Evening journal., 1905-01-17
NEW CASTLE
COL. ROGERS IS
READY TO SKATE
Willing to Meet ABE" OPP
penheimer If He So De
sires at Any Time
TO HEAR FROM HIM
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WAhlS III ntRn mum INV
Special 20 Tho Evening Journal
New Castle Jan l7.-Colonel J. Harry
Rogers is ready and willing TO meet all
Corners Of his age in the skating PROPOSE
ton. Abe Oppenhelmer, OF Philadelphia
preferred and as a guarantee Of good
faith is willing TO go TO the Quaker city
20 meet him.
Colonel Rogers was seen yesterday ar
tefnoon going toward his home, skates in
hand. and was asked II he sim INDUCED
in his favorlte pastime.
"Well, / guess / am" replied the Colonel
/ have just been out on the dyke taking
a few turns TO timber up. The ice is not
as good as IL might be but still, 1 man
aged TO get around"
How about that fellow Oppenheimer
that wanted to skate against you last
year, was the next query. Are you sim
willing TO meet him"
81 am" replied Colonel Rogers. Il GER
tainly am. Moreover II he wants to meet
me In good faith all he has to do is TO
send me word and 1 will 80 TO Philadol-
phia and skate against him at any place
I
when j arrive though and not send an
excuse that he cannot come. I've been laid
up for nearly four weeks with tho grip
but 1 still believe 4 can best Oppenho-
mer."
Colonel Harry Rogers will reach his
sSth birthday IN May next but little
change can be noticed In his appearance
within the past ten years. Last winter
he endeavored 60 make a match with the
ootogenarian of Philadelphia but for some
reason the latter backed down.
Snapper jack Made Presents.
John Wiley. better known as Snapper
Jack" yesterday presented each omploye
OF the trolley line with basket OF hne
FISH caught IN the canal near Red Lion.
Tho fish included cats. suckers, cells and
other species usually found In the winter
season.
Big Lathe Shipped.
From the welding shop OF the National
Tube Companys plant yesterday morning
the biz fifteen ton lathe formerly used for
turning up rolls was shipped. The ma
chine has been purchased by the Wharton
Switch Company OF Twenty-fourth street
]
Several more carloads OF machinery will
be shipped from the old plant this week
and IN a short time it will be cleaned out
completely OF useful machinery. The pipe
cutting. socket tapping and thread cutting
machines have lived past their usefulness
and viii be disposed OF as old iron.
Anniversary Celebration.
In the First Baptist Church last even
ing the celebration OF the twenty-sixth
anniversary of organization Of the church
was held and the edinoe was crowded to
It's doors by members and their friends.
The program which was excellentiy car
riod out was as follows.
Singing. Onward Christian Soldiers.
school; prayer, by the Rev IT, S. Knox,
pastor; singing, senior choir; recitation,
our Fostal Day. Emily Mitchell: singing,
quartet; recitation, Our Sunday School,
Flora Walls; singing, junior choir: reel
tation, Ethel Vantlno; solo. Mr.. Williams;
recitation, Caroline Wilson; singing, in
FAINT school; duet. Lullaby. Emily and
Buford Lunt; recitation. Clara Walls:
solo, Mabel Wilson: recitation, Home.
Marie COLLISION singing. infant school.
recitation, Clara Sterling; solo. Caroline
Wilson; singing, junior choir; recitation,
Myrtle Wilson; singing. quartet reading,
Mrs. Arthur Wilson, solo, Mr. Williams;
singing, senior choiri five-minute address.
pastor; singing, America. school.
The music was under the direction OF
Chorister Arthur Wilson with Mrs. s
Hickman Hewitt as organist; Charles s
Fleming and Everett Howard violinists.
The Pussy and Jones Male Quartet CAV,
some excellent selections. Flora Wall.
and Mary Roberts we're each awarded 4
Bible for punctual attendance at church
during the year.
Funeral Of c. Edwin Eekles.
In Emmanuel church this afternoon, tn,
funeral OF G. Edward Eckies took plac,
and was attended by "A large number Of
friends Of the deceased. Interment wal
made I'm the Methodist cemetery. cit,
Council held n special netting last nigh
and decided TO attend the funeral in ,
body today.
Co. Il Go to Dover.
Forty-ono members OF Company II un
der command OF Lieutenant Meyers an,
Gemmill, left for Dover on a special trail
this morning 10 attend the Inauguration
of Governor. elect Lea. Captain Holcoml
acted AS major in the absence OF Majo
Evan C. Boyd.
Shirt Caught Fire.
a While engaged at work at the Brylgo