Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 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.-I
This is the way the best people o. the
city are sizing the health situation at
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 win 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 seotion and are
higher than many fences. No effort
has been made to 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 az
weeds cut.
Mayor Richard S Rodney declared
last evening that the automobile ordi-
THE traffic laws Of this city"
said the mayor, were passed by City
Council for me TO enforce. will en-
force them TO the letter"
Addressing William z. 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 vii
mington and New Castle. After Officer
Tobin arrested him yesterday hc
drove 10 the left of the marker. His
case went over until Thursday night.
President OF City Council Lavender,
who placed the street signs at tho
dangerous corners. has tested the cor
ners and knows that Davis can turn
his car TO the right Of the sign if he
desires TO comply with the tratfic reg
ulations On Sunday two autos col
lided at Second and Delaware streets
because one Of them had been driven
to the left Of the post
About thirty members Of the Saeng-
erbund called upon John Fehl last
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander 3. Cooper
have returned home from a visit TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Challenger
Seaside Park. N. J.
victrolas & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs. Georgianna Reed of Philadel-
phia. who was stricken with paraly-
sis while visiting her sister. Mrs
Mary McKnitt. shows signs Of i'm
movement. She has recovered hel
speech and in general is better.
Another dance will be given by Mrs
McCallins team az Battery Park, or
the evening of August 80.
Miss Marian Munson is visiting
friends in Virginia.
During the past week while the col
ored maid in the Munson home was
ironing she dropped lighted match
in the clothes basket and among the
clothing destroyed was that belonging
TO Miss Munson Other clothing has
been sent 10 her.
A party of young people expect e
90 10 Augustine Beach on Thursday
evening.
In the Century Club this Afternoon
Mrs. J. E. Phillips team will hold Z
card party and tea. Lee Goudiss vii
De uSner-
BUSINESS men as well as others
who had arranged visits 70 Philadel
phia, have cancelled them, owing L
the health conditions in that city
Women, boys and girls have beer
gathering large quantities Of black
berries.
Crap shooters had better be care
full Card players are also in DANCE
of arrest and the police say no GUAR
ter will be shown TO any violator o
the law