Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-26
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Iohn B. Truitt Narrowly Escapes
With Life in Grade Cross
ing Smash.
STAFF Correspondence of Every Evening

New Castle. Aug 26-.Iohn b. Trmtt,
proprietor of the Gilpin House and one
of the leading citizens of New Castle
10 mighty clad today that he Is alive since
last evening he came within an ace oi
being killed under the wheels of a Penn
sylvania railroad train. As IT Is, he IS
mourning large damage to hls big hudson
Super-six. the back end of the car being
badly smashed.
Mr.. Truitt's new tragic adventure oc-
CURED about o'clock at the grade cross
inc near the traction company power
horse about a mile north of town. He
was crossing the tracks in his car, not
seeing an approaching tram There was
a smash. but the hind end of the Hudson
was involved, not the front, which &C
counts for FRUITS escape
Mr.. Trntt was the only occupant oi
the car. He was uninjurcd, but badly
shaken up from the blow. The night
watchman at the crossing, It IS SAID, WAS
in his watch box at the time of the acct
dent and was not on the roadway where
he should have been. Several bad ac-
cldents have occurred at this place and
some time ago City Council advocated
the placing of gates nj tins dangerous
point, but the matter was never gone INTO
deep enough to require the company 10
meet the demand of the city fathers
The funeral Of Rev. James NJ. Wise,
who died on last Thursday, will take place
this afternoon at O'clock, Wit , services
in Nazareth NJ T. Church. Of which the
deceased was faithful member Rev
John r Bicking pastor of the church, Will
officiatc lntcrmcnt viii be made IN the
family burial plot III cemetery adjoining
The funeral Of Mrs. Frcdcucka +.
I,orcnz. wife of Albert G. lorenz. who
died on Friday. VIII be held this after
noon ar : As o clock. with services at her
late residence. 126 South Eighth street.
InterInent viii be in the First Prcsby-
terian Cemetery, Rev. :. Beattie Nyhe,
pastor of the church. officiating.
Peaches in this city on Saturday were
selling from 81 so to SI75 per basket,
while pears were selling at 81 per basket
The buvcrs OF the fruit at this price were
scarce.
4 carnival under the direction of the
James Nj Benson Shows and the auspices
of the Good Will Fire Co. will begin this
evening and last for one week. The show
will he held in the western part of the city
on the same grounds where the previous
carnivals have been held.
The following draftceS from this city
lett t0day'for Camp Meade, Md. Andrew
F. Gallagher, Ebbic T. Burge, John @.
Tidwel
Mr.. and Mrs John b Manove left to-
dar for Ocean Grove, \ j., for one week.
Mr.. Nanlove is the financial head of
Friendship Lodge No ,, 4. Q. l. W, and
his duties will be taken care Of by James
l. Bacon, recorder.
Miss Marion :. Davidson Of PhIiadel-
phia has been the guest Of MIR. and Mrs
John Is Manlove for several days.
Private William White, stationed at
Camp Dix, y. j., spent yesterday as the
guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs
William Weggenmann.
Private David Jamison of Camp DiS
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Jamison, of North Second street
Charles Wadsey of Camp Dix IS visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wadslev, OF Harmony street near Second
Alexander Terry Of Camp DIX IS the
guest OF his mother, who resides on Chest
nu; street near Second.
New Castle is very much interested II
the 10 girls who are expected to start al
the Bethlehem Loading Co. They Will
have temporary quarters IN the parlst
building, which has been rehted for TIN:
purpose
from the West. and it Is understood that
he will return Immediately. leaving ms
wife to spend some time with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Stoops. Frederick
LOrenz Is now in France IN the camou
fiage service.
Miss Emily Pedrick and Miss Pauline
Wilhelme are visiting friends in Fredericks
burg Va. Upon her return Miss Wilhelm'
VIII resume her work al the American
Manganese steel plant. filling a mant
position. until she is summoned to ente
training as q nurse in the service of he
country.
The monthly meeting OF the board o
trustees of the Presbyterian Church will
be held this evening at o clock.
George McIntire, Richard s Rodney
Oakford Lambson and John NJ. Wilson
WHO have been motoring since Friday
through New Jersey and Long Island, ar
expected to return sometime on Tuesday
Friends of James Taylor will be In