Evening journal., 1913-03-08
NEWSY DOlNGS
OF new CASTLE
Absence Of Quorum Delays
Action by Council on I'M
pOrtant Ordinances
MUCH INTEREST IN
STORAGE CAR TEST

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. March Sowing
to only three member being in at
tendance at the meeting Of City Coun-
Gil last evening action on the second
reading Of ordinances had to be post
noned Those present were Presi-
dent Wallace L.. Cannon and Messrs.
Sullivan and Spiecher The ordi-
nances referred to the issuance OF
$4,000 bonds TO pay of the floating
debt The other ordinance is TO fix
the compensation Of the tax collec-
tor at per cent, on all collections
up to $4,000.
President Cannon will call a spe-
cial meeting Of City Council next
week as the bonds are to bear in
terest from April 1.
The funeral Of George Hewlett
who died on Thursday at the resi-
dence Of his daughter, Mrs. L. Bay
ard Leach, Roselle, will take place
on Monday afternoon. Services Will
s be conducted IN Emmanuel Episcopal
Church and interment made in the
adjoining cemetery. Mr.. Hewlett was
born in England seventy-seven years
4. ago and had lived here the greater
part Of his life. He was a builder
and contractor
Mrs. John Berry went TO Chester
today to attend the funeral ler
uncle Eli Neeld, late Of Village Green.
He was a business man OF that VIII
lage and was 76 years OF age.
The Rev. John l.. Johnson was in
East Newmarket, Md, yesterday at
: tending the funeral Of Miss Eva
} Rock
The Rev. Dr. Martin, Of Philadel-
phia, will preach in the Methodist
Church here tomorrow.
William H. Harrington is in Dover
today attending the funeral Of his
cousin.
A delegation OF members OF Divi-
sion No. 3, A. o. H.. will go TO VIII
mington tomorrow evening to attend
the celebration in the Garrick The
atre in honor Of st. Patrick
horse belong 10 Jchu Davis
ran away yesterday morning having
been frightened when the earth
quaked following the explosion in
Baltimore.
William H. Mahoney has resigned
his position in the Edgar Allen
plant.
Israel McHugh had finger on his
right hand mashed yesterday by a
0ask in the Brylgon works
Archie Watson has very sore
hand as a result Of the member be.
ing pierced by a nail while at work
= mi shc Raldt plant yesterday
Harry Racr Is visiting in Mechan.
. icsburg. Pa.
James r. Hance is confined TO his
home with a severe attack OF the
grip.
ST. Peters Holy Name Society will
ationd first mass In ST. Peters
Church tomorrow morning.
The local trolley men are pleased
over the run made by a storage bat
terry car from New York to Boston
This is especially duo TO the fact
that the New Castle line is to oper-
ate storage battery cars, one OF which
Is now here. The report OF the New
York car says:
There sped noiselesslv out Of that
Grand Central Terminal this morn
ing a railroad car propelled by cleo
trioity supplied from a set Of the new
high-power Edison storage batteries
1T quickly attained speed OF
thirty miles an hour At Highbridge
the speed was increased to forty
/. miles and at that rate the car clipped
quietly up the Hudson. over the
~ fnf tnf los
away.
1T was both the longest and fast
est run ever made by a storage bat
terry car. There was not a hitch from
beginning 10 end scarcely a sound ant
never a speck of SCOT or cinder The
run was made i'm less time than loca'
trains OF the New York Central re.
ouire for the trip. but was some,
what slower than the expresses
The wheels are free on the axle'
and rotate separately. the motor be
ing attachd to each wheel by chain
This device makes il possible to pro
pei the car with onc-half the energ,
that would otherwise be required. 7
rs estimated that the battery car car
be operated AZ cost Of is cents
car mile, while a standard steam traii
car Is operated at an average cost o
81 a mile
The New Castle County schoo
Commission may establish a pubii
school for colored children AT IN
ButtonVoods
Bunyans Pilgrim Band Of the N
r. Church presented Bunyans Pfl
grims Progress in the church las
evening