Evening journal., 1904-02-02
SHIP OWNERS
GETTING ANXIOUS
Keeping Wires Warm With
Messages to Captains Of
Tied-up Boats
ROADS IN A BAD CONDITION
special TO The Evening Journal

New Castle. Feb. 2.--The continued
cold weaaher keeps the boats tied up
here and gives the water front a met
ropolitan air Some OF the vessel own
ers are beginning to get anxious over
the continued tie-up and are keeping
the wires warm with messages to the
various captains.
The schooner Mary Adelaide Ran
dell. OF fort jefferson. anchored hete
yesterday on account OF the ice. She
is bound out light. and will remain
here until there is a favorable change
In the ice The steamer Wingot left
yesterday, proceeding on her way to
Norfolk. The several tugs with their
tows and the schooners which have
been here since Sunday spent yester-
day and last night at their berths. as
the condition of the river was not such
as to warrant them in going on down
the bay which is full of dangerous ice
fields.
The high winds OF yesterday and last
night drove the ice across to the Jcr-
soy shore, leaving part Of the river
free. which is always the case when
the wind, is to the westward.
Roads Blocked.
Rural Mail Carrier vallett in speak
ing Of the condition Of the roads last
evening said they were IN a worse con-
dition now than at any previous time
this winter. The snow has almost
completely blocked some OF the high
ways and rendered them impossible.
This, coupled with the cold weather
makes the duty of carrying the mail
through the country district anything
but a pleasant task
The crews on the trolley road had
some trouble to set through the snow
last evening. one car got stln,k a short
distance below town during the after
noon. but was finally got out after
some trouble. The drifting snow COW
cred the tracks i'm exposed places and
caused some delay The SNOW plough
however. was called into use and pa
trolled the line to clear the way wher-
ever the drifts accumulated TO such an
extent that the cars could not force
their way through.
Teachers Association to Meet.
The fRrst regular monthly meeting OF
the Wilmington branch of the New
Castle County Teachers Association
viii be held In the a. S. DUPONT School
on Kennett pike on Saturday. Febru-
airy g. at 1890 n. m. Two papers will
be prepared and read by the following
members of the association.
Miss Eleanor y. Foreman. OF Els.
mere, and Miss Rebecca Cturchman
OF Newport Dr. George W. Twitmyer
superintendent OF Wilmington publ,
schools. win deliver an instructive ad,
dress.
Pie and Milk Social
Sunday school class No. 4. of Asbury
M. T.. Church held a pie aiti milk so
cial in the Middleton Building last even
ing and realized neat sum OF none,
which will be given for the benefit O
foreign missions.
A number OF novel and entertainin,
features We're provided by those n
charge. all OF which caused mucl
amusement among the young folks
The room was well filled Throughout
the evening, and all were served witt
pie and milk before leaving.
Woolen Mill Resumes.
All the departments except the fin
ishers have resumed operations at tn,
woolen mills. This return to work hai
been very welcome TO the employees o
the plant and also to the business
places OF New Castle. as il gives tn
place a part of its former air OF pros
perity 1t is thought now that the mil
viii continue operations without an,
more disastrous shtH-downs, whicl
cause so much trouble among the en-
ployes thus thrown out of work i'm thl
middle Of the winter.
ST. Paul's Guild con,ing.
st. Pauls Guild. OF Chester. will e
up against the Columbia basketball
team here on Wednesday evening. ST
Paurs IS one OF the two teams whicl
defeated the local team at a previou
meeting. This promises to be one o
the most interesting games OF the sea
son.
News Of the Town.
L. L. Wilson has been made Repub
lican county committeeman TO iii tn
vacancy caused by William GeorC,
Wright leaving the district and NOV
ing TO Wilmington.
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