Evening journal., 1913-12-23
RUNAWAY BOY
TRIED TO ENLIST
Cleveland Youth, Hungry and
Colo, Gets Money From
Home and Returns

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE, CITY, Del, Dec. 23.-
The following amounts have been re-
ported from the supper and bazaar
that was held here recently for the
benefit OF the Delaware City Volun-
teer Fire Company; supper commit
tee, Sl59.24; Mrs. william r. Patter-
son, apron booth, s34.15; Mrs
Charles W. Jefferson. fruit booth.
$2S; Miss Caroline Clark, candy
booth, S25 Mrs Charles Tugend
Klondlke booth, $37.15; Mrs. Joseph
w. Reeves. fancy goods booth. S57.4O;
Miss Fannie Reeves, pie booth, $7.15
Mrs Martha Milne. preserves BOOTH
S2G.67; Miss Maggie Tugend, holly
wreatb booth. $3.50 making in all
total Of sS792G.
The first meeting OF the Brother
hood OF Andrew and Philip, recently
organized in the Presbyterian Church,
was held In the Sunday School room
on Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock,
with large attendance. The sub
ject discussed was Mans Work In
the Church."
Traffic through the canal has been
light here OF late. Most of tho
trafic is Of yachts that are going
south.
The public school here will re-
open Monday. January 8.
Tho session OF the Presbyterian
church, has adopted appropriate reso-
lutlons on the death OF william A.
Jester.
The gunners about here report a
scarcity of ducks.
DR.. p. c. Southard. dentist. has
moved into his home at the corner OF
Second and Washington streets.
Walter J. lcar, aged 10 years, of
1 cleveland, Ohio ran OH from his hnmc
on December to Philadelphia and then
10 Wilmington. and finally came here,
where he attempted to enlist at Fort
DUPONT. lie was not taken. however.
Suffering from hunger and cold he was
taken care Of by me residents here,
Last Saturday morning he received a
money order from his people and left TO
return TO his home.
The trappcrs about here continue TO
make good catches of muskrats. but do
not receive over 25 cents apiece for
them.
Miss Marjorie Cullison and Miss
Gladys Hall were Wilmington visitors
on Saturday George Stewart has been
visiting relatives hcrc-Mr. and Mrs.
Swift OF Philadelphia have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Hincs.-.Alfs.
Harry Ncwmon was visitor Balti.
more on Thursday. Miss Emma Clark
has been visiting in Philadelphia. Mira.
Mabel l.nrky and her son, John Larky,
were Wilmington visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. John Schundcr has been quite
sick at her home. Mrs. James a. Multi
gan was a recent visitor in Wilmington.
Captain Charles Bartlett Of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend here with his
family Albert Iumplin of New York
City was visitor here on Friday
Miss Pauline rugcnd. Miss Dagman
Thompson and Miss Eugenia Thompson
were Wilmington visitors on Saturday.
/ Miss Mabel Hope spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur W. iopc.-Captain Eugene Culli.
son has been visiting his family hcre.-
Miss Ruth Clark was o visitor in Phila.
dclphia on Thusday.-Mrs. William T.
STANLEY, hcr daughtnr Dorothy, and
/ Miss Mary Jewell have been visiting In
Baltimorc.--lra Moore has been visiting
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. james Moore.
Miss Lucy Heck was visitor in Will
mington on Saturday. Miss Mary New
ton, who has been visiting at Grcenlea.
near here has returned 60 her home in
Little Rock. Ark.--Captain Lewis )
Ryan has been visiting In New York
City. MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Grccnwell
Of Philadelphia spent the weekend here
with fricnds.AIiss Emma Ralphs spent
the Weekend at her home In Cambridge
Md.-Thomas Neen spent the week end