Evening journal., 1905-04-29
1000 SHAD NETS
ARE IN THE RIVER
The Shad That Reaches
Philadelphia Alive Is a
Wonder
TRE SEASON is DISAPPOINTING
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pose of entrapplns him.
Aithouah this number seems almost in-
credible reputable fishermen say that TINS
is a conservative estimate OF The number
of nets which are hshed every twenty
four hours In the river and bay from
ne mouth OF the latter to Gloucester
HOW even a single fish can escape
10 investigate the polluted waters off the
quaker city is hard to explain.
DIFFERENCE or OPINION,
There seems to be a difference Of opin-
ion among fishermen of experience re-
rarding the run of shad this season. some
claim that there are as many fish Ia the
river this year as there has been In rec
cent nrevious years and that there. APP
nears 10 be less at this point especially
Is lue 90 the fact that more mon are en-
carod In the fishing business than ever
before and as "a consequence the individ-
u,i catch is smaller Joseph Ii. king ana
sons saw that the total number delivered
10 chem SO far this season is equal TO
that OF last year, they having more
boats engaged.
The fishermen themselves, however
saw that their catches do not equal those
of last year ana ciaim that the shad are
not here 70 be caught. Some say the re"-
son of this is that the supply IS gradually
diminishing while others cl'Nm that the
,satoc is too cold for them 10 run ia any
great numbers.
Prices during the past week have re-
mained exceptionally high the average
amount asked being in the neishborhood
OF Sn Yesterdays total shipments
amounted TO about $500 fish.
sHAD ARRIVED III GOOD ORDER
Dr. William IT, Kuutz has received
word from his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
Brown. of Denver. of the safe arrival OF
"a pair of fine shad that he shipped her
last week The nsh left New Clstle oy eN-
press on Tuesday and reached Denver on
FRIDAY Mrs. Brown gave a shad dinner
to MI ana Mrs. Harry wilson and Mr..
and Mrs Bert Wilson. the following day
ana the former Delawarcans fairly fsast-
ed on baked shad.
WILL ERECT A STATION.
Ia order TO accommodate passengers
the Wilmington. New Castle and Southern
Railway Company win erect a station at
the r. and r. railroad crossing of the
line. The building viii be- of frame 1874
feet and will take the place of the car
now used as waiting room. Material Tor
the now line has been ordered and upon
its arrival which WI Doe in few days.
work Of building the road viii begin.
MANY CHIMNEY BATS ABOUT
For the past few evenings thousands of
chimney swallows have invaded the city
and made foostng place of the various
tail chimncys on house tops Last even
ing number of these little birds swoop-
cd down ON and entered the chimney on
the house at the southeast corner of
Firth and Delaware streets and II was
necessary to build hrc in order to drive
them out one evening during the early
part Of the week 40 of these swallows
were counted entering a chimney OF a
house on Third street
CHESTER PEOPLE ARRIVE HERE.
Among the people who have arrived
hcro from Chester who have been em-
pioycd az the Chester plant of the Ma
tlona Tube Company arc George Rus
SCH and Edward Mcdowell The former
viii live n Cherry street near Sixth and
the latter at No C2 Delaware street
Work at the Chester plant win continu,
for az least a month longer
m-INcH PIPE KrRrvEs.
The first carload of i6-inch pipe for thl
new water company arrived here yester
dav and is heing unloaded at the power
house switch a carload of sand and on
of crushed stono for foundations for th
water tower have also reached here Il
driving the test wcn two different kind
Of clay have been passed through. one o
yellow and the other red, but water q
sufficient quantities has not been found
REPAIRING OPERA HOUSE.
John II. stoops. agent for the oper
House. has had the building renovate
and a number of chairs have been pur
chased to replace broken ones. 1t is eN
pccted that series Of plays hy loce
talent will be given shortly
BASEBALL SPELLING BEE
AZ a baseball spelling bee held yester
day afternoon in the High School IN
Charles S Fleming team defeated the 7
Cannon team 10y a score of 70 4The bat
tory on the Fleming team was Reede
sioops. pitcher: Edward Gormley catch
rr Tho Cannon team battery was Clar
Hewitt pitcher; James Carswoll. catcher
l'rof. II. vHalloway was scorer and Mis-
clara NJ. Kast was umpire.
TO ENGAGE III MANoEUvERs.
number Of members OF the 18th IIeav
Coast Artillery. at Fl. Ou-unt. will len,
fpr Fortress Monroe next week 20 engaa
iu naval manucuvers. Frank beckett. ,
tas city will accompany the soldiers.
NEWS or THE TOWN.
amy people are putting local phon,
ii heir houses and places OF business.
lr. and Mrs. Davia Stewart celebrat,
tie twenty-nfth anniversary OF the
marriage last evening
William z. Myers and Harry Hush
beck played at the regular weekly dam
at me insane department OF the coun
almshouse last evening
a carload Of screenings has arrived Z
nse on the walks about the Deem
inopcity.
Among those who attended the X Of
banquet in the Clayton TJouse. Wilmin
''''. iast evening. were tue Rev. c.
lfetpman. Jefferson Downham and w
din Ninins.