The daily Republican., 1902-10-10
new ISLAND IN
The DELAWARE.

New Castle. Oct 10-Thc work o.
building the crib on Dan Baker fiat fol
holding the mud dredged from the new
thirty foot channel will be recommended
next week. The crib will be nothing less
than the outer wall for IA new island OF
the fats. In time It is sure to become The
site of the quarantine station. for the
Reedy Island requires repairs yearly anG
It is very difficult to drive pilngS there al
this time.
The Grub when completed will be sev.
cral miles in length and about three miles
wide. The outer pilngs are oak and the
inner two lows are pine. They are SO
placed that they are connected by a
suingcr on top. To make the crib wall a
compact affair shcathinE are drove edge
ways. The dredges formerly were able to
dump the mud on the fiat inside of the
crib walls, but that is not possible any
longer and a blower is now constantly at
work blowing the mud from the Scows
that come loaded from the four drcdgcs
now at work.
man who is deeply Interested in the
progress Of New Castle said yesterday
afternoon that he hoped the widening and
deepening of the new channel to the
ocean would benefit the city lie favors
putting a drrdgc at work in the dyke to
dig deep enough to place banks along the
dyke up to the railroad tracks. When the
river IS drcdged off here he suggests that
the mud be blown into the lowland there
by making the new ground suitable for
building PURPOSES or to be used as farm
land. The sluice gate at the dyke needs
watching this winter.
ThcTaskcr marsh is another place here
along the river front that could be chang
cd from Il worthless tract into valuable
1iccc of grodnd by having it filed in by
the river mud.
A special meeting Of St. Peters T. A.
T., Society has been called for Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. This is the ami
vcrsary OF the birth Of Father Matthew,
the anostlc o: total abstinence, who ad-
miniStcrcd the pledge to abstain from in
toXicating liquors to thousands of people
i'll Ireland ard in America There are
some people here who own the original
Father Mlttllcw pledge medals. The local
society believes that the best way to
honor the memory Of the originator of
that crusade For souls is by taking into
the society a large number Of new mem
hrrs. All over the age of 1G years are
eligible TO membership, provided they are
free from disease. 1t is understood that
fifteen young mon will join the ranks Of
The society in Sunday.
ne JulIlb' isl" VI III lJ'dEu' Ul'IlbtIS VI
the Methodist Church viii hold the first
meeting Of the fall series this evening a
I O'Clock. The Rev. w. G. koons trusts
that parents and guardians will see that
tn" young people are present.
Working nants 80. 75 81. Biggs.,
Samuel Ford has removed to the house
recently vacated by A. d. McCabc.
Boys ncccNd underwear, 25c. Biggs'
Harry IIushchcck has taken possession
Of the house recently vacated by Martin
l.. Smith.
Tho nineram rendered this afternoon IN
the high school follows: Essays by Rob.
crt McFarlin. "Schoo:" Mary Sullivan
"Bachelor;' Anna WnSlow; Helen Ma
honey; Anna Whittoc<. "a Rainy Satur-
day" Olivia Iank: Irma Mcdaniel. My
Native Town" Eugonia Knause: Lillian
Montgomery "A Pleasant Evening"" Ra
Chel WhittOck. cor What Use Are Flow
crs," Evan Lancaster. Saturday." Paul
Wier; Essic Kirby. Coal Strike Read
inpS by George Duffy. Lucy Morrison,
Edna iIammel, Ellen Granell, Helen
IIancc. "A Day to be Rembered:' Emily
Frazer. Elsie Stewart. Carrie Clewett, "A
Rose in the Coffin" Mary Morrison; Ed
ward Gormcy, Mamie Rogers and John
Foster.