Evening journal., 1912-03-28
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Fishermen Refuse Big Money
for Few Shad TakeR
Yesterday
MILITIA In SHOOT
TONIGHT Fer TROPHY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE March 2S.-fisher-
men went out in great spirits yes
tcrday i'm the hope of catching shad
because CAPTAIN Charles $. King had
caught seven of the big hsh on tues
day. But they got only one or two
to a boat When the men came
ashore they were offered 81 a shad
and some of the fishermen declined toI
sell. SAYING they preferred to eatI
Che favorite fish they caught
William Pustill returned yesterday
from down the bay where he fished
for rock and perch. He had poor
success and heard of no shad being
caught. In that section the Now Jer-
soy fisherman attribute the scarcity
of fish TO the impurities OF tho river.
bridgeport fisherman say that oil
floats on the main chanel and shad
will not go through the polluted Wa
ter. When the New Jersey ietties
are built by the Government the
shad will be mainly on the Delaware
side of the river.
William White, William Davis and
Asa Smith have been taking some
long walks. They went as far as
IOltelb 3 cldliOu HtnleIudN.
Harry NJ Baer has removed his
furniture to Mechanicsburg, Pa.
William Fry, OF Reading, Pa, has
accepted q position with the Deemer
Steel Company.
Leonard r Wales, trustee Of the
Flkinton estate, sold the property
here yesterday. George L. White
bought the brick house on Eighth
street for $3.50 The two frame resi-
dences in Clayton street were pur-
chased by John j. Reynolds at Sl75
each They contain six rooms each
and rent at IS a month each. James
II. Eliason bought the two and half
story dwelling at Second and Della
ware streets for $500.
William Steele has been appointed
chief crane operator in the Boylgon
Steel Casting Companys plant sue
ceeding John Qumby. who has re-
moved to Eddystone.
Second Lieutenant Peach of Com
pany II, Organized Militia Of Della
ware. has resigned and an election
will be held this night week
This is an eventful night with Com
pany II and Capt. Mckay feels conf
detn that lis twenty men will make
an average at the indoor target oi
over eighty points. Company Z, ol
Newark, is high company. with 147;
for the state trophy. but Captain Nc
Kay, Judging from the scores made
by his men at practice feels thai
this cup is coming here. STEADY
aim and win the cup is the slogan
of Company II for the test shoot to
night
In naptha boat circles John Elkin
ton has been claiming he had tn
fastest boat on the river. But Hiet
Graham denied the claim and in
race from here to Pennsville yester
day the Graham boat beat Elkinton
boat by a length.
Mr. and Mrs Robert r. Morrison
have removed from Fourth and Har
mony streets to the Strand. Georg
Pustill, who recently purchased tn
Morrison property, has moved into
after occupying a house for thirty
one years.
An automobile killed a dog o.
Fifth street yesterday.
Postmaster George w. Nantine
few days ago found an umbrella q
the Postoilice corridor and the owne
gan have it by proving property.
George +. Duncan who has been a
Atlantic City for several weeks fol
lowing a severe attack of sicknes
has returned home feeling great.
improved in health.
Two of the men who will be j.
charge Of the work of building tn
roads coming into New Castle hav
arrived here They are represents
tives of Jenkutown Pa The wor
will begin as soon as the road build
ing machinery arrives. There is
possibility that the Bond Commissio
and the Trustees OF the Common
may coDfor with the company II
garding the building of moder
streets i'm New Castle.
The Rev j. l.. Johnson, pastor {
The Methodist Church, at the receI
tion yesterday at noon by the Lsdie
Aid Society expressed pleasure a
being assigned TO New Castle. II
viii preach in the church ON SUI
day.