Evening journal., 1916-07-31
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Shipbuilding Company Is
Silent on Battery
Park Plans
LAWN FETE FOR
CHURCH BENEFIT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
NEW CASTLE, July S1.-Arrange-
mnts have been made by the young
zaen and women Of St. Peters Church
snr holding a lawn fete on the even
sngs Of August "a and 25. The fete
will be held on the spacious lawn at
Fifth and Delaware streets. There
viii be a number of new features
added TO the program this year. For
mer lawn fetes here have been sue
cessful but this affair is expected to
surpsss all previous efforts. The
young men will meet on Wednesday
evening. and the gauntlet has been
thrown down in a contest with the
young women for some valuable
prizes. inluding one for a So gold
piece. During the day a bake will
be held. AT the fete each evening
the young people will present a num-
Der Of attractions.
There Is a rush of business at the
plant Of the New Castle Construction
Company. About 200 men are en-
ployed in the plant where shells for
small field pieces are filled. Fifteen
carloads OF the shells we're shipped
the othr day 10 New York IL was
AZ first intended 10 send the shipment
BY water so the shells could be load
ed on the steamship in Harlem river.
This arrangement was changed and
munitions we're sent by freight.
In the First Baptist Church yester-
day the pulpit was filled by the Rev.
% F. Nygren. Of Wilmington. The
Rev. r. c Primm. pastor of the
church. is spending his vacation in
virginia
Levy Court Commissioner Martin
f Smith has had a number Of car
loads OF stone placed along the road
from here to Wilmington The stone
will be used for resurfacing the road.
A Ugite binder will be used
Investors have been here in the
past few days hunting for twenty
acres OF land They want 10 erect
a large number OF houses on the site
The houses would contain six rooms
each and the idea Is to sell them on
small payments and monthly install
ments. other people have been here
wanting TO buy sixteen acres OF land
for the same purpose.
Mrs Vera Weaver and daughter
Agnes. of Avonmore. Pa. are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew NJ
Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Harry c. Hunter have
arrived home from Ocean Grove.
Miss Vera Atkinson. Miss Elizabeth
Bacon and Miss Genevieve Foster
left on Saturday afternoon for At
lantic City 10 spend their vacations.
Edward Grinith. Of West Philadel
mia injured his wrist here yesterda,
N stepping from his automobile His
bat had been blown of and when he
stepped from his car he fell causing
the injury.
The Rev and Mrs. John " Beau
champ will leave tomorrow on an
auto trip south They will be joined
al Townsend by Mrs W Harmon
Reynolds The trip will cover about
175 miles.
Those interested IN the proposed
shipyard TO be located on the Bat
terry decline TO discuss the subject be-
yond saying that the blue prints OF
the plans have been prepared Build
ers are making inquiries as TO tho
buildings which will he needed for
the new shipyard. They are told that
the corporation viii not get posses
sion Of the land for sixty days. In.
cluded In the property to be removed
IS the fence around the baseball parl
and the grandstand, The dancing
pavilion and other buildings I'm thu
amusement park are included I'm th'
buildings which must he removed.
Mrs John r. Plat who has beer
critically IN for some time Is nov
able 10 sit up.
There were many bathers az Bat
tery Park beach yesterday afternoon
Several hundred people including par
ties from the rural sections onloye'
the bathing.
City Council and the Trustees o
the Common will meet tomorrow
evening