Evening journal., 1916-09-08
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Town Looks Forward With
Pleasure to October
'Chautauqua
TOOK AXE TO BED,
FINED $40 FOR ROW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. s.-New Cas-
tie expects to have a gala time dur
ing the annual chatauqua which will
be held in the Opera House on Oc-
tober 10, II and r. DR.. E. l. Cross
is chairman of the local committee
with Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, secretary
and 2. V. Plat. treasurer. The pro-
gram is considered one Of the most
interesting ever prepared. The guar
antors feel confident that the patron
age will be up to, II not surprising.
the attendance Of last year There
will be afternoon and evening ses'
sions.
Hugh Smith. son of the late Hugh
Smith. of this city. who is a dentist
in Portland Ore. was here yesterday
arranging TO have the remains Of his
mother transferred from a cemetery
in Camden. ~ j., to St. Peters Gene
terry Mr.. Smith had been living in
Camden up 10 the time of his moth
er's death sometime ago.
The Century Club has changed the
dates of its carnival from October
AS to October Sc.
When THE EVENING JOURNAL
correspondent was passing Sixth and
Delaware streets yesterday afternoon
an owner Of real estate there
stopped him and said: well, is II not
time to revolt? City Council and the
Street Improvement Commission are
talking of spending $4,000 or more
on Fourth street. Compare Fourth
street with Delaware from Sixth to
Seventh. Four houses on the other
side Of the street are valued at SILL
600 and the lots at $500 On this
side we have properly valued at more
than $4,000. The cutters are in
place and yet we cannot get one
thing done Just look at the travel
we have on this street From early
morning until night we have scores
and scores of automobiles and teams.
There are inches of dirty ashes on
the street in fine weather TO blow into
our houses and in wet weather to be-
come black mud so that the pave
ments. porches and houses are mark
ed with it. What is along Fourth
street between Chestnut and Har-
mony? ~.
but the property owners complain
of the cutters" ventured the writer.
Cutters nothing" replied the prop
erty owner. All the surface drain
age from both sides OF Delaware
from Fourth, both sides Of Fifth and
Sixth streets is dumped into our
cutters only to land in two bitches
to become pest-breeding holes. They
are unbearable In the evening"
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Dobbinsville by Officer Eugene Lewis
charger with disorderly conduct.
When he went 10 bed on Wednesday
night he took an axe with him and in
consequence occupants of the house
did not sleep In a short time tive
boarders we're seen running from
the house and they kept on until
they got the police officer. Smith was
given a hearing by Mayor Rodney
and was fined SO and costs.
Miss Belle Wadsley and Mrs. Ju-
lius Dodd will represent the local
union at the w. @. T. Y. Convention
10 be held in Delaware Avenue Bap-
fist Church. Wilmington. on Oc-
tober 4. 5. 6.
The Misses Helen and Anna Da-
wilson. of Sixth and Delaware Sts.,
have returned home from an ex-
tended visit to relatives in Delaware
City.
The first oyster boat of the season
put in here yesterday.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Baptist Church, will meet
in the church at 6.35 o'clock on Sun
day evening.
Miss Carrie Downie. who spent
the summer months in charge Of
Girard College playground, has re-
turned home
u UNGALOW AND LOT, 4oxl50 FEEL,
ID for sale. at Baldton; $500 cash.
Address No. 1918 Claymont St, Will
mington. sep4-Ct