Evening journal., 1914-03-05
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new Ca TIE
Fishermen Prepare Shad Nets
Hoping to Be Busy By Last
Of the Month
METHODIST CHURCH
COMMITTEES NAMED
spocial % THE EVENINC IorRNAI.

/ NEW CASTLE. March. 3. Believing
that winter ir over, shad fishermen are
getting busy and expect 30 dip their nets
within two weeks. Tho fishermen arc
working hnri day after day getting their
nets in order. II is expected that fort,
hoats viii hc in the fishing iiect here
this season and that means over s50OOo
TO be- circulated in NcN Castle.
The lecture scheduled by l.. Irving
Handy. TO be given this evening before
the young men OF the First Presbyterian
Church, has been postponed because OF
The illness Of the Rev. $. Rentty Wylic
In The parish house last night the
Mems Club OF Emmanuel Episcopal
Church wa, addressed by Charlie. ~
Bush, af Wilmington. Following the Pee.
twc refreshmcnt, were served
DR.. Elmer l.. Cross last night held a
community institute at Marshallton
which was addressed by Dr. Charles r..
Wagner, State commissioner of cduca
tion.
Mrs. William j. Etchells. who went
under an operation some time ago in the
hahnemann Hospital. philadelphis. fot
appendicitis. returned hoec YESTERDAY
While Mrs. Etcbels is -till wenk. hen
rapid recovery is expected
Following the fourth quarterly confcr.
encc of the Methodist Church last niQh.
the Epworth League entertained the
church officials and members. a pleas.
ling musical program was presented mud
coffee and sandwiches served
Officials and members of the NJ. r.
Church arc clatcd over the splendid worl,
accomplished during the year by the pas
tor. the Rev. J. L. johnson. During his
stay n New Castle many men who in
the past twenty years mover crossed the
door Of a church except on the occasion
lof a funeral. are now constant attend
ants at the services aud IN tho Sunday
schools
Tho children. the youths and girls,
men and women. are all organized and
IL is united work on the part Of the pco-
pie Of the church that ia making the
pastors work SO successful
Mr.. Johnson has named the follow
ing church committees
District Steward !. r. Riggs
Recording Steward j. y. Manlove
Local Preachers Rev. J. ~ Wise
Rev. +. T. Deakyne
Located Elder Rev Dr T.. l..
Crous.
Tryer Of Appeals William n. Dea-
Syne
Glass Leader r. ]. Ford.
Custodians Of Church Records r.
r. Deakyne.
Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion Mrs. Mary Morrison. Mrs. Anna
King, Mrs Edward Challenger. Mrs
Anna Denkyne. Mrs. J. y. Monigom-
cry.
Freedmen's Aid Southern Educa-
ton Albert Clayton. John Proud
William Green, William Stevenson
I Louis Thompson, George Swan
! Methodist Hospital Mrs. r. e. Pin.
der, Mrs. Dale s Bender. Mrs. Rob
ert Harrington. Jr., Miss Cordelia
Deakyne, Mrs. Harold Hobbs.
Tracts Mrs. Mary Denny, Miss
Mabel Clewell, Mrs. Elias Clayton,
Miss Myrtle Magpre, Miss Lilly
Montgomery.
Temperance James Challenger
Robert Hurd. Arthur Gibbs. B. T,
Lank. Frank Harrington.
Auditing COMMITTEES G. q. Jamison
ELIAS Clayton, Walter Dalby
Conference Claimants Dale s.
Bendler, George Kern William
Thompson. Weldon Vining. William
H. Downey.
Church Music j. y. Manlove. J. r.
Challenger. T.. n. Naylor. Harry
Hushebeck. Mrs. r. A. Vallett
Sunday SchoOl--W. h. Rothwcll. T.
a..
Mrs c. r. Jamison. Mrs J. r. Y. Clay
ton.
Education Tho Pastor. Or. i. l.
Cross Miss Mary Ratledge, Miss May
Goodley. Miss Emily Lunt
! Foreign Missions Mrs elmer
Meggenson Mrs William Conner
Mrs Spencer Clymer. Mrs. Edward
| Naylor, Mrs. James L. Bacon.
Trustees Edward r. Deakyne
James T Challenger. William Dea-
kyno Robert G.. Gordon. John Jester
/ Charles Lancaster. Jr., Bennett. J. p
I Montgomery. Edward Taylor
Church Records William Deakyne
w. r.. Rothwell. B. H. Lancaster. J. 4
/ Challenger Robert Harrington.
Stewards J. N Wise. J T. Biggs
W. = Rothwell. c. r. Jamison, J
3. Manloye, $. J. r. Collins, J. s
King, R. e. Pinder. Elmer Meggen,
son. p. j. Ahern. James Matthews
John r. q. Clayton. L. O. Wise. r. II
Harrington. Jr. James l.. Bacon
/ Timothy steele. George Proud, Sr.
w. b. Ingram, Harry Ahern. Jane:
H. Dunning
Estimating Committee-The Ladies'
Aid and The Dorcas Societies.
The program given under the au
spices of the Epworth League of tn,
NJ. E. Church last night, follows:
Overture. by orchestra; male quar-
tet. Messrs. Challenger. Thompson
Deakyne and Hobbs; recitation b,
Mrs. Miss T. Wier; singing by Lewii
Thompson; recitation by France
sheridan; singing by quartet, Messrs
Thompson, Deakyne. Challenger an,
Hobbs; m;usic by orchestra.
Frank Beckett. aged So years,
we'll known resident. died at Farm
hurst last night Mr. Beckett Is sur
vived by one son. William Beckett
who resides here
The funeral arrangements hav
not been made. but Undertaken Clew
oil has taken charge OF the body
BOATS HIT IN CANAL.
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