The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-17
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April 18th, 1901
Shad came in here yesterday by
the thousand and the price fell
away down. It is estimated that
fully 10000 shad arrived at the
Delaware street wharf. It has been
remarked that the shad this season
is bigger than former years. One
roe that came in yesterday weighed
10 pounds 3 ounces and was taken
to Wilmington.
A force of men started to work
yesterday digging the post holes
for the fence to enclose the base
ball park. They succeeded in fin
ishing the work all but a bout fifteen.
AS soon as the posts are placed in
position then the work of putting
up the fence will commence in earn
est. In the course Of a week the
park will be enclosed and in about
three weeks we will have our boys
playing first class game Of base
bali.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Harvey took place yesterday after
noon. Services were conducted in
Emmanuel Episcopal Church and
interment made in Old Swedes GEM
eterv.
The last few days have been
rather busy ones for Undertaken
Clewell. On Saturday he had
charge of the arrangements at the
funeral of Leontine McWhorter of
st. Georges. Yesterday morning
he had the funeral of Clara, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Smith of Shawtown. In the after
noon he had the funeral of Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Harvey and today the
funeral OF Wilmer Read of State
Road. Interment was made in New
ark cemetery.
For the past two weeks the small
boys are general nuisance. De-
spite the warnings given to them
and their parents they still persist
in throwing stones. One OF them
sent stone through pane in the
glass door of Bacon's barber shop
last evening. His father will be
obliged to replace the glass. An
other boy went into OrvId A. Por-
ter's butcher shop last evening and
wanting to see his new calculating
scales, began to examine same and
the first thing he knew was that
the scales were broken. 1t will
cost the boys father SIS to make
repairs. 1t is also understood that
a boy placed stone on the trolley
car tracks at the corner OF Second
and Chestnut streets, TO make the
car jump the tracks.
Hugh Devinney, an employ of the
Knowles Wooden Mills, had the
third finger of his left hand caught
in cog gearing yesterday. The
member was injured to such an ex-
tent that DR.. Black amputated it.
The contract for plastering the
addition to William Deakyne's resi-.
dence has been awarded to James
McPike.
The work of grading the Della |
ware City road is progressing rap
idly. The post holes for the trolley
poles are being dug and in general |
the work is going on at very salts
factory gait.
The handsome gold watch valued
at $125 ratified off for the benefit of
st. Peters Church was won by
Robert Wright, Jr., of this city.
The third annual ball of the West
End Social Club was grand sue
cess.
George NJ. Kerns has been chosen
to succeed Rev. II. ]. Watkins as
Master of Exchequer of Adelphi
Lodge, X. of p. The Lodge adopted
a set of resolutions regretting the
severance OF Mr.. Watkins from the
lodge.
Mrs. James Vanarsdalen, Mrs.
Edw ard Challenger, Mrs. Ira Lunt,
Mrs. George W. Dickerson are at
tending the W. c. T. U. convention
at Newport today.
Edwa ard Cheat called the po-
lice to the Leslie mansion last even
ing as he heard some one walking
through the house. The police
went from room to room but found
no one. Some of Cheattins' friends
will now have laugh on him and
Lell HIM that the big house is
haunted,