Evening journal., 1912-05-03
NEWSY D0INGS
OF new CASTLE
Lively Fight on Between
Three Candidates fer
POStmaSterShip
WORKMEN KEEP UP
HUNT For MEMBERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 3-Much inter-
est is manifest in the contest for the
New Castle postmastership There are
three candidates, and each is making
a lively hustle among his friends.
Postmaster George w. Vantine, who
has made a splendid record during his
four years, wants a reappointment
Harry W. Hushebeck and Arthur Wise
also would like to afiiN p. M. to their
names. There are one or two others
viewing the fight from the fence, hop
ing that perhaps there will be
chance for dark horse. The pres
ent postmasters time expires the last
OF May.
Mrs. Clara Bacon, wife Of Nray f.
Bacon. while walking in the yard OF
her home yesterday morning, stepped
on a nail that passed through her
foot DR.. William Wertenbaker found
It necessary to cut the flesh to remove
the nail.
There was large congregation
present in the Methodist Church last
evening. when the Rev. Alexander
Alison, Jr., of Wilmington. delivered a
pleasing address. The Baraca So
ciety, consisting of the women Of the
church, was out in force. The men
crowded all available room and form
ed their society. There was pleas
ing program OF vocal and instrumental
music.
Owing to the low prices and small
catches Of shad several of the fisher
men are contemplating quitting for
the season.
Baseball fans will have a chance
tomorrow to root for their favorites.
Manager Countiss' aggregation and
the Imperial will be the attraction at
Battery Pork Stewart or Taylor
will be on the firing line for New Cas-
tie, while Lenoir or Pedrick will be
back of the bot. Rennie, in all prob
ability. will be on first sack dnd
Archie is expected 70 have gilt-edged
"curleyeues" around the first station.
Manager Doherty, OF st. Peters
High School club will play the Alpha
club of Wilmington.
In the Boyce ice cream parlors tho
women of the First Baptist Church
will hold a bake.
Amber Davis Company is rushing
work on the Wilmington road leading
into the city.
The Wilmington and Southern Trac-
tion Company has a force Of men al
work on the tracks along the niS
road bringing the line to grade.
Contractor Samuel Guerson is rush.
ing the work of removing tPe stone
and rubbish from the old Jail site
Owing to the delay the Good vii
Fire Company will be obliged to post
pone its carnival. The fire company
however, will hold the carnival late
and at the meeting on next Wednds
day evening arrangements will b.
completed and the young women o
the city will be asked to assist th'
fire laddies.
Rose Hill and New Castle Grange
have arranged for sending full dele
cations to the Pomona Grange meet
ing to be held in Hockessin the frs
Thursday in June.
New Castle, Grange will hold a bo,
social at State Road tomorrow even
ing.
The congregation of Union A. NJ Z
Church is much pleased that the Rev
W. J. Ryder has been returned her
as pastor.
Friendship Lodge, No. 3, A. o. L. w
is keeping up the work of initiating
new members. The cry among tn
live wires is mo stop until we hay
200 in Friendship"
General Passenger Agent William
McMurray, of Portland, Oregon, ha
sent many publications here durinl
the past few days advertising severa
towns in Oregon and Washington a
we'll as the fruit farms Of thos
States