Evening journal., 1914-01-01
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
All Citizens Are Urged to At
tend Board Of Trade
Meeting
FIREMEN DANCE
OLD YEAR AWAY

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 1.-The an
nual meeting of the New Castle Board
of Trade will be held in Mayor Rich
ard S. Rodney's office on next Mon
dav evening. 1t is proposed that the
town have a first class Board of
Trade. The city being ideally situ-
ated at the head of the Delaware Bay
and at the mouth of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal, the proposed
link in the great inland waterways
OF the United States. It is on the
direct route by rail to the south as
well as affording an opportunity to
have breakfast in New Castle, lunch
IA Washington, transact business for
a few hours and arrive in Pittsburgh
for supper. The city has exempted
industrial concerns from taxes for a
period Of ten years and even the
Legislature passed an act so that one
of the plants here does not pay
county taxes. There are large num-
hers Of girls in New Castle who would
be willing TO work in an industrial
establishment and Il Is with this end
IN view that The Board Of Trade de-
sires the people Of New Castle to take
an active part in the commercial
body Every one has a voice in the
Board Of Trade and no one has more
to do with the operations Of the body
thar any other person. Every one in
New Castle has city pride and each
one can do his part Consequently
a big meeting is requested on next
Monday. Onward New Castle" is tc
be the slogan.
Postmaster Murphy smiled pleas
antly last evening concerning the
parcels post. "The Christmas glui
was handled all right in New Castle,
said the Postmaster "The increas
ed weight Of parcels to fifty pounds
viii make no difference We handled
.he increased weight since Angus
and our automobile can hustle thu
sacks of mail to and from the station
The steel plants are welcome to shil
their small castings and the PATTERN
cen come In bunches. Uncle sam vii
havc to send the armor plate plan
here - he wants to block this office.
Robert II. Megginson will ship hi
big automobile by way of Baltimor
10 Florida. where he Will spend sev
c-a months.
IN the Opera House last evening tn
f~s' ball % the Good VIII Fire Com
pany was held and the patronage wa
al that could be desired.
In ST. Peters Church today masse
were celebrated at and 7.30 o'clocl
this heing the Feast Of the Circum
olson.
Postmaster Murphy reports the fol
loving letters remaining at the posi-
Office: Miss Nellie Bradford. Mrs.
T. Davis. MISS Annie Fisher, Davi
Cettz, Paui Hill, David Kinomski, Mis-
Mary Missell Miss Ida Robinson, Mr.
aAnnie Ventrice, Miss Elizzie War
Mrs Alfred Wright
Industry Council, No. 20, Jr. o.
4. NJ, has elected the following of
GERS: Harry Montgomery, Jr., juni'
past commander; Louis T. Thompso
councillor: William p. Stewart vic
councillor; Frederick Wilhelme, r
cording secretary; John Ciymer, a
sistant recording secretary; Robe
Vantine. warden; Lewis Gemmill, col
ductor; Samuel Farmer, inside sent
mel: Roswell Schaefer, outside sent
mel: George Brown. financial seer
tary; Harry ]. Rothrock. treasure
Harry Montgomery, Jr., trustee +
Is months Irwin Kirk, chaplain
Samuel Farmer, representative to q
State Council; Frederick Wilhelm
representative to the Death Benefit a
ISOLATION
James J Toner, a former reside
Of New Castle. who has been an INN
grafton officer at the New York po
has been visiting friends in M
Castle.
New Castle had a general din
welcome for the New Year Chur
bells bells Ia all parts of the city we
toiled. steam whistles sounded the jc
Gus greeting, and guns, horns a
drum played their parts in the W.
come to 1914 The steel plants ha
been working about twenty hours
week. and he prospects are not BRIG
inst al present. AS the boilers a
to be inspected and stock taken,
local plants viii remain idle IN
Monday