Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20
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star Correspondence Of Eyery Evening.
New Castle. Feb. 20.- Vice-President
Hicks Of the Delaware Water Improve
mont Co. was here yesterday and author
lied Superintendent Unger TO notify the
people that the rates OF water would be
reduced. The minimum charge will be
S.. or one spigot at that rate. A bath
tub viii be reduced 10 SO or 81 less; wash
basins from Sl50 to 81 each; hopper
$3.50 TO 81 each per year Two taps
were made yesterday Notice will also be
given that the company will put IN the
water at once 20 any person now paid
in advance until July, without charge.
The Delaware Water Improvement Co.
has signed q contract with the command
ant at Fort du pont for lighting the fort
and avenues with arc and incandescent
lights The wires will be strung over
poles Of the Wilmington, New Castle d
Southern railway.
Misses Jessie Cannon and Ethel Barnes
entertained a number of friends at the
home Of the former, at Third and Chestnut
streets, last evening A supper was
served.
AZ the recent session Of Adelphia Lodge,
No. s, Knights Of Pythias, resolutions of
respect were adopted upon the death OF
Nathan Lieberman, q fellow lodge mcm-
Der, and the sentiments of the lodge
directed sent to the family of the deceased
and the charter draped for a period of 30
days ~ 4 mark Of respect. The deceased
was the owner of the hall in which the
lodge meets and in many ways nc had
been very kind to the organization.
Henry c. Conrad, William w. Knowles,
Patrick J. Ahern, ARENAS Smith and sew
will 20 10 Delaware City on Thursday
evening 20 organize a lodge of Knights of
pythias. Ihirty-hve names are now
enrolled for the new organization and five
members of tho local lodge who are resi-
dents Of Delaware City, viii increase the
new organization TO 40 members.
The Epworth League of the NJ. r..
Church will meet In the Sunday-school
room, tomorrow evening
Oscar ID. Ridings moved his family to
their new home at lwenty-second and
Washington streets, Wilmington, yester-
day
Harry J Rothrocr, Theodore Cavender
and Harry Stewart left for Laurel today
TO attend the session of the Jr. O. u. A.
NJ, as representatives Of Industry Council
Of this city
Theodore Hatton, Jr., has taken place
with Harry Ahern in his barber shop
The pallbearers at the funeral of Ellis
B. Garrett, at Wilmington, yesterday,
were Thomas j. Gravel, William ID
Greer, Edward w Eagle, Lewis y. Ella.
son, William r. Hushebeck Francis de II
Janvicr members of ST. Johns Lodge
No .. a. +. a A. M OF this city and o
which the deceased was member A
number of Others from here attended Oh,
funeral.
The body of Mrs. Elinor A. Phillips
aged 20 years, whose death occurred at
the homo of her son at Newport wn
brought to this city by Undertake
Clowell yesterday, and sent 10 Dover b,
train lnterment will be made at tina
place today.
The orchestra which will furnish thl
nusic az the missionary services at thu
M. T.. Church ON Sunday will hold re
hearsal az thehome of Edward Ii. Naylor
tonight.
Rev. r. NJ Munson, LII d., rector o
Emmanuel p. y. Church, is in receipt of
postal card from Bishop Coleman now a
Tampa, Fla. The bishop tells of lusciou
strawberries and is evidently enjoying
himself.
Much interest is centred in the Marih
Washington supper, which will be give
in the Sunday-school room of the NJ. Il
Church, on Friday evening fnom 8 unit
o'clock, under the auspices of classes
and Q.
The ladies Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church expect 20 hold a social In Marbl
Hall on Friday evening.
The Baldt Steel Co., on Saturday. close
the biggest week in the history of the com
pany by a total OF l5 heats from one fur
mace IN Use. -Four heats were of 10000
the full capacity of the furnace. and IA
fother heats ranged from 46 600 TO 400
pounds each.
Tho members of Industry Council. il
o. Y. A. NJ, win receive a fine pound cas
from Charles Lank at the meeting e
night. At the meeting last week tw
cakes were received, one from Rev. r. N
Munson, IL. d., rector of Emmanuel !
Z. Church, and the other from ID. Ecker
Tindle.
A supposed mad dog was chased h