Evening journal., 1916-07-15
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Young Men of Town Swim
to Reedy Island in
Fast Time
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
EVENING OF PLEASURE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. July 15.-New
Castle has been noted for its swim
mers. Some have swan across the.
Delaware and every boy and giri in
the city is a swimmer. II is now
the evening diversion of many resi-.
dents to enjoy a dip in the river. Last
evening was no exception and the US
ual crowd was there to watch the
young people.
Four young men yesterday decided
TO take a long swim and they went
from the Delaware street wharf to
Reedy Island. They made the dis
tance in hours and 35 minutes. The
distance is between eight and nine
miles. William Davis, John Carlin
George Bratton and Lewis Wertz were
the swimmers while Allie White in a
launch, kept close to the quartet
There was not a mishap and Wertz
appeared the strongest of the swim
mers.
1--WE are sunburned a little, said
Carlin. the baseball player last even
Ing THE swim was a glorious one
and we simply followed Wertz, who
was pacemaker He was as fresh
when he reached the wharf as if he
had been playing chaser in the har-
Dor We will take longer swims
some other day"
Did you see any sharks?" asked a
bystander
1--WE were the only sharks seen
on the trip" replied Davis.
There used to be whales and stur-
geons in the river but sharks-never.' -
In the Century Club building last
night. Miss Mabel Clewell's team Of
The Century Club had charge OF the
birthday party. Each team is work
Ing hard to raise funds to pay of
the club house mortgage Those in
the team in addition to Miss Clewen
ire: Miss Irene Wise. Miss Marie
smith Mrs F. Melette, Miss Mary
Landers. Miss Nan Toner Miss Anna
Lancaster. Miss Greta Toner Miss
Mary White.
In addition to the musical program
hst night. cards and dancing were
enjoyed The program was as fol
ows:
Orchestra selection; piano solo. Mrs
Frank Melette; cornet solo Gene
chase: piano duet Miss Mildred Holi
sav and Miss Laura Armpr.estsr;
recitation. Frances Sheridan; seiec
ton. orchestral piano solo. Miss Alice
Jemison: solo. Miss Emily Lunt; reel
alton. Clara Sterling; flute solo
Brice Vallette; piano duet, Miss Mary
Eliason and Mss Eva Deakyne; sc
ectlon, orchestra
The receipts were very satistao
ory.
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Mrs. A. n. Gallagher, Miss Ann
GALLAGHER and Master Freddie Gala
fher left today for Avonmore, Pa.
where they VIII he the guests of Mr.
ind Mrs. Weaver Before her mar
iage Mrs Weaver was Mrs. Vera Gal
agher Leonard.
Mr. and Mrs. A S Watson. Nartir
ind Julia Casey will leave tomorrow
or Boston, Mass, where they vii
lpend a week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kahler and son
# Reading. Pa, are the guests of Mr.
ind Mrs. James Quimby When the
sov visited his grandparents here il
Nav he planted onion sets When h'
returned this time he found the onion!
lad grown nicely and the way he sol'
those onions surprised his friends
He is a business boy for sure.
Patrick McGrory. president of tn
Citizens Building and Loan Associa
lion is confined 10 his home with Z
sore hand.
The Ladies' AID Society of the NJ. F
Church held successful bake thi
morning
Mrs. Lennox suffered slight iniurie
on Thursday while al Shellpot Park
She stood up TO catch a ring as tn
merry-gc-round went is way and wa
thrown of the horses.
The Pastime Athletic Club expect
TO take a big crowd 20 Augustin
Beach on next Thursday.
MANY persons from here Will 90 4
Rose Hill tonight to attend the enter
tainment by the athletic club of tha
place.
Miss Myra Brown, of Philadelphia
returned home today after week
visit 10 friends here Miss Brown sal
last evening that she always enjoys
visit with the country folks. as tn
scenes are so different from those Il
city life and everyone appears so so
ciable.
Mrs Roseberry has returned to he
home IN New Mexico.
Lewis Holt Miss Carrie Gemmill an
Eugene Myers have returned HON
from a visit 20 Elkton Nd.
The police and residents in gen
eral are pleased over the fact tina
men who sold beer without licens
were sentenced to terms of imprisor
ment in the County Court yesterday.
There is more trouble here on Sal
urday night and Sundays than durin
the rest of the week II is hard I
get the testimony against the speak
easy proprietors.
"A birthday surprise party was give