Evening journal., 1914-05-15
COWS ARE bitten
By VICIOUS DOC
Animal That Attacks New
Castle Herd Is Stopped
By a Bullet
DORCAS SOCIETY
HAS NEW OFFICERS
snecial to THE EVENING JoURNAL

NEW CASTLE, Del, May To-
George w. Burris of Rose Hill, had
four head of cattle attacked yesterday
by vicious bull dog owned by Tony
Anatio, Delaware railroad cut-on
watchman. Three cows and younS
bull were bitten by the dog.
The dog broke the rope by which
II was held and attacked the cattle
as they we're being driven from one
field to another. Another railroad
watchman saw the dog tearing the
flesh of a COW and a bullet from the
mans revolver ended the life of the
dog. Il is believed that the dog was
simply vicious and that il was not a
mad dog. But Burris for the time
being will keep the injured cattle by
themselves
st. Johns Lodge, A. f. and A. NJ,
had a royal good time on Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being the
visit Of Grand Master Frank Massey
The grand master was accompanied
by a number Of prominent Masons
and following the business session Of
the lodge luncheon was served.
The Dorcas Society has elected the
following officers: President Miss Lii
lian Montgomery; vice-president, Mrs.
Theodore Lavender; secretary, Mrs. G.
r. Jemison; treasurer, Mrs. Samuel
Connel. The society has named the
following committees to have charge
of the strawberry festival to be held
on Saturday, May %:
Committee on cake table--Mrs.
Robert Harrington, Mrs. Harry Holi-
Wright Mrs. Theodore Cavender
Committee on ice cream-Mrs. Har-
old Hobbs, Mrs. William Newlove,
Mrs William Connor, Mrs. Spencer
Climar, Mrs. George Proud, Mrs VIII
liam Weggenman.
Committee on candy table-Miss
| Emily Lunt, Mrs. Elmer Megginson,
/ Miss Ida Johnson, Miss Mabel Clew-
ell.
Committee on strawberries-Mrs
r. A. Valette. Mrs Edward Naylor
Mrs. George Swan.
DR.. Robert Ray Roth has opened a
branch office at Ninth and Market
street, Wilmington.
"Play ball" is the slogan for tomor-
row While ST. Peters Club goes to
Salem, Manager McDevitt will pre-
sent his chesty bunch of hard hitters
and fleet footed players at Ocean
Beach Park. Fort DUPONT will send
up its crack players.
Many persons say "will we have
baseball this season" The answer
comes, "Yes, II help just a little.'
City Solicitor Francis dell. Janviei
will address the Baraca class on
Sunday afternoon.
Organizer William Davidson Of the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen
was here yesterday in the interest:
of the order.
George y. White has been installed
as financial secretary of Division No
g. Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The women of the First Baptist
Church will hold a flower concert this
evening. Every one who attends will
receive a flower and have the oppor-
tunity as we'll of listening to a fine
musical program.
The Board of Health will wage a
| genuine war against flies I'm the city
and in order to begin properly tn,
people are requested TO clean up al
yards, cellars and lots.
DO not wait until the flies are firm.
ly established in the house before
putting up screens and providing fly
paper. There should be a fly brusl
in every room, and II should be ruth
lessly used upon every single fl,
which dares to appear.
10 you know that If the season,
progeny of a single pair of flies coulC
all live and be massed together the,
would dll a space as large as th'
/ greatest skyscraper? In length thil
number of flies originating from thl
same parents would make roaC
1000 miles long and three miles deep
running about 100000 miles from
the earth to the sun.
The two diseases most apt TO b.
carried by flies are typhoid and diar
rhea of infants. and as a determine,
campaign against living flies and
thorough cleaning away of refus
heaps would eliminate the evil, i
seems worth while to make the at
tempt