Evening journal., 1913-08-19
FINDS CRAB
in STOMACH
OF BASS
New Castle Man Authority
for Story That Goes Jersey
man One Better
TOWN HEALTH BOARD
ORDERS A CLEAN UP
speoIaI 70 THE EyENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug. 19.-Sev-
eral persons yesterday were discuss
ing the article in the papers
that a black bass. caught at
Montclair, n. j. contained a live
field mouse. James G. White said
last week Charles II. Clewell while
at Lewes. sent him some fish. Among
them was black bass and When
he opened it he discovered a good
sized crab in its stomach How the
bass succeeded in swallowing the
crab is hard TO understand.
Fire Chief Jesse A. Mckay and John
y McDevitt were in Chester on Sun
days and called upon the Moyamensing
Fire Company. Fifty members of the
Good VIII Fire Company and a band
of twenty pieces will be in the State
1iremen's parade in Chester on Sep
tember 4. The New Castle fire lad
dies will bear peaches and souvenir
buttons with Delaware's favorite fish
the shad.
The New Castle firemen will he the
only Delaware firemen in the parade
line When the Moyamensing Com
pany desired several years ago TO
dispense with the hook and ladder
truck. il gave the outfit TO New Castle.
The Good VIII Company. learning
that the Chester fire laddies desired
q souvenir off the truck. has had the
lantern cleaned up and with a new
chimney il will be presented to the
Moyamensing lads when the Good
VIII goes TO Chester
The Board of Health met last eve
ming at the office Of Dr. r. r. Roth
Conditions in Dobbinsville were dis
cussed at length. and IL was decided
that unused wells must be filled In
and all cellars of vacant houses
cleaned. In addition doors and win
dows must be barred 80 that tres
passers will be prevented from visit
ing these houses Owners of prop
erty throughout the city will receive
notices that all weeds must be cut
Nuisances in all forms throughout the
city must be abated at once The
Board of Health means business and
will enforce the health laws.
Miss Esther Cross and Kenneth
Cross are visiting relatives I'm Carlisle,
Pa.
James " Campbell returned yester-
day from Atlantic City and left for
New York
William j. Ferris. of the New Castle
Trust Company left Yesterday for
New York State to spend his vacation
along the lakes
Adelphia Lodge No s. Knights Of
Pythias. has chartered the Mulville 10
take the members 10 pcnnsville on
Saturday night when the X Of p
Lodge there Will entertain the New
Castle lodgemen at watermelon
feast About fifty will go on the
trip.
Mrs. Thomas lie Fevre and Mrs. An
na c. Eagle are very ill.
Robert G Gordon has returned home
from a business trip TO Philadelphia
Former members OF ST Peters
Beneficial Society expect to receive a
dividend in the near future. Several
years ago this society held its meet
ings in the basement of St Peters
Church and paid sick and death bene-
FITS 10 its members Finally financial
difficulties arose and the society dis
banded Now comes a notice from one
OF the Wilmington Savings funds that
there were funds deposited years ago
by the officers Of the society and that
the money has heen making interest
and that the society neglected TO look
after It's funds. Several former mem
bers OF the society are arranging 10
hold a meeting The majority Of the
members Of the society died during the
past twenty years.