Evening journal., 1921-09-17
Catch TWO g.
POUND CATFISH
Fishing Parties From Della
ware City Make Large
Catches in Bay
PLAN PLAYS TO
ASSIST CHURCH
Special to The Evening Journal

time at this time, with the lovers OF
sports. Nearly every day one or
more parties leave for the fishing
grounds in the bay. The fact that
so many parties are enjoying the
fishing is said to be due to the fact
that rail and reed bird shooting has
taken slump. Low tides make II
almost impossible for the gunners
to push the boats through the reeds.
Notwithstanding the falling of in
the number OF birds bagged, the
marshes are said to be full OF the
toothsome members OF the feathery
tribe.
Two fishing parties left town yes
terday morning and returned last
evening with a large number OF
trout. suckers and catfish. The size
OF the catfish this year is said to ex-
cell those OF any year in the past
decade. In two instances catfish re-
Gently caught weighed eight pounds
and measured is inches in length.
Frank o. Moore. Frank Schroeder,
George Holiday and Alexander Hol-
liday composed a fishing party yes
terday. Walter Scott. Harry Hall,
William Weaver. OF this city, and
Benjamin Vending. of Wilmington.
composed another party.
The Rev. Robert c. Pitzer. pastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church
win preach in that church at 1880
o'clock tomorrow morning on "The
Unit With Christ" Holy Commun-
ion will be celebrated following the
morning service. The Sunday school
will meet at IL O'Clock. In the even
ing at the 7.3o o'clock service. the
subject viii be The Search for
God"
In the Methodist Church. the Rev.
l. W. Layfield will preach al 1880
/ o'clock on The Hidden Treasure. Z"
and at the $50 O'Clock evening SER
vice on ''Nebuchadnezzar or the
Great Man Humbled.- The Sunday
school will meet in the Sunday school
room at 11.45 o'clock. The mid-week
prayer meeting service will be held
at 7.30 o'clock. Wednesday evening.
According to the new orders re-
ceived at Fort DUPONT. only FIVE new
a month will be allowed to be en-
listed for this fertilization. One. CAL
win II. Roberts, arrived from Fort
Smelling. Minnesota, yesterday To
enlist at this time the applicant must
pass a rigid educational test as well
as be physically fit. There has been
five recruits rejected to date since
the order for enlistment has been
received at the fort. The standing
army is now said to be only 600
short OF the required 10000 men.
The Rev. Joseph II. carp, rector
OF Emmanuel Episcopal Church. viii
: preach in Christ's Episcopal Church
o. here, at AIS o'clock tomorrow.
The windows the the Methods
Church, that we're broken out by
some boys throwing stones, have
been replaced.
Frederick E.. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick d. Bender, OF the Robin
son House, will leave today for Wesi
Chester, where he will enter the
third-year class at the Aloysius Acad.
emy. a military school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A Netsch, oil
= washington street, are receiving the
2 congratulations OF their many
p friends, because OF the birth Of -.
r pound son. John A., Jr. The mother
, and John Jr. are getting along
nicely.
Mrs. williams and daughter, Con
stance, OF Fort Dupont. were amonl
7 the guests at the party given II
. honor OF Miss Nancy Faulkner. a
: the home Of Mrs Frank deli. Jan
! vier New Castle, yesterday after
noon.
The young folk OF the Presbyte
. rian Church are planning a series o
: plays to raise funds for renewini
q the interior decorations OF the Sun
O day school room. These plays vii
a be given throughout the winter. on
/ OF the first plays will be THE Dis
II trict School at Blueberry Corners.
= The American Dredging Compan
Il OF Philadelphia, has been awarde
the contract for dredging the 1000
feet OF channel south OF the sectio
a now being dredged by the Fred I
L Jones Company, sub-contractors 10
n the Arundel Corporation. opcratin
IS on the Liston range, below here. TIL
is Jones Company expects TO have com
pieted their contract for dredging q
the Is 900 feet by December 1. The
began work May %. This is said
i have been the best dredging year
the last 20 years. The work ha
5' gone on steadily without much ir
a reference by fogs or severe storm
lie The American Dredging Company
'e expected to begin operations aboI
le June /, OF next year.
p The channel Is being widened
AZ 500 feet and dredged to a depth
IA 35 feet. The deposit taken from II
B. channel bed is taken to the meadow
OF the old jeremiah Powell estate
Lower Alioways creek, Salem coui
ty. n. ].
an Miss Greta Holiday. OF Ciints
81 street. who has been confined TO h
% home for several days through 4
~ ness. is improving.
no Mrs. Cathrine Russell OF Was
r. ington street was successfully ope
ated on at the Delaware Hospiti
ay Wilmington. last week. and has r
80 turned home in a much improv
condition.
Ter The residence OF William Hin
ir- on Clinton street is being painted.
The fire equipment Of this city
undergoing renovation and put
in excellent shape by the town cou
ch, cilmen.
ne Mrs. H. c. Price. president OF I
- Delaware City Century Club a
oss nounced another Of the committs
oI' yesterday. The new civic commit
- is composed Of Mrs. Martha cof
a.. chairman; Mrs. Anna Moore. Mrs