Evening journal., 1905-01-23
FiahermenIs AssoelaNon Meets.

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stated its object A committee, con-
sisting of George Pustil. William
! O'COnnor and William pedrick was APP
lpointed to look into the matter of a
local agent for the shipment of fish
when the season opens. Last year a
straight salary was paid the local ship
per but this season a change may be
made whereby the agent viii receive SO
much for each shad handled. The COM
mlttce will confer with several local
men and ascertain which system Of
| payment will be preferable to them and
report to the association at its meet
ling on February s. There are about fif-
/ teen nets now in the association at
present, but It is probable that this
season several OF the men who are fish
ing together will each fish a net Of
their own and thereby increase the
number.
Lost Valuable Dog.
Walter Whipf lost a valuable hunting
dog on Saturday, the enimal being
-trGck by a trolley car snd lis back
lD,ok,n. The dog was 50 5l1ly injured
that Il was necessary to shoot it
SAAlF OLD story.
The Columbia basxc,bau team, or
'The Invincibles," as they are called,
added another bead to thci- string of
victories by turning down the strong
Company A, N. c. d., five. Of Whining
ton, I'm the Opera House on Saturday
night by a score OF % TO 49, The sol
der boys evidently expected something
of the kind for they padded their team
by adding Proud and Cunningham. two
Of the old Wilmington League team
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same. At-the end of the first half the
score stood 6 to G. but in the last half
matters were altered materially. The
line-up and scores:
Columbia. Company A.
Lawlor ....... forward ....... Proud
! Vlrdon, Connor forward q. Cunningham
Gemmtll ....... centre ..... Greenwood
/ Montgomery .. defense ............ Ogle
Connor ....... defense ....... Creamer
! Nlrden ........ defense ....... Lyman
Goals from field. Lawlor. 8; Gcmmill.
! /; Montgomery, /; Proud. 2; Cunning
ham, /; Greenwood, i; Ogle. l. Goals
from fouls, Lawlor, 4; Gemmiil 8; Ogle,
I3. Offences called, on Columbia, 49,;
on Company A, IS; referee, William II.
Mahan; timekeepers Charles S. Flem-
ing for Colombia; Elmer Turner for
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! halves
There win be no game here on Sat
urday evening next as the locals
win give Company A a chance to get
even at the Armory IN Wilmington.
on Thursday evening they will play
/ the Old Swedes five i'm old Swedes Hail,
Wilmington.
To Settle Fathers Estate.
Frank E Bridgewater viii sail for
Liverpool. England. the latter part OF
this month FOR the purpose of settling
up the estate Of his father, who died
recently. During his absence his bus
inoss win be looked after by his sister,
Miss May, and Frank Sheridan.
LEFT eye injured.
While enghged in sharpening tools at
the Bryigon Steel Casting Company's
plant on Saturday. Albert Kirk. OF this
city, was painfully injured by bit of
steel striking him on the bah of the
left eye and penetrating IT, causing q
painful injury 1t was with difficulty
that the particle was removed.
Black Buoy Adrift.
Drifting up the river yesterday the
black spar buoy which marks the chan
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lmcuced AS il was impossible 10 reach
the marker by boat on account of ice
IL diifted up the river some distance
and returned on the ebb tide. passing
down toward the bay. The buoy was
broken from its moorings by ice foes.
Hunting for Weavers.
William Kirk. of the William Woods
Manufacturing CompanN, Philadelphia,
has been In this city In search of weav-
ers TO work in the mills with which ne
is connected. Most of the weavers who
worked in the Knowles Mills. however.
have obtained positions elsewhere and
but few are left in the city.
City Ice Boat to Harhor.
City Ice Boat No. 9, which is engaged
In breaking ice IN the river was tied up
at the wharf here on saturday and last
night. No. has been keeping the
channel open from this point to the
head of the bay.
Assessment Book Ready.
City Assessor George c. Mcdaniel
/ has completed the assessment for the
year 1905, and the books have been
hung in the accustomed places through
out the city. Mr. Mcdaniel viii sit in
\ the mayors Office on Saturday from 10
a. m. to p. m. to hear appeals from
his figures.
Funeral Of George churnsde.
I George Norman Churnside. formerly
OF this city. who died I'm Philadelphia
on Wednesday evening. was buried in
! faivervicw Cemetery, Wilmington, at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Services
were held in the chapel at the cemetery
by the Rev. William b. Beach. assist
ant rector OF st. Johns Eplcopal
Church.
Social.
George w. Ecl1les returned last even
ing to his position at the Midvale Steel
Company, he having been at home for
three weeks.
A. r. ISee is entertaining his cousin.
Arthur Robinson. OF North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r Campbell and
their daughter, Flora. of Phlladeiphia.
are the guests OF Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry
tiushebeck. Mr.. Campbell was former
~ a designer in the Knowles Woolen
Mills and has now charge OF the de-
signing department OF the William
Woods Manufacturing Company, of