Evening journal., 1914-01-13
DELAWARE CITY
NEWS HAPPENINGS
Movement on cot There to
Organize a Beard Of
Trade
Special to The EVENING JOURNAL.

lJlILAM AttE Cli1, Jan. 10. -- =
number Of tickets have been sold for
the dance that is to be held in the
fire engine house on Friday evening,
for the benefit of the piano fund. The
committee in charge consists Of
Charles Tugend, chairman, and Ralph
Munigan, irwin Cats. and Howard
Money.
No definite action has been taken
for numbering the houses here. The
mayor and council have passed an
ordinance to number the houses, but
the work viii not be done for some
time
The Aimesite portion of Clinton
street, which is as far as Second
street. has been cleaned. Definite ar
rangements viii be made for cleaning
the street regularly.
Sylvester Downes, who was injur-
ed in the automobile accident, near
here. recently was taken from the
Post Hospital to his home on Thurs
day afternoon, I'm a very much i'm
proved condition. Captain William H..
Menges has improved sufficiently to
attend 60 his duties as head of the
quartermaster corps at Fort DUPONT.
A. L. Swan has his petition for the
postmastership signed by practically
an the residents of the town.
The work on the road ON Clinton
street will be finished for the winter
by next Saturday.
The electric plant is being dis
mantled. One of the engines is to be
shipped TO oxford, Pa. and the other
is 10 be sent to Salem. n. j. The
electric plant will be used for the
production Of ice by BENJAMIN
Moore. The ice plant will be com
pleted by March /.
A meeting of the citizens will be
called at an early date to form a
Board Of Trade.
Mrs. William ID. Clark was q visitor
in Wilmington on Saturday.-Nliss
Bernice Davidson. OF Wilmington,
spent the weekend here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Da-
/ wilson w. y. Stanley was a Phila-
7elphia visitor on Thursday. Miss
! Charlotte Kidd, q former resident
bur living in Chester, Pa, has been
visiting relatives here.-Harry s.
Armstrong was a recent visitor in
Wilmington Miss Mildred A. David
son attended the dance given by the
sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity of Della
ware In Newark on Friday evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Stanley of
! Still Pond Md, have been visiting
their son and family, Mr. and Mrs, w.
p. Stanley Mary Money was a
visitor in Wilmington on Saturday -
| irwin Cats was a visitor in Newark
on Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. George
I w. Patterson, Jr., and sons, Harrr
and Lewis have been visiting Ordi-
nance Sergeant and Mrs. Edward
Lacey of Fort Monroe Na.-Mrs. VII
/ liam Morrow and her daughter, Miss
/ Addie Morrow were visitors IN VII
mington. on Saturday Car
row has been visiting relatives in
Baltimore. Md.-John Tallentire. of
! New York City. has been stopping at
/ the Delaware City HOtel.-Miss Mary
Schaefer and Miss Marguerite Multi
gan were visitors in Wilmington on
/ Saturday. William c. Rittenhouse Is
| going on a trip to Columbus, Ohio. in
few days.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Allen. Of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend here with friends-J,hn
Cook was a visitor in Newark on Fri
! day Charles O'Neill of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with his par
ents.-Miss Emma Ralphs and Miss
Annie Won Goerres were visitors in
/ Wilmington on Saturday.-John Nc
I Hugh. of Annapolis, Md, has been
/ visiting relatives here. 4. Moore
/ Whiteman was a visitor in Whining
ton on Saturday Mrs. Charles Tas-
ker has been visiting her daughter in
! Newark. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
( Moore. of Wilmington spent the
/ weekend here with friends. Mrs
I Charles Heather spent the weekend
in New Castle. with her son and hi;
I wife Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Heather
Miss Emma Mullisan visited vii
I mingtOn. on Saturday.