Evening journal., 1915-05-13
HUNT FOR
ELOP|NC DAUGHTER
IA Year Old Colored Girl
Leaves New Castle With
Man Friend
KICKING HORSES
ENDANGER COUPLE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. May 13.-Jo-
seph S. Lawrence, a respectable coll
ored man of the western section OF
the city, has lodged complaint with
the Wilmington police that his daugh-
ter, Anna Lawrence, eloped on Mon
day morning last. The girl is only IA
years old and when she left here she
told her mother that she was going to
see her grandmother in Wilmington.
Lawrence said that his wife learned
during the day that about the time
their daughter left here. so did a man
who had lived near the Lawrence
home When Lawrence and his wife
went to the home of the girls grand
mother as we'll as among other friends
they learned the girl had not been
there. Lawrence said last night that
when he comes up with the girl and
her companion she will go TO a school
of detention.
James Buckson and Miss Sallie
Levy OF Christiana, had a narrow es-
cape from injury when the horse at
tached to their carriage ran away
from the NJ. E. parsonage and kicked
the front part of the carriage into
!
James b. Lancaster attempted to stop
the horse. but found that in addition
to torpedoing the carriage the animal
was a vicious bitter and the men step
ped out of the road.
When the horse ran as far as George
Il. Tobin and Sons butcher shop. Del
aware street between Fourth and
Fifth streets, James Hatton ran out
I from h.
away by the neck. Meantime the
horse continued to kick and the young
people succeeded Ia getting out OF the
carriage without injury.
George II. Rennie, John T. Stoopa.
Harry c. Hunter and James E. Ella
son have been chosen trustees of the
Presbyterian Church.
In st. Peters Catholic Church TODAY
served.
New Castle will be represented on the
coroner's jury, which will view the exc.
cution of Peter Kralxus at Greenbank
tomorrow morning.
Mrs. John Good, Of Kenton. Del, has
returned home from a visit to her sister
Mrs. Annie Wipf
The Baraca class of the Nj. e. Church
hoo cthb Jul hhfttdtiouS W DuU persons
to attend the third anniversary of tn,
class on Thursday evening, May 20, II
the Opera House. The committee N
charge consists of jefferson Downham
w. w. Dalby, A. Marshall Keegan
George Proud, Richard Pinder. Archie
Owens and r. II. Harrington.
The celebration promises to be
pleasing affair. The Baraca class ha
grown from a membership of seven I,
one of $50.
Seminole Tribe, No. 40. Improves
Order of Red Men, will pay fraterna
visit TO the tribe at Newark on mex
Tuesday evening.
Captain Evan S. Watson Post, No. :
G. A. r., has commenced arrangement
for the observance of Memorial Day.
Tamina Day will be observed by Semi
! mole Tribe, No 40, Improved Order o
} Red Men, on next Sunday, when tn
, members will attend services in the NJ
e. Church.
The alumni OF New Castle High
School has elected these officers
President, Elmer c. Pedrick: vice
president, Miss May Cooley; secre
J tary, Miss Reeda Stops: treasurer
George II. Madden.
The next meeting of the alumni
will be held on May 26. All graduate,
are asked to make il a point to b,
present The proposed constitution
and bylaws of the alumni will b,
, read at the next meeting.