The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-19
FROM
new CASTLE.
April 10th, l]ol.

at 81 per hundred. The wet weather
Of the past few days made the
ground unfit for blowing and as the
fish price was little more than a
song the farmers decided to secure
a bargain. The farm hands will
spend their leisure time in sailing
the fish. The demand was greater
than the supply and some farmers
who were sorely disappointed are
expected here today to get the shad
they purchased yesterday.
Joseph H. King has been in the
commission business for twenty
five years and the last three days
have been record breakers. On
Monday and Tuesday he handled
$4,000 shad, being more than was
ever handled by him in a week in
any former season. The bucks are
sold to the farmers and the roes
shipped to Fulton market, New
York. When the commission men
in that market find a glut in the
market they take the roe from the
shad, ship the former in kegs to no.
tells and restaurants in large cities
and sell the fish for small sum.
Say for instance shad has been
selling at $50 per hundred and
there is greater supply than
demand Their the roe usually brings
y cents and the shad s cents each
and in that way the full price is Sc
cured. The fishermen here do not
attempt to abstract the roe as it is
difficult work because the roe is of
no value if the knife cuts into it. In
getting out the roe the finger of the
operator usually goes ahead OF the
knife from the gills.
A number of the fishermen did
not gooutyesterday as they usually
hang in on that day Of the week.
That is they go over their nets on
racks and make repairs. During
the past three days Richard Baton
and Frank White caught over 400
shad and James A. Davis and AL.
Pedrick's boat brought in over 1000
beauties in the same time. There
are a number of fishermen down the
bay and it seems that they are not
meeting with success. The catch
in the bay this year is small com
pared to what 1t is at New Castle.
1t is sight worth seeing to see the
boats coming into the wharf and
the force of men unloading the shad-
Then the packers and sorters get
to work and before long the boxes
are safely stored in the express
cars.
DEMENrED MAN IN JAIL.
Mayor Boyd will call upon a cou-
pie Of doctors tocXamine stranger
who is now locked up in Jail. He
was arrested by Officer Harrington
on Tuesday night as he was leav.
ing the town. His peculiar actions
frightened a number Of women and
the police were summoned. BY the
time they appeared in that section
the man had started out toward
Wilmington. He is about Is years
of age and has red whiskers and
mustache. He is believed to be
Philadelphia as he talks about st.
Agnes hospital. He now raves
about people robbing him of his
money.
NEW CASTLE PEOPLE WE'D.
George Snavely, formerly of this
city, and Miss Lille May Peters
were married last evening by Rev.
V. p. Northup, at the Madeley
parsonage, Wilmington.
James McGrath of this city and
Miss Margaret S. Stack were mar
rled in Philadelphia Yesterday.
VISITORS IN TOWN.
Judge George Pierce of Philadel-
phia, was amongth visitors 10 New
Castle yesterday.
Charles Goudlss, Oscar Ginns
and Misses Mary and Katie Ginns
OF Philadel phia, haze been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z. Gou.
diss.
Mayor Collins ard two members
of the Delaware City City Council
visited New Castle yesterday.
Miss Ellen Fitzgerald of Phlla-
dclphia, is the guest Of New Castle
relatives.
Joseph Bierman of Wilmington,
paid visit yesterday to Mr. and
Mrs. f. p. McCallin.
NEWSY NEWS NOTES.
George H. Huber of Wilmington,
has donated a large cake to be
CHANGED off at the Base Ball Clubs
festival.
Mrs. Challenger made an address
at the W. c. II. U. convention at
Newport yesterday.
There were twenty nine dodgers
at the Jail last night, They are
not wanted by the farmers among
the straw ricks and are not allowed
TO sleep in freight cars.
Hats trimmed free. Mrs. f. Nc
Calm.
Two small boys bought 80 shad
yesterday for $l.2O and sold them
for $40. They then bought Is
more shad and cleared 50 cents,
thereby making $3.50 each in four
hours.
Rev. Eugene II. Thrasher, pas
tor of the NJ. e. Church, will ar
rive here this evening.
The big steamship Grecian was
on the river yesterday taking a trial
spin.
Twentyscven acres of wheat and
some farming utensils on the farm
OF Mrs Hannah M. Morrison. one
OF the Commons farms tenants, were
sold by Constable Fleming yester-
day at s. so an acre and the furni-
ture and other effects for 800 to A.