Evening journal., 1904-02-12
LITTLE ACTIVITY
ON THE RIVER
Ice in Some Portions Said by
Navigators to be Three
Feet Thick
PRIZES A DOLLAR HIGHLY
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Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle February 12.-n lie tie
ships, tugs and bdrges remain at anchor
here there is not much action to be no.
ticed among them during the past two
days as was the case during the early
part of the week. The schooner For
tuna, which was TO have been sold at
1 Wilmington tomorrow, is still embed
ded in the ice here and as the case is
settled viii remain as long as her cap
tain and owner decide.
The Raymond r. Maul which is also
lying here with a hole stove in her
bows by the ice has not been repaired.
1t was the intention IS send diver
down to patch her until she could be
pumped out, but on account OF the ice
which has formed around her this was
abandoned.
Navigators say that the ice in the
neighbOrhood of Reedy Island is almost
three feet thick and so sharp that it
will cut through a wooden hull In
short time Instead of giving the ice
is making every day and is fully as
dangerous as at any time this winter.
Williamson Team Coming.
The second meeting between the
Columbia basketball team and the Will
hanson Trade School team VIII take
place in the Opera House here on Sat-
urday evening. Both teams are in
training for the game, which is being
looked forward to with much interest
/ by sportsmen.
The Williamson team was defeated
/ here at the last game and they viii
make every effort TO turn the tables at
I the coming contest. Manager Harry
/ Hance win be unable TO play as he is
now suffering from an attack of grip,
which has laid him up for several days.
Valuable Dollar.
/ Postmaster John G. King has a
lpocketpiece i'm the form of a silver
dollar of 1885, which he has carr ed
since that year. He values It very
highly ON account Of its associations.
The coin was the favorite plaything
Of his young son Ralph, who was born
the year the dollar was mined. The
little fellow would play by the hour
with the shining disk and when he
grew older his father kept It. When he
was almost seven years old the boy
died. With the exception of the dollar
all his toys were sent TO some charita-
BILE institution for children I'm the hope
that they nigh. brighten the lives of
other little ones
y would not part with that dollar
said Mr.. King yesterday. for it is all
l have beyond the memory to remind
me OF my son. II is only a dollar, but
it represents far more than that to
me"
A. o. H. to Meet.
An important meeting OF Division No
3, A. O. H.. will be held in X. of p.
hall on Saturday evening, when auum-
Der Of candidates viii be admitted to
membership and the county degree Of
Wilmington will confer the degrees.
Col. Rogers Skating.
Col. J. Harry Rogers took a turn on
the ice at the docks yesterday after
noon ana attracted much attention by
his display Of science on the skates.
He was the centre of all eyes from the
ships lying I'm harbor. the sailors look
ing on i'm wonder TO see the old veteran
I executing some of his most difficult
feats. The dock was covered with a
smooth coating of ice frozen. over night
and gave the Colonel fine opportunity
to display his peculiar accomplishment
with the skates.
Mailed His Own Valentine.
\ Herman Green. q colored lad of this
place, is trying to fnd out who sent
+. him a valentine "A few days ago. He
/. was requested to post a letter, which
he did but paid no attention to the
! superscription. 1t developed later, how
ever, that the missive was directed to
himself and he is now trying to trace
its authorship. So far he has been
unsuccessful, for it passed through an
astonishing number of hands before
reaching Herman.
To Follow First Plans.
D John Ries has concluded to adhere 10
q his original plans to remodel his prop
- erty at Third and Delaware streets and
. viii follow out the plans first made
Be hopes to have the work well un-
der way at an early date, but has sci
/ no time for commencing.
70 Protecting Ice.
! The Fisherman's Association has
been busy repairing the roof on tn,
G stable and Wagonhouse of John Ries
d where They have their seasons suppl,
g of ice stored. This is being done n