Evening journal., 1903-03-09
RUSHING PREPARATIONS
FOR TOOTHSOME SHAD
First of the Season Sent to
New York-Chicken
Thieves Active
Special to the Evenine Journal.


New Castle, March 9.--The first shad
of the season OF 1908 WAS caught by
Walter F'reRcote in his haul seine near
Bombay Hook and brought here on
Saturday by Mr.. Frescote and shipped
TO New York. 1t was "A beauty and
weighed five pounds. Several persons
offered TO buy It. but the owner ais
serted that he had promised the first
shad TO a friend and refused a 50 bill
for 1t. The catch has startled the
fishermen and they will rush forward
their preparations for the season, al
though they did not expect to open the
season until March II.
At the election for three members Of
the Board Of Education to fill the va
cancies of Thomas Frazer, Orion A.
Carrick Charles Ferris Jemison,
the three were reelected Frazer has
served IS years, Carricx and Jemison
three years.
During the past two months there
have been seven cases OF typhoid
fever here and the doctors attribute
the sickness TO the drinking water in
Wilmington, where the victims work.
Or. Andrews has requested some of
his patients, who have been feeling in
to cease drinking water while in the
Wilmington shops. He says that there
are hundreds of people In Wilmington
suffering with typhoid fewer as a re-
suit OF drinking the water.
AS soon as the dredging machine OF
the New Castle Manufacturing Com
pany Is repaired the work of digging
clay from the bed of the Delaware
river will be resumed. Three tugs and
twelve barges will be used in hauling
the clay TO Philadelphia. The material
Will be used for pudding purposes in
the bottom OF the Toresdale reservoir
The citizens are so pleased with the
Icrushed stone ON Seventh street THAI
many favor taking up the cobblt
istones from Delaware street and put.
ting on IL heavy bed of broken stone
lowered with fine material.
A valuable bulldog owned I'D Wray
Bacon cut five arteries and four blood
vessels In its right front foot on Sat
lurday. DIR. Andrews dressed tn,
wound after about two ana one-hal
hours work.
Much complaint is heard concerning
the large bills that come before tn,
city for oyster shells.
Chicken thieves are again annoying
the people Of this city. One night las
week they tried to break into the yard
Of Mr.. McCann, but the electric bel
was set of and one burglar wa!
wounded. Early yesterday morning
they tried to enter the coop Of Georg'
List, OF Sixth and Cherry streets, bu
Mr.. List heard them prying Off thedool
land shot, but the thieves made thei
escape.
The sale OF the old and new, undef
the auspices Of the women of the
First Presbyterian Church. closed OF
Saturday night. and the affair was {
very successful one. The attendance
was large ard the bidding brisk Th'
remainder of the goods will be sold n
auction on Saturday evening in ths
harmony.
Joseph II. King has completed thu
unloading Of schooner of Eastern ice
The boat had $50 tons aboard
The fishermen have started to hau
IN their nets and by the time th'
lequinoctial storm goes by they will b
ready to catch the favorite fsh.
The regular monthly meeting OF th'
Ladies' Mite Society of the M. i
iChurch will be held at the home o
NIrs. Edward Challenger. There viii
be an election of officers for the com
ing year,
Joseph Dougherty, who has beel
foreman for Ellison & Bro, has resign
ed his position and accepted one i
the Woolen Mills.
Miss I4idie Eliason, Of Mt Pleasant
and Andrew Eliason, of Wilmington
are visiting Mrs. james II. Eliason.