Evening journal., 1910-01-13
NEW CASTLE
| WANTS NEW P. 0.
Mayor Boyd Selecting Com
mittee TO Ask Department
for Improvement

NEW CASTLE, Jan. 1s-Mayor Evan
G. Boyd is selecting a committee of
prominent citizens to visit Washing
ton to meet the Delaware representa-
tives in Congress and the Postoffice
Department in reference to securing
an appropriation for new postofice
here.
The present postoffice is inadequate.
There are no lock boxes and many
other facilities offered in other Of
fees.
In the First Baptist Church on Sat
urday evening the anniversary of the
Sunday school win be celebrated. An
interesting program has been arranged.
The following officers of Division No.
3, A. o. H., were installed last even
ing:
President, Archie Watson; vice-presi-
dent, George L. White; treasurer.
Charles Toner; recording secretary.
William S. Martin; financial secretary,
| James f. McIvor; finance committee.
Francis Reynolds, John ]. Sheridan,
! Thomas Leonard; literary committee.
/ Frank Murphy, John l.. Sullivan, John
Leonard; relief committee, William S.
Martin. John Reynolds, Matthew To-
bin; labor committee, James Il. Nc
Ivor, James McHugh and James Il.
Weldin.
Ten members were admitted to the
division during the year and six cards
are on the table. Several members
will go to Wilmington on February
8, when degrees viii be conferred on
sixty members in Irish American Hall.
Walter $. Burris, of Bear Station.
has announced himself as a candidate
for sheriff on the Republican ticekt.
Officers of Adephia Lodge, No. 8,
Knights of Pythias, will be installed on
Friday evening
John Thompson has opened a grocery
store in the knights Of Pythias Hall.
James ]. Lawler is recovering from
a severe illness.
John j. Jordan is still confined to his
home on account of an injury received
some weeks ago.
George ID. Duncan, who was severely
injured in the trolley car collision be-
low Dobbinsville last Saturday week.
ago was able to sit up yesterday. He
Is vet suffering from shock.
Other persons who were injured at
the some time are getting along as
we'll as can be expected.
superintendent James w. Foster, Of
the New Castle County Hospital, put
to work number of men from that
institution yesterday on opening the
State road south of Farnhurst
The combination car that was dam
aged In the collision below Dobbinsville
has been sent to the earshops of the
Jackson and Sharp Company for re-
pairs.
Wild ducks are found in good num-
bers on the marshes between here and
Delaware City, and New Castle gun
ners have been bagging them.
There will be considerable number
of changes among New Castle hun
dred farmers this spring.
The police arc bothered by petty
thieves, who have been operating
throughout the city.
James Dugy is in charge of the cigar
and paper store of James ]. Lawler
during the latter's illness.
William H. Beebe has the keels laid
for five launches. One of them is for
John Newlove, Of this city, and the
others are for out-of-town parties.
David Smith has instituted suit
against Wilmington parties who
bought his launch last fall and who
failed to carry out the contract.
There is n gradual increase in the
bank deposits by the city school chill
dren. The children in each room de-
posit their cents and dimes and these
in turn are reposited by William ].
Ferris with the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society. BY the time some Of
the pupils graduate they will have a
good round sum to their credit.