Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-19

THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

new OaStle, april 10. - nf eiiau nsu'
ermen did fairly good business, yes
terday, although the catch did not
equal that of Monday by several thou
sand fish. The highest boat Melted 300
against AGO on the previous day. There
was no change in the prices. which
then took such q terrific drop.
Yesterday many teams were driven to
thu wharf and the wagons were loaded
with milf shad. Several farmers hauled
home from 100 TO 300, which they will
salt for the coming winter season. They
paid from a to So per hundred for the
fish.
Shad as caught we're sold at 50 per
hundred, drop of Ell. The roes are
heing shipped principally to New York,
while Philadelphia is receiving quite
quota of the catch.
Several boys yesterday secured fish
and sold them through the city at from
to 10 cents each. They were bucks
or mills, but were eagerly purchased by
the people. The lads paid cents each.
and thus realized fair profit from
I their labor.
John Murphy, William Madden and
several others have moved from this
city to Chester, where they have OBJ.
! tanned positions at fair salaries. There
is no time set for the starting OF the
works of the National Tube Co., and
it now looks as il many OF the best
workmen are securing work at other
places Several men who secured work
| in Chester receive SO per week time
wages and have received promises Of
| the first openings when the wages
amount to $14 and SIS per week. The
same men received about 81 time wages
here while the works were running.
The Fort Cassimir Fancy Poultry
Co, Charles II. Clewell president, ] ohm
Rios vice president, Edward Mcdowell
secretary and James G. Shaw. Jr.,
treasurer, recently orgauized for the
purpose Of raising fancy poultry, has
had great success with a new incubator
and brooder and now nearly 200 eggs
are Clipped of the last setting Of $50.
The company expects to receive another
incubator in few days.
Much excitement prevailed last even
ing in tho vicinity of Third and Han :
mony streets. ii heing reported that a
burglar had entered the hcme of Miss
Maggie Jnnvier. A search of the house
failed to reveal an init uder.
The ladies OF Emmanuel p. E. Church
are preparing for concert to be given
IN tho armory next Tuesday night
Rehearsals are being held in the
Sunday school room.
The following veetrymen of Emmanuel
2. L. Church have been elected Senior
Warden, John MaoFariin; Junior
Warden, David W. Elkinton; John IL.
Rodney, Louis E. Eliason, Charles
Willis, Thomas Holcomb, William
Etchell, William Matthias, and Lausatt
4 % A - 1ns 81
board of Nazareth Nj. L. Church, with
morrow evening for the purpose oil
meeting the Rev. Eugene ii. Thrasher,
the new pastor, and his family, and
escoi ting them to the parsonage here,
where number Of tho ladies of the
church will have supper prepared and
" i'll make it pleasant for them. Thurs
day evening, April 18th, reception
will be rendered the new arrivals by
the members of the church and congre
cation.
Several hundred people visited the
stables of the Jefferson House, at Della
ware street wharf, last evening, where
, a horse owned by Morris Crossan o.
UnionVille, Pa. had been taken il
with collie. The horse was in q seriou.
state and it required roarly two hour.
to secure the services Of reterin ar,
from Wilmington.
Lewis Honey, who has been clerkin,
at Porter's meat market, has gone t
work at Chester, Pa, and Artema.
i Heicher OF Steelton, Pa. succeeds him
Mrs. T. b. Britt Of Chicago, formerl,
Miss Gertrude Brown OF this city, 1
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mrs
Bennett h. Lancaster.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary e. Roger
! Rafferty, of Philadelphia took place yes
Q terday morning from her late home. No
/ 231 Buttonwood street. The body wa
q taken 10 Wilmington and inferred il
the new Cathedral cemetery. Deceaset
was well-krown here. where she fire.
quently visited her uncle and aunt, Mr.
{ and Mrs Barney Rogers About 3
: persons from this city attended til
! funeral.