Evening journal., 1902-01-21
VISHbRMRN MAKE
READY FOR WORK
NaDIha Launches Will be
Used in Carrying Fish.
Other Local News
Special 10 lhe Evening Journal.

a meeting some time soon for the pur-
pose Of laying plans for the work.
From Pennsgroye comes the report
that fishermen Of that point already are
preparing for the season. The row.
boats will be done away with. These
are being converted into naptha |
launches. This craft Is a great ad-
vantage over the rowbOat as much |
better time can be made in getting the |
fish. Fishermen of this city who own |
lrowbOats have this matter In mind |
and the work Of converting them into |
launches will begin in a short time.
| Old fishermen are anticipating an un-
usually early season.
fire which at one time threatened |
to be disastrous broke out in the home
of James White. at Fifth and Della
ware streets. on Saturday night. til
was extinguished by Mr. White. A
member of the family attempted to
light a lamp and the blazing match
fell on the table cover igniting it. AL
most Instantly the cover was a mass
of flames. Grasplng the fiery mass in
his hand Mr.. White threw IT through
a window into the yard. Mr.. White
was burned about the hands and arms.
At her late home. in North Fifth
street services. in charge of the Rev.
w. G.. KOOns were held over the body
Of Miss Julia Cavender yesterday after
moon. Many handsome floral tributes
were sent by friends and relatives of
the young woman. The pallbearers
were Harry Ahern. John Wright,
George McGrory. Edward ElkintOn,
Albert Pedrick and Edward White.
The office of the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway Company
has been repainted and other improve
lments made. The windows of the car
barn also have been given a new coat
of paint.
The lodge rooms of Watson Post,
c. A. r.. are being repainted and re-
paired The appearance when COM
pleted viii be greatly improved. VIII
= liam Newlove is doing the work.
Harvey Stewart has obtained a posi-
4 tion with the West Chester Bell Tele-
/ phone Company, and Will move to
; West Chester.
A The river off this city presents a
Y scene from the Northlands. Ice is
r piled high along both shores for a
? great distance. while the channel is a
Y mass OF miniature floating icebergs.
The crews of tugboats putting in here
tell of finding numbers Of dead wild
ducks farther down the river. The
ducks fly out on the river to feed and
= arc crushed to death between the
floating cakes of ice.
N Mrs. George Williams Is spending
r. some time with friends and relatives
In Philadelphia.
q Miss Marshall. who has been visit.
40 ing Mr. and Mrs. James T. Challenger
67 has returned TO her home. in Philadel
10 phia
. The schooner Thomas ]. Whitmore
ss in tow of the tugboat Mary J. Walker
oo from Philadelphia. was forced to put
AZ In here yesterday owing to the ice
While coming up to the wharf she
p, crashed into the structure with sudi
~ force that her bowsprit was consider
b. ably damaged An attempt then wal
he made TO move the craft by backing he,
sv in. with the result that she again wen
against the wharf with a crash an,
the yawl boat was smashed. The grea
quantity of ice along the shore was re
sponsible for the damage.
= scow crashed into the sand digge
Phoenix of the Charles Warner Com
pany yesterday. smashing the stanch
a ions of the latter craft. which was tie,
he up at the Harmony street wharf
en- Miss Edith Francis of Wilmington
~ Is being entertained by the Misses Me
- Daniel
Conclave No. Sia Ancient Order O
Adhesive Mogullians. of this city. /
preparing for a large evening OF
of Thursday night. Officers Of the con
ng clave win be installed by a team iron
LtS Conclave No, Ia, OF Wilmington. an
two candidates will be put through.
OF Following the installation exercise
~ the Mogullians will proceed to Bacon
.x- Cafe 70 partake of hay. fodder an
lr- other delicacies.
sS,a In the display window of Ferris
nd drug store is a picture which is at
di- tracing much attention especial
ice from visitors to this city. The pictur
ice shows a view from the river of Ner
a. Castle as it was in 1924 The picture
de the property OF e. /. Rogers.
he Miss Mira knight, of Baltimor,
who has been the guest of Miss Elsi
ne Black has returned to her home
,ve Samuel Black who has been ser
!. ously in for some time. is still confne
re. 10 his room.
- George Gray, Jri OF Wilmington
A was a New Castle visitor yesterday.
3l ,ll The four-masted schooner John I
ct Devlin. from Port Tampa. grounded o
in Sunday in the Delaware river to th
lle eastward of the channel. on Bellows
but afterward fioated and proceeded
The admirers of Colonel ). Harr
Rogers, the champion octogenaria
skater Of the world. are preparing {
% tender him a banquet at an early dat
a The affair will be given In the Armorl
so- Among those who will take part al
M Mayor Evan G. Boyd, President of th
IA: Board of Education Lewis Il. Eliasol
NE President of Trustees of the New Cas-
SUI S,,, tie Commons Or. John J. Black. Pres
ST dent Of City Council John y scn,
six hardt and members Of those b9die
.niss ais With those who went TO Philadelphl
m. with Colonel Rogers on his recent tri
llel 70 skate for the chamDiOnship AGAIN.