Evening journal., 1916-08-01
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Miss Iva ]. Willis TO be
August Bride Of W. Bennett
Ratledge
BAPTISTS TO INSTALL
PASTOR IN OCTOBER

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Aug LIN Old
swedes P. e. Church. Wilmington, this
afternoon Miss Iva J. Willis, daush-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Willis
viii become the bride Of W Bennett
Ratledge Miss Ethel Walker Of
Pennsgroye. n. J.. will be bridesmaid
and the best man will he Professor
Coward T. Ennis, principal OF the
New Castle schools. Only immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
viii be present. A wedding supper
will follow at the home of the brides
parents, North Third street. this town.
and later the couple will leave Tor
an extended wedding toui. The bride
groom is son Of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam b. Ratledge. near this city, ana
is a graduate of Delaware College. lie
now holds an executive position In
one of the DUPONT Companys plants
in New Jersey Miss Willis has been
one Of the most popular young women
of the city. For n number OF years
she has been a teacher In the New
Castle schools. was a member OF the
Century Club and the New Castle
Woman's Suffrage Club. She is an
accomplished musician and artist. The
happy couple will be at home In Jew
Brunswick. y j.. where they have
purchase a home after October /.
William Poole and Ogle Glanden,
guards at the plant OF the New Castle
Construction Company, were sur
prised on Sunday morning when the
roof on the Brylgon plant commenced
rafting. Then the other buildings ad-
Joining seemed TO shake. At the
Brylgon plant Charles Cooper ran out
10 see what was the matter. The
guards consulted their watches and
was 2.13 a. m They heard no re-
port OF an explosion. but knew that
he ground and buildings had felt the
effects of one When they wont to
their homes they read in the Sunday
Star about the explosion Of munitions
n New Jersey
victrolas and Records. Bridgewater
Adv
The Rev. j. n. Bluer. of Jackson
Vile, Fla, spoke in Emmanuel Church
on Sunday morning He has been
spending his vacation along the coast
d Maine. and Is now returning TO his
rome in Florida
An extra accumulation OF gas at the
)lant Of the Bethlehem steel Company
asst night caused an explosion. which
lid no damage
The Dorcas Society will meet on
IhIIHuHnaf nF -
the home of Clarence Craig. near
Farnhurst
James h. Biggs is the latest pur
hasor of an automobile
Mrs. William Denney and son
Wilson are visiting relatives near
Port Penn
Mrs George Ford is the guest Of
her son, Samuel NJ Ford. Whining
ton
Mrs. McCoughan. Second and Har-
mony streets. Is much improved in
health. She has been very sick for
he past few weeks.
James V. Campbell and George
NcGrory are spending two weeks az
Atlantic City.
Mrs, John Jacobs has returned
home from Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. VI. n. Hay and Mrs.
L. r. Ho'comb left yesterday for At
antic City.
Mrs John r. stoops. Miss Reda
Stops and Miss Mildred Stops have
arrived home from Ocean Grove,
Nj.
Tho Rev. Addison A. Ewing will be
Installed pastor of Emmanuel Church
IN the first Sunday in October.
horse belonging to NJ. } Roll
The Dobbinsville grocer. lay dowr
Yesterday and rolled on broker
bottle. The glass cut a deep cash II
ne animals side and a veterinarian
was called from Wilmington. A
irsi il was thought that the hors
had heen cut by knife and Franl
Subocz. rs years old. was arrested
but was later discharged
The Rev and Mrs. J II Beauchaml
left this morning for an auto trip 4
relatives in Maryland
William Brinckley, employed q
the bethlehem Steel Company's plant
fell on a ladder. striking a tank II
his fall which cut his head lie wa
Unconscious for short time Or
Lewis Booker attended him. Tit
man was affected by the intense hea
which caused him 10 lose his hol,
and fall Many men in the plant'
here yesterday were partly overcome
by the heat