Evening journal., 1904-03-21
FISHERMEN WILL
SOON CAST NETS
1t Is Said the Shad Season
Will Be Opened Here
This Week
PUSHING TROLLEY EXTENSION
sneclal 10 the Evenlng Journal.

Special to the Evening journal.
New Castle, March H.-Several fisher
men, Of this place, took a run up the
river and the Christiana creek yesterday
and returned last evening with small
cabin float which they towed down from
Robert McFarland's near Newport. The
work was done with the aid OF two naptha
launches. The distance traversed was
about fifteen miles one way. The cabin
vii be used during the fishing season as
a shelter for the men who will spend
their time after shad.
Several fishermen have expressed their
intention OF going out on Wednesday or
Thursday to try their luck.
Three skiffs have been secured at Holly
Oak and brought to swell the fleet which
win operate from New Castle.
Columbia, 32; West End, 27.
The Columbia basketball team defeated
the West End team on tho floor Of the
Opera House here on Saturday evening by
the score OF 80 TO q.
To the spectators it seemed more like
a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match and
for that reason was replete with many
sensational features which made the blood
tingie.
The visitors started the roughhouse tao
tics and when the local players saw the
pace they fell into step and showed that
they knew a thing or two about that game
also. In a sk.rmish between Montgomery
and Ncave the latter was thrown into
the air and landed on his back. Science
was thrown to the winds and the game
was played on thep rinciple thai muscle
wins. The lineup:
Columbia. West End.
Mckay ........forward.. o. proud
Gemmil.. .. e. forward. -. .. ....Neave
Hance -. .......centre .........-...Slack
Verden.. .. .. defense. ...... ......HoIt
Montgomery -. ...defense. Scott
Trolley Sparks.
Considerable progress has been made
with the operations of rebuilding the troll
ley road at Clarks Marsh. About one
third of the distance. 20 receive attention
has been repaired. The work is being
pushed day and night. two sets of men
being necessary to do this.
Car No. SS. one ,of the convertible cars,
has been put into service just out of the
paint shop. 1t is painted the standard blue
and yellow and makes a neat and attrac-
tive appearance.
A twenty-minute schedule was put into
effect yesterday for me first this season.
The cars were well paronized all day, as
the pleasant weather brought many peo-
pie out to get an airing Il requires the
use Of six cars to maintain this schedule.
Getting Ready For Bake.
The Mite Society Of New Castle NJ E.
Church will meet with the woman's Home
Missionary Society at the home of Mrs.
Edward Challenger this evening. The pur-
pose which these ladies' have in view is
the discussion Of the proposed bake for
the beneht Of the carpet fund Of the Meth
odlst Church parsonage.
The Mite Society has this affair in
charge. The bake viii be held in the
store Of L. Challenger and Son, on April
3 when the ladies' hope to realize enough
to hnish paying for the carpet at the
parsonage.
Mrs. John Montgomery and Miss Teresa
Wadsley Of the Home Missionary So
ciety. who were delegates at the annual
meeting held March 10. in Mount Salem
Church, Wilmington, will give an account
Of that meeting for the benefit Of thos'
who were unable TO attend.
Will Entertain Their President.
Mrs. Mary b. Donnell. the county presi
meeting of the W. c. T. L., VIII visit tn
melting Of the local branch on April 6
Much important work has been outlined
for this meeting so that Mrs. Donnell'
presence will be greatly welcomed by'th
sadies Of New Castle.
Supplied the Pulpit.
The pulpit Of New Castle NJ. E. Churcl
was occupied yesterday by Edward 4
Deakyne, who preached morning an
evening. In the evening he took for hi
topic. Little Things Made Great" whicl
he preached to large congregation.
New Rifles Have Come.
Sixty new rifles have been received b.
Captain Holcomb Of Company II, n. G
ID. The necessary accoutrements, includ
! ing a large quantity Of cartridges. accom-
panied the guns. The new arms viii b
cleaned ana oiled after which they wi
be accounted for and then issued to III
men.
I Timely Topics.