Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-10


Gunners are seen in large numbers
after ducks, daily, below this city, and
but few are obtaining any shooting as
the fowls appear 10 be unusually wild and
wary. and II Is hard work 10 get near those
seen. Several wild geese have been seen
for several DAYS I'M the vicinity of Rcd
Lion marsh and tine Riverside farm. bu
none are reported killed. One gunner
missed a flock yesterday at the Riverside
lane He left trolley car and was
swinging along at an easy gait toward
tho club house OF the Riverside Gun Club
when without warning a flock of 10 geese
iiew in front OF him, about 20 yards away
His gun was IN the case and for few
seconds he was too much astoniahed to
move and before he could get his gun out
and locked together the fowls had gotten
out of reach
The Jim Shoes $3.50 -Shaws.*
Miss Vera Atkinson WAS rendered "A
surprise party by "A number of friends al
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Atkinson of Fourth street, near
Delaware, on Thursday evening. Games.
music and q luncheon afforded pleasure.
Those taking part were. Misses Elva
Morgan, Mary Ncggenmaun, Clara King,
Helen Ford, lora Bell Alva Watts,
Blanche King, Mabel Clewell, Ruth Stew
art, Vera Atkinson. George Ford. Herbert
kee, Elmer Pedrick Earl Bacon. Roger
Gravel, John Naylor, kennard NaylOr
Francis Atkinson. Jr
l. Eugene Chase. who is employed at
the plant of the Brylgon Steel Co., as an
assistant shipping clerk, was struck by
a swinging hook of one of the large cleo
tncal cranes, on the let hip, yesterday,
and severely bruised.
The members of the Young Peoples
Society OF the First Presbyterian Church
Will hold "A musicale at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs James T. Eliason on Fifth
street near South, on March Both.
Rev G. A. Jenkins, Jr., of Virginia, who
has preached with great success at the
First Baptist Church on several occasions
has accepted the call 10 become the pastor
OF the church and will assume the pastor
ate on April lst. He will preach at both
services tomorrow, taking for his themes
the following subjects: Morning, "Hope
in Small Beginning Evening. Glove.
the Solution of the Worlds Problems. +"
Special music will be rendered at both
| services.
In st. Peters r. C. Church last evening
the stations of the cross were observed
/ The attendance was very large
Fresh fish and oysters Aings.t
A number Of persons from this city and
Rose Hill will go TO Bear Station this
/ evening TO participate in the pie and
coffee social given by the Sunday-school
! OF that place, which is non-denomna-
/ tional. Christopher Grier of the Button
woods is TO take party of 10 and teams
/ from Bear Station viii come here for
several people early in the evening to
take them down for the social
Frank Perkins and William Baker
were poisoned at the plant of the Baldt
| Steel Co. by drinking from a tank in
which an acid had been placed. The
men are from New York and are engaged
in overhauling the electric wires
The ladies who will take part in the
bazaar which will be given during Faster
week, under the auspices of the New
Castle Athletic Association, are working
hard TO make the affair a success. Thus
| far many pretty, useful and ornamental
articles have been secured and Others arc
promised
Eliason Bros. are building a new feed
house, stable and carriage house on their
property at the lumber yard.
An object of much interest to the Deople
of this city tomorrow will be the memorial
window in the First Presbyterian Church
described fully in yesterday issue.
Mrs. William Collision of Rose Hill
formerly of this city, who has been verv
i'll with grip and neuralgia. is improving
DR. l.. W. Finn of Wilmington has been
in attendance.