Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
At, NEW CASTLE
Citizens to be Instructed in Prep
aration of Income Tax
Returns.
st.fr Corre.pondenc. OF Exrrx Evnn,nx

Stan Correspondents Of Evcsy Evening
New Castle, Jan. 26.--In n letter re-
ceived here last evening by Postmaster
John L. Murphy. announcement WINS
made Of the coming to this city, on Friday
and Saturday of next week, Of sydney
Alexander, Of Washington, u. c., to
instruct the people Of this locality how
to make up their income tax returns.
This will be great accommodation and
save the people time, trouble and expense.
Joshua W. Marvel, the deputy income
tax collector, appreciated the trouble the
affair would entail upon the people and
readily made the arrangements as suggest
cd by Mir. Murphy. Instructor Alexander
will sit in the office of Mayor Cavender,
but the hours have not yet been announc-
ed.
In the High School auditorium yester-
das afternoon an interesting debate WIS a
feature Of the Penn Literary class session,
in which the negative side, taken by
James Loveless and Jack Davidson, won
in the debate: Resolved, That the gov
ernment should have control of all muni
tions plants The judges were Misses
Josephine Weir, Elizabeth Roberts and
Elruira Newell
Mrs. Sara Schuchardt, wife of John A.
hts
Council, expired suddenly at her home on
Wilmington avenue last evening. The
deceased had been ailing for some months
and had been under treatment for heart
trouble. but the fatal illness developed
Yesterday morning, when che was stricken
with apoplexy, and failed to rally. The
deceased had been n resident of this city
the greater part of her life. She had a
great number OF friends and was devoted
to her family and home. She was Of
generous disposition and gave to the
needy without stint. Her husband. TO
whom she was welded AZ wears ago, and
sons, John and Albert, besides several
grandchildren, survive her.
A pleasing and interesting letter of
thanks from Sergeant George II Madden,
at Camp Dix, has been received on behalf
of the company Of which be is member.
hy Postmaster Murphy, thanking the
people Of this city for tirst-class victrola,
secured through the generosity of the
people here. Sergeant Madden eays 1T
was welcomed like long lost friend"
Miss Cora II. Price and Mrs. Ida Nj.
Bverly, who have been in this city for
several weeks in the interest of educational
work. closed their business Yesterday and
arc well pleased with the results, the CO.
operation Of the parents and teachers
They arr confident that the work of the.
schools will he greatly benefited by the
up-to-date work for the use of the schol-
arS.
In Emmanuel Episcopal Church, to-
morrow morning at l0W O'Clock, n spc-
cial offering will ho taken for the Use OF
the war commission. At 7.3O \. m. the
rector, Rev Addison A. Ewing will con-
duct the holy communion, and at $50
n. nj. the Sunday school service will bo
held and At p. m. the evening prayer
and service.
In the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning the pastor, Rev. >.
Beattie Wvlie, will take for his theme at
10 80 o'clock, Casting Out Devils, and
the Sunday school will convene at the
close Of the service. In the afternoon at
o'clock the sermon theme will be
Victory That Is Certain.
Tomorrow, in Nazareth Nj. +. Church,
the following order of services will be
conducted. under the direction OF the
pastor, Rev. John Ii. Bickford: Morning
class at $50 clock; worship and sermon
AZ 1890 o'clock, with the theme OF the
pastor, "Peter's Denial and Repentance"
Sunday school, under the direction OF
George T. Tobin. Jr., at p. m, and the
l.
special program will feature, under the
direction OF Superintendent Hughey, OF
the Italian Mission, of Wilmington, and
members of the mission will render
number of musical compositions. The
Young Peoples Society will meet at $50
u. m. and the devotional meeting OF the
members OF the Epworth League will be
held 8 half hour later. In the evening
st z 80 O'Clock the theme of the pastor
will be Foundations.
The prayermeeting will be held at
7.45 O'Clock on "Wednesday evening, and
the choir rehearsal will follow. Every
body Is welcomed TO the services of the
church and other services of the schools.
Pastor +. c. Primm of the First Bap-
tist Church announces the following serv-
ices for tomorrow: Mems Bible class and
Sunday school at 10 q. M, with the
preaching service at ii O'Clock and the
theme of the pastor, he BIgness OF
Little Things" The Christian Endeavor
meeting will be held at 635 p. M, and
the evening theme Of the pastor at 7.3O
will be: Putting the Emphasis IN the
Right Place.
Arrangements are being made for
meeting of the people OF this city in
tarested In the "Smileage" campaign.
are to be made from the
church pulpits tomorrow of the meeting
and the primary object.
The people in several sections OF the
city slept with one eye open last night
and the early hours of this morning and
a gun within easy reach to try and shoot
some of the chicken thieves now operating
in this locality. The men who worked in
the vicinity of Second and Chestnut streets
secured from the Mahoney stable property
berry crate that was under quantity of
wood, in the back part, and 1t is evident
that they knew where it was. Efforts
are being made by the police to locate
the operators.
Reward-For double sight gold frame
glasses, lost Friday, between dgar Allen
plant and Sixth and delaware. Return
Joseph Bruce, 615 Cherry.-Adv
Thieves Tn rsd night stole75 chickens
from the premises of NJ. b. fleming and
six from George Bryson's place, Ten
davs ago Mrs George Truitt lost 80.
order your Ford now for spring deliv-
ery. c. f. Rittenhouse. New and sec
ond-hand Fords ID. d A. telephone lO3-22,
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