The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-23
FROM
new CASTLE.
May 93d. I'D.

smallest and youngest fishermen
who ever manned boat or put out
a shad net. They are Aloysius
Morrison and Jonas Higgins, aged
7 and years. Yesterday after
noon they came to the Delaware
street wharf and quietly got into
William Rainey s boat. They pad
died out beyond the ice piers and
put off two sections Of net. The
strong tide carried the net up the
river and the boat and two boys
followed. On, on went the net and
on, on went the gallant fishermen.
They never had such an expert
ence i'll all their lives. They knew
they would catch a boat load of
shad and when they would return
to the wharf they would sell the
fish and divide the money with Mr..
Rainey. About this time Rainey
appeared at the Delaware street
wharf and was surprised to find
that his boat was gone. He learned
how the boys had gone up the river
so he secured his batteau and
started lin pursuit. But he never
would have captured the boys. e.
E. Rogers learned of the affair and
knew that the children stood IN
great danger. They were liable
to get drowned for they were I'M
able to get out Of the road of a YES
sci. He counted rightly too, as
was afterwards demonstrated. So
he jumped into his swift naphtha
launch and up the river he went in
pursuit. He overlook Rainey along
The New Jersey shore about
mile from the boys. Near the
Cherry Island flats he espied the
lads in a boat. They were tired
and afraid so they held up the pad
dies for help. The launch made
for the boat and Rainey got aboard.
Not a minute too soon, however, for
the net was across the main chan
mel and about 300 yards above was
a tramp steamer outward bound.
Rainey succeeded in getting the
net out of the channel and took it
on. He discovered that the lads
had caught nine shad. The fishing
skiff was in such position that
the tramp would have run them
down and they would undoubtedly
have lost their lives and Rainey's
net would have been torn to pieces.
The boys are heroes of New Castle
today. Their exploits beat those
of all other boys and it is safe to
say that their parents will see that
will not go away again. On Sun
dav afternoon five other boys took
a boat and sailed across to Penns-
vile. They we're about to return
home when the storm came up and
their boat was capsized. The lads
were rescued and they we're taken
home in Browns naphtha launch.
Sophie Taylor, the handsome lit
tie daughter Of Sheriff Taylor, had
a miraculous escape yesterday at.
ternoon. Accompanied by Helen
Hance, Helen Ford and James Tay-
lor, she had been out for drive
with Jennie, pretty donkey. She
alighted from the phaeton and was
leading the donkey into the stable
yard when the donkey trod on
Sophie's foot and she fell beneath
the animals feet. The two hind
hoofs struck her abdomen and the
wheel of the phaeton passed over
her body. The other girls who
were present screamed as they were
of the opinion that she was hurt.
But Sophie was on her feet in a.mo-
ment and sdispelled their fears by
laughing about the affair. 1t is re-
markable that she escaped without
being injured.
A special meeting Of the County
Board, Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, will be held on next Sunday
at the rooms of Division No. 3. A.
O. H., in the X. Of p. hall. The
delegates to the National conven-
ton. will make their report and it
will be truly interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Montgomery
rendered a birthday party last
evening to their little son Harry.
A large number of his young friends
called and extended congratula-
tons. He was the recipient Of sew
eral presents. Refreshments were
served. Among those present we're:
Helen Beck, Bessie and Rose Rey-
nolds, Annie Mcclure, Fannie and
Mile Perrin, Lydia Davis, Sadie
Ferguson. Lizzie Whipf, Laura
Miller, Cora Miller, Minnie Beck.
Annie Whipf, May Reynolds, Katie
Wilhelme, Mary Kirk, Rose, Lucy,
Lulu and Helen Morrison, Ethel
Barnes, Mamie Rogers. Magdalen
Rementer, Katie Mcdaniel, Renne
Perrin, John sullivan. Nivin Kirk,
Harry Neher, Harry Miller, Geo.
Irons, and Aloysius Morrison.
Joseph Grimes was taken sudden
ly i'll yesterday. He is "a years Of
age and recently removed to this
city from the south.
Warren Wright had a narrow
escape from drowning. While fish.
ing he attempted to catch a stur-
geon and fell overheard. In doing
so his fooot caught in the net and
had it not been for his partner,
William Walling, he would have
drowned.
The devotion Of the Forty Hours
will begin in st. Peters Church on
June Sd.
The Sodality of the B. V. M. will
hold strawberry festival on June
Is and IL.