Evening journal., 1916-02-17
NEW CASTLE HOPES
FOR MAIL DELIVERY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 17.-IPostmas-
ter John p. Murphy fully expects that
the government will establish a mail
delivery system here. Postofne In
spector Plummer came here and with
Postmaster Murphy, went over the
districts where the deliveries would
be made. The proposition is to di-
vide the city into two sections, east
and west Of Sixth street Letter boxes
will be placed at different points. The
establishment of the delivery system
will relieve the congestion except Tor
the evening mail. Business men at
times are delayed on account OF the
number of persons at the delivery win
dow, all anxious to get their mail
without delay. Since Postmaster MUIR
ply came in charge a number OF I'M
provements have been made, and when
the New Castle business men and
others buy their stamps and stamped
envelopes here the receipts VIII take
another upward turn.
New Castle is to have a State jour
! nal. It will be a monthly publication.
A weekly newspaper and modern
printing Office may be started IN
short time.
The funeral of Mrs. Anne Duffy took
place this morning from her late resi-
dence. Tenth and Young streets. Mass
of requiem was celebrated in st.
/ Peters Church and interment made
/ in St Peters Cemetery.
Owing to the Market street bridge
| Wilmington, being out Of repair, the
trolley cars do not cross It, and many
Inconvenience are experienced.
Frank Sweatman, or Jacksonville,
Fla, is visiting New Castle relatives.
When he left the soushern city the
other morning the thermometer was
at So. and when he reached New Cas-
tie it registered above zero.
There are now about fifty young
women and ten boys employed in the
Bethlehem Steel Company's plant al
Riverside. An additional number of
girls and boys will be employed in the
works.
Nine persous will take part in edu-
cational day exercises of the Century
Clubs Current Event Glass tomorrow
afternoon Mrs. T.. L. Cross. chair
man Of the education committee. de-
sires a full attendance. The eXer-
cises do not begin tomorrow until 315
o'clock. Included in the list Of those
who will take part are a number OF
the teachers in the New Castle
schools.
Those who attended the basketball
game last night got the worth oi
their money. New Castle defeated
Penlyn by the score of % to %.
James r. Greig of Philadelphia. viii
addresses the Baraca Glass mex
Sunday afternoon. Professor Howard
r. Ennis will be the speaker on tn,
following Sunday. A. G. Thomas. the
noted singer will be here the follow
ing Sunday and will also sing whel
the Rev. DR.. Randolph speaks in th'
church.
There is a demand for men at tn,
plant of the New Castle CONSTRUCTION
Company now being built near tn
Baldt works. Considerable delay ha
been experienced at the first plan
as the machinery has not arrived
Following the meeting of Rose Hi
Grange last night refreshments wer
served. Early in the evening a ca
! of ice cream was placed on ConductO
Charles Willis car. II was directe
to "Rosehal, New Castle" Well. tn
can made two round trips and the
Master Frank Megginson got on tn
car to go to the meeting of the grange
He took charge of the misdirecte
package. Conductor Willis said it
customary for many Wilmingto
business people to address everythin
to New Castle, though the package
are for people along the line.
Dr. e. L. Cross accompanied DR.
a. Wagner. State commissioner of e,
ucation to Delaware City last evenin
where a meeting of the Parent-Teacl
ers Association was held.
The young men of New Castle al
arranging for a dance to be given
the parish house on the evening (
February %.
Rehearsals are being held by ii
boys minstrels which gave an ente
tainment in the Opera House on Fe
ruary "a. Michigan Nose will
the feature of the entertainment.
"Pollyanna" will appear in Il
Opera iouse this evening.