Evening journal., 1913-04-21
.NEWSY DOlNCS
OF new CASTLE
Bond Commission Meets This
Week to Prepare for
Town improvements
FARMERS TO GET$S
A TON FOR TOMATOES

a lUN run lUMAlUES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 21-1n all
probability the Bond Commission will
hold meeting this week. The Com
mission consists of Andrew Bryson,
Lewis e. Eliason, Robert Megginson,
James u. White and James B. Brady.
Under the law the Commission has the
handling of the 100000 to be bor-
rowed and expended for street inn
provements. Considerable work needs
to be done arranging for advertising
the bonds and selling the same. The
commission has to select the streets
TO be improved and the City Council
will need to l-now in time If the work
will be done this year so that when
The budget is prepared arrangements
will be made TO raise the money for
interest on the bonds 1t has been
suggested that when Delaware street
is improved that the work continue to
Seventh street at least because that
street is the direct route to Hares
Corner.
Word was received here yesterday
Of the death of Leo Sullivan, of Wash
ington, ID. G.. Mr. Sullivan was a
son Of the late Michael Sullivan, Of
this city. He was a popular young
man of twenty-siX years of age
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. I.awler and
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh e. Duffy were in
Philadelphia yesterday and while
there visited St Agnes Hospital
where they called upon Thomas p.
Leonard TON" who went under an
operation for appendicitis, is getting
along splendidly.
Constable James J. Wright now
goes after wrongdoers in an +. NJ f..
car purchased a few days ago in
Philadelphia.
St Peters High School club played
the Brooklyn club, of Wilmington,
here on Saturday. when the visitors
won by the score of to >. but it re-
quired fifteen innings TO do the trick.
One of New Castles young men had
big roll of notes on him yesterday,
as he had been down to the races on
Saturday and won lots OF coin. In
one race he backed three horses, one
to win and two for places. and the
trio won. He was accompanied to the
races by woman friend, and she came
home S47 ahead of the game. At
least the young man gave this infor-
nation.
Passengers on the New Castle cars
on Sunday noticed number Of crap
games in progress along the Whining
ton csuseway. The players are wise
for when police officers ride out in the
cars. the bones" are not to be seen,
and the players simply smile and pre-
tend surprise that the blue coats have
appeared
Many tickets are being sold for "An
Evening With DeMar." in the Opera
House on Friday evening The Young
Peoples Society of the Presbyterian
Church have also arranged for a
pleasing musical program. The banjo
selections by Mrs. Compton. of Will
nington, will be sure TO please To
avoid a rulh the seats are being re-
served
John Fl. Rodney, who is IN the
Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, is
expected homo tomorrow
Taxpayers of the northern section
Of the city viii look TO Councilman
Poole to have Wilmington avenue in
cluded in the street to be improved
this year. Then the Levy Court viii
put the causeWay in proper repair
It is not generally known. but is g
Tact, nevertheless. that the condition
Of this half-mile of road and the con.
dition of the New Castle street;
caused the Levy Court last week e
select the Glasgow route for th'
highway, and none of the 100000
comes this way.
Invitations have been received her,
for the dance to be given in Whining
ton tomorrow evening by Wilmington
Lodge, No. 1, Ancient Order of United
Workmen The dance will be from
Sto 12 o'clock in the A. O. IT, w. Hall
No 900 Washington street.
Farmers in New Castle hundred vii
year That will be at a rate of
little more than thirteen cents
basket.
Arrangements are being made 70
several May parties. The jun
ior children of Immsnuel ?. f. Churc
held May carnival on Saturday
Fence or no fence Is now the ques
ton. Baseball or no baseball is tn
same question TO be discussed at tn
meeting of the New Castle Athleti
Association tomorrow evening, II wi
then be decided whether the assoc
alton will.play ball this season or SCI
the stands ard fence in order to clea
Battery Grounds so that the trolle
company can lay out park on th
n site. Il will entail a cost Of abou
800 to remove the present fence an
stands and erect them on k5e new sit
provided the grounds can be secureI