Evening journal., 1901-04-29
NBW CASTLE'N
NEWNY SIDB
Shad Fishermen Begin Fourth
Week Of Work
Miss BOice to We'd Representative
and Mrs. HOlcOmb Start on
European Tour
Special to the Evening journal.


New Castle, April 29.-Shad fisher
men to-day entered upon their fourth
week of work with much money to
their credit but with few fish for the
consumers. To date not more than 25,-
600 fish have been landed here, figures
that are far below those for the cores
pending week of last year But only
in the number of fish caught has the
season been a dull one for the fisher
men. Light catches mean big prices
for them, so they are not worried over
the outcome They have left that for
the Swallowing public who are COM
pelled to pay as much as 90 cents for
the seasons delicacy.
The spar buoy opposite Potter's field.
which has caused the fishermen SO
much annoyance of late, is 10 be re-.
moved by the Zizania's crew on We'd
nesday.
Robert Megginson's naptha launch
Josephine, which sprung a leak and
sunk has been raised and brought here
for repair
Children of the public schools en-
tered upon their May week vacation
to-day. Several picnics have been
planned for the latter part of the week.
Mayor Boyd will send the names of
the new policemen to City Council at
next Tuesday nights meeting. 1t is
probable that but two men will be
recommended for appointment.
The Board of Education will meet
in regular monthly session tomorrow
night. Only the usual routine OF busi>
ness win be transacted.
The festival given in the Armory
Saturday night under the auspices of
the Entertainment Committee of the
] New Castle Athletic Club, Hugh Duffy,
chairman, was a success. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the baseball
team.
A schooner load of ice from New
York has arrived. The ice is sold to
the Fishermens Protective Associa-
ton, John A. Walls and George Will
liams. The latter has built an extern
sion to his ice house
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey p. Holcomb
left this city to-day on a European
trip. They will be gone about two
months
The wrecked schooner Emma c.
Knowles, before reported capsized off
the New Jersey coast, arrived in the
Delaware bay yesterday in tow of the
tugs Mum and Sea King, on her way to
Philadelphia. The vessel has righted
herself Her iibboom and her mizzen-
topmast are gone and two gaffs were
hanging at the crosstrees. The schooner
Il Mary Fisher, which arrived at the
Breakwater yesterday, picked up a
yawl on Wednesday off Barnegat.
which is supposed to belong to the
Knowles. The bark which the Mum
had in tow when she went to the as.
sistance of the wrecked vessel has not
been heard from, and is believed to
have drifted off shore.
An exceptionally large tarantula was
i discovered in bunch of bananas at
! Elwells store. in Pennsville. A fire
was built under the bunch, and when
the ugly insect dropped there was a
lively scramble to kill it by the spec
tators.
A ship load of sulphur has arrived at
Pennsgrove to be used at THE powder
works there.
Alexander Higbee Davidson. appoint
ed lieutenant in the United State,
II Army, has well merited the appoint
lment. He has served his country with
distinction for the past fifteen years
/, and has only recently returned her,
on a leave Of absence, after havinl
been discharged from the hospital
whore he had been suffering from bul
let wounds received in the recent WA
in the Philippines.
:, The engagement OF Miss Boice. o
this city and William b. Firman. o
philadelphia. has been announced. Tn,
wedding Will take place in the HOte
Aldine in Philadelphia in June.