Evening journal., 1913-03-28
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Militia Company In Teams to
Win Soldiers for
State
ELECTION GOSSIP
GOING THE ROUNDS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, March 2S.-Captain
Jesse Mckay has formed the members
of Company II, o. M. d. into four
teams and contest is on in earnest
to secure available young men for
the company The winners will re-
ceive treat from The losers. The
members OF the company are doing
good work at the indoor range and
Captain Mckay hopes to be able to
pick a team to meet all other state
teams in the prize cup shoot later IN
the year.
Democrats and Republicans arc
keeping quiet as to their candidates
for city Offices All names must be
hled with City Clerk Edwin ]. White
tomorrow evening Many people take
the city election as a joke. In their
minds 1t is simple arrangement TO
meet and elect a clerk: later place
the tax rate at ten cents higher than
the previous year and after a collec-
tor is appointed let the machine grind
No man wants to go to Council under
existing circumstances.
A Newfoundland dog owned by JOS
eph Coheld attacked a bird dog be-
longing to Plat Burris and eye wit
nesses we're unable to separate the
dogs. The bird dog had to be killed.
New Castle was fortunate yesterday
during the wind storm. Beyond the
breaking of a few-trees and blowing
down of fences-there was no damage.
The Delaware river was in a fury
and fishermen decided il paid best
to stay in harbor.
Word came from Baltimore yester-
day that shad are being caught In
Virginia waters in large numbers. In
Baltimore the price ranges from 20
cents up The glut is expected in
two weeks as by that time the
schools of fish now coming along the
Virginia coast will be here.
The funeral OF John d. Smith, the
little boy who was drowned In the
narrow dyke the other day. TOOK
place yesterday afternoon and inter.
ment was made in the Glebe GENE
terry.
r. L. Cross will have charge Of The
service in the NJ. e. Church on sun
day evening Edwin Deal1yne will
conduct the morning services.
A party of New Castle dancers vii
30 to Wilmington this evening to at
tend the reception of Division No.
Ancient Order Of Hibernians which
will be held in Pythian Castle. Franl
p. Pagan formerly of New Castle Il
one of the reception committed.
John J. Reynolds will not ALLOW
10 he oandfdof
for City Council
Friends Of John X. Y. Clayton will
ask him to be a candidate for Coun
Gil Mr.. Clayton is one of New Gas
Ties most successful business men.
In the New Castle Opera House tC
night the six Kleptomaniacs" will
produced by six young women Of I'll
New Castle High School. There wi
be musical program in addition
the side-spltting farce
Claude w. Schreyler, a noted artis
will shortly have on exhibition in til
window OF a drug store. splendi
portrait, in oil, of the late Rev. EC
ward L. Brady. which he has iul
completed The painting was mad
from a small photograph of the d
ceased priest, and is wonderful
life-lilSe. The face is shown in pre-
hle, and with arms folded acroi
chest. which was ever a favorite POI
ure with Father Brady. and whic
gives the portrait an easy, natural al
pearance
Mr. Schreyler has also, within Il
past year. finished two fine painting
front an rear views, of the "Old DutC
House." on North Third street, whiC
is one of the special points of intere
IA New Castle
The house is undoubtedly the olde
in New Castle, and, so far. all il
quiries relative to the exact age ha'
failed to elicit the required inform
ton. It is supposed TO have been Il
rectory of the first Episcopal minist
occupying the rectorate of Immanu
Church-the Rev. George Ross, fro
Scotland, who was the rector of Il
church in 1857
A tablet, erected to the memory
Or. Ross, occupies a prominent pos
ton on the north wall of Immanu
Church. Mr.. Schreyler tells a fun
story in connection with the paintir
The house is at present occupied
a colored family, and while n
Schreyler was surveying the premis
preparatory to beginning work on {
painting. an old negro man opened {
front door, and, believing him TO
the owner of the house. thus accost
him. please, subj we do want n'
TO in dis house"
A social tea. for the benefit Of
Presbyterian Church, will be given
Wednesday afternoon, April 3, fro
four to six o'clock, at the residence
Mrs David Stewart. Miss Elizabe
Black and Miss Ruth Stewart "
have the affair in charge, and will
assisted by Miss Nan DUNCAN, Nj
Dorothy Stewart and Miss Jeanue
Wylie. Miss S. B. Wylie will ri
side at the tea table A silver Off
ing will be received.
Preparations are in progress for
banquet, which will be given by I
members Of the Sunday school cls
OF Mrs. J. l.. Johnson, wife of I
pastor of the New Castle NJ. e. Chur
in the knights of Pythias Hall on I
..torf,. - MopIox A,-fl