Evening journal., 1917-06-07
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Council Decides That All
Dogs Must be
Registered
IN
COMPANY H

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
NEW CASTLE June THE tan
days given the Delaware Water I'm.
proyement Company in which 10
purify and make healthful the citv
water supply have almost elonsed
and some OF the members of the BOARD
Of Health have said that they do NOT
mink the work will be completed
within the time set. Work NJ the A.
ter plant at Newport is proceedine
slowly The gravel is being washed
II is said, instead Of being renlacad
with new clean filter sand. and Conn.
Gilman Deemer. who visited the reser-
Voir recently, reported that the water
was dirty and had a bad odor when
stirred with a stick. President
stoops Of the Board Of Health. saws
that he fayors taking summary action
against the company II the work is
not finished within the time set in
the notice sent the company a week
ago honday night.
Stray dogs running at large are
doomed TO death, II the determination
to license them hereafter is carried
out The matter has been taken I'D
by City Council and it has been de-
cided to enforce the ordinance. which
provides that all dogs must be reg
istered at a cost of 81 a year and
wear the registry tag. AS matters
stand now, Assessor Smith includes
dogs in the annual assessment but
he frankly states that he knows he
hasn't gotten half Of them on his
books. II the ordinance is enforced
the registry viii take the place Of the
dog tax. John Reis' hotel was in
vaded by a stray dog the other day
and the dog took refuge in a room
where a sick person was in the care
of a nurse The nurse appealed 10
Mr. Refs 10 remove the dog. which he
did with some misg.vings, for he fear
ed the animal had the rabies. The
season when dogs go mad is ap
preaching and those in favor OF en-
forcing the ordinance hope such nc
tion will be taken soon so that the
stray ours and homeless dogs can be
weeded out before dog days
The Dorcas Society of Nazareth NJ
q. Church cleared $40 on the straw
berry and ice cream festival given
last Friday night. The money went
to swell the fund the society is rails
ing TO pay for new hardwood floors
In certain parts Of the church and a
motor to drive the pipe organ.
In the campaign to raise $500 for
the parish fund, the members Of the
Parish Guild OF Emmanuel p E
Church Will present a farce. THE
/ Elopement OF Ellen" in the parish
house tonight The cast will be the
same that presented the play in Will
mington recently, and all who have
seen it have spoken highly Of It, Mrs.
Walter Pyle Of WilminVton will have
charge of the play dance in tho
parish house will follow
Members Of the Womans' Christian
! Temperance Union. OF this city, met
this morning at the home Of Mrs.
James T. Challenger and observed
Floral Mission Day. Flowers were ar
ranged in bouquets and distributed
among the sick
Corporal Fred c. Davidson and
Private Evan Miller, Of Company II,
First Delaware infantry who have
been promoted 10 sereeants, are as.
sisting Captain Jesse Mckay IN bis
recruiting work for the State Militia.
The first case of heat prostr 'tion
reported this season was that Of
George S. Murray. who was overcome
by the heat yesterday while at work
/ I'm oUe of the industrial plants.
/ When the electric lights went out
on City Council during the storm
Tuesday night it was discovered that
there was no N gas in the council
chamber. Clerk Smith reported that
the gas pipes had been disconnected
for some time and that no provision
was made for light in the event OF
the electricity being out OF service
The gas piping system will be put
/ back again
Visits of thieves 10 two houses IN
this vicinity have been reported to
the local police. One entered the
home Of w. J. Haines and another
was chased from that OF David Nor
gan. near Farnhurst. on the same
night. Nothing was secured at either
place. The thieves seemed TO be az
ter money only. for bureau drawers
were ransacked and nothing was
taken.