Evening journal., 1912-10-16
.NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Democrats Prepared to Wei
come Governor Wilson
to Town Tomorrow
AGED MAN IS
VICTIM OF PARALYSIS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Oct 16.--John
Johns was stricken with paralysis
yesterday afternoon DR.. Springer,
OF Wilmington, is in attendance. Ow-
ing to the mans age his condition is
serious.
The New Castle Republican Club
will hold a meeting this evening when
final arrangements will be made for
attending the mass meeting at Mar
shallton tomorrow evening. The
mounted club will be in charge Of
Captain Eastburn with James G..
Shaw and Walter S. Burris as nag
bearers. Two new American flags
have been presented to the club.
Owing to the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias be-
ing held here tomorrow the officers
of Friendship Lodge No. 3, A. Q. u.
w. will not be installed until the fol-
lowing Thursday.
In the Methodist Church tomorrow
morning a two days session of the
Epworth League convention will be
held. Delegates from out of town
wilb entertained by the New Castle
people.
In the X. of p. hall tomorrow
morning the annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware will be
held Grand Chancellor Keuborth in
his report will make a number OF
recommendation and will show that
during the year more than 200 new
members have been received. Alpha
Lodge, the Baby" has recently init
lated a large class and fifteen appli-
cations have been received.
Sergeant e. j. Wells. u S. A., who
has been stationed at the Govern
ment farm on which is located the
rifle ranges, left today for New
York State Sergeant Wells has al
ways been a favorite with the men
OF Company II and took a deep inter-
est in the men. Through his untir-
ing efforts he succeeded in bringing
the rife team up to such a standard
that last year Company II won three
silver cups When Sergeant Wells
was enrOute TO Wilmington last night
Captain Mckay, Lieutenant Smith
and a number of the men surrounded
the car and took him to the Armory
There Mayor Rodney was in waiting
and on behalf of the officers and men
OF Company III presented to Sergeant
Wells a gold watch. Sergeant Wells
was yisibly affected and told the men
that he will ever remember Company
II and he advised the men to stick
to their work and once more win the
cup.
Sergeant Davis who succeeds Ser
oqant Wells has arrived at the rifle
range farm.
Governor Woodrow Wilson viii be
here tomorrow afternoon to deliver
an address on the school green. H'
will speak in Middletown and in al
probability will come by automobile
from that place through Macdonough
ST. Georges and Delaware City. From
here Governor Wilson Will go tC
Wilmington where mass neetinl
will be held in the evening. The New
Castle band viii furnish the music
i'm MiddletOwn and here.
Farmers i'm this section are seedinl
wheat
Division No. a. A. o. II. will hole
its postponed meeting tonight
Walter Wipf is having an engine in
stalled in his new launch by 3. 4
I,ank. Mr. Wipf hopes to have The
boat ready to launch in two weeks
and expects the new launch to be thu
swiftest craft sailing out Of New
Castle.
The Amber Davis COmpany's mel
are now putting in the concrete gut
/ ters Three carloads of the small
stone have arrived for covering tn
old time cobbles. The work viii b.
rushed to completion before fros
appears.