The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-20
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mt new CASTLE.
April @tb, 1870.

I
to reading an item daily upon shad
but the industry is powerful one
and deserves specialization. New
Castle has become the shipping
centre along the Delaware for shad.
Some persons have been unkind
enough to say that all this shad
talking is nothing but newspaper
, talk. Yesterday the Delaware
street wharf presented a unique
appearance. From early morning
till late last night over 200 teams
gathered on the wharf and in the
neighboring square to secure shad.
Farmers and traders were here
from Lancaster, Unionville, Kennett
Square, West Chester, Landenburg
and other Pennsylvania towns.
AS quick as the boats reached the
wharf the fish were unloaded and
the sorters separated the roes from
the bucks. Then there was a riv-
airy to secure the fish and some of
the traders did not run chances
but purchased the fish just as taken
from the boat. Bucks advanced to
IS per hundred and "straight"
shad sold at So, SO and $40 per
hundred. Visitors from Whining
ton and other places flocked to the
wharf to see the great shad indus
try. Here we're the boats coming
in, there were the men raising the
baskets OF fish to the boxes on the
wharf; in another place were the
sorters and near by were the men
packing the roes with shad for
shipment. Then the loading gangs
kept busting along toget the boxes
into the express cars. Good prices
were paid by visitors for big roe
shad and then the small boy was
around to see how the whole thing
works. In addition to the fishing
boats shad were hauled in bv the
thousand by steamer and six
naptha launches. From SMYRNA
Creek, Salem and Pennsville came
parties after toothsome shad to be
shipped from the great shipping
centre along the Delaware north OF
Bay Head. The boats brought in
all the way from Is to 300 shad
each. Imagine if you please the
amount of ready money that is cir
culated here by the fishermen.
Then there are scores of strangers
who spend their ready cash at the
hotels, restaurants and cigar stores.
The men who have been fishing in
the bay will all be here by the end
OF the week.
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES.
Rev. Eugene NJ. Thrashcr, the
new pastor of Nazareth NJ. Z.
Church, arrived here last evening.
He will preach his initial sermon
on Sunday morning. A committee
consisting of Rev. James NJ. Wise,
Robert c. Gordon, and DR.. r. B.
Manchester, met the pastor and
his wife and little boy at the depot
in Wilmington. When he arrived
at the parsonage the committee of
ladies who had been zealously at
work since the removal of Mr.. Wat
kins, had delightful supper in
readiness and large number of
the members of the church called
to assure the new pastor that he
was welcome to New Castle. The
new pastor will find welcome from
all regardless of denomination be-
cause New Castle people know how
to receive strangers. A reception
will be rendered Mr.. Thrasher on
next Thursday evening in the
Sunday school room.
THE DELAWARE CITY ROAD.
Work on the construction of the
Delaware City road will be pushed
with a vengeance. An additional
force OF men will be put 10 work at
grading. The work OF grading be-
low and in Dobbinsvle was COM
menced in earnest yesterday. Con-
tractor Anderson has appointed
John Rogers as one OF the section
iorcmen. The work Of hauling the
trolley poles will be completed dur
IN. the coming week.
TEARING DOWN A MILL.
A force Of workmen are at work
removing the machinery from the
Riverside Rolling Mills. The
plant has been closed down for
a number Of years. Jonas Hudson
Of Philadelphia, was the prime
mover in the works and several
years ago a large number Of men
received steady employment.
NEWsH NEWS NOTES.
The warrants approving the APP
poIntment OF the seageants and cor
porals inCo. II, n. &. D., have been
received.
Constable James f. Porter of
Newport was in New Castle hand
ing around his cards. lie is u cam
dIdatc Tor sheriff.
Orvld \. Porter sold his valuable
Swear old mare yesterday to George
Lewis of Wilmington.