Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-01
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Trolley Cars to Delaware City
Badly Hampered by Tide
Overrun Tracks.
Stan Correspondence OF Every Evening

stnr Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, July The trolley cars Of
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company arc unable to operate on
| schedule between Armstrong Creek and
| Delaware City on account of the high
tides over the tracks This condition
greatly delays the traffic. The river road
! wav between the creek and the Bethlehem
Steel Company is impassablc by foot and
only automobiles are able To navigate
between these points. Saturday and
| yesterday several of the machines were
struck at various points in the road and il
was necessary To tow them out with
| trucks. In some instances he water had
| gotten into the carhurctors and mixed
| with the gasoline. which caused the ma
| chimes to stall
The members Of the Good viii Fire
| Company will hold a meeting tins evening
at the Fire Hall at 30 q clock instead Of
| the regular meeting night, which falls on
| the Fourth of July President Archibald
| Watson requests that all members attend
as there are several important matters ne
wishes to call 10 their attention.
Miss Irene Qmglcy, daughter OF Mr.
| and Mrs Joseph Quigley, was the winner
OF the $40 gold piece awarded by the
Alumni Association of the New Castle
IiiKH SCHOOL TOT tnF RI5itiuAtt naNiIlE tnf
highest average for the school year
The powder workers employed at tho
Bethlehem Steel Company were fined
s. and costs each by Mayor tavendcr, for
shooting crap The prisoners paid their
fines and were released
Great Sachem Alexander { Rodgers of
the Red Men. and has staff visited Little
Bear Tribe on Friday evening at llcar
Station and installed the officers Aftcr
the ceremonies rcfrCahmente were served
The women captains who helped to make
the War Savings Stamp campaign Of
New astIc hundred n succcss were assist
cd hy tho following persons Northern
district Mrs John 7 H. Claytnn. captain,
assistants Mrs Edward n. Navlor Mrs
Frank Macdonald Mrs julius Dodd,
sout hern district Mrs Joseph Carn.
captain, assistant. Miss Rose Nct,rory
eastern district Mrs tIcxandcr 7
Goudiss. captain assistant. Miss Else
Plack western district Mrs ] Ernest
Phillips captain assistants Mrs Parker
Moore. Mrs Lewis + fliason. Mrs
John y Montgomery Miss IteTTlc loman.
Miss Mav Il Cioodlcy
The funeral services ~ Mrs NarN \
Nautlnc aged 61 wears wife 81 George
antlnc Sr who dlCd last Friday will hc
held tomorrow afternoon at her rcsidcncc
at 80 O'Clock lutcrmcnt at tho Globe
cemetery
An immense business was done on
Saturday in the hntCl> tho last day for tho
selling of intoNicant beverages \ large
number of arrests was made hN the police
force and the lock-up Wasn largo enough
10 hold tho "druuks \ number nf those
arrested tried % drink il all rs tho GAY
ing goes. hut before they could do this
n. -. al { sb
Some sought 70 take sleep in the open
and 81 an carly hour ycstcrda, morning
were seen coming from Nauoue lots without
hats 81 coats In some instances thcN re-
ported tba, their pockets were riilod whllc
IN their opcn-alr slumbcr
EDWIN J htc. accountant formerly
oi thus city. now residing NJ Philadelphia,
cnlpovcd hv the Penn Ncahoard steel
Corpuration has bccu tho guest of ms
father, James 4 White
Resolution Of the first president nf the
New Castle Century Club, Mrs Mary
Hulcomb Wilson
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God
~ his divine providence 60 take from IS
our organizer and first president Mary
Holcomh " Ilson BE II
Resolved That hy her death VIC have
ltf~i g "a iii dIifl tAilIttui iEFtlltl ''it WIN
symuathzcd with others in thclr cares and
sorrows rs well as IN their joys and plea
surcs In her iInfaihng courage and cheer
iulncss during her long protracted illness
she has left to lis an example Of patience
and forttudc under great Encouragement
TIE II
Resolved That while We bow IN sub
mission a. Gods will, We shall mss her
from our midst We shall always remem-
Der what she has done for tho foundation
and success Of the New Castle Century
Club and shall feel that our club home Is
memorial 10 her BE II
Resolved. That II copy Of these rcsolu-
tions be sent to the family, and also spread
on the minutes
Bertha A Iambson,
Ellen A. DOdd.
Reeda VI Stoops,
Carre l.. Gemmill
Elizabeth p Clayton,
Caroline Lightner.
L 'ha Adv