Evening journal., 1911-12-08
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Storage Battery Car Is Given
Its First Practice
Run
YOUNG PEOPLE TO
APPEAR In CANTATA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. S-The wheels
were placed on the car of the New
Castle and Delaware City Traction
Company yesterday afternoon. Half
an hour afterwards Superintendent
Bennett and party boarded the car
and a trip was made to Hamburg, The
car moved at a good speed, and there
was not jolt. The car will be test
ed over the entire line today. AS it
is the only storage battery car in the
state. its movements are closely
watched. The car is heated by the hot
water system. IL has independent
wheel drives, which move independent
Of the axle. In turning a corner the
outside wheels turn faster than the
inside wheels. 1t is practically the
first car in the country that has four
wheels not on the same truck. Each
wheel has its Independent spring. The
- woodwork on the interior of the car
is oak. It is painted white overhead
and makes pretty and neat appear
ance. The car Is lighted with cleo
tricity from its own power.
The following program has been ar
ranged by the Ushers Union of the
Methodist Church for THE Village
Postmaster" to be given in the Opera
House Friday evening, December 10:
Overture, Orchestra; William
Jones'" postmaster, Charles Nicker-
son; "Jerushy Jones'" his wife, Mrs
/. o. Wise; "Elyzabythe Jones" their
daughter Just home from school, Miss
Reba Moore; james Henry Jones,
their son, a green country boy Ellis
worth Gambril; Colonel Gibson" a
big story teller, Richard E. Pinder;
Joseph Robinson" a bigger story
teller, Eugene Chase; "Silas Hard
back" the biggest story teller, John
Clark; Deacon Slocum," horse trad
re, Everett Shaw; Lily Ann Slocum,
his wife, Miss Agatha Moore; Betsy
Winslow." dressmaker, Miss Emily
Lunt; REV. Tobias Dusenbery,
Thomas Ford; Reuben Ricks," who
shutters, James Lupton; Susan
Smith" who helps, Miss Elizabeth Ba-
con; Widow Gray," Mrs. E. Meggin-
son; Lee Sing" a Chinaman, William
Rossell; Mrs. Joseph Robinson,
Mrs James Lupton; Mary Ann
Steadman," deaf, Mrs. r. Megginson
Cyrus Depew,' town philanthropist
Howard Wilhelm; "Samanthy De-
pew" his wife. Mrs. w. o. Denny
MANDY Baker" women's rights adj
vocate, Mrs. e. Shaw; Job Baker,
her meek husband, Platt Burris
Patrick OMuligan," Weldin Vining
CDR. Dolliver," Brice Vallette; Delilah
Martin" Miss Mabel Clewell; Mrs
Briggs" from the city, Mrs. Mary
1-.s1 ffTf1urHfct nrfunc -
son, George Tobin; Mora Cassidy,
Mrs Briggs maid, Miss Myrtle Nc
Guire; Italian" William Rossell
"Johantan Abner." from the city
Everett Shaw; Cynthia Abner." Mrs
Mary Sheridan; "Marthy Reynolds.
a friend Mrs. r. z. Pinder; Francis
st Clair Biglow," an agent, Loui:
Thompson; "Matildy Hoxie," whC
knows all news, Mrs. John Clark
"Teke Hines" Elmer Megginson'
Henry Wilthrow," Buford Lunti
Katie Dusenberry," Greta Mcclure;
"Ann Goodwin" Josephine ClothieT,
"Bobbie Robinson" Walter Kerns;
Jennie Brown" Lola Vining; Jon
ME Dolliver," Courtland Pinder;
MARY Slocum," Helen Rash.
Mrs. L. T. Eliason has received Z
telegram from Old Kriss stating tha
he is coming here tonight loaded witt
money. He will have his photograph
taken. and present them to the chill
dren in the cantata in the Opera
House
John B. Montgomery has had a new
body placed on his automobile. He il
running between here and Whining
ton daily.
A supposed mad dog ran through
the streets here yesterday afternoon
It is believed the animal is the on
that had been acting strangely las
Sunday on farmers place a
Coochs Bridge.
Mayor Richard S. Rodney will b.
among the guests tonight at the For
DUPONT ball.