Evening journal., 1902-01-11
DAVIS UNDER
HEAVY BAIL
Alleged COHRterfeiter AOId in
Default Of $1,000
MORE "QUEER" COIN FOUND
Two Bows Break Through Ice and
Narrowly Escape Browning.
high School Exercises
gpeelaI 70 tne HvenIng lournaI.

New AdSLiet Jam ll,--Al nearing
before Mayor Boyd yesterday alter
noon George Davis, who says he isl
from Philadelphia, was committed tol
the New Castle county wOrhhouse inI
default of $1,000 bail He is accused
of passing counterfeit money.
Davis was identified by a number of
persons as the man who had visited this
city and left a plentiful supply Of
queer" coin in his wake.
When questioned closely by United
States District Attorney Byrne Davis
would give him no information, be-
yond that he was from Philadelphia.
Conclusive evidence That he is the
guilty person was furnished by officer
Tobin at the hearing. Following the
arrest Mr. Tobin went to the spot
where Davis was standing when ar
rested and found two counterfeit dol
lars I'm the grass.
ln the High School yesterday the usual
Friday afternoon exercises were held.
There was singing of patriotic songs by
the school. followed Boy essays, subjects
of which follow
My Favorite Character in History,
Harriet Reed "lhe Study of Foreign
Languages" Jessie Carswel; THE
Growth of Il Nation" Susie Gormley; "A
Day with Queen Elizabeth" Frank
Hewlitt What One Gains 10y SYSTEM -
Ida Saunders; Letter Writing as a
Bond in Families" James White: THE
Value of Attention. Mary White;
Reading Aloud at Home" Mae Saun-
ders, My Favoritc Author" Mabel
stewart. The Duty of Punctualiiy,'
Minnie Taylor.
Joe sullivan aud Randall Perrin, two
small boys. will bee forced TO lay away
skates and shun ice ponds during the re-
maiuder of the skating season. They
were skating on the dyke yesterday after
noon near the bridge over which the troll
ley passes. when the ice gave way be-
Meath them.
A Wilmington and New Castle trolley
in charge of William Leech, conductor,
and John Harris motorman, was passing
ut the time and Harris saw the boys 80
under. lie applied the brakes and cali
ing To Leech aud "a number of passengers
TO follow he jumped over the edge of the
bridge and ran down To the side of the
dyke.
/ The boys had come TO the surface and
wore hanging on io The ice and calling
/ loudly fal hclp. As ,hcy were Boo th,
midst of the stream and owing to th,
fact that the ice was i'm soft condition.
the would-bc resucrs were i'm a guam
Diary as to what method TO follow.
AT this iuncturc Jessie Biggs came
driving past and portion of the harness
was taken from the horse and thrown to
the boys. Though benumbcd with the
cold, they managed to catch hold anc
were dragged to the shore.
There win Doe AN installation of officers
1f Friendship Lodge. no 9, a. -. u. w.
on next Thursday evening and following
the installation exercises % supper will b'
served i'm Bacon's cafe.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs
George Mcdaniel is seriously in will
bronchitis
Charles H. Barley the well-knowr
fisherman. of this city, will fish with q
! 900 fathom net He will use two nap
tha launches and "a skin in conjunction
with it. This will Dee the largest fishing
net ever used I'm these waters.
The Rev Shetland Jackson, mission
airy from the West, viii deliver a lecture
i'm the First Presbyterian Church ol
Wednesday night at o'clock.
Chauncey r. Holcomb has announced
his candidacy for representative to tn
Legislature 20 succeed himself. A. NJ
Gallagher is i'm the field for State senate
from his district.
A surprise party was given to Mr.. an'
Mrs. William a. Duncan by number o
their Wilmington friends last night Th'
evening was passed in music. dancing anl
games.
Several members of ST. Johns Lodg
of Masons last night visited jackson
Lodge. of Delaware City.
l'hc second team of the First Battalio
( from Wilmington was defeated by tn
: score of 20 to 4 10y Company ii last nigh
: in the latter's armory.
The game was exciting throughout an
thc spectatgrs were kept laughing con
unually at the "cat and mouse" gam,
Company II played the "rat" and at th
end of the game the Wilmington hoy
! could have crowled into any rat hole 6
mall did they feel.
Several shad fishermen of this city an
: considering the advisahihty of havin
o their fishing skiffs rugged with gasolin
q engines nm order 70 tighten their wor
y and facilitate better handling of the
hoats and FISH they may catch The e2
g prnec D. material 20 the men and hl
fcw viii hnd themselves able TO hay
y their boats fitted out for the use of steai
or electricity
Aauna NJ Hizar and Patrick NJ
. Grory have heen elected trustees of $
: Peters r. &. Church for terms of thr,
e years each. The trustees win have M
church remodeled within a short time.
All day yesterday q dense fog hun
over the Delaware bay and river. mal
ins navigation exceedingly DANGEROUS
incoming and outgoing vessels. Very fe
% craft bound from the port venfured 90,
- oi tho harbor of refuge at the Deiawal
Hrakwater. and the vessels that cleafe
0u Thursday 10 sail yesterday auchorl
li different points along the river.
Not vessel reached port ycsterda
nugl ] o'clock. when the Standard q
- Company's steamer Maverick, town
barge No. 5S. reached her dock. III
neNt craft io arrive was the schoon'
Carrie A. Norton from pemorara in 90
of the m7 Somer ~ Smith. Tho No
o ton was sighted Of the capes ear
Thursday afternoon.
Among the many inward bound vesse
.h1t l2 rot venture Up TIE river in =