Evening journal., 1916-06-12
news Happenings
ABOUT new Castle
Charles Abberly is Found
Dead in His Boarding
House
CHILDREN'S DAY
IN TOWN CHURCHES.

Special 10 THE ENENlNG JOURNAL"
NEW CASTLE, June 12-Charles
Abberly was fo'Nd dead in bed at
his boarding house on Saturday
evening. He had lived here some
time. having been employed in the
Bethlehem Steel Company plant He
worked on Friday night, and was
about Shawtown during the day He
told his companion that he would
20 home and take a nap. That was
the last seen of him alive. and when
he was called for supper he did not
answer. When his room was entered
II was discovered that the man was
dead The body was removed 10 the
New Castle morgue by Undertaken
Charles n. Clewell Mr. Abberly was
about 65 years old and II is under
stood TO have a sister in Philadelphia.
His home was at Twelfth and Vine
streets. that city.
Childrens Day was observed In the I
Presbyterian Church yesterday with
the usual pleasing exercises. The pri- /
mary department. of the Methodist /
Sunday school held Children's Day (
exercises yesterday morning and the /
senior department last night Both |
services were musical treats.
Mrs Kate Finnegan palmer, wife Of
Ralph Palmer is critically i'll at her
home.
The 1916 shad season Is closed and
many Of the fishermen had very
poor season. Some of the men quit
positions paying SIS a week to go
fishing They invested nearly 5000
and spent from nine to twelve weeks
fishing Only for the fact that tho
fish brought good prices several OF
the men would have been in debt at
the end OF the season.
Chief Of Police Tobin and Magls-
trate NickersOn had cross country
run yesterday morning after Arthur
Jones. colored William Ratledge
ielephoned that Jones had become in
toNcated and was creating disorder
about the place. When the officers ar
rived at Ratledges farm Jones had
gone. 70 was thought he had gone to
State Road. By the time the officers
arrived at Hare's Corner. George
Blackhurne had received a telephone
message that Jones was back again
In Ratledge's granary. But when the
officers got back Jones was gone
again and short time later they
found him riding along the road In a
milk wagon. He was brought here
and placed in one Of the new cage
cells.
Automobiles were out in large num-
bers yesterday and many persons
from here took trips. James B. To
man. John McGrory. the Misses Tillie
and Rose McGrory and Mary G..
Landers visited Gettysburg. Mr and
Mrs. Andrew NJ Gallagher and fam
uy motored 10 Philadelphia and en-
loved a run through the parks.
Rehearsals are being held by the
Cephus Club for the comedy, "A Sur
prise Party at Brinkley's," which will
be presented on Thursday evening at
The tenth annual commencement exer-
cises of St. Peters school.
Mrs. John p. Murphy so far has
heard nothing Of the pearl pin she
lost recently.
For sale-Four room house. Terms
reasonable A. NJ. Wise"
Examinations In the public school
commenced today. Commencement
exercises will be held in the Opera
House on Friday evening. June %.
Everett b. Johnson, editor OF the New
ark Post. will deliver the address TO
he graduates.
Alice Catherine Toner, who will be
graduated from st. Peters School
has accepted a position with Booker,
Scott G. Moore Wilmington, as n
qtenographer Theresa Ann Land
ers will enter the Office of the Ameri-
can Manganese Steel Company on Fri
day. She will be graduated from St.
Peters School on Thursday evening.
The annual camp Of the officers OF
the National Guard opened al Rife
Range farm today to continue during
the week.
Several persons from here went on
the South Side.Eden excursion to Aug
ustine Beach today
The meeting of the baseball club "a
arrange for the Fourth OF July cele
bratlon will be held on Friday even
ing in Mayor Rodney's office.
During an electrical storm here yes
terday afternoon chimney on the
residence OF Moses b. Fleming was
struck by lightning The bricks in
falling damaged the slate on the roof.
Samuel Fleming. father of Mr.. Flem'
ing was the only occupant Of the
house at the time. Mr.. and Mrs. Flem-
ing having motored 10 Smyrna 10 visit
friends. Neighbors who saw the
chimney damaged went to the Flenl-
ing home but their services were not
required. There was but little dam
age outside this in the city
Mrs. ]. A. Carlin who returned frcm
Nincennes, Ind. was surprised that
the Century Club would not permit
her TO relinquish the Office Of treas
urer The supper of the young wo-
men OF the First Presbyterian Church
was decided success.
Word was received here on satur-
day that James j. Wright. who is now
in Toledo, Ohio, had recovered sufi-
ciently to leave the hospital
Wright went to Toledo several
weeks ago when his brother. Johr
Wright. superintendent OF the Metro
politan Insurance Company Of Soutl
Bend. Ind. died. Two weeks age
while at work in an automobile sho
ne met with an accident and his arr
was badly injured. Blood poisonin
sci in and for a time fears were er
lertained that the arm would have
be amputated. But his wife and fan
ly we're delighted on Saturday
earn that he was able to leave Il
hospital and that amputation was NJ
necessary.
TAKE MAUSOLEUM PERMIT.
Building Inspector Preston today