Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-03
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Postmaster Murphy TO Re-
tain Office Indefinitely
Under New Ruling
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO HAVE HOLIDAYS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL I
NEW CASTLE. Del, April g.
Chaunoey p. Holcomb, United States
district attorney at Shanghai China. !
has changed his plans and will not /
san for the far East Thursday as
he originally planned. lie expects |
now to return with John Darrah, /
United States posmasteEat shang-
hal. who is also on leave Of absence
10 this country. when the latter sails
sometime in the near future,
Under the new ruling of the Post
Office Department Postmaster John
p. Murphy will retain his position
indefinitely. and no successor may be
looked for when Mr.. Murphy's pres
onf term expires The announcement
RELATING TO postmasterships was re-
.ceived here with satisfaction, as Mr..
murphy has conducted the affairs or
Ahe local office i'm n manner which
,has been generally satisfactory. Tho
office is TO be raised from the third
tclass TO a second class Office July l.
1hc business being done here war
lranting the change, and when that
lcomes about more efficiency than ever
twill be possible. Under the new
classification two additional clerks
will be allowed and much of the rou-
ltine work falling upon the post
masters shoulders can be relegated
ito others leaving him free to work
tout improvements In the service. The
lchange IN Office classification will also
mean increased salaries for the pres
lent employees
a meeting Of New Castle Century
iClub committees to arrange for a gay
social season following Easter was
held yesterday afternoon. dance
IS scheduled for Monday night In the
Opcra House. and the team of wo-
lmen. OF which Mrs Lewis Il. Eliason
is captain, will give gard party IN
the clubhouse Thursday evening.
April ~. AZ which bridge whist and
$500 will be played
The annual meeting OF the New
Castle Century Club called for
Thursday. will be postponed to a
later date on account of its beng Holy
Thursday The president, Mrs John
Wilson. will call the meeting 70 order
las prescribed by the rules and then
Immediately adjourn it to night
next week. llN annual NANNNA'A va
directors and officers will be an im-
portant part of the program for this
yearly meeting
Tho public schools will not have
any lengthy vacation this spring.
They will close Thursday afternoon
aud reopen the following Tuesday,
Giving teachers and pupils Good Fri
day and Easter Monday
Tho members OF the Dorcas Society
.-of Nazareth NJ. = Church are meet
ing with nattering success in their
sale of Easter flowers and plants this
year and the members of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Baptist Church in
their egg selling campaign. Money
realized by both societies Will be used
for a good cause in their respective
churches.
-Four chairs are now manned by
tonsorial artists in the City Hail
shop of Reese and Downham. r. $.
Hatton who managed Representa-
tive Aherns barber shop while the
latter was serving in the Legisla-
trre at Dover this year. is now en-
Floyed in the shop, which is under
going some changes and alterations.
Residents of "Shoretown" complain
Of "A lively fight I'm that section OF the
city Saturday afternoon between Two
colored men over a crap game. The
lpolioc did not arrive In time To make
any arrests. but warrants may yet
he sworn out for the disturbers Of the
peace.
Much to the delight of automobile
owners repairs TO the road on eaci
side OF the dyke bridge have beer
made and il is now possible TO drive
on and of the bridge without motto
ing the disagreeable bump caused b,
The gully which existed at both end
OF the structure.
Holy Week and Easter services a
Emmanuel p. y. Church arc an
nounced as follows by the rector. tn
Rev. Addison A. Ewing. Holy Com
munion at $50 o'clock each mornin
including Good Friday, evening pray
er at 4.30 O'Clock this afternoon, a
8 o'clock tomorrow night and at 4.S
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. On Goo
Friday there will be a Passion ser
vice lasting from noon to o'clock;
children's service at 4.30 o'clock ant
evening prayer at s o'clock: on Sat
urdav afternoon az 430 o'clock Their
will be baptism. The services 20
Easter Sunday will be as follows: Hol,
Communion at o'clock. 730 an'
1890, and children's service at 49,
O'Clock in the evening.
Samuel Topman died yesterday ar
ternoon at his home on North Thir'
street after a lingering illness. III
was 40 years old and leaves wife
and children. He was employed il
one Of the industrial plants until il
health compelled him TO cease ac
tiyiues about three months ago. Flu