Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-22
stAa Correspondence OF Every Evening.

stan Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, June p. President Ahrens
OF the Delaware Water improvement Co.
was in this city yesterday afternoon. in
consultation with the superintendent,
George W. Unger, and the water question.
was taken up. Mr. Unger last evening
gave out the statement that the presi-
dent Of the company had directed him to
start the work of concreting the wells to
a depth of II feet TO keep out the surface
water and also to reduce the speed of the
pumps to do away with the milky condi-
tion of the water. which has existed for
some time. Should this not suffice then
the wells will be dug to a depth where the
conditions viii change.
he lim onoe so.5O-Shaws
The junior class of the High School
gave a farewell reception to Miss Clara
NJ. kast the retiring assistant principal
and to the graduate Miss Lena E. Cam
non, and the class of 1907, last evening,
IN the High School The other teachers
OF the school were invited. The storm
prevented number from attending An
interesting musical and literary pro-
gramme was rendered Ice cream and
cake was served and the affair voted a
success.
0xfords, 75c up; childrens white ties
Soc mems and boys shoes -Stoops+
The Sunlight and Starlight teams will
begin a pool tournament at Kline's on
Tuesday evening at o'clock The
players will be. Sunlights, William Dun
can, l.. L. Mcconnell, Jesse Watts, James
J. Mahoney. Starlights, John Becker.
William Kirk, John Wiley, George Churn-
side, Jr., The captains win be McCon-
nell for the Sunlights and Wiley for the
Starlights. Thomas Modem will referee
the game and score. Three games will
be played and the winner presented with
a valuable silver cup, which can be con-
tested for by any who may challenge as a
team of four men. The winners will
own the cup at the end OF September.
Shirts, underwear, belts-Biggs.t
The game of baseball between the
Browntown and New Castle A. A. teams
at Battery Park, tomorrow, has caused
much interest 10 lovers of the sport and
a great crowd from Wilmington is looked
for. Dawson will umpire the game.
The lineup of the visiting team will be:
Ballantine, SIS; Raney, lb.; Beatty, 3b
and p; Mannering, IT,; Veasey, 2b.;
Donlan, r.; Scott, c.; Crumlish, cf.;
Greenwalt, p. For the locals, Newlove
will 60 into the box if the condition Of his
injured finger will permit.
Window screens, ,2Oc; fly wire-Stoops.
James Lawlor is visiting in New York
rs the guest of his cousin, Rev. ]. NJ
Considine, pastor Of Holy Trinity R. G..
Church.
a large tug party enjoyed trip on the
Delaware River on the tug Davis early
last evening.
George W. Maxwell, Jr., of this city,
who has been in the South for two years,
and who recently went to Texas, for the
benefit of his healthis well and hearty and
has written TO his people that he will
shortly return to this city.
A good cigar at Klines.+ y
About l25 persons took part in the
trolley ride given by the members of St.
last evening. The party occupied two
special cars.
The condition of the gas was worse
last evening than the night before and
stores and houses where gas was used for
heating and lighting purposes were com.
/ PEELED TO resort to lamps, lanterns and
iallow dips For cooking purposes, the
/ oil stove OF coal stove were resorted to
where the people had them to use, Will,
some families had to be content with
cold victuals. Trade at the Louise wal
brisk because of the scarcity Of gas anC
many partook Of supper there. In &
conversation with President Mitchell
this morning. he said: "A break existed
! for two days between the retort and tn,
holder and our man failed 10 locate it
We completed repairs this morning ant
/ YOU win find no further trouble"
Mating remnants lie; hnoleum, 300
suit cases. 00c; trunks, hammocks, OF
stoves, closing out go-carts -Stoops*
The Young Peoples Society of the
/ First Presbyterian Church win give q
/ trolley party to Shellpot Park on Thurs.
day evening, July 5th. Special cans will
| leave the Court House switch at 73C
O'Clock.
Catcher Matthew Ferguson Of the
Upland baseball team and First Base
man Connell who played here with the
team against New Castle A. A., are now
residents OF this city and are employed
at the plant of the Baldt Steel Co.
Crash. and straw hats, caps neckwear
pants, overalls, jumpers -Biggs*
/ Personal. Misses Florence and Clara
| Clewell of Nazareth, Pa. are the guests
of their cousins, Misses Carrie, Mabel and
Pearla Clewell Of Sixth and Delaware
streets-Mr and Mrs. Jacob Speichor
have been visiting among relatives in the
Blue Ridge Mountains in Pennsylvania
for the benefit of the health Of Mr.
| Speicher John Watts of Philadelphia
a former resident Of this city, has beef
visiting relatives and friends here-Nlisl
Belle Wadsley. who hiss been visiting he
/ cousin. Mrs Alice Williams Moore fo
several weeks, has returned home.
Bargains Stains and roof paint, one
third of regular price-Stoops.F