Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
PHYSICIANS Overworked in EffoIts
to Check the Spread of Span
ish Influenza.

spsr,a, Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle. Oct. 4-Thc Spanish IN
Hueuza has gone from bad 10 worse anu
New Castle is IN IA serious conuitlon ING
endemic seems to be worse IN DohhnS-
VILE than in any other part OF the clty,
as in many instances there every member
of the family is suffering from the dlscaSe,
Although the druggists have obtained
more help, il is all they can do to attend
TO the customers The doctors offices
were crowded last evening and Ut Dodd
is ovrrworked with patients, but ne y
doing his best To check the ''iiu 1t IS
hoped that DIR. Booker VIII return soon
from his vacation and give helping
hand 4 number OF people are bihg
inoc,lIated TO escape the FLU, ana
a,,nr,,x;matolv EVERYONE in New Castle
is under some treatment, hut the "fu
keeps spreading just the same. Worst OF
all II has attacked number OF the
Liberty Loan workers, and the first thing
10 do. in order To make the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign success. - 70
down the "hu. and when II has been
downed there will Toe prospects oi New
Castles gong over the top again
The new rolling mill of the Ballot Steel
Co, for making steel plates for ships,. :
expected 10 be in operation October To-
under the direction OF superintendent
McNinn.
American Flag Council of the Jr. O. I
A. NJ. from Newark will visit Industry
Council Of this city at the meeting next
Tuesday.
The mems committee OF the Liberty
Loan has sold 5000 worth more OF Liberty
Bonds
In order to stimulate Liberty Bond
l. n
tanning artillery and other souvenirs from
over there. Will be in New Castle on
October II The tram will come here
from Dover and is expected to arrive At
the Bethlehem Loading Cos at m.
From then, Il viii 90 70 the Fibre os.
Ballot Plant and the Battery, and then
to Wilmington
Tho Good Viii Eur Go will hold 2
special meeting sunday IT y m
The funeral services nf W II Nmtiock,
who died "Wednesday ~ M i1th wear. vii
he held tomorrow ~ ; y ~ II the rcot-
deuce Of his fathcr-ln-law Wellington u
Townsend al Badton lntcrment VIII
h. made in the Glebc cemetery
The funeral ciNlcrs ot May Frances
Dover. daughter Of John 6 Power ~
Fourth street. who died last Tuesday ~
her roth YEAR. VIII hc hold SUNDAY -
> j. M ii the mon N I Church
lntermcnt will bc made a Chusilana.
Francis Iidwcll. Who has been suffering
with Influenza. 3 improving
Clarence Preston who enlisted III the
Marines a short time ago has been called
for SERVER and viii report n Wilmington
SUNDAY
Josephine ClothIcr Is III with influenza
.Ioseph Rofhrock and Edward Naylor
are home from Delaware College, until i
opens again. Lee Goudiss. Helen Dpcmer
and Charles Wortz arr waiting for the
Wilmington High School to op y.
At the meeting Of the Trustees Of the
Commons, Tuesday evening, the follow
ing minute was adopted on the death
Of James VI WiSc
THE death on August D. 1918. 81
James VI Wise, our fellow-meInher and
friend brings feeling Of personal loss
to the members OF this board Mr. Wise
had been, since his election on February
%, 1898, a conscientious and valued
member OF this board. and since March,
1918. had presided over its meetings
with dignity and courtesy. Both As
member and president he gave himself
faithfully and well 10 the work he
board. and 10y his sound judgment,
tact, conslderatcness and ever ready
chcerinesS. cndcarcd himself 10 the mem
bers. His loss = felt not only by the
trustees rs a civic body but by the mem
hers as individuals IS member 81
this community. hc had established a
position Of influence. always for good
Ever striving for the higher ideals, h,
aided others by his example and kindly
advice lie was sincere and earnest