Evening journal., 1915-07-31
NEW Castle WANTS
BETTER P.O. SERVICE
Town Hopes to Get in Sec
ond Class and Have
Free Delivery
SEVERE STORM
SPARES THE CITY

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. July S1-With
al Of the local industries working 10
fun capacity and hundreds of work
ers coming here daily, the business
of the local postofice shows an in
crease. According to Postmaster
Murphy. there are more than three
hundred new residents here With
the increase in population. citizens
are anxious to have the local post
Office placed in the second class. but
this cannot be done until the re-
ceipts OF the ofice amount 10 $4,000.
At the present time the receipts are
about $4,000 II is said that II all
the city industrial plants would pur-
chase their supply Of stamps from the
local office. the receipts would war
rant the placing OF the city in the
second class. Free delivery would
follow.
That the installation OF the free
delivery system would be beneficial
10 the citizens is admitted by all At
present they have TO 60 to the office
for their mail and al times the crowds
before the general delivery window
extend TO Delaware street
Postmaster Murphy in speaking Of
the need for better facilities. suggest
ed that II the farmers in the vicinity
OF New Castle were 10 make use Of
the parcel post system as Is done In
sono sections OF the West the re-
ceipis OF the local Office would be
swelled.
The storm which struck Camp Mil
Ter early last night. killing Louis r.
Wagner. a Wilmington newspaper
writer. was felt here The rain fell
in torrents and the whistling Of the
wind ae II passed over the rife range
was distinctly heard here. While no
damage was done here. word of the
storm and the death Of the newspaper
reporter there spread like wildfre.
At first II was reported that members
Of Company n, Of this city. had suf-
fered. but when the first car arrived
from the camp. fears of the relatives
and friends Of soldiers from this city
we're allayed.
Wilbur Meredith will take the place
Of Rudolph Vallette on the star route
beginning Monday while Mr.. Vallette
is on his vacation.
John Hance. contractor. started
work yesterday on the improvements
10 the coal sheds at No. school,
shawtown. When the improvements
are finished the capacity Of the coal
house will be doubled.
Extensive improvements are being
made TO the Star Hotel by Andrew
Gallagher, proprietor.
Members of the New Castle base
ball team have received a call for
a meeting TO be held az the Republi-
-an Club headquarters on next Mon
lay evening.
John Tobin. who left here several
years ago 10 seek his fortune else
where, has returned for a visit TO
relatives Mr. Tobin is in the meat
business at Northeast, Md.
Miss Elizabeth KINNEY and Mrs.
]. e. Platt motored TO Philadelphia on
Wednesday. where they visited Mrs.
Platt's son. George, who is in the
drug business there.
James McGrory. who is 10 be mar
ried in October has rented the prop
erty vacated by James Bacon, in
North Fifth street
Frank Bush, Of Wilmington, who
lived here several years ago, has re-
turned. having accepted a position
with the Baldt Steel Company.
James Matthews, an engineer. has
secured a position with the Baldt
Company.
Mrs Mary L. Gegenheimer and
Miss Edna Gegenheimer of Philadel-
phia Mrs. Mine l.. Collins and Miss
Clara Leinberger OF Smyrna, arrived
here In the automobile Of the latter
yesterday and visited their cousin.
Mrs. Lena W. Fleming