Newark post., 1914-06-17
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congregation. Bishop Kinsman, Rev.
DR.. Wells, of Millsboro, and Rev, DR..
Tarrant, of Georgetown, conducted
the services. The Bishops Band. of
Lewes, furnished the music and the
choir of st. Paul's Church, George
| town, sang. The church was built
! about 1746 and it's timbers are of hand
hewed oak.
The work of reconstructing the Sus
sex Court House, at Georgetown. it is
expected will be completed next
month.
The Commissioners of Rehoboth
have decided to extend the new board
walk 500 feet north and give it a
width of 16 feet.
George Tugend and Thomas Arm
strong, of Delaware City, while fish
ing for sturgeon one day last week,
caught 65 pound sea turtle.
Burglars on Thursday morning rob-
bed the postoffice located in the B. &
o. R. R. station at Leslie of 500 worth
of stamps.
An ordinance of Council is talked
Of l., W;l,,,;pr+ rao,,;r;,r tro1loy
companies to provide seats for all
passengers on their cars and forbid
ding standing or running boards or
platforms with proposed fine of S.
or $25 for each violation of the ordin-
ance, which is chiefly designed to force
the companies to furnish more cars
during rush hours chiefly when shops
close in the evening. 1t is said that
City Solicitor Hastings opinion will
be sought as to the right of Council to
enact such an ordinance
The large public hall in course of
erection in Milton collapsed on Friday
seriously injuring six of eighteen
hands employed on the structure. Ira
Sookum, George Watson and Charles
Taper, all of Milton, had shoulders,
legs or arms crushed and Charles Nc
Clure, of Washington, d. c., is suffer
ing from a crushed breastbone, three
broken ribs and internal injuries. The
crash came without moments warn
ing and was due to the weight of
heavy timbers breaking small piling
supports. The centre of the structure
fell inward carrying the bricklayers
at work on the walls and burying the
carpenters and helpers at work be-
meath.
Frank Dooley and Marvin Rose,
members of the Friendship Fire Com
panv of Wilmington, while working at
a blaze in the Ogden-Howard Com
pany's 500 King street late on Friday
night carried line of hose to the
rear of the second floor to play upon
flames sweeping up the elevator shaft.
Rose dropped the hose and in trying to
grasp it would have tumbled down the
shaft. if Dooley had not caught him.
New Castle Church clubs will hold
fold meeting at Ocean Beach Park on
July a.
New Castle Council after TWENTY
three ballots chose James L. Bacon,
tax collector, seven members voting
for him.
Dry weather has affected the quail
;tv as we'll as the WELD of the early
pea crop in lower Delaware.
State Commissioner of Education
nr. Charles L. Wagner addressed the
New Century Club of New Castle, on
Thursday evening.
President s. M. Baynard of the Will
mington School Board, has eiven his
personal check to make up the deflclt
in the allowance needed to pay the
balance of pay due to teachers and
janitors.
Judges Wooley and Rice in the Su-
nerior Court on Friday in the case OF
the State VS.. the Delaware Saenger-
bund. sustained the decision of Judge
Churchman in the City Court holding
the sale of liquor by clubs to members
unlawful. Robert G. Harman, counsel
for the club, will appeal to State su-
. nreme Court. On Thursday also Judge
chrrnhn,nn ruled in the cases of Thos.