Evening journal., 1916-07-18
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Free Reading Room for Men
Opened in the
Town
TOWN BARRIERS STICK
TO THE OLD PRICES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, July ls.-Ihere
is little likelihood Of any advance beng
made in the prices charged for haircut
ting and shaving IN New Castle m the
immediate future a few OF the BARRIERS
IN town would welcome an increase oi
from hive te-ten cents for hair cutting
and five cents for shaving, but as there
ear he no concerted action obtained, the
present prices Of is cents for hair cut
ting and 10 cents for shaving Will m
all probability prevail for some time to
come. One barber said yesterday thut
ii the Wilmington BARRIERS advance Their
prices. New Castle will be the only coli-
munitv in the State whore BARRIERS SER
vices are so cheap. He said that %
cents for hair cutting was too much,
EXCEPT on Saturday afternoons and
nights. when such work ought TO be
CHARGED more for on account of the time
it required. Twenty cents was the price
he suggested. with a charge OF 10 cents
for shaving An attempt TO get the
BARRIERS together 10 discuss the wisdom
of advancing prices was made couple
of weeks ago. hut while there are only
half a dozen "tonsorial artists In the
place. two or three were all that could
be gotten together, 80 no action could
he taken As those who did not attend
the meeting are evidently content 20
retain the prices as they are, and in
the event of the others raising the prices
would very likely get the bulk of the
trade, the matter will not be agitated
further % IS said.
New Castle now has q free reading
room The Century Club, realizing the
need for snch an institution has taken
n second story room of the clubhouse on
Delaware street and fitted It mp as a
mems reading room. open each night
from 3 o'clocl, until TO- Although the
project is only a few days old. and was
undertaken more rs an experiment than
anything else 70 has proven its useful
ness already. The files of daily news
rapers ON the table are eagerly read.
and the patronage is increasing nightly.
Mrs a. Z. Coudiss and Miss Pauline
Rogers compose the committee from the
club having charge of the reading room
this week They open it and are IN at
tendance during the evening hours
That this puhlic-s spirited action taken by
The Century Club is a forornnncr OF a
real public library and reading room IN
thc near future is the hcliet of many
Of the people.
In connection with the free reading
room, book exchange is maintained by
the club in the store of Alexander Z,
Gondiss. and during tho past few eays
this has received a new impetus. Miss
Pauline Rogers was in Philadelphia yes
terdav. where she went TO replenish the
clubs stock of literature. She took
long list of the latest books with her
and her purchases will be delivered here
and put on the book shelves this week
jefferson Donaham's barber shop has
been painted and decorated and presents
fresh and clean appearance.
Tho Rev. John Rigg of Port Payne,
had charge Of the strvices at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church on Sunday, the former
rector. the Rev. Or. Richie, having gone
TO Wilmington TO assume charge
The young son Of Theodore w. Cav
ender. president of Common Council.
Theodore w. Cavender, Jr., is very Ill
at his fathers home So serious was
his condition yesterday that a consul
tation Of physicians WIS held.
Archibald Rannev. of Hopcwell, Va,
Is visiting former Sheriff John +. Tay-
lor.
victrolas and Records Bridge
Uatcr.-Adv.
Complaint was made 10 Magistrate
Nickerson Yesterday by Rosalnd Car
roll. colorcd Of the theft Of Sll whicl
tho woman had hidden in on old stock
ing. The woman furnished the police
with n clue 70 the guilty person, and al
arrest NAV he made soon.
The registry Lists showed S07 name
at the close Of the first registry day, Iii
vided as follows; District No. I, los
No ., GO; No. 8. 35i No. 4, Ia No
90
Joseph Goensli. aged 4 years. VIII
lives with his parents in DobbinsvillC
Is seriously III, as the result Of swal
lowing FIVE or six pills which are though
to have contained arsenic The chill
thought they were candy and he and hi
little sister quarreled because he woul
not give her any. Drs Dodd and Roth
who worked with the boy for severa
hours, saved his life.
DR.. William Wurtenberger has re
turned 10 his home. in Charleswell, IVES
Va. He came 10 New Castle to atten'
the funeral Of his brother.