Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-03-08

cup from Mrs. Selden 5. Deemef,
who is in charge of the show.
Herbert Ricketts, was fined at re-
rremanded by a Magistrate at
Georgetown last week because Of .
his sons truancy from school and
action will likely be taken against !
other parents.
A census taken by Mrs. Rhoebe
kiggin shows "a widows, AZ widow
ers, 46 elderly spinsters and 10
bachelors among the residents OF
Laurel.
Neil B. Sinclair, managing sec
etary of the Wilmington Chamber
OF Commerce will quit the post on
National City Bank in New York, it
April |. to enter the service of the
is understood. 1t is thought that
Assistant Secretary Clarence G.
Killen may succeed Mr.. Sinclair.
Rev. Adam Stengle former
Superintendent of Salisbury dis
trict, now retired from the active
Ministry has been appointed to
succeed the late Rev. DR.. w. l.. S.
Murray as pastor of Epworth M.
E. Church, Wilmington until the
meeting of Conference.
James Cannon, a we'll known
carpenter aged IS years, died OF
heart disease on Friday while at
work on James Buckson's garage
in St. Georges.
Henry Brewster of Baltimore,
who has a contract for a number
of vessels, one to cost $4,000, IS
seeking to have the owners Of the
Seaford Marine Railway build
them under his superintendent or
l-ase the plant to MIN for their
construction.
Barges passing through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
are reported carrying large guam
titives of gun cotton from City
Point, Va, to the DUPONT plants at
Carney's Point.
The dwelling of Ernest Adams
located about half mile from
| Laurel, was destroyed by fire with
! all it's contents on the night OF
, February 26.
The annual report Of Middle
, towns town government shows re
ceipts for the year of $1.1S4.58
!. The police expenses were $1,171.5(
. this year against $1,136.5O last
year but this years fines totallec
: SS4O.25 against $672.15 last year.
= The congregation of New Castle
: M. E. Churhc will urgently re
n quest the continuance of then
pastor, Rev. John l.. Johnson, fol
a fifth year. He has made mote
G worthyrecord in his work during
= the past four years which show.
g increase from 200 to upwards o;
$50 in Sunday School attendance
and an increase of 1877 per cent il
Church membership. The Men!
:, Bible Glass is the largest in tn,
" Conference.
23S marriage licenses were is
sued at Elkton during February.
n Fire Of unknown origin on Sun
day afternoon of last week destroy
ed the large barn on the J. A. Rut
Z ter farm near North East, Ceci
q County with it's contents as well a
the carriage house, wagon she
and corn crib. Four horses, ST
calves and two hogs persisted i
s the flames. The loss is put a
+ $4,000 with partial insurance.
q Fire on Sunday destroyed tn
home of Joseph w. Ellis at Del
mar, causing loss of $4,000 wit
= $4,000 insurance.
n While Joseph H. Wilson, mana
ger Of the Wilmington and NeI
Jersey Ferry Company, his father
IS former Mayor Horace Wilson, an
x his uncle, Herbert Wilson, Q
= Philadelphia, were returning fror
# the launching of the New Wilso
= Line Steamer, City of Camden, i
C Wilmington in the formers auto
mobile on Saturday Afternoon
Stanley Kowalkski, aged 8 years, G
No. 9 Justison street, ran direct
u ", j., front of tho car onI ua