Evening journal., 1905-05-01

cars They have seating capacity OIL
twenty persons, although eleven may
be squeezed ON each side
on Saturday night last the city car
which met the 7.O5 car out of New
Castle was ridiculously Inadequate TO
carry the number of passengers who
had come upon the latter car As many
as possible crowded upon e. standing
on the front and rear platforms, In the
aisle and even out on the fender A
number were compelled TO wait al the
junction, The conductor was practi-
cally helpless and so crowded WAS the
trolley that 1t was impossible for him
10 get out at railroad crossings as is
the rule Of the company. II he had
left the ear at these points he would
have been unable to tell an of those
who had or had not paid their fares.
The total number of fares registered
when the car reached Fourth and Mar
ket streets was Ga or ~ more thsn the
car would seat
INDIVIDUAL BOWLING FOR PRIZE.
Local bowlers are interested in an
Individual bowling match which viii
begin on the Ries alleys In "a few days
and which viii be for prize of a gold
medal. The list viii be made up Of
ten local bowlers and seven have al
ready signihed their intention. Each
man viii be compelled to bowl fifteen
games, each of which win cost him
ten cents and cents will be charged
for every spare missed. An. entrance
fee will be charged and the proceeds
will go towards purchasing the medal.
BEAR STATION vs.. NEW CASTLE
The first game of baseball Of the sea-
son was played on Saturday between
the New Castle Juniors and the Bear
Station nine the score being TO o
i'm favor of New Castle. Eugene Chase
.officiated as umpire.
PROSPECTING FOR CLAY.
Charles Techner, Of Philadelphia,
and Louis Roden. of North East, Md,
who with force of men have been
boring for clay on two farms at New
Castle. are the second party that bored
for clay In that section recently. on
the Addicks farm there Is a depth OF
as feet of clay The clay found on
the Alvan Allen farm is pronounced as
the finest white clay that can be pro-
cured. The prospectors contemplate
using the clay ia the manufacture Of
chinaware. This farm is owned by
one of the DuPonts, and Roden and
Techner In speaking Of the probable
price should their company decide 10
buy part of the farm said that no
doubt the figure would be very high.
e.. .It q ..Ia
company have visited the farm of Mrs.
Sharp in New Castle hundred during
the week and inspected the sand pit
there. They said that the samples
they took away with them must be put
TO a test The sand pit covers a field
containing twenty-five acres and is
close to the Christiana river
TROLLEY TRAVEL HEAVY.
Travel on the trolley lire was ex-
ceptionally heavy during yesterday af-
ternoon and evening many persons
visiting Delaware city and its SUR
rouudings on Saturday night the late
cars carried am unusually large NUM-
her OF negroes but fortunately no dis
turbances We're reported.
HEAVY FOG on RIVER.
'rhe Delaware river was obscured by
J. heavy fog on Saturday morning ana
navigation for time was held up.
Fishermen were afraid to venture out
FOR fear OF being run down by pass
/ ing vessel and the steamers John p.
/ Wilson OF Smyrna, and the Frederick.
/ af Frederica were compelled to put
/ IN here ON their way up the river.
CUTTING DOWN POLES.
A force of worl,men In the employ Of
The Western Union Telegraph Com
! pany were engaged I'm cutting down
poles and wires ON the battery ON Sdt-
urday. Messages are sent TO and from
here over the new set of wires which
have recently been strung north Of
this city and connecting with the line
along the state road
NOTED EVANGELIST TO SPEAK.
In the A. l.. Church on Thursday
evening next the noted evangelist Mrs.
| J. X. Barney viii give am address on
sunday next Group Five win begin "a
series Of meetings i'm which the four
ministers viii take part
SOCIAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Qumby have
returned home from Reading. Pa
Where they have been attending the
celebration OF Mr.. Qumby's seventy
iirst birthday
Miss Ray Reynolds of Summit
Bridge. is the guest of Mss Anna
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebe OF Wilmington
were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs George
swan yesterday