Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-08
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Now Castle, Feb. s. Lovers Of sport |
met in the Office Of Mayor Evan c. Boyd |
last evening, and began preparation for
the baseball season OF 1906 by forming |
a temporary organization with John
Sheridan as spresident and Samuel L. Lane
as secretary. The formation of a per
manent organization was deferred until
Wednesday evening.
On motion of Sedlen S. Deemer, sec
onded by Artemas Smith committees
were appointed TO prepare for a fair, TO
secure estimates for a fence and to wait
upon Col Harry G. Cavanaugh to ask
him to use his influence with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. for the use Of the
grounds Of the company at the Battery,
which has been used for that purpose for
many years. The committees were as
follows
To wait upon Col. vanaugh-Artemas
Smith, James +. Mclvor and Walter
Taylor.
Cost of fence-selden S. Deemer.
George ii Rennie and Artemas Smith.
Bazaar-John p Murphy Selden S.
Deemer, James j. Kerrigan, George H.
Rennie and Frederick Peech.
AT "a meeting of the last-named COM
mittee, Mr. Deemer was elected chairman
and Mr.. Peech, secretary and treasurer.
The first meeting will be held on Monday
evening at 7.30 o'clock, at the home Of
Mr.. Deemer. for the purpose Of preparing
plans for the proposed fair.
Among those in attendance at the meet
ing were: $. =. Deemer, G.. H. Rennie +.
Peech, a. Smith. j. L. McIvor. Arthur NJ.
Wise. Loomis O. Wise. Walter TAYLOR. J.
! J. Sheridan. J. Sheridan. Capt. G.. p. Hol-
comb, Walter Sibley, J. j. Kerrigan. s. l..
Lane, William Harrington NJ. B. Fleming.
In case of being unable to secure the
park Of the railroad company it is ex-
pected that site can be secured on the
grounds of the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Co., between Delaware and fremont
and Sixth and Eighth streets. II is in
tended to create a tennis court, ball field
and cricket ground on the place and have
the club not only a baseball club, but
general sporting club as we'll
Walter Taylor, who has become resi-
dent OF this city, was formerly one of tho
National League umpires and viii be a
prominent factor in the sport here.
The banquet given by the employees of
the Wilmington, New Castle & Southern
Railway Co., last evening, was a fine
affair. Shortly before 9 o'clock an enter
tainment was started, which lasted until
nearly midnight. A dinner was served at / /
j o'clock, for tho benefit of employees of the
! Wilmington City Railway Co., who were
, guests of the local trolley men. The vii
, mington men were the crews who operate
! the cars Of the local line on the Whining.
Z ton end. They are Alotomen Jesse
i Kitchens j. II. Murray, James Wyatt
y and Harry Bell and Conductors William
. | Cavender, W. r. Barrett and Samue
g | Wright DIR. William Wertenbaker, who
d Is the physician for the local company
/. was also guest
Messrs Kirby and Kirby gave piano
3 violin, guitar and mandolin selections
4 Charles Lancaster sang q number of selec
= tions including "rhe Preacher and tn,
Z Bear" AIessrs. Eagle, Myers and Ian
/. caster rendered several musical numbers
y During tho dinner speeches were mad,
. by the guests, Capt. Chauncey j. Hol
!. comb, superintendent of the local lines
e Edward w. Eagle, Harry s. 1imms, thu
r toastmaster, and others. Many comi
Z toasts were replied TO. The most laugh
D able was SLOW we change the registers,
( replied to by f. McCafferty and John h
h Montgomery two OF the youngest con
I ductors on the line.
h Robert Vantine was the caterer anC
4 furnished an excellent dinner. The mem
! was as follows:
d Oysters.
h Olives Celery.
4 Chicken Consomme.
q Boiled Hake. Sauce.
y French Fried Potatoes.
4 Rolls. Butter.
. Canvas Back Duck.
Chicken Croquettes. Tomatoe,
Fish House Punch
Turkey with Potato Salad.
Cheese, a la Limburger. Waierette'
5 Ice Cream. Cakes.
$ Cigars Coffee.
q Lord Delaware Punch
Y Many changes are scheduled among th
e farmers in and about this locality, on q
IL about March 25th, in addition to thos
q recently mentioned. Harry Blackburn
o now ON the Bradford farm, near Roger
10 Corner who viii 60 above Newark. Hei
bert Price, now at the old Reybold place
will move TO Middletown. Howar
Deputy, now on the John +. Taylor farm
= will go to Scott place, vacated by Herbei
. Price. II. Davis will go from the Silver
farm, at Red Lion, to the John L. Deakyn
farm vacated by Howard Deputy. Harr
Hayes moves from the Marcy farm, a
Red Lion, TO the Silvers farm, vacate
3. by II. Davis. William Calhoun, now o
y Miss Young's farm, goes to the Marc
= farm, which he has recently purchased
William Howell OF Stanton goes to III
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