Evening journal., 1917-05-19
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Work Flowing School
Garden Lots TO Begin
Monday
WASHINGTON VISITORS
TO RETURN TODAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. May l0.--An expert
from the Newark College Agricultural
Department having examined the soil on
the farm of City Councilman selden 5.
Deemcr. south Of this city, which Mr..
Deemer has offered TO those public school
children who would agree 10 take plots
5Oxlo0 feet and cultivate them, report
from him will be received by DIR. Elmer
j. Cross. superintendent of schools for
New Castle county, who has taken
charge Of tho amateur gardening project
in this city, giving IN detail the crops
which can be grown to the best advan-
tage in the soil. This is a matter of
great Importance TO the young farmers,
as u Ernest Smith has authorized Mr.
Deemer to announce q prize Of $40 IN
gold to the young person producing the
best crop. and there win be the keenest
rivalry among the workers. Or. Cross
has been unable 10 get the ground
plowed. but expects to have a man start
this Monday morning. Between 60 and
so school children have applied for plots.
As DR.. Cross was raised on q farm his
practical knowledge will be Of benefit 20
those whom he viii have TO advise.
4 number Of postcards were received
here Yesterday and this morning from
members Of the High School senior and
Junior classes who are on the Wash
ington trip. All report enjoying them
selves immensely. They are due to re-
turn today, leaving Washington about
o'clock and reaching Wilmington about
g o'clock.
Charles IT Racine. a well-known resi-
dent of near Porter, died Thursday. He
was 90 years old and leaves widow.
The funeral win probably be held Mon
day.
Tho funeral Of Mrs. Rachel c. Heyd.
wife Of David Heyd, a well-knownI
granger, was held at O'Clock last even
ing at her late residence, near State
Road. Tho remains were sent 20 Viola
on the train leaving Bear Station at $40
o'clock this morning for interment in
the cemetery there prior 80 which fur
ther services we're conducted at Cow
Marsh Church.
Ernest r. McGalhord. n soldier. died
at Fort Delaware Thursday after a brief
illness. His age was given as rs and
his home MorQcntown. y. c. Funeral
Director Charles II. Clewell had charge
Of the interment, which was made at
Fort Mott.
Windsor Murphy, infant son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert p. Murphy died yes
terday and the remains were sent TO
Seaford today by Funeral Director
Clewcll for interment there
Plans are being made for a National
Defense and Red Cross meeting IN the
Opera House Wednesday evening hegm.
ming at o'clock. Men as well as
women are invited. 10 is expected that
an orchestra will furnish music and the
women IN charge hope to make the af-
fair an important one. The speakers
as announced, will be Mrs. Charles II.
Miller. president of the National Defense
League Of Delawarei Mrs. William S.
liiles. chairman OF the registration of
the National Defense Work; Professor
Harry Hayward, Of Delaware College
and James Boyce.
The rummage sale conducted Thurs
day and yesterday in the interests of
the Parish Guild of Emmanuel p. r.
Church, viii be continued today. In con-
nection with the sale a bake was held
this morning. The guild is raising $500
for the parish house fund.
The New Castle Century Club will OBJ
serve Conservation Day. on Tuesday
afternoon. The exercises will be held in
the clubhouse, beginning at 2.30 o'clock.
Mrs. J.. r. Fuller, of Wilmington, and
Mrs Richard $. Cam, OF kirkwood, will
be the speakers.
The Rev. John BicSford pastor of
Nazareth NJ. +. Church, win preach on
"lhc Love That Determines" at the
morning service tomorrow. and in the
evening will take for his topic "God's
Attitude Towards the Penitont."
The flower gardens planted on the
town green by the school pupils are
showing the colors of blooming plants.
Although many Of the boys are intor-
ested in the gardening project they are
not allowing their flower beds TO suffer
from neglect or lack of attention.
Lack OF men TO work on the streets
has handicapped the members of the
street committee OF City Council and the
culverts were not cleaned out so as Ia
permit flushing the paved streets and
hosing them down yesterday. "a.
planned. This was TO have been an i'm.
portant feature of "Clean.Up week
but viii have to be done the FIRST OF
next week.
Mayor Lavender, whose right it vii
be 10 determine whether the town Is 4
have an old-fashioned Fourth of July 81
the noiseless Kind without explosives
this year, viii shortly issue a proclama
ton covering the subject lie said YES
terday that such an official announce
ment would be forthcoming in about :
week and limited that il would prohibit
explosives as has already been done II
Wilmington and other large cities. Be
fore deciding on the exact wording o
his proclamation, he said, he desired t,
consult with some Of the townspeople
especially the merchants.
ST. ELIZABETH CHURCH To