Evening journal., 1917-02-05
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Floating Ice in the River
Moves Buoy Half
Mile
LINCOLN MEETING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Feb. 5.--Riyer-
men said there was more ice in the
Delaware yesterday than they had
seen in years. A solid mass stretch
ed all the way across the river Just
below the city and was so thick that
two big steamers had difficulty in
breaking through early In the morn
Ing. SO strong was the force eXerted
by the ice foes that a buoy was moved
half a mile or so from It's mOoringa
This buoy is said to be anchored with
400 fathems of chain to q seven-ton
stone. The barge Samuel II. Hartman,
engaged In carrying sand for mould
ing purposes for one of the steel
plants. tied up at the wharf a few
nights ago. and getting caught by the
cold weather. was frozen in and
can't get out.
Despite the cold wind blowing yes
tcrday, there was a line Of spectators
at the wharf all day hoping to catch
a glimpse Of the torpedoboat doing
patrol duty I'm the lower Delaware.
The destroyer could be made out how
ering about I'm the vicinity Of a Rus
sion tramp lying of Deep Water
Point
Mayor and Mrs Richard S. Rodney
were guests at a small dinner party
given IN their honor by Mr. and Mrs.
a. " T. Lesley George at Their home
on the Strand Saturday evening Cow
ers were laid for fourteen guests.
I'm the police court yesterday Mayor
Rodney disposed OF three cases OF
drunk and disorderly conduct. Charles
Vincent colored, and Patrick COrri-
gan we're fined one dollar and costs,
and John Zimmerman three dollars
and costs. The two former were ar
rested Saturday night by Officer Eu-
gene Lewis, while Chief of Police
Matthew Tobin arrested Zimmerman.
The cold weather Saturday made
the skating fine and the frozen
streams In the vicinity Of the city
were popular with the younger set
yesterday.
The members of the Junior Auxil-
larry of Emmanuel p y. Church viii
give a Valentine dance in the parish
house of the church the evening of
St. Valentines Day. Jacobs Orches-
ira. OF Wilmington, will furnish the
music.
A Lincoln meeting win be held
by the New Castle Century Club Fri
day afternoon instead OF tho usual
current events class Miss Elmira
Newell Of Philadelphia. the CONNER
clal teacher in the public schools
and Miss Mabel Clewell will read
papers on Lincoln" and Mrs. Elmer
L. Cross and Miss Elizabeth Denni-
son viii also take part A musical
program Is being arranged.
Miss Emily r. Lunt's class was
awarded the pennant az tho meeting
of the Home and School Association
Friday night as her class was repre-
scented by the greatest number OF
parents.
The sum of S2775 was recently
spent for books for the public school
circulating library
The Rev. Addison A. Owing, OF I'm
manuel p p. Church. preached the
third sermon in his series on "St
Paul" last night. his subject being,
Paul the Christian"
Members OF The New Castle Century
Club are expecting a large attendance
at the illustrated lecture on China to
be given by Chauncey =. Holcomb
United States District Attorney in
China, who recently returned to
America on a leave OF absence. On
account of the large attendance ex-
pected 50 has been decided to give
the lecture in the parish house OF I'M
manuel Episcopal Church instead OF
IN the assembly room OF the club.
The lecture will be illustrated BY
photographs taken by Mr. Holcomb
who has become Intimately acQuaint-
ed with the customs of the people
through his residence there. To
members Of the club, admission will
be free. Ernest Haines. Jr., OF vii.
mington, and Mrs b. r. Holcomb OF
Wayne, n. j.. viii sing and Miss
Elizabeth p. Johnson. OF Wilmington
viii play.
The Rev. John II. Beauchamp. d.
ID. and John r. 2. Clayton have been
appointed by the DOrcas Society OF
Nazareth NJ. 10. Church TO purchase
the motor for the organ and to look
after the laying OF the hardwood
floors in three rooms OF the Sunday
school which the society is going "a
finance.