Evening journal., 1914-07-22
COW HIT BY AUTO.
CHARGES ON CAR
Hood of Machine Damaged
Although DR.. Roth ES-
capeS Injury
COUNCIL ORDERS
NEW WHARF BUILT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. |
NEW CASTLE, July o. Enraged
when struck by an auto owned by DR..
r. r. Roth, COW being driven along
the Wilmington road by a colored
man yesterday afternoon proceeded to
gore the automobile and before the
animal was overpowered, the COW had
placed the front of the automobile
out of commission. DR.. Roth and eight
small children who were riding In the
machine. we're unhurt but the front
wheels of the automobile, the steering
gear and axle were demolished. The
accident occurred at Kelley's Bottom
and was caused by the COW running
before the automobile which was go
ing SLOW at the time. AS the car hit
the COW. The animal was lifted on
the ground. This angered the ami
NAL and when she regained her feet
she placed her head under the front
of the machine and proceeded to dem
olish it, Dr. Roth and the children
= hastily scrambled from the car. Sew
eral witnesses to the affair said Dr.
Roth was not responsible for the ac-
cident.
H. l.. Fulenweider was elected sup
ervising engineer of the city by City
/ Council at a special meeting of that
/ body last night to have charge of the
new wharf to be built on the site
of the Lea Company wharf which was
/ bought some time ago. Mr. Fulen-
weider, who prepared plans for the
new structure, will receive five per
cent of the contract price as his com
pensation. The new wharf is to be
/ constructed of white oak and Geor-
gia yellow pine and it will be equip
/ ped with a floating platform. Bids will
| be asked for by Council and these
will be opened on or about August II.
/ Several of the members suggested a
concrete wharf but estimates secured
/ by Mr. Fulenweider showed that a
concrete wall along the river alone
would cost $500. II is said that the
new wharf can be constructed of
wood at a cost of $4,000.
Previous to considering the wharf
/ proposition, Council heard COM
plant that Dr. r. r. Roth had been
! leaving his automobile in the street,
so close to the trolley tracks that pas
sengers on the cars are in danger of
being struck IL was decided to no
! tify Dr.. Roth that the obstruction
must be removed
James Bacon, tax collector, was
also notified to have his duplicates
present at the August meeting for
comparison with the auditors ac-
counts.
The question of weeds was consid-
cred at the meeting Several of the
Councilmen stating that Miss Rens
Rogers was complaining of weeds
near her home.
William Montgomery, while riding
his motor cycle at Fifth and Soutl
streets met with an accident wheI
the steering gear on the machinl
went wrong. Mr.. Montgomery was
bruised by the machine crashing intC
a pole.
Eddie Gormly has purchased a q
foot pleasure launch equipped with Z
25 horsepower engine. The craft was
secured from PennsgrOve parties.
Clement McMullen, of Bear Station
will get forty bushels Of wheat t.
the acre. This is considered an ex
ceptionally good yield.
contractor bIdug gtsltIud9 ucbdl
> work on the remodeling of the bar
Der shop of Harry Ahern in Delawar,
street. New windows and doors ar
to be placed in the building.
Dr. Lewis Booker of the Board o
Health, reports the general health o
the city to be good. At the presen
time no cases of typhoid fever or o
any contagious disease exist
G. Allen Smith. city tax collector
will sit in the mayors Office from 1
to 10 a. m. and from to 5 p. m.
today and tomorrow. Tomorrow even
ing he will be at the Office until
o'clock
Miss Irene NJ. Truitt is at the Della
ware Water Gap.
Farmers and truckers near here ar
vieing with one another in harvest
ing the first crop of lima beans. Mrs
Marshall Burris is one of the first {
report having gathered beans fror
her garden.
The dancing at Ocean Beach Par
continues to attract hundreds of WI
mingtonians and the nine and nine
thirty o'clock cars in the evening fo
the past week have been filled wit
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