Evening journal., 1902-02-27
NEW CASTLE
SPECIAL to Tho Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle, Feb. 27-The Christi
ana creek hns overiiowed it's banks, and
| in the road from the water works TO
] Newport there are two feet of water.
Jesse Blggs, while driving from New
port TO the water works, became fasten-
ed in the mud. and il was an hour be-
forefore he Was able 10 extricate his
team. When he arrived IN New Castle
his horse and wagon were covered with
mud.
The funeral of Samuel Black will
take place on Saturday at II o'clock in
the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. James r. Challenger entertain
ed her Sunday school class last even
ing.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the Trustees of the Com
mons TO attend to the buying of the
hose for the fire company met last
Ievening, and decided to buy the hose.
THE committee is composed of Patrick
McGrory, john Mahoney and John
Hance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherwood are the
guests Of Abner Moore.
Archibald Rennie. who has been very
ill is improving.
Trolley car leaving New Castle at
II 40 D. m. came In contact with a wagon
ladened with furniture at Fourth and
Lombard streets Wilmington. and Mrs.
lRiley, who was one Of the passengers,
Tainted phe car was slightly damaged
and was taken to the powerhouse for
repairs.
The main trolley wire between here
land Wilmington was down at Rose Hill
yesterday afternoon. and the working
men had to walk from one car to the
other, a distance of three or four
squares, in regular sea Of mud
The tugboats lvanhoe Somers and
Smith passed here yesterday towing a
three -masted schooner bound for Phila-
delphia. The schooner sprung a leak
at the Brcakwater, and was sinking
when SHE passed New Castle. She was
loaded with lumber.
The bark Verigine Della Guamia
which was out for 125 days, and which
has been in harbm for the past month
left yesterday for Philadelphia.
A donkey party was given in the
home Of Mrs. Thomas j. Gravel last
might The time was spent in playing
games and a musical program was
given, after which refreshments were
served. There were about fifty present
The Young Mems Whist Club is
drapod out of respect for Samuel Black,
who was an active member
An interesting game of basketball
was played in the Armory last evening
between Company II and the First Bat
talion. The lineup was as follows
First Battalion-Virden, forward
Mills. forward; Point, centre; Cream
Ter. defense; Ogle defense.
Company H-Gemmin, forward. List
: forward III. Poole, CENTRE; G. Poole
g defense; Hance, defense.
n Goals from fleld-Virden. .: Ogle 3
4 Mills. Point Referee Weggaman
y TimelSeeper-E Eugene Chase.
= Snocial Agent Plummer. of the Rura
4 Mail Service. went over the New Cas-
3 tie routes Yesterday. He resumed his
work TODAY and hopes to have the car
riers at work next month
TWO routes will be established On,
will be from the local Office to Lamb
sons. thence down the river road Il
: Rodgers Corner to Farnhurst, to thu
Newport road; Hogs Swamp Chris
tiana road Hare's Corner to New Cas-
, tie covering twenty miles.
The second route is down the rive
road thence across country to Re-
e Lion. the Bear. State Road. Harei
, Corner to New Castle distance o
twenty miles. Rudolph Vallette. Iohi
Blackburn and William Pedrick ar
the applicants for the two carriershipe
They will be examined by Mr. Plum
Il mer sometime before Saturday week.
This spring will witness more shai
\ fishermen on the Delaware river from
Camden to New Castle than for man,
/ wears. The several hundred old gil
y fishermen are in the midst of prepara
I: tion for the opening of the season
y which with moderate weather condl
y lions will be ushered I'm about the lat
/ ter part of next month Many ney
= faces will be seen on the river thi
q this year. the general success last yea
s having added zest to the shad industry
Many thousands OF dollars additiona
e will be invested In paraphernalia thi
Il year including boats. nets and engines
and compared with a year ago ther
will be but few Of the fishing skiffs no
60 propelled by naptha engines. which II
= a large measure have completely revo
lutionized the shad fishing industry
the last few years.
The men who are i'm the Souther
waters write home that the season ha
W been anything but profitable. and the
Will nearly all return to join In IN
III drifts" for the FIRST run Of Delawar
n. shad