Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-08
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Shortage of Coal is Being
Felt by Householders
Here
MEMS CLUB
HOLD MEETING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 8.-The short
age Of coal in this city is being seri-
ously felt at the present time, and
no large quantities are sold to any
one person. The situation is not so
tense here as in Delaware City. how
ever. for dealers there are being sup
piled from New Castle. For some
time past two or three tons Of coal
have been shipped to Delaware City
from here on the trolley freight cars
every day. II is said that the trans
portation charges from New Castle
TO Delaware City are S1.10 a ton,
which. it is presumed, is added TO
the price Of the coal to Delaware City
consumers. Many people are burning
wood in place of coal, and chunk
stoves, discarded and rusty, have
been hauled out from storage places
and put to use.
The women of st. Peters Catholic
Church are expecting great success
for their oyster supper and bazaar
which opens tonight in the basement
Of the church and continues through
Supper will be served each night
and the supply OF fancy articles
cake. candy ETC., for sale is ample
enough to last the three nights. The
women who will have charge Of the
various tables will be as follows:
Supper table, Mrs. Joseph Carlin
and Mrs. Charles Shearer, who
will be assisted by a number Of
the young women of the congregation.
Fancy table-Mrs. F. McCallin and
Miss Elizabeth McCue. Cake and ice
cream-Mrs. jeremiah Tobin and
Mrs Archie Watson. Candy table
Mrs Hugh Duffy and Miss Mary
White
During each evening an entertainment
will be given. A feature of the bazaar
will be "IIiawatha" and "Minnchaha,'
sailing about in their canoe, in which
viii be flowers and prizes.
Clayton Smeed postmaster at Farm
hurst has resigned aud a civil service
examination for someone TO Gil the va
cancv was held in this city by Postoflice
Inspector Mordecai s. Plummer, of Viii
minCton. Yesterday There were only
three applicants for the position, all resi-
dents of New Castle-T.evi Ruth A. ID.
Rhodes and Mrs. Catherine Fossett-and
these were examined by Mr. Plumme~ at
their homes. The results Of the cXami-
nations will not be known for three or
four weeks. The postoiiice at FarnhTst
is a fourth-class Office and the postmas-
ter received a percentage Of the business
done in lieu Of salary
Word Of the death of Alexander Ever
son. aged 20 years, retired farmer. who
made his start in life near here. has been
received from Washington, d. C. by his
sister. Mrs. Wilkinson r. Cranston At
wood Everson. of Philadelphia, Is a
brother Of the deceased.
These advertised letters remain in the
New Castle postofiice: Henry Ander-
son, Miss Elsie Askwith, Mrs. Grace
Baker, P. Beckman. T. J. Dunn &
Co.. Dan Foster. Thomas Henry. Vi
ola Harris. Harold Hopkins. Miss
Margaret Jackson. Mrs. Leonard
Jones, Eddie Jackson Lennie Lord,
David Morris, William c. Torter. L.
Paglino Fletcher Peace, Ervie R.
Reed, Mrs. Louise Salliet. George
Smith, Mrs s. Tables. Robt. Wheeler,
Philip White, Cecilia Antona Ma
eerst.
Milton j. Brannon. the Reedy Island
Maritime Exchange operator. pushed
his boat over the ice from the Della
ware river shore at Port Penn light
10 the island in safety yesterday. The
Ice pack between the shore and the
Island was so thick that navigation OF
boat in the ordinary way was inn
possible
An unusual affair in the lecture
room OF Nazareth NJ. p. Church this
afternoon will be a quilting bee con-
Quoted by the members Of the Home
snd Foreign Missionary Societies.
City Council Tuesday night approved
the bill to present 10 the State Legisla'
ture authorizing the city to borrow
S25 600 for street improvements, but laid
over for a wear the proposed bill reducing
the number Of councilmen from nine e
five, as was requested by a meeting Of
citizens last week. President Theodore
Lavender and Councilman Gallagher
voted In favor of presenting the bill fol
small board, but Councilmen Bacon
Whalen Sullivan, Duncan and Weggen'
mann opposed it. City Council is going
70 force the collection Of all back taxes
At the meeting the clerk was instructed
70 institute suit against. all delinquents
and when judgment is rendered to have
the arrearages, together with costs, en-
tered as liens against the properties.
Cards formed the principal diversion
ut the New Castle Century Club last