Evening journal., 1917-12-15
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Trolley Makes Wilmington,
Delaware City and Return
Trip in Eight Hours
TOWN SUPPORTS
K. OF c. CAMPAIGN
specIal to THE EvENING JoURNAL.

NEW CASTLE, Dec. f5.--Citizens Of
New Castle and other places along the
line OF the Philadelphia and Whining
ton Traction Company have ceased to
speak Of the present trolley service as
being crippled. but calculate in un-
speakable terms that the service is
wrecked
The FIRST car due In New Castle at
30 did not arrive yesterday morning
until nearly 30 causing a number OF
vorkmen to be late and making neces-
sary a lot Of excuses and explanations.
The car that should have left Fourth
and Market streets yesterday afternoon
al 3 % O'Clock did not leave until al
most APO o'clock. After creeping TO
Delaware City, having been sent
through by the dispatcher because OF
the uneven schedule, the car remained
there some time and after getting power
again started on the return trip.
Going at a snail's pace as far as Red
Lion marsh on the return trip, the
current was again shut Off and the car
and passengers held up for q long time.
This same car did not arrive In New
Castle. on the return trip. until about
10 minutes Of o'clock last night Ar
riving at Delaware avenue and Fourth
40 minutes after II o'clock when the
current was again turned on The car
arrived in Wilmington last night at i2
o'clock.
The crew Of this particular car re-
ported 10 take out their run at 800.
The men did not get the car until
nearly an hour later. One round trip
was made to Delaware City from the
time the men received the car until -
o'clock last night.
Because Of the irregular manner In
which the traction company is operat-
ing their cars between here ard New
Castle and other points East, the Baldt
Steel Company Is now making arrange
ments to have a bus carry the crane
md railroad crews from Wilmington
to the place Of work morning and even
ing There are 25 men on the crane
crew and five men on the railroad
crew OF each shift.
The funeral of Mrs. Edith NJ Hol-
comb. widow Of Bankson T Holcomb,
yesterday was largely attended. There
were many beautiful floral emblems Of
fered. Harry Brown, James Booth,
Poger Holcomb. Harry Booth, Roger
Wilson and Lamont dupont were the
pail bearers.
Several teams appointed for the cam
pa'gn Of the Knights Of Columbus drive
in New Castle for raising money for
the soldiers at camp here and abroad,
have made their start. starting the drive
yesterday morning One team, COM
posed Of A. p. Goudlss. James Camp
boll and John p Murphy, captain, re-
ported very fine results for yesterdays
work The amount would not be given
out by members of the team, but the
men stated that II their own crew and
the other teams do as well each day as
long as the campaign lasts, the amount
collected will be gratifying
Noah Freedman, who has been III
with the grip, is improving.
William jacobson, who injured two
fingers on one Of hls hands recently
at the Fibre Specially Cohmpany, is
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Bankson Holcomb have
returned to their home in Wayne. n j..
Mrs. Mary Wilson, who recently un-
derwent an operation at the Presby-
teran Hospital, Philadelphia, will soon
return home providing no complica-
tions set in. She is improving rap
idly.
John Martin, retired has left for a
two-months vacation in Florida.
AZ First NJ. r. Church.
In First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Dr.. John Helps Bickford, minister.
tho services tomorrow will be- Glass
meeting at $50 a. NJ; morning wor-
ship at 1870. The Hon. T. $. Taylor
or Iowa, will be the speaker in the
morning. Theme, "The Church and
the Natio-S" Sunday school at
o'clock. Special program for the
Baraca class Hon. n. :. Taylor will
speak, and likely some o'her distin-
gulshed churchman. Young Peoples
meeting at 6 80 o'clock. Devotional
meeting cf the Epworth League at
O'Clock. Evening worship at 7.3C
O'Clock. The Rev. Or Dudley, of New
York. and the Rev. John L. Johnson, d
former minister, will be the speakers
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7.i5 O'Clock.
several New Castle citizens, in con-
fding TO ono another Of the number
and condition Of shells picked up In
onilylng places following the fire and
explosion at the Bethlehem steel Com
pany recently, have discovered that
they have loaded and dangerous shells
In their possession. a New Castle busi-
ness man. who does not want his name
THE EVENING JOURNAL that loaded
shells, sealed temporarily with wooden
plugs and ready for the timer TO Do
screwed on, are at the present time IN
the possession Of local citizens Tn
some cases. said the informant. IN,
plugs have been partially melted ThosI
in possession of the deadly implements
apparently do not know of the dange
they are in and the neighbors. Of course
are utterly in ignorance of their proy
unity TO a sudden explosion with deaf
or injury in its wake.
Citizens Of New Castle and vicinlt
are related over the fact that Sergean
George Madden. Of this place, deliyere
the address Of acceptance at Camp hi
recently, when the women Of New Jer
eey state gave a building TO the soldier
Of the camp for comfort purposes Ser
geant Madden made a hfteen-minut
speech.
Werner Hall, aged 10 years. son o
Mrs. Mary Hall. OF Third street. wa
struck by an automobile while coast
ing down The street on which he lIN e.
last evening and received severe in
jury 10 his right knee. The machine
belongs TO the Burris garage. The sic,
upon which the boy was coasting wa.
smashed and his escape from death
was miraculous The driver of the
automobile was not at fault, as the sled
az. Ill.