Evening journal., 1917-10-02
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
PusS in Camp Spits at
KaiSer's Name and
'Purrhaps" WillFight
DRY ORATORS TO
HOLD TOWN TONIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, oct. 2.-Another
patriotic citizen Of New Castle has en-
listed He Is a handsome tortoise-shell
cat. belonging 90 a well-known family
on Second street. and he is now a mem
Der Of Company n, Delaware Infantry
at Camp Townsend Some soldiers
scratched Tommy's chin, and called him
Mice Pussy" Meow for the red,
white and bmow cheered Tommy rub
ibing against all the Khaki leggings inI
lhis vicinity. A delegation waited upon
Tommy's owner and described their
lonesomeness without pet down at
camp. So the cats master and mistress
decorated his neck olaboratcly with red
white and blue bows. and off 10 Camp
Townsend he went, the proudest cat in
New Castle. Now they arc teaching
lhim TO salute. to march and TO spt and
growl when somebody saws Kaiser
VIII ne go TO France2 "Purrhaps.' says
Tommy. His master and mistress eX-
pect to see him come marching home
when the troops leave the range.
All is In readiness for the dry rally
! I'm front of the Court House tonight
with Or. George w. Cr9bbe, superin-
ltendent of The Maryland Anti-Sa-
loon League, as speaker. Everybody mi
New Castle IS going. The band put tho
] A.. a G o.
program last night
At the City Council meeting tonight
the water question Is one of The mat
ters TO be taken up.
The regular meeting Of the Camp Fire
Girls was not held last night owing
TO small attendance.
John Clayton. son Of Mrs. Annie
Clayton, is seriously i'll with Typhoid
fever.
Two of tho Russian inspectors at the
Baldt plant eS the Penn Seaboard steer
Corporation, have been paid off, and LETT
yesterday for New York.
John StoOpes went yesterday On n
business trip 20 Philadelphia.
Frank King, recently struck by an
automobile. is able TO be about again,
and has nearly recovered from his in
iuries
The New Century Club is planning a
reunion for its members, later IN the
month when an informal program of
music. cards and other games will pro-
vide entertainment.
The many New Castle friends Of
James AicIvor are glad 20 hear OF ths
improvement IN his condition, and wish
him speedy restoration to health
BanlSson r. Holcomb. Jr., Of Wayne
n. J., is visiting his mother. Mrs Bank
son r. Holcomb on the Strand.
, Mrs Henry Clewell, mother of Charles
/, hi Clewell. and his sister, Mrs. Carrie
, Price Of Nazareth. Pa, nre visiting thl
/ Clewel family. Despite her advanced
age of 90 years, Mrs Clewell is very
active. and looks twenty years younger
Mrs. Felix McCanerty aud her
'now5ytarrived small daughter ret
turned home yesterday from the
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington.
Mrs John r. Jacobs has been
spending several days in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Taylor who FOR some time
has kept a restaurant in this city,
moved on Saturday to Delaware City.
The funeral Of Frank r. Carlln.
whose death was recorded yesterday,
viii take place tomorrow morning at
Q O'Clock. from. ST. Peters r. C..
Church with the Rev. Il. V. Campbell
officiating. Mr.. Caflin was well liked
/ IN New Castle, OF which he had been
a lifelong residena and much SYM
pathy is felt for his family OF seven
children surviving. The mother died
several years ago.
Fonmer superintendent Kiam OF
4 the Delaware Waterworks, moved
yesterday with his family to Bethle-
/ hem, Pa Mr. Kiam mad the mis-
/ fortune recently TO sprain an ankle,
/ delaying his removal from the city.
Miss Anna Mahoney OF Philadel-
/ phia. spent the weekend with her
| sisters on North Second street.
Moses 3. Fleming and family spent
Sunday with Smyrna relatives.
/ a. r. GOudiss made business trin
20 Philadelphia yesterday.
New Castle people learned that an
lauto truckful Of soldiers met with an
accident near Rose Hin yesterday morn
I ing. two Of the soldiers being lniuret
More cases came up for trial before
Mayor Cavcnder on Monday than have
been recorded IN one day for several
weeks.
David Robinson and Charles Emer
were fined 81 and costs for drunken
lness. George r. Gosseit and James
shaw received sentence Of 81 and
: costs for dlsorderly conduct.
John Curren and James a. Wingate,
who engaged In a street hight were dis
missed upon payment Of costs.
walter Vincent, colored. was fined 81
l. and costs for drunkenness.
Henry Bennett. colored. assaulted
George Fry. colored. another worker at
me Baldi plant, following an argument
he nelWeen ihe two The affair occurred
n ABOUT o'clock yesterday morning. and
rs. Fry was badly beaten up. Bennotl was
ch nncd s. and costs.
lea A Polish worker was up before Mag
raj istrate Taylor on charge OF taking
money and money order reeelpis from
a trunk In a rooming house. Tie IVA,
= dismissed for lock Of proof.