The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-26
ITEMS FROM
new CASTLE,
May 26th, 1)ol

at present at the Joseph c. Stuart's
boat yard. The two small boats
for George Lawley and son, Of Bos-
ton, Mass, are now under con-
struction. The moulds for the n
feet pleasure launch have been
completed. The launch when built
will be one Of the fastest and most
elaborate Of it's kind in this section
OF the country. The engine that
will be placed in this launch has
been thoroughly tested and gave
entire satisfaction. 1t is remark
ably successful and when the full
particulars are published in about
a month the matter will be especi-
ally interesting to launch owners.
Mr.. Stuart has installed most OF
the principal engines in pleasure
launches in Boston and New York
and has found none to equal the
New Ideal engine which is abso.
lutely noiseless and works like
charm.
Work has been commenced on a
buildingdor the engines and boilers
which will be placed in position
during the coming week. Stuart
has now a large number Of con-
tracts on hand and is very busy.
1t is a strange fact but yet true
that there il a man here who
neither bought or sold shad, pur-
chased no net, hired no boat and
did no fishing and yet cleared
nice sum by the shad this year. He
is James Williams, colored. "Jim"
handled thousands Of, shad this sea-
son. He could be seen daily on the
wharf with his sharp knife clean
ing the fish for sailing purposes.
Farmers who came here for
the fish to salt down paid one cent
fish to Williams. He handled be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 during the
present season 'and thereby real
lied q neat sum Of money. Yester-
day. at The wharf was record
breaker for numbers. Only 70 shad
came in from the New Jersey
side as the fishermen refused to
venture out on Thursday night
owing to the roughness OF the river.
The river was in the same angry
mood yesterday morning and only
half dozen of boats tried their
luck. The catch is very small and
the price is low. Fishermen
caught twice the number of fish this
season and realized only the same
amount. The fishing season at
New Castle will practically come
to an end during the coming week.
A few of them, however, will con-
tlnue up to June 10.
Glass No. 2 OF the Methodist Sun-
day School will give a straw berry
festival in the Opera House ton ight.
The County Board of the A. o.
H., will hold special meeting here
tomorrow.
AS car No. % bowled along to-
ward Wilmington last night on the
9.2O trip it struck a carriage at
Pyle's lane. Thomas Calhoun and
William Carroll were the occupants
of the carriage and Calhoun was
seriously injured. The carriage
was demolished. The men had
been to Wilmington and turned to
so to their home in Pyle's lane
when the car came along. Motor
man W. George Wright did not see
the carriage until the car was upon
it.
Word was received here yester-
day OF daring hold up, when Dam
lei Moore OF Reynolds Station, was
waylaid by colored men and robbed
oil his watch. coat and shoes and a
small sum OF money. He was re-
turning home from Red Lion.
George Maxwell, Jr., caused cons
siderable excitement last evening
on Delaware street. He was climb
ing awning poles when part OF the
fixtures gave way and he fell to the
pavement and was rendered un-
conscious By the fall. DR.. Munson
was summoned but the lad was all
right and needed no attention.
John Mcllhenny, former resi-
dent OF New Castle, was killed on
the p, W. a. Broad at Thurlow.
The assessment list by Assessor
Joseph II. Dougherty, has been
hung up at the Mayors office.
Miss Lucy White is visiting in
N. Y.
There we're no devotional services
held i'll st. Peters Church last
evening.
The water will be turned on at
the Burgie fountain.
On Sunday June 10 confirmation
will be administered by Bishop
in st. Peters Church.