Evening journal., 1912-09-23
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Many Persons Attended Fun
eraI Of Mrs. Maria G.
Knight in Baltimore
CATCH MANY TROUT
IN HAMBURG COVE


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Sept pa num-
her of persons from here we're in Bal
iimore yesterday attending the fun
cal of Mrs. Maria Groome Knight, a
lister of Mrs. John j. Black, of this
city. Mrs. knight was one OF the
guests at the Case-Potter nuptials in
Baltimore on Thursday evening and
while there, was stricken with apo
plexy
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev DR.. Edwin Barnes Niver,
pastor of Christ Church, St. Paul and
Chase streets. Mrs. Knight, who was
the widow of William NJ. Knight, was
born in 1912 at Elkton, Md. She was
a daughter of Col John c. Groome.
James B. Groome. Mrs. Knight
is survived by one son,
James Groome Knight, of Baltimore)
four daughters misses Elizabeth B.,
Ethel and Rebecca Ringgold Knight,
of Baltimore, and Mrs. Lyndon 5
Tracy, of Syracuse, N. " The pail
bearers we're John G., Henry l.. and
William p. Constable, Henry Fullne-
weider, J. Barry Mahool, II. Caven-
dish Darrell, Horace McElderry and
Harry s. Stabler. The body was sent
TO Elkton, Md, where burial was in
the family lot. The services at Elk
ton were conducted by Rev. William
Schouler
August Blumberg will leave to-
morrow morning for st. Cloud, Mimi,
where he will enter a home. Blum
berg has been a resident OF New
Castle for twenty-seven years, being
in the tailoring business during that
time. Recently his health has not
been good and he resolved to change
to a dryer section and arranged to
enter the home in St. Cloud.
Gus" was a general favorite with
the people here. His cigar and
candy store will be taken in charge
by James d. McPike.
Seminole Tribe, Improved Order OF
Red Men will hold an important
meeting tonight. All members Of the
Tribe are requested TO attend.
The steamship Graf Waldersee,
which was detained at Reedy Island,
where the quarantine physicians were
suspicious OF a case of rash on child
passed up the river yesterday. over
400 of the passengers were vaccinat-
ed before the doctors concluded that
the child did not have smallpox
The people who attend the even
. ing services on Sunday in the Rose
Hill school are warm in their thanks
to General Manager ]. T. Hambleton
for placing a cinder path from the
car tracks to the school, thereby es-
coming considerable mud.
Registration in all the districts on
Saturday was heavy. The political
workers are determined to get al
The men registered and have full
Democrats claim they will carry
the hundred, while the Republicans
dispute such claims and assert that
the hundred will roll up good ma
jority for the whole ticket
Democrats will hold a meeting TO-
morrow evening, the Republicans on
Thursday, and Progressives on FIJI
day evenings.
George Griffin, Of New York city is
visiting New Castle friends.
Samuel Fleming, Jr.. and Alexan-
der F Melvin spent yesterday with
friend. in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bridgewater
have returned home from a visit to
Wilmington friends.
Manager Countiss expects TO ar
range series of games with VAN
dever. the winner Of the All-Wilming'
ton League.
Football teams OF all weights are
now being organized. Manager Nc
Dewitt exnects to play the first game
in two weeks.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by
the local union for the meeting OF tht
View Castle County w. c. T. Z. nexi
week.
Many persons from here are catch
ir~ Quantities of trout in Hamburg
cove Eels are being caught in pay
Ing quantities and when the Usher
men have filed their live cars inc
eeis are packed in barrels and ship
ned to New York.
Ilp to the present time James Mil
Ter has heard nothing Of his valuable
mare which walked out OF the yarC
here several weeks ago
ARRANGEMENTS are being made b,
lew Court Commissioner Thompson
to have the road between Landers
avenue and Eden Park resurfaced II
places and repaired before winter.
Amber Davis Company will be re
ouested to hurry the street paving
work here.
It is expected that New Castle vii
re represented at the meeting IN th'
Academy OF Music, Philadelphia, OF
Friday night when the Home hul'
cause is discussed by William H. h