Evening journal., 1904-02-11

Tracts-Horace Sutton, Everett How
ard, Misses Bessie Meggison. Ida San
ders, Mary Smith.
Education-Afisses Clara Kast, Reba
Saunders, May Cooley and Bessie
Wilson.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional Society--William Rothwell,
Uriah Mcguire, Oscar d. Rulings.
Sunday Schools-Mrs. ]. B.. Manlove.
Mrs. John Montgomery and r. c. Cor
don.
Church Reeords-James Challenger.
Charles Lank and Marion Meggison.
On Parsons Furniture-Ladies' Mite
Society.
On estimating pastors salary
Board Of Stewards.
At the close Of the meeting the pas
tor. the Rev. C. w. Prettyman, d. D.,
entertained the members Of the confer
ence.
On next Sunday evening Miss May
Taggart, a deaconess Of Chicago. win
deliver an address in the church. She
win be greeted with a crowded house.
as she is a well-known and popular
speaker.
Ice Boat Saves Steamer.
It was only by the prompt action of
City Ice Boat No. that the British
steamship Dania was prevented from
being driven aground here by the heavy
ice foe yesterday afternoon. The
Dania was inward bound and had pass
ed this city and was well up the river
toward Wilmington when she was
caught IN heavy field of ice being car
ried out by the tide.
Her engines struggled manfully 70
push up stream, but the vesse. was
slowly but surely carried down and
/ past the many ships lying at harbor
here. She dropped both anchors but
these were of little use in preventing
her from drifting with the tide. for
she dragged them until their cables al
most snapped under the great strain.
She was fast making out OF the west
ern channel toward shoal water when
/ the ice boat went to her rescue and
opened up a passage through the ice
which she was not slow in taking ad-
vantage Of and almost Immediately
got under way and steamed on up the
river.
Fortunately the vessel was light or
she would have been driven aground.
as the tide was making out all the
time.
Heard at Random.
A Prominent Citizen-"We should
have a custom house here and then
we might be able to afford better quar-
, ters for the post office. It is a much
needed addition to the town and one
which would be greatly appreciated by
the citizens. IT can't come too soon. -
Officer Harrington-"I have been
well acquainted with Mr.. Cooper ever
since 1 was a boy, for we were both
raised down in Kent county. He was a
fine man, as was also his father be-
fore him."
Col. j. Harry Rogers-"The harbor
here at night reminds me OF that OF
New York or Philadelphia when the
ships have their signal lights display
ed. 1t is many years since il was as
lively as at present.
Ira Lunt-"It is twenty-eisht years
since there was so much ice in the river
lat New Castle. have seen it as bad
other places, but never here"
Mr.. cooper's Funeral.
The funeral of the late Richard G.
Cooper win take place on Saturday af-
/
house, corner Of Delaware and Front
streets, ar i o'clock.
The bearers win be George S. Ca
lpcllo, Caleb Steward, John II. Rodney
Colonel J. Harry Rogers, John Johns
Dr. r. r. Tybout and Francis n
j Buck. The services viii be in charge
of the Rev. S. Beattie Wylie. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, of which
Mr.. Cooper was an attendant and the
interment will be private in the Pres
oyterian Cemetery.
News cF the Town.
Miss HARRIET Gill Challenger, Of New
Castle. is visiting Miss Casperson, Of
! Wilmington.
Fortuna Case Settled.
The libel case OF Thomas W. Lawson
master of the British steamship Man.
ningtree, against the schooner Fortuns
lor $4,000 for salvage has been settled
by the owners of the Fortuna paying
$500. This was the amount which h,
at nrst agreed to pay. and at thai
time the Englishmen asked s350O
Ihe incident is now closed and tn,
proposed sale Of the schooner TO sat
'isfy the claim of the steamers captain