Evening journal., 1916-03-13
IS MEMBERS FOR
new Castle Church.
One Week Revival Ends
With Three Enthusiastic
Sunday Services
FISHERMEN GET
READY FOR WORK

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, March 1S.-One Of
the most successful evangelistic SER
vices ever held in the Methodist
Church closed last evening. Forty
persons we're receivd on probation
and fifteen we're received by letter.
The church was crowded and the Rev.
John L. Johnson was happy
man. The pastor preached the morn
inc sermon taking for his text "The
Lodging Of Eternal Ruin" Evan
gelist William y. Thomas sang two
selections.
Following the Sunday school the
Rev. Dr. H. l.. Randolph, pastor. OF
Grace NJ. +. Church. addressed the
mems meeting on "The Cross" fea-
ture OF the service was a solo by
Charles +. Lancaster and the choir
and congregation joined I'm the sing
ing. In the evening Professor Thomas
and Mrs. Elmer Megginson sang "In
the Valley Of Peace" The male quar-
tet consisting of James r. Challenger.
Professor Thomas. Richard Hobbs
and William Deakyne sang Just Out
side the Door The augmented or
chestru furnished many selections.
The sermon was preached by the
Rev. John T. Johnson. on the subject
"A Wise Choice or a Fatal Mistake"
Professor Thomas during tho service
sang a number of selections. The
free-will Offering amounted to S6S.
Il was great day In the history of
the clWch. Maynard +. Alexander.
of Wilmington, led the singing. The
church was so crowded that chairs
had 10 be brought in.
During the past two weeks shad
fishermen have been hard az work
hanging their nets. oyerhauling en-
glnes and painting their boats pre-
paratory TO the fishing season. Some
of the men have left good paying po-
sitions to try their fortune with
nets which the war increased in
price Each net and outfit this year
will cost $40 to S35 more than in for
mer seasons Gasolenc. too. is "a
cents instead Of u cents gallon.
From the fact that many men last
year had a poor season there will
be but sixty per cent. of the boats
In the feet this year.
Reports from the South are far
from being encouraging as TO the
number Of shad. The fish arc scarce.
bCt splendid prices were obtained
and fishermen say that the big roe
shad are sure to cost from 81 10 81
each. according to size. A roe shad
which, weights eight pounds. would
cost usually IS cents to SIPS.
Some of the men who follow the
water are wondering about the stur-
geon. A good roe sturgeon is worth
500 to the men who catch Il, but
the continuance Of the war will cause
the caviare TO be far below its usual
price The sturgeon come up the
Delaware after the shad and deposit
their eggs in fresh water. There are
100000 eggs in each gelatinous
envelope which is deposited on the
bed OF the river. But the roe stur-
geon is the one the fishermen like TO
catch and the eggs are cured and
sold as caviare The war has cut of
the travel to Europe and caviare is
not sold on the ocean steamships no
more than squads which formerly
brought a high paying price.
DR.. f. L. Cross was agreeably sur
prised on Saturday night when e. l.
Leonard. now connected with Stray
er's Business College. Philadelphia
called upon him. II was their first
meeting in thirty-two years. Both
had been college chums.
The Century Club will meet to.
morrow evening when the question
OF purchasing the Cooper property
at Delaware street and The Strand
will be considered. One friend ha:
made a contribution OF $3.50 toward.
the Century Club building fund. The
active members feel that popu.
lar subscriptions will give them the
money with which to buy the new
home. Many years ago the propert.
was occupied by the late Richard
G. Cooper and the lower floor wa.
used as the Farmers Bank.
The annual election of officers Of
the Citizens Building and Loan AS.
sociation will be held this evening
The same board of officers and di
rectors will be elected. The members
of Division No. 8. A. o. H.. received
Holy Communion at the first mass il
ST. Peters Church yesterday morn
ing. During the afternoon Archie
s. Watson attended the meeting helS
i'm Wilmington i'm the interest OF th'
National Convention, TO be held il
1918. The members Of the order il
this State are desirous OF bringing thu
1918 convention of the order 10 vii
mington The next convention vii
be held in Boston.
Relatives OF John Riding. Newark
n. J., have received word of hi