Evening journal., 1917-02-01
NEWS happenings
ABOUT new Castle
Watchman at Fibre Plant
Meets Death on Railroad
Crossing
MASS MEETING
AGAIN TONIGHT

Company, was hIuch ny hh tAPies9
train on the Delaware Division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday after
noon and killed. The body was removed
10 the morgue by Undertaken Charles II.
Clewell. awaiting word from the
mans relatives. who are supposed TO
live somewhere in the vicinity of Ches-
tertown, Nd, or Rockhall, Md.
Lamb came to New Castle only last
Sunday. He was on his way to or from
his boarding place, and was on the rail
road track near the Washington avenue
crossing when the express passed. 1t Is
thought that Lamb stepped out Of the
wav of the locomotive and either fell or
was sucked against one of the rapidly
moving coaches Section hands ran TO
his assistance, but he was dead when
they reached him. The body was taken
into the railroad station and Mr.. Clewel
and the coroner notified.
The mans identity was discovered
through O postal card found IN his !
rocket bearing the name and address,
aCharles B. Lamb, Chestertown. Md,
and @ receipt for dues paid 10 Rockhall
Council. No. l49, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, Of
Roc<hall, Md. He was a widower and
was one of a number of men from Mary
land who came to New Castle 20 obtain
employment in the fibre mill.
The bill to present TO the Legislature
authorizing the city to issue bonds to-
the amount of $4,000 for street paving,l
which City Courcil and the city solicitor
were requested to prepare at a meeting
of citizens and taxpayers last Thursday
night and present at a meeting TO be
held tonight, is said to be ready, and
II il hoped that the city Will be well
represented at the gathering in City
Hall so that whatever action is taken
NAV be that of the city as whole. The
meeting is called for o'clock. If the
bill Is passed upon favorably 1t will be
introduced into the General Assembly at
once.
Frank Carter, a l5-yeav-old boy Of
High Bridge, n. j., came TO New Castle
TO seek work Tuesday and found job
at once with one of the local plants.
knowing that former neighbor in
High Bridge lived in New Castle, Carter
sought her out yesterday, made himself
known and said that he would like to
board with her, but the New Castle
woman was suspicious and telephoned
the bows mother to find out if she had
oiven him permission to leave home.
Mrs. Carter replied that Frank had left
home without her knowledge and that
"a she was IN herself she would send
someone to New Castle for him. Chief
Of Police Matthew Tobin was then called
into the case and took charge OF the
bov until his grandmother came for him
at about 430 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. She said the boy had ran away.
Z. T. Gambrill. who formerly conduct
ed a glove mandatory here, leaves fol
- 70 hn n IA.
sent a month. Mr.. Gambrill has bust
ness interests in the South.
Ernest Haines. Jr., of Wilmington,
and Mrs. B. T. Holcomb of Wayne,
\. J.. will sing and Miss Elizabeth
y. Johnson of Wilmington, will play
AZ the lecture on China to be given
In the parish house of Emmanuel p,
81 Church next Tuesday evening by
United States District Attorney c. P.
Holcomh. who has just returned
from that country.
Henry Wilson, coiored, was fined
s5 and costs by President OF City
Council Theodore Cavender yesterday
FOR an assault upon ElwOod n. Smith
another colOred man. The o1ense
was committed at the plant of the
New Castle Construction Company
and followed an alleged quarrel be
tween the two men. According to the
testimony Smith was struck with ar
ron bar. An official Of the com
many notified Chief of Police Matthew
Tobin of the trouble and he arrested
Wilson and brought Smith to the sta
ton house as a witness.
The monthly meeting of the BoarC
OF Education was held Tuesday night
The committee on legislation report
ed that they had drafted a bill, whlcl
is now in the General Assembly au
lhorizing the city to borrow not NOR
than $4,000 TO build a new schoo
house and had also introduced al
amendment to the present law whicl
would result in the school board hav
ing $4,000 a year for school expendi
lures instead of the $4,000 now a
its disposal. A committee of thre
members win keep a watchful ey
upon these bills until they are passe
through the Legislature.
The address OF Professor Henry +
Hay recently read at a meeting q
the Home and School Associatio
touching upon the contemplate
changes in the State school laws wa
read to the board by President Phi
lips and endorsed by the body. Pres
dent Phillips and the secretary wei
instructed to convey the boards el
dorsement to the proper authorize
Repairs to school buildings Nos.
and . were authorized and the pro
erty committee was instructed 10 pr
ceed to make them. Ebe w. Bull VIZ
elected truant officer to serve unit
July ]. and is TO report to the supe
intendent of schools at 4.3O o'cloC
every Friday afternoon. The compt
sorry education committee was
structed to look after Samuel Georg
a truant, and three unruly boys.
Permission to use the High Scho
auditorium for their March and Sc
tember meetings was granted Il
New Castle High School Alumni A
sociatiOn.
The Christian Endeavorers Of q
First Baptist Church observed the
second anniversary with a banqu
in the church hall last night at whi
the members of the society were W.
represented. The hall and table we
prettily decorated with the society
colors The pastor, the Rev. e.
Primm. was tOastmaster and made
congratulatory address. Others vi
spoke were Erby Davis. president
The Wilmington Christian Endeav
Union, and r. Morely Smith, preside
of the local society. Vocal selectio
were sung by Miss Estella SiblC
Miss Blanche Sibley, Miss Elizabe