Evening journal., 1901-11-26
Mr.. MORRISON TO
BUILD WHARF
Goes to CruM Greek To.
day TO Begin The Work.
Social News
Special to the Evening Journal.

Dpttldi 10 the I4NtliuE JOuiildl
New Castle, Nov. 26.-Contractor Rob
ert Morrison today left for Crum creek |
where he will build a wharf. Owing to
the location it will be impossible to work |
/ the pile driver by steam.
DuPOnt's yacht Teck which went
ashore at Hamburg cove in the gale on
Saturday night. is high and dry in a po-
tato patch. Captain Truss, who was on
board, made his way back TO this city
yesterday afternoon and related his eX-
perience in the storm.
The launches which sunk at the Della
ware street wharf We're raised yesterday
afternoon and were found to be damaged
! but slightly.
A. II. Padberg is painting the shutters
on the market house.
Underwear for men and boys, 25c., at
Biggs'.
The Opera House is being tastefully
decorated in preparation for the tremen's
4 bail tomorrow night. The affair promises
to be a brilliant one.
Charles Lancaster has stored his yacht
for the winter season.
The basketball team OF Company II is
practicing every night in preparation for
Its game with the First Battalion team
on Saturday evening. While Company III
team has plenty Of good material, the
players have not had the necessary prac-
tice.
Knit jackets sweaters and gloves, at
Bggs
After decidedly successful season re-
viyal services in Nazareth NJ. IL. Church
have ceased. The number of conversions
was thirty-live and the Rev. w. G..
KOOns. who has had charge of the meet
ings is much elated.
A peculiar accident Of the heavy gale
on Saturday night and one which has
caused not little discussion among river
men. is that concerning q, G.. Knowles
yacht Acme. The yacht was anchored in
the river just opposite the dock in which
Mr.. Knowles intended to place it for re-
pairs some time this week. When the
storm reached its height and the waves
began to dash over the wharf, the craft
broke its moOrings and drifted straight
into the dock where it now lays high and
dry.
the New Castle Athletic Club held last
might Captain Holcomb made public
the result of his conference with Super
intenderdt Holiday, of THE Delaware
railroad. The result of the conference
is that tine fence around Battery Park
must come down.
The directors of the athletic club
Iappointed Captain Holcomb to confer
with Mr.. Holiday and get his permits
sion to allow the fence to remain for
Iawhile, at least Mr.. Holiday stated,
lhOwever, that as negotiations are being
made for the purchase of the property
by outside parties, the fence must
come down. 1t has not been decided
whether to tear the fence down or re-
move it in sections and store it. A
meeting for that purpose win be held
in the near future.
meeting Of the Board of Education
viii be held tonight.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Misses Carrie and Nancy Straub have
returned from st. Georges where they at
tended the funeral of their father.
Mrs. j. ]. Black and daughter. Elsie,
J are on ten days soiourn to Chicago.
Walter Bacon and Ferris JamisOn at
tended a social in Philadelphia last night.
Robert Wright Of Chester. who has
been visiting here, has returned home.
, Miss Ella Wise, OF Chester is spending
Il few days with Mrs. Mary Roberts
Miss Annie Miller. OF West Chester. is
heing entertained by Miss Elizabeth
Daily.
Miss Regina MahOney and Miss Name
ST. John Hughes, Of Philadelphia. are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John c. Mahoney.
William a. Hearne left yesterday for
Philadelphia.
MIR. and Mrs. George G. Knowles who
attended a dinner in Philadelphia on Sat
! urday night, have returned home.
Charles Hofmann, Of the jefferson
House was in Wilmington yesterday.