Evening journal., 1914-09-16
news Happenings
IN OLD new Castle
Union A. M. E. Church viii
Open Three Day Carnival
Tonight
TROLLEY COMPANY
RELAYS TRACKS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 16.-The block
party for the benefit of Union A. NJ.
h. Church will open this evening on
Williams street and the Rev William
j. Ryder hopes for successful results.
The feature this evening will be o bag
race. while pie eating contest
will be the attraction tomorrow even
ing On Friday evening there
will be peanut hunt. The
committee in charge of the par
4 ty was busy erecting booths and dec
[ Grating the houses and porches.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ii. Meggnson
| have returned from Wildwood, n. j.,
where they spent the summer Mr..
/ Megginson operates a line of automo-
/ biles between wildwood and Cape
May and had very successful sea-
/ SON Mr. Megginson will now have his
! automobiles overhauled and Will go
to Florida TO spend the winter.
Manager McDevitt. of the New Cas-
tie A. A. has "a treat in store for the
base ball parties at Ocean Beach Parh
on Saturday when mound artist
from the Southern League Will be ou
/ the firing line. His home is at Wyom-
ing. He was one of Connie Mack's re-
cruits before going to the South. This
pitcher is young Rash. of Wyoming
and he has been anxious to get a
chance TO play with the New Castle
bali team.
Fnrwood McElhinney and Davis
Smith have topped the big branches
of the tree in front Of Dr. DaviC
Stewards residence The branches
were so heavy that it was feared tha
during some wind storm, one or more
might be blown down. and that con
siderable damage might be done by
the big branches
On the opposite side of the stree
is another big tree. which blocks tn
gutter, and which was also consider
ed top heavy, and it has been topped
Mrs. Joseph A. Carlin and Franci
Sheridan will leave tomorrow TO
Vincennos. Ind, TO visit Mrs. Winni
, S. Ostendorf
The Board Of Trade Committee, i
charge of having printed New Cas-
, tie on the Delaware River" will hol
a meeting this evening. The boo
will tell the story Of the city. as see
through the camera.
Frank Beckett and Lawrence Hun
ter came here from Atlantic City, ,
j.. yesterday, on a motorcycle. Beck
d EFT is a former resident Of New Cas-
q tie and is now an Atlantic City fire
, man .
G The Southern Traction Company
men are rushing the work Of straight
I ening the tracks and bringing thei
to grade i'm order that the street wor
= can be done.
l. Considerable quantities Of swe
y potatoes are being hauled across q
Delaware River from New Jerse
l. They sell here at half dollar a ba
e ket.
d Chauncey p. Holcomb was retur
IT ing to his home yesterday afternoC
on a New Castle car when the questiC
g Of straw hats cae up. Mr.. Holcon
was telling about the calling i'm Of Il
bats in the cities and a lawyer frier
happened to be in the same seat. TT
lawyer said he would like to see an
one touch his straw hat, and. quick {
l a flash. Mr.. HolcOmb's hand shot OF
j towards the lawyers head Next m
ment the straw hat was floatir
through an open window and into
clump of trees. The bell had be,
y answered, and the lawyer bought
Il fall style hat when he came here I
u day.
q To Entertain Boy Scouts.
's Boy Scouts of New Castle coun
will be entertained by Mrs. S.
y Deemer at her home here tomorrc
Is afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock. A
a members of the Century Club are I
e vited to be present during the afte
u noon. An attractive program und
s. the direction Of Mrs. J. l.. Johns
-i is to be given.