Evening journal., 1905-12-11
PREPARING FOR
MIDNIGHT SUPPER
New Castle Fishing and Yacht
ing Club TO Hold Annual
Banquet
HAVE ISSUED INVITATIONS
speeIal Io rhe E1enlns Ioulnal.

New Castle, Dec. il.-Members OF the
New Castle Fishing and Yaching club
are preparing for their annual BAN
quet which viii be held i'm the club
house at Front AVID Harmony streets.
on New Years csc.
For four years the club has been ac-
customed to give these banquets to
which number Of prominent people
are invited and the fifth annual affair
promises TO eclipse AN previous efforts.
AS the clock strikes the midnight hour
and ushers in a new year. amidst the
usual demonstration the clubmen and
their guests seat themselves at the
table Toasts to the old and the new
year are proposed and responded to
by members and guests present and
the affairs heretofore have proved most
enjoyable.
To the coming banquet guests have
been invited from Philadelphia and
Chester. which added to the seventeen
members of the club will bring the
number present up to about thirty.
The officers of the organization are
John Hammers. president; C. S. King,
secretary, and w. II. Bradley. Jesse
Biggs, George McNitt, trustees. The
club has recently made an addition to
its quarters, enlarging them consider
ably.
Bidding on Power House.
Keegan & Hufnal, tinsmiths, of this
city. have entered a bid for work on
the new power house to be constructed
by the P b. & W. railroad at Ruthby
station. near Newark The power
house will force water to the pickup
trough Of the railroad in that vicinity.
Martin Leonard Recovering.
Martin Leonard proprietor Of the
Dobbinsville Hotel. is recovering from
a severe attack Of liver and kidney trou-
Bile which threatened for a time TO re-
suit seriously. For some weeks he has
been unable to retain any solid food
upon his stomach.
Formerly Lived in New Castle.
William G. Whiteley. who is critically
IN at his home ia Wilmington is well
known IN New Castle. having lived
here a number Of years during his early
life. Mr.. Whiteley is suffering from
what is known i'm the medical world
as gangrenous erysipelas, or gangren-
Gus cellulitis. DR.. John J. Black and
DR.. Hearn. OF Philadelphia. are con-
'sultants with Dr.. Alexander Lowber, Of
Wilmington who has the case in
charge. Dr. Black states the patients
chances for recovery have improved
slightly within the past two days
The disease is not the result Of in-
juries received by Mr.. Whiteley in a
railroad accident some months ago. but
may have been caused by scratch or
the breaking OF the skin in some part
Of the body
Fire Did Slight Damage.
Fire i'm the home Of Mrs. Stewart. at
Eighth and Clayton streets. at $50
O'Clock on Saturday morning did slight
damage and was extinguished by a
bucket brigade before IT had gained
headway. The blaze was caused by
an oil stove exploding.
High Wind Prevailed.
All during yesterday high winds pre-
vailed in this city and vicinity and a
number Of dead limbs OF trees were
snapped off like pipe-stems in various
parts Of the city. Many sailing ves-
sells on the river outward bound were
compelled to take down their canvas
and come 70 anchor
Or. Black to Deliver Address.
Dr. John J. Black, OF this city. vii
deliver an interesting address on 9TH,
Duty OF the state to Her Detectives
at the thirty-flrst annual session o
the state Grange of Delaware. which
.convenes n Georgetown tomorrR
The subject is divided into three points
' TO be considered.
Burial IS Ed,.,ard Eree1e
From his late home in Wilmington
, the funeral OF Edward Freeze. at one
time resident OF this city, took place
b on Saturday afternoon. Services were
held at the house and the body wal
/ brought TO this city i'm special car o
! the Wilmington city Railway Company
arriving here at 2.40 o'clock. The bod
e was buried I'm the Methodist cemetery
Mr. Freeze was "a years of age a
I the time OF his death.
His Condition is Improved.
Friends of James Rodney, who i
suffering with AN attack Of typhoi
fever, are pleased to learn that he i
on the road to recovery. although still
quite m. Trolley cars continue TO NOV
= slowly past the Rodney house, pursuan
to orders issued some days ago b.
Superintendent c. z. Holcomb.
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