Evening journal., 1913-06-23
NEWSY DOlNCS
OF new CASTLE
St. Peters Scholars Delight
in Closing Exercises on
Saturday
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
IN THE OLD TOWN
special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEW CASTLE, Del, June To-
Residents Of Clayton street have been
figuring largely in the affairs Of the
city during the past three days. Fri
day night lightning struck a house at
Eighth and Clayton. and Saturday
night boarders fought among them
selves in the house of Ida McNulty
threw beer bottles in all directions,
upset lighted lamps and caused cries
OF Murder" and Fire" To add to the
condition Of affairs the street lights
were not burning, they having been
put out Of business by the storm Of
Friday night Then the residents got
busy and went before Mayor Rodney
and swore out a warrant for the arrest
OF Mrs McNulty. During the hearing
OF the case yesterday six witnesses
tcstifed that the house is a nuisance.
Mayor Rodney in imposing a hne OF
$40 and costs on the woman, told her
that il was mainly on account OF the
house that be went before City Coun-
c.i and asked for a special officer for
Shawtown district for Friday and Sat
urday nights.
In the basement OF 81. Peters
Church or Saturday afternoon the an-
nual commencement of ST. Peters
Parish School was held In the pres
onoe of q large audience. The sralu-
atos are Catherine Mary Toner,
Elizabeth Cecilia Reynolds, Catharine
Nacmi McCaushan Maria Josephine
Cailin. william Joseph McGrory.
In addition to the cantata and sew
erai drills the duet by M keonan and
r Trnitt. tots, "Wnat Would You
Take For Me Papa" was a delightful
number In the cantata. "Ihe En-
ohanted Locket and Chain the char
acters were we'll taken and Mother
appeared 20 be not q school girl, but
one who had been on the stage in sew
esai plays Each part, in fact was
well presented.
The cast of characters follow" Fairy
Content" Catherine McCaughan;
"Rosalie" Rose McCaughani COY
erness" Catherine Toner; Anita
Elizabeth Reynolds; Mildred" Maria
Carlin; Mother" Helen Landers;
Bertha Myra Brown; Little Ones,
McHugh, II Ryan.
The First Baptist Church was
crowded when the Childrens Day ex-
erclses were held last night The pro-
gram follows: Recltations, Bertha
Barnes. Elizabeth Mckay, Olive Jones
Archie Lanl1 Martina Shaw, Herbert
King. Lille Proul Raymond King
Mary Pustili. Elsie Greer, Elsie Walls
Minard Stradley Aileon Patton, Cath
crime Davis. Dorothy Gilman Harvey
KIM The solos were by Mrs Whit
field Scott Elizabeth Mckay Elsi,
Walls. A pretty ahair was the en-
hlematic piece entitled "Tho Fountain
of Life" by a class The Spiritual
Spectrum by Miss Flora Walls
class
Mrs Agnes Pedrick, wife Of Albert
Pedrick. died on Saturday following
several months sickness. During her
confinement in a Philadelphia hospital
her condition was such that she had
not been informed of the death of her
son several weeks ago Her husband
three sons and daughter, Mrs Alfred
Boyce, survive her.
Women residents have been consid-
erably annoyed by a strange colored
man during the past week. In one
instance he attempted TO get into
house while the woman was sitting at
the window. TWO or three young
women also were insuitod by him
while returning 10 their homes. Fin
ally. on Saturday afternoon the man
ras arrested and was sentenced to
sixty days in the workhoute on q
charge OF vagrancy. He gave his
name as George Morton
Mrs Morton Hutchinson. of Wood
bury, y. j., is the guest of Mrs II. II.
Hay
Laurence Holcomb. son OF Mr. and
Mrs. j. Rogers Holcomb. of German
town. Pa. is visiting his grandmother
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb The new
summer home of the Holcombs at
Walnut Hill which replaces the old
homestead destroyed BY fire some
months ago. has been occupied by the
family for several weeks.
Miss Sarah Etchell. who has I zen
ill was reported better yestrday.
Arthur Miller. of South Market
street. who had the misfortune "a
have his foot severely cut by broken
glass a short time ago, is still suf-
fering
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel McCollom
and son. Samuel. and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry r. Robins and daughter Es-
ther, Of Germantown, Pa, were Srn.
day guests of Mrs. George V. Cas-,
and Miss Florence Case at their
home on The Strand. The party
came down the river on Mr.. McCol-
lom's new yacht The Shark" and
reported a delightful trip Leaving
Master Samuel and Miss Esther with
Mrs. Case until today when they will
return 10 Germantown, accompanied
by Miss Case the older members OF
the party left New Castle about fouI
o'clock for Essington where they
took supper al one of the yacht clubs
One Of the most attractive of the
smaller homes on the Strand is thai
OF Colonel and Mrs. Harry G. Cave
naugh. The garden, although moi
large. is a vision of beauty with tn,
beautifully kept lawn and tangle o
small shrubbery vines and flowers
A beautiful view of the Delaware Il
seen from the door and windows il
he rear Of the cosy dining room. ani
n entirety the home presents an ap
pearance of general comfort. Colo
pel and Mrs. Cavenaugh are extreme
" popular with the little residen
colony on the Strand. both for thei
CHEEKY, genial hospitality and de
lightful informal entertaining in thei
cosy home
Ocean Beach Park seemed TO hav
reached its zenith of success yesteI
day and staid New Castle seems to b
Emerging at last from its long aC
al r4rfrf