Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-20
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Whooping Cough Prevalent
in Town; One Child Dies
of Affection
RED CROSS WOMEN
SEW FOR SOLDIERS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Sept. 90
Charles Ferris returned to Anna
polls today where he will receive
treatment for an injured knee pre-
vious TO going back to his duties at
the United States Naval Academy.
Inthe regular course Mr.. Ferris would
graduate in two years frdm the
academy, but the war may hasten
graduation Of classes.
George Ware. of Christiana, a work
or in the American Maganese Steel
Company's plant, suffered an injury
to his eye yesterday. He was treat
cd by DIT. Robsrt r. Roth.
H. Kenneth Hunter, aged months,
died ON Tuesday evening from whoop-
ing cough The child was the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey M. Hunter.
The funeral services we're conducted
at the homo at / O'Clock this after
noon by the Rev. J. II. Bickford,
pasttr of Nazareth M. q. Church. The
interment was in Glebe cemetery.
Whooping cough Is prevalent in
New Castle, though very few white
children have contracted the disease.
There are said TO be nearly forty
oaaoh OF whooping cough among
children in the colored section. The
recent cold spell is given as the
cause.
There is great iterest in the New
Castle Athletic Associations dance to-
morrow hight In the opera House and
good attendance is looked for.
A great deal of Red Cross work is
being done by the women at their
homes in knlsting and sewing gar
ments. Nearly every home has one
or more industriOusly engaged In
knitting
Interment OF the ashes OF William
J. Ferns and Of Mrs. Ferris was made
this morning in the Glasgow GENE
terry. This was according TO the wish
Of Mr. Ferris, which he had express
sed at the time OF his wife's death
many years ago.
No plans have been made as yet
for the future of the Ferris drug store.
This was founded In the early days
of New Castle by the father Of VII
liam ]. Ferris, and local people would
regret seeing the well known name
disappear from the store.
Interest over the home boys who
had gone with the second National
Army contingent was the uppermost
feature in New Castle conversation
yesterday. The town was proud OF
the CHEEKY, brave spirit shown by its
young men who had gone. while sym
pathizlng with the sorrow Of parents
at the inevitable parting. A group
OF young men, last night. on Delar
ware street, was discussing animated
ly how they thought folks ought To
say goodbye 10 the boys
"They ought TO smile, and cheer a
fellow up send him Oft feeling good
said one young man. at isn't right
10 break down and get man all up
set Just as ne goes"
II Is Just possible, though, that the
boy may rather like to remember in
far-of lonesome days, that his folks
though so much OF him thcy cried at
parting
Many New Casle people have en-
loved visits To Camp Townsend, es-
pecially at the dress parade. which
they describe as a beautiful and in
spring sight.
New Castle has been such a model
municipality that no arrests have been
made for two days. A suggestion Is
made that the citizens realizing that
the police force has had sessions OF
court 10 attend IN Wilmington courte-
ously RETAINED from giving them ex-
ira work at home.