The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-26
ITEMS FROM
new CASTLE,
March Goth, 1872.

l
ance was large in all the churches
Bishop Coleman officiated in I'm
manuel Episcopal Church in tn,
morning. Yesterday being Confer
cncc Sunday, Rev. {. f. McSorle,
of Pocomoke City. Nd, occupied
the pulpit in the NJ. e. Church a
the morning service and Rev. q. W.
Wooddall, ID. d., at the evening
service.
| Friends of Robert Baur who is
awaiting trial for forging Martin
Leonard's name to notes, are max
ing an effort to get the $500 bail
He is poor man and has a large
family depending on him.
1t is reported that three shat
were caught by Joseph Smith or
Saturday evening below this city.
They were large and handsome
fish and the first of the season
caught by a local fishermen
1t is expected that the fishermen
will receive good prices for shad
| this season ifthe buyers do not form
a trust and slash the prices. There
are enough buyers in this city to
control all the supply and it is
thought that competition will have
the effect of keeping up the prices.
Joseph II. King and Sons will
have control Of about 40 nets and
several launches will patrol the
river to carry the fish to this city.
The Fishermen Protective AS
ISOLATION will ship the shad direct
to New York BY express. William
Dcakyne will have charge of the
books and Charles +. Munson will
have charge OF the shipments.
John A. Walls will again pur-
chase shad for Philadelphia and
New York markets.
Mahlon X. Lancaster and Chas.
Lancaster will also purchase shad
for New York markets and later i'll
the season when the price of shad
has reached rock bottom price,
they will salt large number to
prepare them for smoking. This
industry was started here last year
and will be conducted this year on
a much larger scale.
A house warming will be given to-
morrow evening at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie White, who have
removed to the Commons farm near
the BASIN of the New Castle water
works.
Harry Snavcley will remove to
the home of his fathcr-in-law, John
Thompson, in few days. LOOMS
Wise will remove to the house va
Gated by Mr.. Snaveley and Edward
J. Weggenmann will remove to the
house vacated by Mr.. Wise.
After a residence Of several years
in this city Augustus Pruitt will
remove his family to Wilmington,
tomorrow. The family was well
thought Of and will be missed.
At Armstrong creek today, the
first piling ior the foundation for
the bridge was driven by the troll
ley road contractors under the
supervision OF Superintendent Will
liam Morrison.
The 1t. Rev. Bishop Coleman.
preached at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church yesterday morning and
confirmed a class of eight persons.
Harry Wilson Of the Denver Post,
will go to Philadelphia to attend
the Republican convention in the
interest of his paper. Miss Bessie
Wilson will accompany her brother
east and will visit their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood l.. Wilson.
Mrs. Vaughan S. Collins and
daughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca
of Dover, are the guests of Mrs.
Orion A. Carrick.
Edward Challenger OF Phladel-
phia, is the guest Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Challenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy
are guests of Mrs. Robert Shaw.
The following petition has been
sent to Presiding Elder Tindlcy
asking for the return of Rev. a. b.
Ennels.
Whereas. The Bishop and Con.
ference at its last session did send
to us as pastor the Rev. A. f. En-
neIs, a man that we did not know.
but since then we have known. by
his works and who we love and es-
teen. and for his personal worth,
as man of God, TO MS, we do ask
you, sir, and the Conference to
please return him to us for next en-
suing Conference year, as we will
do all that we can to make him and
his family comfortable, for no such
work has been done by any minis
ter in our knowledge since this has
been a church. Signed in and BY
the officers and congregation.
Jason Terry, Scc'y
At the quarterly conference Pre-
siding Elder Tindley was present
and dispatched the business with
much delight and satisfaction to all
present. The reports were very
good, showing an advance Of fifty
per cent on all lines OF church work.
The following trustees were elected
for the ensuing year: y. ]. Town
send, Alex Terry, Jesse Guy, Lewis |
Cornish, Solomon Cornish, Quinton
Cuff. Stewards, Jerry Myers. John |
Bungy, c. T.. Fields Stephen |
Black, Nelson Murray, Jerry Cor.
nish, Hyland Saunders. Delegate
to Lay Conference, Jerry Myers.