Evening journal., 1913-07-17
NEWS NOTES
OF new CASTLE
Mayor Will Name a Special
Officer to Gather in
Stray Dogs
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FOLK On EXCURSION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, July l7.-City Coun-
Gilman Albert Z. Boyce is chairman OF
the committee to secure dog catcher
There are more than 200 dogs running
at large here, and upon the request OF
Mayor Rodney the ordinance viii be en-
forced that all dogs must be muzzied
The City Council will rent pound and
the new dog catcher will receive 81 for
each dog netted If the owner should
desire to redeem the dog he must pay
the 81 and If the dog Is not killed the
cash will come from City Council. Mayor
Rodney saws he will enforce tine law and
will rive protection TO the dog catcher
who will be a special officer.
There were happy young people TINS
morning hurrying 70 Delaware sliee'
wharf 70 Get aboard the steamer queen
Anne. which took the Methodist sunday
school excursion TO Washington fark'
In all probability Joseph Peyton, Jr'
will have an operation performed on ~,
lett hand Three years ago a nail
pierced the member and each year the
hand testers
ST Peters High School BASEBALL clnt
will 20 10 Salem, ~ j., on saturday
10 play the Y. NJ c. A. club OF that
town.
Some Of the ends Of the sharks teeth
which have been taken from David j.
Smiths boat will be mounted and used
as scarf pins. Many persons who read
in THE EVENING JOURNAL OF the
fishermen's experience with the sharb
went 10 the wharf last evening 20 view
the boat.
Local fishermen are watching with
much interest what action Is likely C
be taken by the new Federal Commits
sioner of fisheries regarding shad ano
herring. Along the Chesapeake Bay
there are several seine stations and
gradually the big seine nets are depict
ING the fish This is shown by the re-.
cent cstches At one station four years
ago. the catch was 1000 shad and l,4On'
600 herring and this year only 700 shao
and $4,000 herring were taken from the
same station. The seine az one sta.
tion Is 200 fnthoms long and a steam
engine and fifty men are used 20 ope'
rate IT, When shad are scarce IN the
Chesapeake Bay they are usually scarce
in tho Delaware River and Bay The
stocking Of the Delaware River OF lat,
years has been neglected
The Wilson Line boats brought car
loads OF excursionists from Philadei
phia and Wilmington to Ocean Beaci
Park They were pleased with the sur
roundings and spent a delightful da.
at the park.
Among the visitors here last Sunda,
were Charles Rapp of Manayunk an
Miss Ruth A. Elliott OF No 26l5 Yves
Fourth street. Chester. The youn
couple met near tho young woman
house in Chester, where Mr. Rapp was d
charge OF merry -goround Whe
the couple returned from their trip {
this city the girl found it so late sh
did not go home. They spent the nigh
On q bridge in Chester. she says. am
next morning went 20 Rapps home
When taken TO task bv his mother II
IS alleged he attempted TO cut his throat
with scissors. Rapp is now under 5000
bail for his appearance at court TO an.
swer charge preferred by the girl
She is a daughter of James Elliott. who
Is well known in this city.
Mrs. Bankson 4. Holcomb left this
morning for Manchester. Vermont.
where she will be the guest OF her sis.
ter, Mrs. II. w Brown for a month.