Evening journal., 1913-12-11
DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Town Names Committee to Go
After the Proposed ArmOr
Plant
TALK OF BEEHIVE
BUILDING FOR CITY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 1.-THE New Cas-
tie Board of Trade at its meeting last
evening took steps to make fight for
the proposed government armor plant.
Mayor Rodney, Eyan G. Boyd, Patrick
McGrory and s. $. Deemer were named
committee to present New Castles
claims in the matter and induce the gov
ernment TO come to New Castle.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is interested in the progress Of New Cas-
tie and the news comes that even Bat
terry Park can be purchased for industrial
sites. Battery Park land faces the Della
ware River and then runs back three
squares with railroad tracks in position
The meeting Of the Board Of Trade was
largely attended and the interest WAS
splendid.
The annual meeting OF the board will
be held on the first Monduy in January.
The new industries committee reported
concerning a number Of small industries
which desire locations in this city The
idea at present is TO reconstruct the
fibre plant building into beehive
building.
The publicity committee reported that
the work of taking photographs for the
book "A Live Business City Seen
Through the Camera had been finished.
This viii be a book of nearly 100 scenes
of New Castle and neighborhood and the
Delaware River The board will issue
5000 copies Of the book.
Division No. 3. Ancient Order Of
Hibernians, at its annual meeting
last night elected the following Of
ficers: President, Archie Watson;
vice-president, Frank p. Murphy;
treasurer, James P. McGrory; record
ing secretary, Charles J. Doherty;
financial secretary, James J. Lawler;
sergeant at arms. Thomas Cunning;
stewards. Michael Rogers, Israel Nc
Hugh, William S. Martin, Thomas P.
Leonard.
Order Xmas trees and holly
wreaths, turkeys, geese ducks, chick
ems. Lowest cash price so avoid a
rush and order now. Beacons Meat
Market New Castles
William ]. Hunter and son are
placing the slabs on the ,tombs OF
the Thompson family in the old Pres
byterian cemetery. Undertaken
Charles II Clewell yesterday renter
red the remains of Judge John
Thompson. second Justice Of the
Court of Common Pleas for the coun-
ty of New Castle. Richard S. Rod
ney. James G. Shaw and Chauncey P.
Holcomb were the members of the
committee appointed by the Legisla-
ture to remove the remains of Judge
Thompson from a private cemetery to
the present one where interment was
made.
The inscription on the slab which
covers the grave OF Judge Thomp-
son and wife follows "As a tribute
of respect due to the memory of John
Thompson. ESQ, second Justice of the
Court OF Common Pleas for the coun-
ty OF New Castle. who departed this
life on the 31st OF October, 1890, aged
81 years, this monument is erected.
Removed from private burial
ground by act of the General Assem-
bly, Of the State A. ID. 1913" On the
adjoining monumental slab is this in
scription. ''In memory of Robert
Thompson who died August 30, 1891
aged IL years.
"In memory OF the Rev. John
Thompson. who died April 9. 1895.
aged q years and months.
John Thompson McKennan died
April ., 1889, aged years 10 months. /"
The duties OF reburial we're com
mitted by TIE State of Delaware.
"Richard S. Rodney,
James g. Shaw.
"Chauncey p. Holcomb.
Commissioners appointed for that
purpose