Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-12
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Mrs. Edith Nj. Holcomb,
Prominent Woman, Dies
Suddenly
A. B. COOPER NAMED
MARKET TRUSTEE
,necial 10 THE EvEIING JOURNAL.

gpecial TO THE ENElING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. Dec. i2.--Nirs. /
edith NJ. Holconb, mother OF Chauncey
?. Holcomb. United States district at
lornev at shanghai, China, died at her
lome on The strand here Yesterday ar
,ernoon. following an Illness lasting
,everal hours. Death was due 90 appo-
hlexv. Mrs Holcomb. who lived alone,
kns found in in her bed yesterday
norning By Mrs. Bankson =. Holcomb,
ir daughter-in-law, who called at
he home.
Drs. Doud and Westenbaker were sum
noned and they found Mrs. Holeomb
rltically H..
Mrs. Holcoomh, who was 60 years OF
Aee. was the widow Of Bankston 7. Hol-
.omb and the mother Of Mrs. Mary b.
Wilson. who Is a patient az the Pres
,yterlan Hospital, Philadelphia; Chaun-
,ev p Holcomb, who is In China, ana
3ankson p Holcomb. Jr., Of this city.
Mrs. Holcomb was o daughter OF Jo-
slah Driver, one time Mayor OF VIII
ningtOn
Tho funeral viii be held on Friday
afternoon, with services IN Emmanuel
& Church, Of which Mrs Holcomh
vas a lifelong member. lnterment VIII
,e made in the cemetery adjoining
Trustees az Market Square at meet
ue on Monday evening elected Alexan-
Ter B. Cooper city solicitor and one
n the most prominent citizens here as
trustee TO succeed William 5. FoTis,
i4ceased. Mr. Cooper, who Is % years
N age IS said to be better acquainted
with the history Of the Market square
han any other man living in Delaware.
Passengers on a car bound for VIII
nington received a thrill Yesterday
, when a horse and wagon, owned by
larry Doud. Of the Buttonwoods, driven
,v a small boy. ran away. The animal
nrned into the Malleable road. striking
telegraph poe and throwing the boy
rom the wagon The horse continued
m rs way until 81 ran into o moving
reght train.
The horse remained on its feet and,
urning. continued on its mad dash up
he abroad alongside the train, where
was stopped by the trainmen. The
ROY who was driving the animal was
lightly injured.
NTH but one bushel of coal IN his
cellar. a local business man Is greatly
worried and may have 10 close his cs-
Enlistment.
,favor Theodore Lavender was BUSY
yesterday attending the District Court
m Wilmington. having been drawn on
he petit jury there.
n G. Wilson, brother-in-law of Mrs
4. r. Goudiss has returned to Phha
ielphia
The extreme cold weather coupler
with the shortage OF coal, Is c0usin
ruch suffering here. Wood dealers oil
GOOD business yesterday, and las
taino the elimmer Of lights m celia
windows about town Indicated ina
men FOLK were spliiiins rails.
considerable complaint Is being mad
the crowded conditions OF the troll
tv cars during the rush hours
The high winds OF yesterday blew
Iown the walls Of that portion OF ~
plant OF the Wilmington Fibre Special
ii Company The fire was "a very stub
BORN one and the New Castle Fire
Department had to keep their hose
connected for several days in order to
pour streams Of water on the BURNING
nbre, flames from which persisted in
breaking out.
However. the members of the Or,
rombany were successful i'm preventing
the Ore from reaching the large store
room Of the fibre company which con
aimed q very large stock or hhn
sheets, rods, tubs and Insulating papers
The company had just installed lare'
addition 70 their power plant, but thu
was not touched by the fire. The por
lion Of the machinery In the right VIM
ri the building was only slightly ar
fected BY the flre, and u has been pa
In running shape Out of approximate
~ three hundred and nifty people em
ployed at the time Of the Ore, there Ina
been found employment for almost iw
hundred. The company has made or
easements for a temporary plant, al
ready equipped with power. They ar
having new machinery installed TEN
norarily so that they can take care 2
heir orders until their present plant
rsbuilt and the entire equipment or ma
hainery installed.
The FIRE came az a very busy seasoI
IS the fibre company had a large nun
ser q rush government orders on thel
lands, but the president, J. Wesle
Norris. advises that the temporary az
aucements which they have made vi
,nable them, by working day and n'gE
shifts, 20 set out all Of their govern
nent orders without any embarrassin
IT needless delays
W. w. Knowles win speak 10 The
Q. e. w. Hall tomorrow night Ever.
body VIII be welcome