Evening journal., 1918-03-16
NEWS HAPPENINGS
EEOUT new Castle
Council 10 Discuss $4,000
Loan fer Street I'M
provementS
Nj. Z. LAYMEN WILL
ATTEND CONFERENCE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, March i6 1t is
said that the question Of floating a
bond issue will come up at the next
meeting Of Council on the first Tuesday
night Of next month The amount in
volved win be $4,000. which is needed
for the repairing OF Third street from
Delaware street TO Chestnut street; on
Fourth street from Chestnut TO South
street and Harmony street from the
Strand to Fifth street
The councilnanic committee in charge
has received several applications from
men of New Castle wanting to take oNer
the work Of collecting ashes The posi-
iion will become vacant on April !
through The resignation OF Michael
Roedy. The position will be filled by
appointment at the next regular meet
ing Of Council
At the New Century club. yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Julius Dodd had charge
OF the receiving Of reports of tested
recipes carried out by the club mem-
hers. The tested recipes were for
bread. cakes and pastry and the in
gradients used were along economical
highly successful At the meeting Mrs
Archie Rennie read the current event
paper.
A committee has been appointed by
the First Methodist Church to attend
the annual conference which opens at
Dover next Tuesday. The committee
IS composed Of Professor r. L. Cross,
superintendent OF New Castle County
schools: George Tobin. Jr. James D
Challenger. James Biggs and William
Deakyne.
The sale Of Easter eggs which is be-
ing conducted by the children Of the
First Methodist Church sunday school
is progressing in satisfactory manner.
The proceeds from the sale Of the eggs 1
will be for the benefit Of the Dorcas
Society OF the church,
Since Joseph Becker. recently ap-
pointed pstrolman. has gone on duty, /
She members Of the force are now work |
ing their regulars hours. Onicer Pal |
mer, whose regular hours are from 1 |
O'Clock p. m. TO 4 O'Clock a m- but /
who was working from O'Clock in the
evening until in the morning duringi
the recent vacancy on the force, is now
back on his old trick
Councilman John Ries Is having eX-
tcnsive Improvements made TO his res
taurant The store and restaurant de-
partmenls OF the building are being
made much larger and the diningroom
is hcing extended in two directions
stone masons yesterday resumed work
on the foundation walls for the new
building being erected for the New
Castle Trust Company Because of the
recent heavy rain The earth on two
sides Of The excavation fen In yesterday
and caused short delay in the work.
Accidents happened 90 three employees
Of local plants yesterday. Nedford
psyl0n, OF Shawiown. an employe OF
fhe American Manganese Company. had
the third 1nger OF his left hand smash
ed DR. D0dd dressed the injured mem
bcr and then sent the patient to The
Delaware Hospital in Wilmington,
where the finger was amputated
Joseph Gilky. Of Third street near
Delaware a craneman az the Baldt plant
while climbing down the ladder from
the crane upon which he was working,
slipped and fell 20 the ground, cutting
a deep cash across his nose. He was
attended in the emergency hospital and
later taken to his home. He will be or
duty several days.
An Italian workman az the betnleuem
Steel Company yesterday suffered a
fracture OF the left leg when a shell fell
and pinned him to the ground. He was
taken to the Delaware Hospital
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians VIII
attend early mass in ST Peters Catholic
Church tomorrow. st. Patricks Day.
The Pew. John Helps BickfOrd, pas
tor Of the First Methodist Church. an
nounces the following program for to-
norrows services: Glass melting at
9 30 O'Clock; preaching at 1880 o'clock
on subject "Jesus in the Agony Of
Prayer" Sunday school at 3 o'clock
George r. Tobin, Jr superintendent
Special program during the sunday
school for the Baraca class Young peo-
pies Meeting at 30 o'clock and devo-
iional service Of the Epwortn League
at 2 o'clock The evening sermon on
the subject, Now the God of Peace. %
The evening program Will De appro-
PIRATE TO the last service Of the confer
ence year The official board Will meet
Monday evening.