Evening journal., 1912-03-19
MORTAR-RACE
A HUSTLING JOB
Fort DUPONT Soldiers Have
$4,000 Pound Machine
to Set Up
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, DEL March 10.
Soldiers from Fort dupont worked
all day Sunday. moving the mortar ra-
Ger, which weighs 3S,3SO pounds. Tho
soldiers have raised the racer from
the car and expect to put it the barge
soon, where 1t will be carried to the
government wharf and eventually
placed in position.
The recent transforms have left
some trouble here Cellars are iuH
of water The streets were cut up
by the rush of the water and tho
roads in the country near Delaware
City are full of water.
Carpenters who are working on Ell
larging the fire engine house are get
ting along very well. The second
floor of the building Will be used as
a hall for various purposes. Town
Council, the board of education and
the building and loan associations
also will use it. The general city cleo
tion will take place there on Tues
day. April ?.
Shad fishermen expect TO begin fish
ing about April s.
Sergeant James Lail, of the 55th
Company, Coast Artillery Corps. who
hurt his finger while bowling. is i'm
proving.
James S. Hopper has succeeded the
late Waite Smithers as superintendent
of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal
George Gardiner and Shelby Tenn
pleton gave a birthday celebration,
their birthdays occurring on the same
day, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 4. G.
Gardiner. on Saturday evening. Those
present were: Mrs. B. f. Eisenber-
ger, Mrs. La Boube. Mrs. A. r. Ben
nett Miss Edith Martin, Miss Lily
Gardiner, Miss Emily Pordham, Miss
Alice Saxton. Miss Pauline Cox, Miss
Myrtle Cats, Samuel Minninck. Ed
ward Pleasanton, William Morrow,
Samuel Weaver, Carlisle Spicer, Al
bert Lee. George Pordham, Thomas
Clarke. Irving Cats. Clarke Yale An
drew Seagraves, Harry Burchett, vii"
liam Gosler and others.
John c. Higgins. who is i'll with
pneuomnia. is improving
Services were held in st. Paul's Ro-
man Catholic Church. on Sunday. Fa-
ther Edward l.. Brady ofiiciated.
Bishop Frederick J. llinsman filed
the pulpit of Christ Episcopal Church
on Sunday afternoon.
Personals-James Moore has re-
turned home after a trip down State
William Anderson was a Wilmington
visitor on Friday-Colonel and Mrs.
Hunter who have been touring in Eu-
rope, have returned to Fort DUPONT
Miss May Hickey was Wilmington
visitor on Friday-Harry Slingun. of
Philadelphia. is stopping at the Cen
trail Hotel-Mrs. A. r. Bennett was a
Wilmington visitor on Saturday-Mcs.
William Ball, who has bene spending
a few days at West Chester has re-
turned home-Alexander Holiday
spent the week end here-Miss Mabel
Buckmaster spent the week end in
Wnmington-Fred Davidson was a
Delaware City visitor on Saturday ev-
ening-Mrs. j. Howard and Miss Mil
dred Ball spent the week end in Will
mington-Mrs. b. F. Eisenberger was
q Wilmington visitor on Saturday
John Netsch spent the week end in
Delaware City-Albert Sparnoid, OF
Baltimore was Delaware City visitor
on Saturday-Isaac Wainer was a
Wilmington visitor on Saturday
Charles O'Neil spent the week end in
Delaware City-Mrs. r. Warren was a
Wilmington visitor on Saturday-Paul
Goslin of Wilmington spent the week
end with friends here-Mrs. Samuel
Hicken was a Wilmington visitor or
Saturdays Sergeants Claude Hinkley
James Lail. Frank Sherrieb and vii
liam Betry and Private Paul Mayes. of
the Fifty-fifth Coast Artillery Corps
Fort DUPONT. were St. Georges visi
tors on Saturday-Mrs. Thomas
Thomas was a Wilmington visitor or
Saturday-Mrs. Ford was a Whining
ton visitor on aturday-Willian
Moore spent Sunday visiting in Por
Penn-Sergeant Delaney and Mrs
Mills were Wilmington visitors ol
Saturday-Mrs. Fannie Woodward o
West Chester, Pa. is visiting at thu
Delaware City Hotel here-Russel
Pennington and wife were Delaware
City visitors on Sunday-Mrs. JOSEPH
Beale, of Port Penn, stopped al thu
Delaware City Hotel on Saturday
William Hickey spent the week enc
in Delaware City-William Joyce o
Wilmington stopped at the Delaware
CITY Hotel on Sunday.
The first herring of the season wer,
caught in the locks Of the Chesapeak,
and Delaware Canal here on Monday
Several of the herring and shat
fishermen have prepared their nets.
The graduating class Of Delawar,
City High School contemplates givin
a dance. in the near future
The members of the Holy Name So
ciety of the Catholic Church here ex
pect to give a dance soon after Easte
Sunday.
High school boys have begun prac
ticing baseball and Will organize :
team.