Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-17
news HAPPENINGS
About NEW Castle
Mayor Of Town Places
Carnival Gambling Under
the Ban
TRAFFIC SIGNS TO
GO UPON STREETS
speoIal 70 rHE EvEN1NG IorRNA1. !

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. July 17.-De-
termined TO allow nothing but the
cleanest amusements to ulav here
Mayor Theodore Lavender spent the
greater part Of last evening al the
carnival grounds and placed a num-
Der or games Of chance under the
BAN The action of the Mayor was
not approved by several men who
were at the grounds, but when the
law was read 70 them they realized
that Mayor Lavender was mayor in
reality.
John Cassidy. a Negro, employed at
the Baldt Steel Company plant was
arrested at o'clock this morning on
charge OF assault with intont 10
commit murder Il Is alleged that
Cassidy struck Frank De Carlo. an
Italian. Of Dobbinsville. over the
head with a piece Of steel. fracturing
his skull. De Carlo was removed 70
the Delaware Hospital by Mayor Cav
ender, who was notified OF the case, In
an automobile.
Cassidy Will be given a hearing
early this afternoon before Mayor
Lavender What caused the trouble
between the two men is not known.
Having put stop 20 speeding by
Automobiles and also stopped the
practice OF vehicle drivers passing
trolley cars waiting on the street
crossings BY imposing fines Of such
violators, Mayor Lavender has or.
dered two traffic signs similar 10
those used I'm Wilmington for use
here. These signs viii be welcomed
by the scores Of local automobilists
who have been endeavOring TO have
traffic regulations here conform 70
those in other cities
Notices have been posted by the
Board Of Health notifying lot owners
that all weeds here must be cut by
July 25. otherwise the city will have
the weeds cut and the costs placed
against the properties, 10 is said that
when this anti-weed crusade starts,
the city should see that the grass ana
weeds along the principal streets also
should be cut
Although the laws prohibit the run
ming at large OF dogs without muzzles
in the summer months, II is not en-
forced
Hundreds OF workmen were paid on
and discharged by the New Castle
Construction Company yesterday. The
plant is TO be removed TO Pigeon
Point. " J. The workmen have OBJ
tanned employment with the other
Industrial plants here. however.
Patrolmen Palmer raided a crap
game yesterday and arrested two
colored men. who we're held for trial
before Mayor Lavender.
John Fehl. proprietor OF the Jefier-
son House, spent sunday in Atlantic
City.
James T. Challenger. Willy Stops,
William Deakyne and Dr. Lewis Book
er motored 10 bowers Beach yester-
day. They will spend several days
fishing.
DR.. r. r. Roth is attending Mrs.
Robert Lewis. we'll known colored
woman who IS seriously Ill.
Edward Leonard. James u. Toman
and several others spent the week
end az Atlantic City The trip was
made by automobile
William Loveless, who has been
suffering from poison contracted at
a local industrial plant, is recovering.
Mrs. Catherine Boyle. proprietress
OF Young street boarding house. was
arrested yesterday on a charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
A. the request of Mrs. Boyle the case
was continued until Saturday night.
The case was brought before Magis-
trate Taylor
Howard Norris, a former boarder
at the Boyle house, alleges that he
was charged for extra meals he never
received. II is understood that other
boarders have made similar charges
and all have been notified to appear
at the trial on Saturday
James V. Campbell. the we'll known
barber has purchased a new Buick
automobile.
George Bratton. we'll known
young man OF this city. enlisted in
the navy yesterday. and was sent to
the League Island Navy Yard.
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