Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Many Matters Disposed of at the
Meeting of City Council
Last Night.
STAFF Cores pondepcr of Every Evening


| hnal action at the next meeting.
The request of City Solicitor Cooper Tor
the appointment of an additional receiver
to those appointed some tImo ago Tor the
Delaware Water Improvement Co, was
taken up and the vote resulted III tie
with Mcssrs. Rics and Sentman voting IN
the affirmative and Decmcr and Weggen-
mann IN the negative. The tic was broken
by President Stoops voting in the afhrma-
tive
Walter i. Doughcrtv Of Now York City
asked that his name be stricken of the
list of assessed CITY taxables, and the re
quest was granted. The sum of siS67
due former Officer Matthew Tobin was
directed paid and the appointment ot
Joseph Becker as an officer by Mayor
Cavcnder was confirmed. HIS wages OF
s5T for the remainder of the month were
ordered paid
Reports Of Collector of Taxes Smith
showed collections of s5il.3o for the
month
Council will take action at the next
meeting relative 20 the outstanding taxes
of Collector Bacon.
The condition of the lights was reported
improved, hut the water was reported un-
improved.
Many bad places wrre reported in the
streets and il was decided IL would he ad-
visablc TO have steel gutter plates replace
those of gray iron.
Bccaiiae of tho high cost Of material and
scarcity of help. MIR Dccmer opposed the
bonding of tho city to the extent ot
SIS On0, hut the ordinance was gwen two
readings
Because Hugh Finnegan, Jr., resides IN
Wilmington, his taNes were refunded.
Taxes assessed against Denney ;.
Smith for dog were rcscinded, as were
those paid by William Freebury.
Michael Rcedy, collector Of ashes, had
his salary raised from $40 10 $50 per
month
The Council and members Of the Good
Will Fire Go. will meet ON Friday night
to plan for the purchase of the new tirc
automobile apparatus.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Rlcs,
mother Of City Councilman John Rles
and Mrs George Albert Of Wilmington
took place Yesterday afternoon from the
residence of her son, "The Louise, at
Third and Delaware streets, and the
intermcnt was made IN the family burial
plot in the RlvervIew cemetery. Many
relatives and friends attended The
funeral services were conducted 10y Rev
Paul lscnschmid OF Wilmington, The
floral tributes were many and very hand
some. The pallbcarcrs were William Tay-
Tor of Wilmington: President Of Council
John T. Stoops, John Schshardt, Jr,
Mayor Frederick Cavcndcr, James Is.
Toban, Jr, and George |. niger.
At the meeting Of the Penn Literary
Society Of the High School last evening,
Resolved that All Studies
in the High School Should he Elective, :
was won by the negative side The win
ners were Miss Edna Cranston and Miss
Phyllis Marsh. while the opponents We're
Misses Ethel Qmgley and Mildred Berry
On Thursday evening the parade Of the
people in terested in the Liberty bond par
ado will meet and parade in this city and
big time is anticipated
On Friday evening in the Presbyterian
Church lecture room the preparatory
services will be held by Rev ) Beattle
Wvlie and on Sunday morning the COM
munion service viii be conducted by the
pastor
In the First Presbyterian Church ON
Sunday morning the theme of the pastor,
Rev. 5. Beattie Wylie will be THE Ger
tajnties of Paul and at the afternoon
services at 4 O'Clock the theme will be
"A Half Faith.
In place Of the meeting of the Young
Men 5 Association of the First Presbyteri-
ian Church on Thursday evening the ses-
sion will be held st the home of Mrs
James T Eliason A luncheon will follow
the business session.
In the First Baptist Church tomorrow
the preacher viii be Rev. John COlbourn.
a student from Grocer Theological Semi
nary.
At the Chapel at State Road tomorrow
services will be held at 80 and 7.30 p m.
by Floyd T. Hamilton of Princeton
Seminary, Princeton, \. j Mr.. Hamll-
ton will speak on the following subjects
What Must do to be Saved?' What
Jesus Christ Means TO Me. There
is q cordial invitation for all
President irving Jones of the New
Castle Baseball Club has called meeting
for Monday evening In the office of Mayor
Cavender to take action relative to the
disposition OF the baseball fence. The
grand stand is to be left standing and the
fence will be so because of the expense
attending the reconstruction of the fence
The meeting will be held at O'Clock
Everybody interested Is expected TO at
tend
In Nazareth M T. Church, tomorrow
morning, the neWly-appolnted pastor is
cSptCttu 10 Dt III ClAaI SC vi lilc c14 FtC'cf
and an increase in the growth OF the con-
gregation is looked for
The entertainment in the Opera House
last evening was q pleasing event and the
attendance was large. A neat sum will be
realized for the work Of Nazareth NJ. L..
Sunday school
Several persons from this city con
nected with Nazareth NJ T. Church at
tended the final services and the inter
ment Of the body of Jonathan Harrington,
the father Of Mrs. John L. Johnson. The
servia es were conducted by District
Superintendent Robert Watt and the
internent was made at Camden, this
State
A window nll Of violet, gIycerine
hardwater and perfumcd soaps, 10 cents
a cake. L. Challenger d Son, Prescnp-
ton Pharmacists-Adv
A new hne OF stationery and CORE
spondence stationery just received. f.
Challenger & Son, Prescription Pharma-
cists-Adv,
II it's a new Ford or used Ford you
want, see me. c. i. Rittenhouse, ID. &
A. Phone 1O3R22.