Evening journal., 1912-08-13
BIG GUNS TO
BOOM OUT AT
FORT DUPONT
Residents Of Delaware City
Notified to Raise Windows
of Houses
PRACTICE FOR THE
SOLDIERS THIS WEEK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Aug. 1S.--
Notices have been posted about town
announcing that mortar practice with
che heavy guns at Fort DUPONT, will
be held on Thursday and Friday, Aug
ust is and Is. The notices have been
posted to notify people about here TO
have their windows in their houses
raised to prevent their being broken
by the heavy firing Fourteen shots
will be fred each lay. The practice
will be engaged In by the 45th and
112th Companies, Coast Artillery
Corps.
Smiley H. Washaw Of the 1S9th
Company at FortDuPont, is building
home on Washington street
4. The W D. Bratton, a. yacht belong
ing to the United States Marine Hos
pital Corps. passed through the locks
here on Sunday
Electrician Sergeant Albert NJ. Cloud
left here on Friday for Fort Mon
roe.
During the illness Of Captain Will
liam Forse. Lieutenant p. A. Stockton,
Jr., is acting as adiutant at Fort Du-
Pont
notifying dog owners that all dogs
running at large unmuzzled will be
shot. Dogs also must be registered
as in former years. A number of
dogs have been shot on the reserva-
ton at Fort DUPONT.
i Amos Collins has announced his
candidacy for assessor OF Red Lion
hundred on the Democratic ticket.
Shooting for blackbirds has begun
here.
Large quantities Of crabs are being
caught of the wharf at Fort Della
ware
While the Ericsson Line stesmer
Penn was in the locks Monday morn
ing. FIRE drill was held.
A fishing party composed Of An
drew Fehn. p j. Morgan. David Col
well, Harold Smith. Joseph Haver-
mack. Lambert Brezina and George
II Michaels, caught nine trout while
fishing down the bay, Saturday morn
ing
Some Of the boatmen who live about
here are not using their launches 80
often since the rigid enforcement Of
the law requiring life preservers for
every passenger, a fire extinguisher,
Several boats however are fully
equipped and are kept very busy by
boating parties. It Is thought also
that the remainder Of the boats will
soon have the full equipment as re-
quired by law.
The quarantine which was placed
on Reedy Island three weeks ago due
10 smallpox. was raised on Thurs
day
Sixty voters registered here on Sat
urday, bringing the total up TO 221
The farmers about here are plow-
ing, and threshing wheat
A brick chimney is being put in
the fire engine house here. Joseph
Shorter began painting the roof OF the
engine house Monday morning.
SONALS-Alexander Holiday,
Of New Castle, spent the week end
here with his mother-Harry Heal
and family we're week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rupp at New
ark-Frank Money was a recent visit
or here-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Daven-
port Of Philadelphia spent the week
end here visiting friends-Miss Ethel
Shaw Of Wilmington who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs, William Ball,
A. the delaware lily 1plel has Ic-
turned home--Mrs. B. +. Eisenber-
ger rs visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Hipp at Fort Totten. N. y
Louis Wainer. who is employed in
Philadelphia. spent the week end here
with his parents--Arthur Cavalier,
who is employed IN Chester, spent the
week end here-Miss Josephine Aswell
Who has been visiting Miss Hazel Bit
tie. has returned 10 Ardmore, Pa
Miss Emma Mulligan, who has been
visiting at Chesapeake City, has re-
turned home-Miss Bessie Greed and
Miss Edna Greed who have been Wis
iting at Betterton, Md, have return
ed here-William Hickey has been
spending few days with his parents
William Cairns of Philadelphia was
p visitord here on Sunday-Mrs. Cliff.
ford Nelson and daughter Helen anc
Mrs Sarah Steele, who have been Wis.
Ting here have returned to Salisbury
Nd.