Evening journal., 1910-01-25
ICE FLOES
FILL RIVER
New Castle Residents Get Big
Supply Of Fire Wood From
Stream

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 25-Acres and
acres of ice are in the Delaware River.
The cakes are fifteen inches thick in
several instances and the big cakes
pile on top of each other until some
loes are five feet above water. The
ice that is coming down now is that
from the upper Delaware and tribu-
taries. The ice boat was kept busy
Yesterday until it returned to Philadel-
phia for supplies. It was reported
here yesterday that he ice had caused
considerable damage at Chester, Mar
Gus Hook and other places.
Local boatmen ventured out yester-
day and caught large quantities of
heavy timbers. Pilings. wharf logs
and planks we're floating in every
direction and the New Castle men kept
at work until they landed at least 500
worth OF good lumber When the ice
clears away the men will go along
shore and search for more, as much is
being carried onto the marsh land.
Muskrats are making New Castle
youth rich. They are catching large
numbers and selling the skins at So
cents each The boys also sell the
carcasses.
An entertainment win be given by
Mrs Manlove's class in the Sunday
school room Of the M. r. Church this
evening. Following will be the pro-
gram:
Orchestra; song. Someone is Look
ing to You" classes Nos. 9 and 10;
"Auld Lang Syne." by Old Folks Con-
cert Company; duet, selected Emma
! Challenger and Helen Davidson; song,
"You Never Can Tell Till You Cry"
Mrs. Kerns' class; recitation, "A Boys
Comfort" Courtland Pinder; duet,
Little stars" George L. and Carlisle
Tobin; recitation, what I VIII Do
Next Christmas" John Howard David
son; Echoes From Christmas Time"
by class of young people; recitation,
Little Orphan Annie" James Edwin
Wilson; song. 1.-THE Lord Needs YOU"
! classes Nos. Q and 10; recitation, BE
True" Wesley Prescott; recitation, w.
! Horace Smith; song, do Something for
Somebody" classes Nos. 9 and 10: song,
annie Laurie" Old Folks Concert
Company: recitation, "A Boys Ser
mon," Lewis Thompson; violin duet,
MELODY in r." by Anton Rubenstein,
Charles S. Fleming and Everett How
ard, Miss Clothier. accompanist; song,
Work on Miss Murphy's class; solo,
selected, Miss Laura Meredith; song,
God Will Take Care of You" classes
Nos. Q and 10; recitation, Mrs Elsie
johnson Snowberger; dialogue. "rhe
Rattle of the Bones" Warren Conner,
! John Sharp; recitation, 'The Boys We
| Need" John Whiteside; reading, Miss
Mabel Ciewell; violin solo, Albert
Frisch, Miss May b. Goodly. accom-
PIANIST; recitation, "The Flag" Buford
\ Iunt: song America audience; Miss
Emily Lunt will be the occompanist.
Mrs. Maggie Burch, wife Of jeremiah
T.. Rurch. died last evening. aged 3s
years. The funeral will take place
on Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence OF her brother Isaac A. Windsor,
Seventh and Gray streets. Interment
will be made in Glebe cemetery.
John ]. Jordan, who has been con-
fiend to his home by sickness as a
result of injuries received by a fall,
was in town yesterday. He is a ten
ant on one of the Commons farms and
says the heavy snow Of the past
month will prove beneficial to the
land.
The Board Of Education will meet in
monthly session this evening.
The derrick scow Of the Latta and
Terry Construction Company was re-
paired yesterday. Scarcely had the
work been done than the high tide fill
ed the scow with water. The stones
, with which the scow is loaded had e
be unloaded and men win be put a.
work to-day pumping her out The
scow will he taken TO Philadelphia.
Rivermen here say that following thu
breaking Of the ice the big storm NJ
doubt has torn loose the thousands o
tons Of stone from the Goose Necl
Light and that vessels are likely t
find them in the channel.
Business at the steel plants i
splendid and the shipments Of finishes
castings increase daily. The Deeme
Steel Company feels elated at the sue
cess Of it's plant. orders being receives
daily. An increased number Of mel
will be employed at the mill.
Alexander Murray has removed hi
family from the Deemer farm to Phil
adelphia. He is a salesman for tn
Tropenas Steel Company.