Evening journal., 1904-10-06
HAS BROKEN
MANY DOGS
George Russell, Former Pu-
gilist, Breaks CANNES
for Hunting
RAS FINE PAIR OF POINTERS
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and is practiclng the art OF breaking
dogs for hunting purposes.
Russell has been in this business for
some time but at present has under a
course Of instruction more CANNES
than he has had for several seasons
At his home on North Fourth street
there are some six or eight dogs of diff
ferent breeds all OF which have pedi-
grees of distinction. Yesterday he
brought from Wilmington for the pur-
pose of breaking two valuable seven
months -old pointers the property OF
Police Captain Evans, of that city. The
dogs are brown and white and black
and white respectively and never have
had a gun fired over them. Russell
will, when the quail season opens, put
them under instructions in the art OF
standing quail.
Among his collection of dogs the for
mer pugilist has one Of his own, set
ter, which he calls Fashion" and
which possesses almost human intelli-
gence. Besides being a first class bird
dog Fashion performs a number Of
tricks of almost human intelligence. in
Guiding smoking a pipe ana cigars and
drinking from a bottle. Russell ex-
poets several more dogs to break be-
fore the season is over.
Will Hold a Box Party.
At meeting Of the members of the
Columbia basket ball team on Tuesday
night in the Opera House it was de-
cided to arrange for a box party, musi-
Gale, and in addition present a lamp to
the holder Of the winning ticket. Ex-
cellent talent viii be secured for the oc-
casion, the purpose of which is to OBJ
tain money for the purchasing of par
laphernalia for the team. The affair
will take place on Thursday evening,
October 20. At the team practice which
followed the meeting the members
showed up well and will play the first
game of the season on Thursday even
ing. October p. with the Wilmington
team.
Proof Gone Astray.
The sectional corrugated iron roof for
l the shops OF the Baldt Steel Company
plant has gone astray in shipment. II
having been forwarded some days age
from the shops of the constructor. A
! tracer has been sent out by the firm tc
locate the missing structure.
Young Women Pedestrians.
New Castle has developed young wo.
men pedestrians of no mean abilit,
who when the occasion requires car
step as lively as many of their broth
ers or sweethearts. Yesterday. as al
after dinner exercise the Misses Nan
ME. Mary and Carrie Gemmi strolle'
over to Wilmington as a constitutional
p They covered the six miles of road il
a little over an hour.
Preparing For Big Sunday.
Preparations are now being made 70
a great day on Sunday next when an
all-day service will be held in tn,
Methodist Church. In the morning thl
Rev. S. W. Thomas, of Philadelphia
will be in charge of the services and
preach the sermon. At 3 p. m, thl
Rev. William Writ King, pastor o.
Grace NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, vii
be in charge and in the evening th'
Rev. r. II. Adams. of Union NJ. T.
Church, Wilmington, will take chargi
of the services. Mrs. Thomas Benson
of Wilmington will assist in the singing
by the rendition Of several solos.
Snipe Are Plentiful.
Local gunners report snipe to b.
plentiful on the marshes below New
Castle and many have already fallei
victims to the sportmen's guns. o.
Monday Robert Newlove and Howarl
Davidson killed forty fine birds on tn
Red Lion marsh.
Engine Shaft Broken.
Late Tuesday evening the shaft oi
the engine at the power house, whicl
supplies motive power for the ar
lights, snapped in two and as a conse
quence the city so far as the stree
lights were concerned was in darkness
last night. 1t has been necessary I
send to Pittsburg for a new shaft.
News Of the Town.
r The scarcity of milk is causing tn
e dairymen to consider the advisabilit
! OF raising the price Of milk here If
. advances at other places. Farmer
n have been receiving letters from me
z in Philadelphia asking for their suppl
e shipped to that city. Butter has ad
vanced in price, No. l country being
cents per pound.
The carpet for the Methodist Churc
has arrived from +. L. Peacock Com
, pany, of Wilmington. and was laid ia
day. In the church ten painters hav
been at work.
A meeting of the members Of tn
Church Club win be held this evenin
! at s o'clock when action viii be take
in relation to the bylaws and regula
tions that shall govern the members q
the organization.
The street committee of City Counc
will look after the removal of the tire
! blown down by the storm of thre
! weeks ago and which now remain
; where II fell across the pavement o
Third street near Delaware street.
James l.. Bacon. who has been SUI
fering from sore hand, went TO IN
] Polytechnic Hospital, Philadelphia, thi
( morning for treatment.
/ The Rev. c. w. Prettyman. d. d
pastor of the New Castle NJ. f. Churcl
: went to Camden today to attend tn
! funeral of James Carrow, a RELATIVE
5 who died suddenly on Sunday night
.