The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-09
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
t.. February 9th, 1881

The shad fishermen at Now Castle hope
that Representative Hushebeck's bill may
become law. The shad fishermen at this
place have received no attention since
James ]. Mulligan was fish commissioner.
Fishermen from New Jersey usually do
not attempt to violate the Sunday law on
the New Jersey side Of the Delaware.
They come to this side and take tho drift
on Sunday night ahead of the Delaware
fishermen. The shad fishermen on differ
emit occasions wrote to the Fish Commits
sioner to come here and stop the violators
Of the law.
But he failed to do 50 and his hardness
was AN incentive to Delaware men to vio-
late the law rather than give the New
Jersey men the cream of the night. There
will be changes In the bill and 1t is ex-
pected to make the State pay the men that
patrole between PORT Penn and New
Castle instead of New Castle county.
Each man should receive 1t least 800 for
his services and he would be instrumental
In securing sufficient sum from fluss to
pay the major portion Of the salary.
Word was received here yesterday that
tho Southern shad have made their np-
psarance in New York. This means that
we will have shad at New Castle In about
five weeks.
Tho first shad was caught of New Cas-
tie last year on March 49, The shad sea-
son at New Castle nets thousands of dol
lars o year to the people here.
Industry Council, Jr o. U. A. NJ. 10
still taking over the pleasant time the
members enjoyed on Tuesday evening
Vice State Councillor Anderson and about
fifteen other members of Diamond Coun.
Gil came over from Wilmington. Several
interesting addresses were delivered by the
visitors from Wilmington and by Rev. R.
Irving Watkins.
The musical committee Of the Council
gave several choice selections on the graph
aphone. The reception committee saw
that the inner man was looked after by
supplying sandwiches and coffee. The Or
der was given to eight" and before long
every Junior Councillor was putting away
at cigar or pipe or enjoying the smoke
made by his neighbors.
The motormen on the electric cars ex-
perienced considerable trouble between
here and Wilmington yesterday. At the
different switches they had to get out and
brush away the snow. Several of the cars
were late in making their trips. But con-
siderlng the fact that the snow drifted
and that no sweeper had been over the
road every car got along nicely. The
passengers remsmbsied the experience Of
four year, ago when the trains wero block.
ed and that in order to spend Sunday at
home those who were In Wilmington
came home in David r.. KEGS sleigh.
Tho cross country ride was novel expert
sncs. But we got homo all right and
every one felt happy.
The fast horses were out again last night
andDelaware street was given the boycott.
This was on account of the trolley tracks
and the amount of people that KEPT cross :
ing the street. Sheriff Taylor. James B.
Toman Michael Tucker, James G. Shaw,
Jr, and Jesse Biggs seemed to have the
fast onee.
Orvid A. Porter went to Christiana yes
terday. He reports that the roads are in
bad condition for sleighing between Hare's
Corner, and Christiaua.
1t was reported here last evening that
Edward Downey Of the Bear had lost Q
number Of fat hogs recently bya disease
which some saw WAC tha measles and oth-