Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Rural Mail Carrier Quits the Ser.
vice to Be a Soldier;
Other News Notes.
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New Castle, May lS.-H. Orman Wal
ton has resigned his position as rural free
delivery carrier from this postoffice his
resignation to be effective May 10. Ralph
Maioney will succeed him temporarily,
until the next examinations, which will be
held in the near future and will decide
who will get the appointment permanent
lv. Mr.. Walton Is planning a trip to Buf-
falo. n. Y, where he will visit relatives
prior to going to Newark, Del, to leave
with the next quota.
New Castle seems to be haven of rest
for near-deserters. AS two of that variety
OF soldier have been captured in this
vicinity this week Hillie Thomas, former
" OF New Castle, and until recently with
the Delaware regiment at Camp DIX. WAS
captured recently by member OF the
local police force, on farm near the city.
He was taken back to Camp DIX. James
Winrate. a member of the 59th Pioneer
Regiment. stationed at Camp Dix, WAS
captured Yesterday by Mayor Lavender
and An officer of the New Castle police
force in a boat belonging TO A. l.. Pednck.
Wingate WAS out IN the nver WIN sey-
eral men who were fishing the second tide
for shad. and was brought to shore in
another boat by Mayor Cavender: HIS
home was originally In Lewes, Del. Tie
had not been absent from camp long
enough to be Chased AS deserter, but
was only absent without leave lie
will be taken to Camp Dix in the near
future. Both men were in civilian clothes,
but the distinguishing clue which led 10
their arrest was the fact that they still
wore regulation army shoes
Is. T. Lank, who operates garage on
fremont street. has purchased new
Lexington touring car. -.
One of the meanest of 'low-down'
thieves heard OF here In months bobbed up
Yesterday, when q broom valued at 10
cents, was. it is said stolen from vendor
OF the brooms, a man from Wilmington,
known here as Luke, who can barely see to
get about He has to depend on the good
ness of the people of the community IN
picking out the different brooms at the
flg,lres at which they are priced by the
management of the institution where he
works. II one is missed he Is she loser
II appears that he had 16 brooms 10
sell eight at so cents and : at o0 cents
each He sold one of the higher priced
ones and then found that his stock In
trade was one short. Ii appears that some
person had taken two brooms and pald the
pr,ce of one. The man Is so near blind that
he cannot locate the house where the
extra broom is alleged to have been taken
On Tuesday at the Century clubhouse,
the evening will be given over 10 Principal
Henry E Snavely OF the city schools, who
will deliver q lecture that Will no doubt
prove interesting Each member of the
club has been requested to attend.
John c. King will celebrate today and
this evening the e,ghtyAninth anniversary
of his birth by quiet gathering at his
home in South Fourth street. II has been
the custom for years for Mr. King 70
walk about the city on the annrvers2ry
10 call upon the older residents and shake
hands With them
The catches Of ah.d ranged from 10 TO
y 70 q net yestnrrhy. Several fishermen
who have not ysx gwen up the work for
the season viii nc< fleh on Friday nights or
on Saturdays
A number Of prominent singers will
augment the choir of the First Presbyter1-
an Church tousorrow on the occasion Of
the patriotic address by Judge George
Gray. formerly of the Federal Court and
once resident Of this city, which was also
his birthplace.
MANY letters are beng sent from this
CITY TO Rev. T. c. Primm, congratulsting
him on his success IN obtaining at Croner
Theological Seminary. Chester, Pa, the
coveted letters. A B. at the graduation
Of twenty persons In his class on Tuesday
evening
Nx. Henry Handy Hay and Mrs
Peter B. Liehtner conducted the meeting
In the Century Club Yesterday afternoon
and provided an excellent program.
At Nazareth NJ f. Church tomorrow
morning Frank Macdonald will be IN
charge Of the class His subject Will be
The End of the Commandments"
At 2 D. m. the Baraca Class and the
echeolc mil r>,p,pr,e hen the
first rehearsal of the music for the Chill
drer's Dav services, the second Sabbath
IN June will take place.
At $50 .. IN. the illustrated talk on
The All-Seeing Eye will attract the
attention Of manv This Will be delivered
by the pastor.
The Epworth League viii meet at
D. m. and at 80 D. M. the scrnon Of
Pastor Bicking will be ''The Red Gross s"
The service will be Red Cross night, at
which the male quartet will sing The
Red Cross composition by Pastor
Bicking and set TO the tune OF The Old
Wavside Cross" A female quartet will
also be drilled for the occasion, with each
member soloist IN her part.
An airplane, the largest ever seer IN
this locality, passed down the Delaware
YESTERDAY afternoon about 100 feet In the
arr Its whirr was heard for distance OF at
least 20 mi les.
Charles T. Lancaster, Jr, clerk at
Platt grocery, who has been III with an
attack OF lun1bago for the past week, has
resumed ms duties and been warmly
welcomed.
On Thursday evening next at the
parish house OF Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, a birthday party will be held by
the ladies of the auxiliary The proceeds
are for the parish funds and Will doubtless
Det neat sum. A luncheon is TO be fur
nlshed for the occasion.
LIeuten anti Governor Lewis +. Ehason
has been IN Philadelphia for two DAYS in
attendance at the session OF delegates 10
the League TO Enforce Lasting Peace.
John Harper, formerly OF thls city and
now of Chester, Pa, was "A visitor here,
YES terdav He has been spending some
time al Palo Alto Pa, trying TO regain
his health.
George j Unger has disposed of his
Overland automobile and is now operat-
ing a Hudson.
francis Farmer will emerge from
Blackstone University, Va, as the vale
oictorian of his class ii the preparatory
course In me dicine and surgery on June z.
He has made q remarkable record. His
mother, Mrs. John Farmer, and sister,
Mrs Charles r. Hewlett, viii attend the
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