Some Of the men We're unable to leave
the boats. They had to be hauled up the
ladder by the use of ropes. The water
splashed over their oil clothing during the
morning and then it froze until the icicles
hung several inches in length from their
taking in their nets. They were too cold to
extricate the shad from the meshes. When
the boats reached the Delaware street
wharf the sails were frozen stiff and the
nets and sbad lay encased in ice. One of
the beats came in with few shad in the
bottom of same and the fish were frozen to
the bottom.
The scales came off when other men
took up tho shad to place them In the re-
csiving shed. Shad fishermen who have
followed the business for twenty years say
remembered having Oh the Delaware.
Laurence O'Ccnnor succeeded in putting
tow behind the railroad barges from
Delaware City and In that way reached
New Castle IN safety. Thomas Smith
and Robert Newlove were about two of
the worst sufferers. The men who did
not como up, are expected here some time
to-day. Their ncts are frozen hard and fast
around what few shad they succeeded in
catching yesterday morning.
Every one admits that they were fortunate
fierce snow aud wind storm.
-. Owing TO only five members of the
Trustees Of the common being present
there was no meeting held last night
Tho postoflce department at Washing
ton has double barrel question to settle
in regard to the Delaware Workman.
Two different publishers claim they have
the contract for supplying paper for A. O.
U. w. Both have complied with the res
IN, IDS, tpt tkr
affidavit The local postoffice can judge
only from the information furnished. The
office Of the publishers is in Wilmington
and the printing is done at that place.
The Government will decide which pub
Usher is entitled to the use of the mails
and also whether New Castle or Whining
ton office Is to be the place of mailing.
Tho REPUBLICAN, called alton tion to tho
matter Il few days ago.
The New Castle postoffice has been
sending cut lots of mail during the past
few days. For the past year or two tho Del.
aware Workman has been mailed from
here Tt is understood here there are near
ly 1000 members in the order. Instead of
II monthly statement of the assess- |
ments the Workman is mailed to each |
1t contains the official informa-
tion. If tho publication was mailed in Will |
mington each paper for the city would re-
IuitV SupposiuS pLCEG uFo |
81 200 members in that city the cost would |
be $50 per month.
Being mailed rs second class matter |
from this postoffice the publication goes
at the rate of a cent a pound. Suppose that |
% papers weigh pound hen it REQUIRES |
II. 20 to mali the 5000 n''ngton papers, |
which would cost $50 from ! hat office.
The contract for the p.lnUiig Of the
paper has been awarded to another pub
in nj t,rrt T,,n ",pl-,,,
Will therefore be still published in Will
nington. The old and new publishers
lro at war. One set of papers were sent
and another set was brought
,ver here to-day.
Messrs. Treat and King, president and
treasurer of the Wilmington and Now Gas.
le Electric Railway Company were here
They drove over the proposed extension
,f the road through Dobbinsvillo. A
lumbor of men will be put to work in two
weeks making repairs TO the road.
Miss Ellen Hendricks, formerly of Will
nington, now of Front street this city, and
Michael Tucker, of Hare's Corner, will be
married next week. Mr.. Tucker has re-
entity taken charge Of the Oglethorpe farm
lear New ca tile.
The Wilmington and New Castle trolley
ars lock horns at times Last evening
vas the latest tilt between the servants OF
he two companies. AS result the work |
4 gmen on their return trip We're delayed.
'ho cars mot on single track near the
Iadelcy church switch. Neither side
7ould give in. Another New Castle car
rrived on the scene and the passengers
'ere transferred and the two cars proceed.
l to Fourth and Market streets There
nonld be schedule adopted. Lives will
o lost on such an occasion.
At he meeting ofCity Council last eve
ing President Lambson called attention
, the fact that tho fishermen needed
rht at Delaware street wharf A num-
er of bills were ordered plid. Tho con-
act for city lighting was renewed. Tho
,plora5le condition of the street at
ixth and Delaware was d disrlISSeu |