Evening journal., 1903-02-23
FAREWELL SURPRISE
TO STEWART FAMILY
King ReceivessFishing Nets
Effort to Attract Industries
to New Castle
special to Tho Evening Journal.

New Castle. Feb. 2S.-The official
board of the Nazareth NJ p. Church
and about twenty-five members of the
congregation gave a farewell surprise
! to :. Atwood Stewart and family on
Saturday evening. The Rev. W. G.
Koons made an interesting address and
the Rev. James NJ. Wise, on behalf OF
the official board. read the following
resolutions:
whereas, 1t is with much regret
that we, the members of the official
board of New Castle NJ. e. Church,
learn that our brother, S. Atwood
Stewart, is about to sever his relations
with our church and official board. Our
relations in this respect have been the
most friendly, and as the years have
come and gone by. it has been but to
endear us more and more to each other
in that bond which has not its equal in
all this wide world namely Christian
| fellowship. Therefore be it
"Resolved, That i'm parting with Bro
| ther Stewart, we assure him that he
will not be by us forgotten but that
we will ever remember him and his, in
our prayers, that i'm his new home and
lamong his new friends he shall ever
have with him the overshadowing
presence Of Gods holy spirit. That he
win have our best wishes for his sue
cess in that which pertains to this life
and also to that which is to come. Also
we tender To Mrs. S. A. Stewart our
best wishes. and hope that in her new
home she may be as helpful in church
relations as she has been here"
The Committee on Resolutions was
composed of the Rev. James NJ. Wise,
]. b. Manlove and J. r. Challenger. Mr..
Stewart will move his family to Wood
bury. n. j., where he has purchased a
coal yard Mr.. Stewart went there this
morning.
Joseph II. King has received the first
| consignment OF shad nets. They will
be delivered to the men who are going
to fish for him. The latter expects to
have forty-seven nets on the Delaware
river this season. New Castle during
the past few years has become the
principal shipping point for shad along
the Delaware. The majority of the fish
are sent to the Fulton market, New
York. In addition to the King netl
the Fishermen's Protective Association
will have a fleet of boats. Besides these
naptha launches will be used to ply OF
the river and haul the shad that will
2 be purchased from the New Jerse.
fishermen.
3 The indications are that New Castl
3 viii shortly be lifted from the old rut
e and that good times once more will b
@ here. It will not be the fault of tn
n people of New Castle If there is not
a general boom here before long. TIL
/, Trustees Of the Commons held
- meeting on Saturday evening an
. passed resolutions to stand by tn
y Board of Trade in helping to brin
= some industry to this city.
'r J. r. Stoops shortly will remoN
70 from South Fifth street to DR.. Stew
n arts property, at Fourth and Delawai
lr streets.
At The fourth quarterly conference
10 the NJ. L. Church will be held tn
n evening in the Sunday school room.
", Miss Mary Blackburn is visiting h
az sister, Mrs. ]. Frank Megginson.
,d John Cooper, of New York. Is visi
"a ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richa
,f- G. Cooper.
John Willis. OF Philadelphia, spe
~. Sunday with relatives here.
- Miss Ethel Grimes, of Delaware Cit
- visited friends here yesterday.
es John Montgomery is confined to I
eN nome with severe attack OF the gr
n William Price, Jr, is slowly impro
ID, ing.
It's Robert r. Morrison. who has had I
OF grip. is now able to be about.
IT'S Miss Bessie Morrison is confined
her home by illness.
md Clerk of Council Edward EclIles
now able to be out.
M The fourth quarterly conference
ad Nazareth NJ. f. Church wins held
so. the church parlors this evening
ny.