Evening journal., 1917-08-04
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Women of Town TO Provide
Members of Co. H With
Comfort Bags
POST OFFICE IN
NEED OF CLERK

special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug. 4.-Now
that matters are beginning to move
smoothly in the ranks OF Company II.
First Delaware Infantry many Of the
men who are quartered In The
local armory. citizens OF this place are
claiming thai the company is the finest
mat has ever been raised in New
castle. According TO Captain Mckay.
IN command of-the local guardsmen.
ne IS more than pleased with the ox-
emplary manner IN which his men are
pehaNing themselves in these trying
times Of waiting for real action. Can
lain Mckay said last night that an
preliminary organization has been
practically completed. and that early
next week he expects to appoint a
large number Of non-commissioned Of
hcers
The company Is not entirely Omitted
with uniforms as yet, but it is under
stood that q sufficient number are now
on the way and that within few days
every man will be completely clothed
In khaki. While conditions in the
Rrmory are somewhat crowded. the
men appear TO be satisfied and tho
sanitary conditions have been per
fected by three hospital men in the
company.
II was learned last night that there
IS movement a-foot 10 give tho local
suardsmen a big send-oif before they
cave for the cantonment at Admission.
Ala. Plans are being kept secret by
those behind the movement. and Il
could not be learned what form the en-
tertainment would take.
Several prominent citizens are
planning to keep New Castle IN the
memory Of the boys while they are
overseas and will make every mem
Der Of Company II present Of an In
dividual comfort bag Mrs. John II
Rodney. Mrs. Stewart. Mrs John VIII
son and DR. Julius Dodd are on the
committee that Is preparing 100 OF
these bags.
While driving on Delaware street
above Second street, yesterday. a tour
ing car. owned and driven by WILDER
Meredith, crashed into another car
driven by william Kee. Although the
occupants OF neither car was injured
considerable damage was done TO both
machines Mr. Meredith's car was
smashed badly in several places and
The front axle and tenders of Mr.. KEGS
car were broken by the impact
rh2 accident occurred when a little
girl. who vas IN the Meredith ma
ehne. leaned out over the side Of the
ear, end, fearing that she was about
TO fall. Mr. Meredith took both hands
OIL of the wheel TO catch her and the
ungidCd car sweryed suddenly into the
path Of .he on-coming keo car result
ing IN a head-On collision
Pos masto~ Murphy yesterday posted
a notice OF examinations for the posi-
zion OF pOstOfiice clerk 20 be held on
August is. IL is expected that there
will be quite a number Of men ready
10 take the examination, and Mr.. MUIR
ply has announced that all who wish
10 may obtain the applications at his
Office These, when properly filled
out, should be sent to the clerk OF the
Civil Service Commission for the
Third district. in Philadelphia. The
salary is $500 a year
Several accidents OF q minor nature
occurred in the industrial plants yes
tcrday Two Negroes were taken for
Treatment to Dr. Roth. one Of whom
had sustained a severely crushed foot,
occasioned by the fall OF a heavy
sledge hammer. and the other was
treated for 2 dislocated shoulder
S. Mozetti. a laborer at one OF the
steel mills. sustained two badly crush
ed fingers OF his right hand when they
were caught in ono OF the machine
chains. IL was found that amputation
Will be unnecessary.