Newark post., 1914-03-04

mlngton, died last Monday, OF pneu-
monia, following exposure at the fire
at Barr & Dougherty's morocco fac
tory in that city, on February Is.
| The new quarters of the Mems
Club of Emmanuel Church, New Cas-
tie, have been furnished and supplied
with literature and are now open to
members and their friends.
Fred B. Greenely was charged in
the City Court in Wilmington Thurs
day, with collecting bets from other
young men to be placed on horses rae
ing on the track at Charleston, S. c.,
but as he desired to secure counsel,
his case was continued until Monday.
Fire, caused by an overheated stove
damaged FELTON, station on the B. &
o. R. R., last week, to the extent of
about $500.
Wilmington Bank clearings last
week totalled $1,542,674.62, against
S1,989,852 for the like week last year,
a difference of 47,777.38. For the
month ending on Saturday the clear
ings totalled $8,3s2,812.13, an in
crease of $1,381, ,416.13 over those for
the like period last year.
Two school children, entering St..
Patrick's Church, Wilmington, Thurs
day afternoon, found Mrs. Helena
Sweeny, Of I'LL French street, lying
unconscious on the floor, and ran to
notify the pastor. 1t was found that
she had drank lye from bottle. She
was hurried to Delaware Hospital and
given needed treatment. She said re-
cent trouble her caused her attempt
on her life. 1t is thought that she
will recover.
State Archon G. F. Worrilow on
Friday evening installed the newly
elected officers Of Elkton Conclave of
Heptasophs in Mechanics Hall, and
banquet followed the ceremonies.
Falling from high ladder, one day
last week, at the Kenmore paper mill
at Providence, near Fair Hill, Clement
McAllister was seriously injured.
Justice j. M. Ash gave a hearing
last week at Elkton to four hack driv-
ers, charged with annoying wedding
couples at the railroad station and
fined each of them $12.62.
Most of the ice houses at Havre de
Grace were filled during the present
freeze on the Susquehanna river from
which little ice was obtained last year.
Mrs. Jane B. Fletcher has entered
suit against the p, B. & w. R. R. for
$4,000 damages for the death of her
husband, A. r. Fletcher, an undertake
er, of Aberdeen, Nd, who was killed
there recently when an express train
collided with his team on crossing at
which, it is alleged, the safety gates
were not lowered.
Young men of Rock Church, Fair
Hill, have formed Social Club with
Joseph Miller President, and G. P.
Kite, Secretary.
The Hartford county, Md, Commits
sioners oppose the taking over by the
State Roads Commission of the old
bridges of the p, w. & B. R. R. over
the Bush and Gunpowder rivers, as
involving the county in needless ex-
pense.
With the coming establishment of
three new industrial plants at Elkton,
residents expect building boom this
summer.
George H. Anderson, conductor of
freight train, seeing the danger signal
set on the freight cutoff of the Della
ware Railroad, at South street, New
Castle, at midnigh5 on Saturday, in
vestigated and found John Naylor, 67
years old, of Townsend, the watchman,
dead in his box. He had gone to work |
at o'clock and it is thought becom-
ing i'll with heart trouble and unable
to get help, set the danger signal to
prevent any disaster. He had worked
for the company for 35 years.
The automobile of George Meow /