Evening journal., 1913-05-14
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Commissioner Smith Plans
Improvement to Roads
and Bridges
HORSES TEAR UP
WAGON IN RUNAWAY

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May l4-Levy Court
Commissioner Martin f. Smith has
engaged Robert r. Morrison TO make
improvements to the narrow dyke
bridge For more than year COM
plant has been heard regarding this
bridge on account Of broken planks.
The local teGmtsers have tried to pro-
tect the horses by mailing boards over
the holes First class white oak
planks will be placed as the floor and
then concrete dressing will be added.
This dressing will help TO keep the
planks in good form.
George Truitt is IN charge OF the
work on the Hog swamp Road where
new retaining walls are being built
az the little bridge Commissioner
Smith expects TO later improve the
road leading from Farnhurst to
Washington avenue. This Is q popu
lar short cut from Farnhurst going
towards Delaware City a double
team belonging to James Hopkins
who tenants the Enos farm ran away
Yesterday morning from second and
Delaware streets During It's dash the
vaeon collidod with posts here and
there aud was broken. The horses
ran against ono of the big poles at
Sixth and Delaware streets whore the
horses were thrown and one severely
cut and bruised.
II was shortly after Z o'clock when
the animals ran away and when the
wagon colldcd with a pole the bed
was tossed TO the pavement Further
upstroct another collision took place
and the horses broke away from the
wagon. Efforts we're made to stop the
horses but TO no avail At Sixth and
Delaware the collision was such
that the biz pole was loosencd
aud when the horses fell one animal
got a leg beneath the gutter plate An
examination showed that only one of
the horses WAS injured.
At the meeting of the Citizens
Building and Loan Association last
night thirty shares OF stock we're bor-
rowod The fact that every one is
working. plenty of money IS in cir
culation and the prospects of improv-
cd streets all tend to enthuse young
men to own their houses New Castle
Is great home city and both white
and colored people here believe in
ownership.
General Manager William Myers,
OF the trolley company. Is adyertis-
ing for laborers. These are needed
at the Battery where the new
park L. TO be erected The lumber
for the dancin. pavilion has arriv-
ed and Contractor John NJ. Hance
will begin the work p. once. The
baseball fence will b moved back
10 the edge of the grounds and the
baseball grand stand will be removed
from It's present position TO one at
Third and South streets. The b, =
tory grounds will be improved in
general and along the beach rows Of
bath houses will be erected. Work
will be rushed so that tho park may
be ready for the excursion season
Mis- Edna Applehy. a popular pupil
of the High School. aud daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Appleby is con-
iinet 70 her home by an attack Of ty-
phoij fryor
Mr. Bazier. of the Powers -Four
dry Machine Company. is here.
ln the New Castle Opera House,
on Tuesday evening, May 20. will be
presented. under the auspices OF the
New Castle High School. an enter
tainment to be given by the Seaford
Concert Company. The members Of
the company are Mild d Matthews,
soprano; Matte Shannan, reader;
Charles Van Leer pianist
The Philathca Juniors Of the NJ. Il.
Church, met last evening at the home
of Miss Lola Nining. Routine busi-
mess was transacted, and at the close
of the business meeting. the Young
people were delightfully."- entertained
by their hostess Arrangements
were completed for a Fourth Of July
frolic. The class will spend the day
at Bowers Beach with Mr. and Mrs.
~ d. Harrington, the parents Of Mrs.
H. o. Johnson
"Chimes of Normandy" parties are
the order of the week, and many are
being given A party OF Normandy
lovers" from New Castle who keenly
enjoyed the opera last evening. in
cluded Mrs David Stewart, Miss Ruth
Stewar Miss Dorothy Stewart, Miss
Hewlett. Mrs. J. r. V. Platt. Miss
Elizabeth KINNEY, Miss Anne NJ.
platt Miss Nan Dugan. J. Buford
Platt and Edward Platt