Evening journal., 1916-08-22
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Town Council Will Enforce
Ordinances to Make
Town Healthy
MUST OBSERVE
THE AUTO LAW
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del, Aug. 22.-
This is the way the best people OF the
city are sizing the health situation ct
present:
"If you are in favor Of better con-
ditions get together. Let us demand
that all weeds be cut and all cutters
cleaned and kept cleaned. Then let
the fire plugs be opened and all gut
ters be flushed"
There will be a meeting in the
Town Hall tomorrow evening for he
purpose of drawing attention to the
health conditions Of the city. Weeds
are growing in all section and are
higher than many fences. No effort
has been made 10 cut them, despite
the fact that the town has a Board Of
Health. The people have become tired
Of this neglect of public duty and at
the meeting tomorrow night they
will demand that all cutters within
the city limits be cleaned and an
weeds cut
Mayor Richard S. Rodney declared
last evening that the automobile crdi-
nsnces Of the city must be obeyed
THE trafic laws Of this city
said the mayor, were passed by City
Council for me to enforce. l will en-
force them to the letter"
Addressing william E Davis who
pleaded guilty TO violating the traffic
laws, Mayor Rodney said. you must
go 10 the right Of the street market
or turn at Fifth street" Davis op-
crates an automobile between Will
mington and New Castle. After Officer
Tobin arrested him yesterday hc
drove TO the left Of the marker. His
case went over until Thursday night
President Of City Council Cavender
who placed the street signs at thC
dangerous corners, has tested the cor.
ners and knows that Davis can turI
his car TO the right Of the sign If be
desires to comply with the traffic reg
ulations On Sunday two autos col
lided at Second and Delaware streets
because one Of them had been driver
To the left Of the post
About thirty members Of the Saeng
erbund called upon John Fehl las
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander 3. Cooper
have returned home from a visit t
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Challenger
Seaside Park. n. J.
Victrolas & Records-Bridgewater
Mrs. Georgianna Reed Of Philadel
phia, who was stricken with paraly
sis while visiting her sister. Mrs
Mary McKnitt, shows signs Of i'm
provement. She has recovered he
speech and in general is better
Another dance will be given by Mr'
McCallin's team at Battery Park, o.
the evening Of August 30.
Miss Marian Munson is visitin
friends in Virginia.
During the past week while the col
ored maid in the Munson home wa
ironing she dropped a lighted matcl
in the clothes basket and among th
clothing destroyed was that belongin
10 Miss Munson. other clothing ha
been sent to. her.
A party Of young people expect I
go 70 Augustine Beach on Ihursda
evening.
In the Century Club this afternoo
Mrs ]. z Phillips team will hold
card party and tea. Lee Goudiss wi
be usher
Business men as well as other
who had arranged visits 70 Philadel
phia, have cancelled them, owing
the health conditions in that city.
Women. boys and girls have bee
gathering large quantities Of blacl
berries.
Crap shooters had better be care
ful. Card players are also in DANCE
of arrest and the police say no oual
ter will be shown 70 any violator {
the law