Evening journal., 1904-08-29
CUNNING IS
4 FAILURE
Few Reed Birds in the
Market SO Far This
Season
CONDITION is POOR AND PRICES LOW
Special to The Evening Journal.

to discover that a mistake was MADE
when the law was enacted advancing
the open season for reed bird shooting
one week and sportsmen are corre-
spondingly disappointed.
Since the season opened on the 25th
of this month it has only been by hard
work that any number Of birds have
been bagged at one shooting and those
only by veteran gunners. The truth OF
the matter is that the birds are not on
the marshes to shoot, the greater num-
her OF them being inland feeding on
foxtail, millet and Hungarian grass
The few that have located in marshes
are scarcely worth wasting powder and
shot on, so thin are they, as the reeds
have not advanced sufficiently to af-
ford good feeding grounds. The prices
asked for the few reed birds that have
fallen prey to the gunners are mode
rate but the market is slow, owing to
the condition of the birds.
There can be no doubt but that at the
next meating of the Legislature bill
will be presented asking that the sea-
son be set back to its original date If
not some days later.
Peoples Ry. vs.. New Castle Ry.
An Interesting game of ball viii be
played at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon be-
tween employees of the Wilmington,
New Castle and Southern Railway and
the Peoples Line, of Wilmington. The
aocal lineup is as follows: Countiss, C;
Newlove, p; Davidson, 1b; Leach, 2b;
Kirby, 3b; Smead, IS; Schuhardt, rf;
\ Eagle, cf; II. Montgomery, If. The vis-
iting players came over on a special
car provided by the Peoples Line.
Another Young Lawyer.
At 18O O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs f. DeHaven Janvier presented her
husband with a baby boy, much to the
delight of Mr.. Janvier. who lost his
4 first child a short time after it was
\ born. Mrs. Janvier and the embryo
! lawyer are both doing well and Frank
IS receiving the congratulations Of his
many friends in this city.
North Wilmington Was Easy.
In a one-sided game of ball played
Saturday afternoon the New Castle
base ball team defeated the North Will
mington club by a score of IA to 2. The
score follows: R.H.E.
n. wilmington 0 o 10000 1-2 3 ?
New Castle ..O1O0O25 6 x-14 II ?
Earned runs-New Castle, 10; North
Wilmington, .. Two-base hits-Coun-
tiss. Newlove. Hobbs, .; Wise, Kirby.
Struck out-By Brennan, 3; Hobbs, Z.
Time of game-1.35. Umpire-William
Kirk.
Yacht Freya Arrives Home.
The yacht Freya. having on board
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hilles arrived
home Saturday from a months cruise
in the waters about Washington, d. c.
Captain Patrick Cunning had charge
of the vessel.
Porch Party a Success.
d The recent porch party given by the
Misses Ida and Elizabeth Maloney al
the home of their parents near State
Road. netted the sum of S2012. This
together with $50 realized by the same
young women from box party, was
turned over to the Rev. James Nc
Sweeney to be used toward liquidating
the debt on st. PauIs r. c. Church ii
Delaware City.
Gas in Bad Condition.
Owing to the poor condition Of the
gas furnished by the New Castle Ga.
Company no services were held in tn,
Presbyterian Church last evening. Thl
supply of light was so poor in the Epis
copal and Methodist Church that wor
shippers were scarcely able to reaC
-M lIOul the pray 9cl anu l9lAu buthos
Martha Welded a Razor.
Charged with threatening to carv,
ELLEN Johnson, colored with razor
Martha Rice also of dusky hue, wal
held in a $50 peace bond by Magistrate
Terry. Being unable to furnish secur
ity for her future good conduct Marth,
8 is now rusticating in the county work
house
Candidates Are Solieitous.
Being solicitous for the good of thei
respective parties and on the lookou
for the interests of No. in particular
several candidates for Office are usinl
their efforts to induce some of tn
members of Company II to refrain
from participating in the army maneu
vers at Manassas next month. Boil
Democratic and Union Republican pri
maries take place during the time tn
r1 soldiers will be away, the Democrat
holding theirs on September and tn
Union Republicans on the following
Saturday.
News Of the Town.
In an interesting game Of ball playe
in Salem, n. j., on Saturday the Saler
& team defeated the All-Stars by tn
score Of to g.
In several instances yesterday tn
water from hydrants throughout tn
city had such an offensive odor that
& was unfit for family USE
The condition OF Mrs. Jane McPik
was reported to be better this mornins
Owing to her sickness the bells in tn
various churches in the city were run
but a short time for Services yesterda,
Mrs Katharine McCaughn. who ba
been i'll for some time. was able to h
out for the first time yesterday.
Social.
Master A. V. Leslie George has re
turned from weeks visit to Atlantl
City.
Miss Margaret White is visitin
# friends in Newtown. Pa.
Is Miss Agnes Hubbard, of Washing
5 ton. d. c., is the guest Of Mr. an
z Mrs. ]. T. Eliason.
~ Miss Eta Atkinson, of Phiadelphi,
is visiting her brother and sister for
,S few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Lambson an
81 party spent Friday at Frenchtowl
e driving from this city to that point an
u return.
'I= Former Sheriff. Alvin Allen. of Wi
s mington, spent yesterday as the que,
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hofmann.
~ William Bevan and Frank Traynor a
r1orftsfaroT th, n..... a.. I 80.