Evening journal., 1915-10-19
l2-YEAR-OLD BOY
wins FAIR PRIZE
Richard E.MegginSon Grows
Best Corn in the Boys
Competition
BASEBALL CHAMPS TO
BE BANQUET GUESTS

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Oct i9.-Richard l..
Megginson. the l2-year-old grandson Of
lormer Levy Court Commissioner
Charles T.. Meginson. is a proud boy
lie cashed check yesterday for 50,
being the first prize in the boys corn
growing contest at the Delaware State
Fair. When Richard won the prize
at the 1914 fair he expressed his deter
nination to 20 after the 1915 prize. He
gon. Last summer, when the wind
storm leveled the corn fields, Dicks
prize stalks went down. Next day ho
looked over the conditions The stalks
were not entirely uprooted, so he placed
strong poles by their sides and tied the
stalks to them. He then tamped the
ground about the roots and nature did
.he rest. When the time arrived for
the fair he swung the big corn knife
and cut down the prize stalks which
won the first prize.
Wilbur Meredith, who resigned as
snbstitute mail carrier, said last nighti
1T is possible to cover this route IN
xood weather. ] have covered the dis
lance and distributed every piece OF
mail matter. But winter is coming,
when the roads will be bad and the pay
is too small for q man to use an auto
mobile. can do better at home and
spend fewer hours"
Postmaster Murphy said last night
that no mail has remained at the post
Office. He has accompanied the rural
carriers several times and said it is
possible to deliver every piece Of mail
matter daily.
Mail matter arriving from Philadel'
phia at 9 and from Wilmington at 10
o'clock daily can be and has been dc.
liyered BY ! o'clock in the boxes along
New Castle hundred roads. Since the
change Of carriers on October every
thing has been done that was possible
10 deliver the mail. Complaints are
heard regarding packages. but the
packages can not be delivered for the
reason that they have not been received
At the New Castle postoflice.
The committee in charge Of the Chau-
sauqua to be held here on November l
md December J and 2, has been notified
that only 800 season tickets can be sold
his year. Only about thirty tickets re-
main unsold.
The members Of the Boy Scouts
,leared neat sum on Saturday selling
lags.
Invitations we're sent out today for
The banquet to he given 10 the Now
Castle baseball team. The committee IN
.harqe Is John =. Murphy, William
-ramor, Harry c. Hunter, Harry Roth
rock. ANY one desiring TO attend th'
,anquct must notify tho committee be
fore next Saturday night. The players
the managers of the Del-Mar league
impircs and others will he guests, an
IN orchestra will furnish music Th
banquet will be served in the Knight
Of >vthias Hall ON Wedneday evening
October 27.
Mrs. Henry Harris. Mrs. Braun, o
Wilmington, and NJ. r. Henry Blume, o
Boston. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. =. Goudiss yesterday. About twenty
five girls win commence work tomor
row morning in the plant Of the Bethle
hem Steel Company.
New Castle will he we'll represented
at the carnival in Delaware City next
week
Several persons from here attended
the anniversary celebration in Asbury
NJ. r. Church last evening.
Ellsworth Canhrill who enlisted in
The navy some time ago, is home on a
'urlough
Leonard Comerford. an apprentice in
the navy. returned 10 Norfolk yester.
day. His parents entertained mum.
Der Of young friends in his honor on
Saturday evening.