Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
stan Correspondence Of Every Evening.

stan Correspondence OF Every Evening.
New CASTLE, Jan. p. Vice Presi-
dent Hicks of the Delaware Water I'm
provement Co., will visit this city ON
Monday and inspect the plant. The
grounds have been leveled and cleaned
under the direction of Superintendent
Unger. IL is expected that some action
Will be made known in relation to the
establishment oi the proposed relIiger-
ating and ioe-making Flant. The
matter has been under consideration
for several months, but no definite
action has been taken. The PROPOSE
tion is to construct a plant with a
capacity OF 10 tons daily aud supply
the trade as far south as Delaware
City.
Rev. G. A. Jenkins, Jr., will preach
at the First Baptist Church at both
services tomorrow. At the morning
service the subject will be: "The
Power of the Church. " Evening, The
objectionable Sin.
At the meeting Of the members of
Friendship Lodge, No. 3, A. o. U. W.,
on Thursday evening, an entertain
ment will take place under the diIec-
ton OF the entertainment committee.
For sale--bour frame houses on HaT-
Front street-John NJ. Valiette.
Marshall Bros. sold about l,150
pounds Of fish to one dealer in Will
mington yesterday. The roughness of
the waters of the Delawars River near
Delaware City prevented the shippers
handling the fish in the live cars. This
tugboat Martha was used in towing
two of the live cars.
Gunners for ducks on the marshes
south of th:s city have shot few Of
the fowls within few days. The
game is IN excellent condition, being
unusually fat
Word was received here yesterday Of
a serious accident to John Colin, a
former resident Of this city. He was
engaged in carrying a stick of dyna-
mite at kessler's quarry, Chsltenham,
Pa, on Thursday, when he fell. The
dynamite struck rock and Collins
night hand was so badly torn that
nmputatlon was necessary.
Mems, ladies', boys rubbers. Mems
and boys rubber boots. Stoops.+
In a heated dispute at the plant OF
the Baldt Steel o., yesterday. two
men came to blows and as a result
they we're dismissed
From present Indications the shad
fishermen from this city will number
more men than last season. Several
persons who had not contemplated fish-
ing have changed their minds and have
within few days given orders for
nets.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Walton aud Keith II.
Rodney in the local column yesterday
was a surprise to a number OF persons.
iha Inlr aN Ill -. a
this aiterr on will be interest ng.
The scholars OF Nus Jamos 4. Chal-
lenger's Sunday school class Of the N.
e. Church, who have the affair in
charge, hava secured fine products of
the cook . art for the sale.
House for rent-Eliason'
William Hewlett. Of this city, who
has been at the Delaware Hospital for
seven weeks, and who has undergone
several operations for an injury to his
side, Is improving and will be able to
leave the hospital in a few weeks.
Robert II. Harrington and Bert
Lank have purchased large whale
boat, which they are overhauling aud
sheathing on the interior. The boat
will DO fitted with a 10 horsepower
engine. The vessel is we'll built and
will prove one OF the fastest of her
class on the Delaware River. She will
be used in hauling shad from the
boats Of the fishermen to the Wharves
in this city.
The Jim Shoe, e3. 5O-Shaw's.s
An interesting meeting of the State
Board Of the Ancient Order of Hibsr-
mans will be held in Wilmington to-
morrow. A number Of members Of
Division No. 3, Of this city, in addi-
tion to the committee, consisting Of
Matthew Yobin, James X. McIvor,
CHARLES Toner, John r. Murphy, John
j. Sheridan, Philip Carlin, William
S. Msrtin, will attend.
Magistrate Terry IS busy man. lie
had batch of 10 warrants last even
ing.
Among tho sick Henry Taylor is
showing slight improvement-M Mrs.
Joseph Taylor is improving.