Evening journal., 1917-01-30
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Fishermen Beginning to
Think About the Tooth
some Shad
MAIL JOB
GOES BEGGING

gpecialsto THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan. S0.-Shad
fishing VIII soon occupy the attention
81 the old fishermen, and while II is
TOO eaviy to think of the shad run
ming. nets have been gotten out OF
storage lofts and before long the
famfllar sight Of stretching lines on
the common and fixing nets in the
CITY Hall will be seen. Shad have
been scarcer for the last two br three
years than formerly. and IL is 100
early TO predict anything about the
season. nor can Il he said whether
she fishermen will he as numerous as
Nformariv because OF the abundance
OF work al the mills and plants this
wear But the lure Of the river is
hard for old timers 20 resist, and II
{ IS probable that the fishermen VIII
\ be rs numerous as ever when me
3 weather moderatos and the shad be-
Z gin to run
When the New Castle Band meets
Y Tor practice tonight in its quarters
Al tho CITY Hall the familiar sound
Z ol tho bass drum will probably be
hoard again after n long silence. 10
same way tho head OF the drum got
4 broken while ago and The band has
a had 10 practice without the assistance
i ~ this important part of its equip
mont hnt the drum viii no doubt he
4 hack I'm service avain tonight thc
y hjr sheet of skin for the head ar
rived Yesterday and after being
eoalced TO make il stretch as much as
q possible Il will he placed on the drum
and allowed 20 dry. II is hoped To
3 Wei this done I'm time for use tonight
postmastor John + Murphy mas
: about come 10 tho conclusion that no
one wants the job of carrying the
. man sacks between the postoiice ana
/. fhe railroad station The position
made vacant by the death OF Mat
thew S l.eary several days ago has
+ not been applied for by a single per
son sol far although Mr. Murphy has
used his best efforts TO make public
( the fact that n mil messenger rs
5 warted and advertisements asking
Z Tor bids are displayed In the post
y Office The government will pay a
Y Reasonable sum annually Tor thls
4 work but IL Is left TO the individual
q hiddor 10 state lust what he viii be
y wfllinc to do the work for and furnish
his own conveyance. February is
I. fhe last date set for receiving the
s bids
Additional officers for the Epworth
4 League OF Nazareth NJ - Church
i have been eelcted as follows: First
!. vfce-president Charles Whiteside
(. second vice-president Miss Emily r,
s Juut: third vicepresident Mrs. A.
z Mitchell civison fourth vice-presl-
dent Mrs. Loomis O. Wise; secretary
i walter Ingram and treasurer Mrs
= Cseorge D. Williams.
Funeral Director Charles II. Gle.
ve11 received word yesterday Of the
& death OF Albert Temple. formerly oi
e This city. which occurred at Hope
Farm. Funeral arrangements will
= be made later.
Announcement is made Of the mar
/, riaxe of Miss Marion Munson, daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Munson
e OF this city, 10 Charles John W. Cor.
81 lev Of Crosshill. South Carolina. who
is employed here The couple were
married IN Elkton a week ago yes
tcrday and are AT present residing
with Mr. and Mrs. Munson.
Tho Senior Phiiathen Glass of Nazai
= eth a. H. Church viii conduct a bake a
4 the Challenger store Wednesday morn
a ing February "a.
Y Tho condition Of John B. Tmitt, q