Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Clean Up of Streets in Dobbins-
vile Section Urged as Sani-
tary Measure.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, Septs u Attention has |
been called To the filthy condition of some |
of the streets and alleys of Dobbinsvilie |
According to reports, unless cleanup
is made, theer will probably be disease IN
that part of the city. The inhabitants
will have to discontinue the throwing oil
rubbish i'll the streets. Further attention
has been called to the height and quantity
of weeds at Delaware street wharf, fiar-
mony street wharf and the MAJOR
wharf Notice will be gwen to the
Board of Health.
The community Board adjourned yes
tcrday after a short meeting. As there
were no decisions made, IT Will meet to-
dav with the State Community Board III
Wilmington.
Owing Ia the continual downpour of rain
| last evening the Questlonnaire Associate
| Board was not SO busy During The rest
! Of the week they were SO busy that
| number of men were compelled 10 return
| home with their uuestionnaires unililed
| To be filled later. IN average OF about Az
| o,,estionnajres were filled each evening
! The meeting held last evening by the
Liberty Loan Committee was marked by
nrompt determination. The committee
will start work at once to arrange tor the
coming drive. The chairman, Andrew
Bryson. will attend to the acquiring oi
An epidemic of grip IN mild form.
conbined with severe colds. Is spreading
and large number Of people are con
fined 10 their homes, unable to attend to
| business
At the meeting al the \. q. I. W, last
| evening, the following officers were
elected Master workman, Frank liar-
rington: foreman Leslie Wallis; ovcrseer,
Vance Mitchell; guide, Robert iiarring-
ton, Sr inside watchman, IRWIN Jones
outside watchman, John Is. Montgomery;
financicr John B ManIove; receiver.
George Harrington, recorder, James
Bacon. trustee. Leslie Walls
Among the PLAYERS Of the Penn Works
hall team of Chester, which plays the
team Of the Bsldt Works tomorrow are
ID Hance and Samuci Conncl, both OF
whom arc star PLAYERS and former resi-
dents Of New Castle
Mrs William Singleman OF South Caro-
lima Il VISITING her son NJ The loWsc
The pupils of the New Castle !hRh
School held meeting yesterday alter
noon Ia elect the officers OF the Penn
Literary Society for the year. The toi-
lou1np were clc ctcd Joespinc Nccr, prefsl
:. dent Broka~ Scntman. vcc-prfzadcnt
Fdw ard stewart, secretary; Hclcn taye"
treasurer Gladys Maloney, pianist
: Forty-sevcn Negroes havc been drafted
for service from rural New Castle. They
Will leave next Thursday All the boys
show their Willingness IN 60 and arr dc
: terrnincd 70 do their utmost Tor ncl'
Sam and Delaware.
The Lindsay 90 which has been work
inc for the Baldt Steel Co, has tmshct
ite work there and will transfer ITS mel
10 other PLACES.
MANY changes have taken placr IN th
Office of the American Manganese Stec
60 Five new glrls have been employee
there to take the places of men who wen
drafted Miss Anna BrySon IS now pay
master for the company.
A.. " l.. George has announced hifnsf
! rs q candidate for Trustee OF Commons
2 10 fiji the vacancy caused ny the deaf
/; Of James VI. WISE. The election VIII d
: held September n
Rev John Il. Blcking has announce
7 the following services for tomorrow: 9.@
Z class. 1890, preaching by Rev. W !
u Greenfield, pastor of Brandywlne NJ i
\ Church: ? y. m. Sunday school and IN
Raraca class, e 80, Young people meet
!, iny illustrated talk "Gamoutiagc
. m. Fpworth League; 80, preacmn
bv Rev. W. = koons, former pastor a
New Castle. During the day an efor
: will be made To raise sufficient tunds |
contributions 10 meet all expenses OF II
= church. approximately S,UU- The paste
p has already received 81 500 In cash al
; $500 in good subscriptions Choir Mastt
lanes r.. Challenger has arranged
, speciaI musical program for the occasion
: and a successful Cash Cleanup Day
= expected.
T. Rev. :. B. Nylie has selected for h
sermons tomorrow the following: l0-j
y q. m, The Carrying God; p. m,
New Song
The funeral of Joseph Smith was he
this morning from 1t. Peter thurc
with reouiaIn mass The pallbearers We
John p Doris, Joseph McC Caughan, Jof
Duncan, Paul Barr and John and Edwal
~ Leonard
us Elizabeth Mercer has accepted p
'e sition as government inspector TOR Il
az Bethlehem Loading Co
MIR. Conner, head of the govenme
FIX inspectors at the Bethlehem Loading q
re is visiting his family IN Pennsylvania.
mt Mr.. and Mrs John Haley were visitlI
lie friends here last evening. Mrs. Haley "
eS formerly Gcnevieve Foster
ne Miss Theresa Landers has been spen
ing her vacation in West Chester, ia.
We Miss Cora Jacobs has accepted a p
sition as government inspector for I
IL Bethlehem Loading o.
eo Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pratt ha
received word from their son, Corpol
George Edgar Pratt, Of the 59th De
ware Pioneers, of his safe arrival oversei