Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-12
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


STAFF CORRESPONDENCE OF 1iazette and Journal.
New Castle, April ga meeting OF |
the directors OF the New Castle Athletic |
Association was held last night In the !
Office of Mayor Boyd. A number OF
members OF the baseball team and in
tel ested citizens were present. Peter
Y. Madden, chairman of The committee
on lumber for the fence, reported that
the material had been ORDERED of j. !.
aud l. Z. Eliason and that IL would
arrive on Monday next.
Tho report OF Treasurer G. Ferris
Jemison showed over eco on hand and
that more was expected during the
coming week. A statement was made
that other persons we're becoming IN
terested and that additional shares
would be taken.
The following committee was APP
pointed to look after the erection of the
fence: Peter G. Madden, w. Erwin
Thatcher and Harry w. Hushebeck.
An entertainment committee was also
appointed as follows Nv. Erwin Thatcher,
Peter q. Madden. Walter Bacon, Hugh
Duly, John Scarborough, George W.
yantine. Jr., and Charles Countiss.
Treasurer Jemison was instructed to
pay $3.50 TO j. I, and L. E. Eliason
on receipt of the lumber.
The entertainment committee after.
wards met and organized by elecsing
Waiter Bacon chairman and Hugh
Duffy secretary. 1t was decided to hold
strawberry festival in the AEnory in
the old Court House On Saturday even
ing, April 2Slh. This is the first an.
nouncemsnt OF festival of this kind
for the year 1900.
New Castle, April 9.-The Rev. r.
Irving Watkins, pastor of Nazareth u.
L. Church has accepted q call to Union
NJ. +. Church. Covingtou. Ny.
The people of his congregation are
grieyine over their loss. Although ID
was known that he was aspiring to a
greater charge, it was hoped 10 keep
him here the ensuing year. He is b
young man aud has made maus friends.
| He has been associated with many men
outside OF his congregation, through
| being a member of the Masonic fra
ternity and of The Junior Order United
American Mechanics.
| The new charge pays e, coo per year.
\ or double the amount paid here. The
new pastor, the Rev. E. II. Thrasher,
\ is a member of the New England Con-
ference and has been in charge Of tine
| Winthrop Street Church. Boston, Mass.
George PIERCE Barr died yesterday as
| the home Of Mrs. G. c. Whitnack. He
] WAS born in this city in March. 1882,
| and was the son OF the late Capt. Robert
| IA. and Elizabeth Peirce Barr. He was
brother of Mrs. Mary Lane. Mr.
Barr was q man of gentlemanly instinct
and took great interest in matters oi
| general government. lie had besn 9
member Of Emmanuel p. +. Church fol
many years. He cast his first vote fol
Scott and Graham in 1852, and after.
wards became an ardent Democrat. Thu
late Chief Justice William S. Pierce o.
Philadelphia, was an uncle OF the de
ceased, and Judge George PIERCE o.
Philadelphia is cousin.
A number of persons in this cit,
have been swindled again, this tim,
by a picture agent who secures photo
graph, generally cabinet, and for tn,
sum of 81 promises to return dupli
! cacs, handsomely framed. and tb,
original picture. When he finds tina
! !, be cannot collect the full amount b.
, accepts forfeit of % or so cents ant
sends some other person TO collect tn
balance The collector brings the sup
posed copied photograph, which is th
] face cut off the original and pasted o.
! glass in an oxydized frame. The ma
has gore so far as to abuse those refus
! ing the framed original, calling Their
beats and threatening to sue for tn
balance OF the money claimed to be due
The victims arc generally the poore
classes.
: New Castle, April lo-At the annui
. meeting Of the Citizens Building an
I Loan Association, last night, the ar
! nual statement was read showing tn
. organization to be in excellent cor
500, George Rennie and James Z
: Challenger held the election for officer
a for the ensuing year. The result was
D President. George W. Dickerson; Vic
i President, John G.. Mahoney; Seer,
y tary, William j. Ferris; Treasure
/ William E. Rothwell; Board of u
u rectors, Thomas Frazer, Denny Smitl
g Edward Daily, Patrick McGrory, Mos
d b. Fleming, James Van Arsdalei
William J. Etchells, George W. Val
= tine and John Sheridan. The by-lay
Q were changed so as to hold the nom
It nation in February and the election
March, month earlier than at Presen
J. The shad season opened in earne
e hero, yesterday, and the tishermt
r made good hauls. The highest catt
10 was 1913, which was the result of thr
l. tides. The men are fishing hard whi
m the price of tine fish is high. Tn,
|. sold at s2S PER hundred as caught, al
J. at the close of the day there were fe
r On hand.
!. David Miller, clerk at the store
y John Thompson, nearly severed tS
st fingers of his left hand, yesterd
81 afternoon, while using butcher knit
IN He was taken to Ferris pharmac
rs where the wounds were dressed. Mill
tainted when the hand was beii
le dressed.
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