Evening journal., 1914-04-30
.SHAD KEEP SHY
OF THE Fishermen
Largest Catch OF the Day
Off New Castle Was
40 Fish
MAN INJURED IN
ALIGHTING FROM AUTO

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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. April 3d.
Frank Sheridan had an unpleasant
experience yesterday morning. He
has been accustomed 70 anchoring his
fishing boat opposite the old wharf
where the Major Reybold stopped for
years. But the boat dragged her an
chor on Tuesday night and upset.
The 500 fathoms Of net drifted and
became entangled about the wharf
pilings. II required hard work by
three men for several hours 20 un-
tangle the net and renew the corks
which had been broken on.
The shad fishermen had the same
peculiar luck yesterday. Some of the
boats came IN with only two or three
flsh while others had about forty
each.
Few land turtles are being found
at present by the many visitors to
the woods for arbutus or other
things. Many men bring home all
they ind and release them in their
rear yards. where they render much
assistance In killing bugs. snails and
other pests which trouble the flower
or garden truck The turtles how
ever are destructive IN the case of
strawberries, eating "a large quantity
OF the berries as soon as they ripen
but their feed In this line rs not so
extensive as to cause any large
amount of damage To patch.
A few years ago the turtles could
be found IN large numbers I'm almost
any piece OF woodland or about the
thickets, but many have been killed
by mowers. fires In the woods or bv
the extreme cold OF winter. The small
ones produced grow slowly and do
not attain a large size for many
years
Ogram Shoarer was given an au-
tomobile ride on Tuesday evening
lie uid not wait for the car 20 stop
when ne desired TO alight. AS re-
SUIT he Is now carrying AN injured
arm.
Dr. r. r. Roth is the latest owner
OF an automobile. Walter siblev is
now running his new car
B. T.. Lank Is making rapld head.
way on the garage at Sixth and IRE.
mont streets
r. c. Pinder viii build an additlon
ana porch at his residence on North
Fourth street.
Inc NJ. r. congregation viii dis
cuas nt a meeting the erection of thr
proposed new building. This buiid.
ing could be used for social gather.
ihgs and the basketball team would
nave the best cage In the city.
Mark ClNmcr had a 6nucr broken
yesterday in the Edgar Allen American
Manganese Steel Colnpany's plant h,
the member becoming caught In cog
tbe Bull was summoned 10 philadcl.
phie Yesterday afternoon because of the
critical illness of his sister. who a. In
the Presbyterian Hospital.
s. Atwood Stewart of Woodbury. y
j., h spending a few days with friends
In New Castle.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Bradley of Phil.
adelphia are the guests of Mrs. James
Morrison.
Foundations have been laid for the
addition TO the dancing pavilion al
Ocean Beach Park. The pavilion was
found last year 10 be- too small 80 am
addition OF 80 10y 90 feet will b. adued.
Ocean Beach Park win open ON Nav
80 and there is possibility that some
private dances win take place before
that time.
In Wilmington yesterday n resident
OF that city accosled New Castle man
with the remark,
"Wcll, J had a pleasant visit yester.
day. for the first time Ia years, TO old
New Castle"
is that SOY Where did YOU find ID "a
IN Pennsylvania 2" was the query.
"Noi your old home, five miles away. r
was the explanation.
"Ihat Is not old IL Is the Modern
New Castle now"
Due apologies were offered and prom
ises made to never refer again 10 IN,
interesting town as "old."
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