Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-02
NEWS Of THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Patriotic Compliance With Govern
ment's Request for a Gas
less" Sunday for Autoists.
stan CORRESPONDENCE OF Every Evening

New Castle. Sept. 2.-ln compliance
with the request of the government
of saving gasoline on Sundays, auto
mobiles were few in number yesterday
and the persons who made use OF the
machines were the ones IN business,
and but few pleasuring trips were made.
Several machines that went through
this city bore Pennsylvania tags. The
majority of the persons who took trips
went ON Saturday. \ large number OF
automobiles bearing New Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA licenses went down the
State road on Saturday afternoon IN
order to observe Labor Day.
\ Number of glnncrs were out early
this morning cunning for rail and black
birds \ great disappointment TO many
sportSmen was the prohibiting of the
shooting of the reed birds. For wears.
the season generally opened the first of
September and Labor Day was always
one of the largest davs for the sport
II is hoped by many that the ban prohib-
iting the shooting of the birds will bc
lifted
Patrick Marcozzi. an employe AT
one of the steel plants, had his right
foot injured on Saturday 10y a casting
falling from the hooks of an overhead
crane.
The steel plants and other industries
of this city observed Labor Day rs
holiday, hut Will resume work in full
tomorrow
\ large number Of persons attended
the State Fair, which opened today
at Elsmerc.
James b. Toman. Harry Montgomery,
Jr.. Edward Galloway and Earle Bacon
left this morning for Camp Dix y j..
being called INTO service.
Mr. and Mrs Gicorgc " hItc and
family Of North street are spending
several DAYS nj Atlantic City. y j.
NIr. and Mrs Paul Wlntzcl arc spend
ing several days at Atlantic City, ~ J
William King, NlIbcrt Hing and
Robert Seward are spending week
camping at Coticld Beach
Miss Lcona Kirk daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Dclhert Kirk Of Philadelphia.
is spending several days with her grand
mother, NrS William klrk, and family
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mclaughlin
and son Of Philadelphia are guests Of
Mrs Edna Bull and family
Mrs William Bradley and grandson,
James Lawler, are spending week At
Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Brown and
children. Of Tacon1 Pa, are visiting
relatives and friends
Nh and Mrs WlIlam Barber. arc
visiting relative, and friends 1t High
bridge. \ ]
quite an exodus 2. citizens oitizcuc~-cs
and the small fry n children wrnd, q /
Its WAY NiImngronwaru - the state .
] air
Work has been started ia the oId
bank house. Which vas recently >vd I
and viii he ocruplcd hy tic family y: /.
Theodore Rogers
,lamcS >hearer of NurhNIlc : e.
visited last week Al the home ot Mr~ +.
David Stewart on his way 70 New Haven
{ 'onn Mr.. Shcarer spent several wears
N this city where he made many friends
Mr. and Mrs George Booth. If Beth \
iehcm Pa. have been visiting relatives
IN New Castle
Mis- Rcbecca Challengcr and Mis-
Emma hllcnger have rcturncd from
Ocean Grove
Nir ana Mrs Andrew F.ltason arc
moving their furniture and NiIl occupy
,hc Padbers bungalow
Nord has been received here that
li"ut commander W Y Wilson has
reached European waters, here hc will
remain for the duration Of the war
Vaughan Lancaster and William Camp
bell. who are stationed at ape Man
n the Naval Reserve were Al homo
over the week end j
Mrs Frank Deemcr and her daughters
nave returned from Iorcwood Grove
Lieutenant Colonel Dorccv Rodney.
With his family, Is visiting the home ii
us mother
DR. and Mrs Do1d who have been
taying in Sayre. Pa. will return during
he early part OF the week. making the
IlT. b. motor
Captain and Mrs Cummings are
pending the weekend at Asbury Park
captain Cummings is now stationed I
n New York AZ Ordnance headquarters
Edward Ila1: ana George Ellis viii
eturn from Atlantic City on Tuesday
Lieutenant Ephra.Il Joles Is at home
II leave
Ar and Mrs Horace Deakvne are
lsiting IN this city, and it IS understood
hat Mrs Deakyne will remain for several