Evening journal., 1918-01-31
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Century Club Women Hold
Smileage Book Party
Tonight
MANY PUPILS ON
THE HONOR ROLL
specIal 70 THE EvEN1Nd IouRNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Jan 3i.-Two car
loads Of coal reached New Castle yes
terday 10 the great relief Of the city.
Carloads OF coal arc almost welcomed
by a reception committee and brass
band these days.
The cars were running quite well TO-
day and everybody felt optimistic this
morning, but went around with their
fingers crossed against more snow
storms.
Not many farmers from around Nc~
Castle went IN 20 the Wilmington mar
ket yesterday Il was hard plowine
through the rOads with a team. Those
who went TO market reported that %
was one OF the smallest markets OF the
year. and customers were much less
plentiful than usual. Later on In Tho
day, the sweeper scraped the New Cas-
tie road. and 10 has been In fair con
dliion since
Automobiles got along better than any
other vehicles, and no accidents were
reported Two cars sometimes bad
trouble In passing each other, as The,
had 30 turn out into the drifts. but no
serious difficulties occurred
The river is IN worse condition than
ever, II that were possible. Il is a.
picturesque slght, but no tra1lc is pos
slblc
A smneage Book card party VIII be
held tonlghi IN the New Century Club
parlors. 70 is hoped 20 raise a good
sum % he devoted 30 purchasing the rec
reaiion books for the soldiers.
Professor Handy Hay viii lecture TO-
morrow afternoon at the New Centur,
Club on Sir Walter scotts novel. "The
/ AniiQary." 90 the Current Events Glass.
Mayor Cavender has recovered from a
touch Of grip and Is out again.
The January honor llst Of the public
schools has been given out by Principal
snavcley. Tho pupils commended are
First grade tAl-Weston Bendler,
Wesley shaw. Violet Sakers. Willard
McFarlin. Lille Abbott. Martha shaw.
Davis pinder. Alice Clayton, Zelda Walls.
Ellis Roberts, Sarah Ram ey.
First grade (Bl-Cleora McNally, Rob-
ort McCarter. Elizabeth Cramer Georgf
Stevenson, Eleanor Kern, William Moore
Second grade-Mario Cavender, Cath.
arne Tindal Francis Gehhart, Chester
McKnitt Howard Miller, Archie hennie.
Third grade-Nellie Seward, Herbor
! Barnes. Arthur Heather Ethel Marsh
Harold Hobbs. Clara kelmon. King Me-
Nally. Richard Goorgeas, Gladys Clymer
Frank CarrOw, sophie Janvler, Jessit
McCarier. Gertrude Miller
Fourth gradc-Carrle Atkinson. VIII
liam Gebharl. Fances Fees, Dallas Alb
bott. Lila Johnson. Martha hossell.
Russell Ayres. Harry Long, Margaret
snavely, Mary Burrs. Vivian Moyle,
William Stevenson.
Fifth grade-Brownie Sub0cz, Fritz
iPfrommer Elizabeth Jones' Antolneite
Richard. Oscar Hardy. James Challen-
ger. Alice Loveless, Carlisle Tobin.
Bennlo Leach. Mary Miller, John Lem
nor. Arcadia Smith. Margaret Janvier.
Sixth grade, for November and De-
cember-Leah GlandOn, James Wilson,
Mary Davis. Elizabeth Milligan, Eliza
beth Cannon, Richard Watts, Harry
Ahern, Ruth Zimmerman, Oakley Esb-
ridge John Cannon.
Seventh grade-Rosle Seymour, Mar
tha Shaw, Harold Bannar, Edward
Truitt Frank Kern.
Eighth grade-Charles King, Esther
Berry. Robert Seward Elizabeth Nc
Kay, Earl Neggenmann, Gertrude RAJ
ledge, Charles Cannon
First and second grades, NO. ecnOoi
Elizabeth Megginson, William Love
less, Richard Davis, Arthur Jones.
Third and fourth grades-Robert
Dunning, Rose McGrory, Charles Jones.
Theodore Megginson, Michael Subocl
Catherine Hearn, John Cole.
In an explosion In one Of the press
ooms Of the Bethlehem Steel Proiectilo
Works south Of this city late yester-
day two men were injured. The eN-
ploding part was detonaior used In
conjunction with a fuse TO explode
larger shells.
The injured men are William Press
and Charles Robey, both are residents
Of Delaware City. They were given
medical attention and were taken TO
their homes The machinery was
slightly damaged.