Evening journal., 1914-11-16
THANKSGIVIhC
SERVICE PLANNED
Three Denominations to
Worship in New Castle M.
E. Church This Year
MR.. DEEMER BUYS
PARK EFFECTS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Nov i6. selden S
Deemer ON Saturday purchased at
constable's sale the dancing pavilion,
bath houses. booths and lunch houses
at Ocean Beach Park. He also
bought the new piece Of fence erect
ed last summer by the Ocean Beach
Park Company The price paid was
$3.50. being less than the GOx60 dance
ing pavilion can be built for again.
Last summer General Manager
Meyers went to Detroit, and during
his absence those In charge of the
park contractc bills which were not
paid. Suit was entered and Con-
stable Whartenby on Saturday after
noon sold the property mentioned.
Tho Ocean Beach Park is along the
Delaware river, and has splendid
bathing beach. The ground Is own-
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. and within the park is the
baseball diamond of the New Castle
Athletic Association. The associ
alton owns the majority of the fence
around the park Mr.. Doomer was
one of the prime movers I'm getting
the Battery for a baseball park, and
he and few other men raised the
money and made it possible 70 have
good baseball played here by a first
class team Mr. Docmer Is not pre-
pared at present to say what he will
do with the park, but people IN gem
cral hope 10 see Mr.. Deomer once
more IN the harness keeping The
young people playing
Explosion On Car.
Motorman Frank Schuhardt felt for
moment OF two yesterday morning
that the car had been blown up. The
car was bowling past Rose Hil
when Schuhardt heard an explosion
back of him which Jared the plat
form beneath his feet He shut on
the current. applied the brakes. and
when he turned around he saw Con-
ductor Matthias working hard eN-
tinguishing a fire which was DESTROY
ing the cane seats of the car.
The stove In the corner OF the car
had exploded and hot water and burn
. ing Goals went in all directions. Four
seats were burned by the hot Goals.
. sir. and Mrs William Bradley were
given a surprise party by their
/ friends on Saturday in honor of the
/ thirtieth anniversary OF their mar
riage Among those present We're
| Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Lawlor, MIR
and Mrs. j. Harry King, MIR. and Mrs
John Hammers, Mr. and Mrs. Frani
King. MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Barnes
Mr.. and Mrs william Thatcher, NJ,
and Mrs. Charles s. King. MIR. an
/ Mrs. Thomas Smith. Mr.. and Mr..
John NewlovC. Mir. and Mrs. Joscn
Bacon. Mrs. Armstrong. Mrs. Den
ney Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Hat
ton. Mr. and Mrs. George Ford Jane
McGrory and Miss Helen Gallagher
Joseph and Miss Hattie Barnes, hu
gene Chase and Miss Mary King.
Tickets arc now on sale Tor th
entertainment 10 be given i'm the base
mcnt OF ST. Peters Church on FRIDAY
evening, November "a. A number
OF black face comedians and loca
singers will take part in tho enter
tainmcnt
The public schools which were
closed last week because OF teachers
institute held at Dover, resumed worl
today
Despite the weather of yesterday
the attendance at all the churchs.
was large
Union Thanksgiving services vii
be held i'm the Methodist Church on
Thanksgiving Day, the Presbyterian
Methodist and Baptist congregation
participating in the service Th'
sermon will be preached by the Rev
S. 2. Wylie
Archibald S Watson. president o
Division No. 3. A. o. H., attended
meeting Of the State Board In vii
. mington yesterday. Arrangement
were made for the reunion an
smoker to be held on ThanksgivipI
Day evening in lrish-American Hal
The ChautauQua will commence u
the Opera House this afternoon an
{ continue for three afternoons an
evenings. Many people are expect
ed TO attend the evening session
when a lecture will be given on Re
I building Our Town"