Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT.NEW CASTLE
Members of Boy Scout Troop Take
Hike to Christiana and Harc's
Corner.

STAFF Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle, Feb. l3;-Sixteen OF the
33 members of Troop No. l, Boy Scouts.
of America, took an outing yesterday
under the direction Of Assistant Scout
master Bennett. The hikers left hsad
quarters at 10.15 a. m, and returned
about 4.30 p. m. The boys carried
luncheons of sandwiches, "half-smokes,"
bread and canned baked beans and an
automobile party gave them number OF
sandwiches. The trip, was made to near
! Chrstiana, thence to State Road, to
Hare's Corner and to the point OF starting.
Lewis II. Duncan, former member OF
| CITY Council, is confined TO bis bed with
| an acute attack of nerve trout le and Is
| under the care of a local physician. tie
was taken i'll in Camden, N. j., but re-
covered sufficiently to return here.
The dance in the Opera House on
Monday evening, under the auspices OF
the High School Alumni Association, in
the interest of the Red Cross funds, was
greater success than was anticipated.
The attendance was large and the mem-
bers of the party were most congeniai
The music was provided by the New Castle
Orchestra. with Prof. James ID. McPike,
! director. 1t was proposed to have the
pTE1itSbft iUi
night the dance was postponed, because
of uuarantining of the orchestra IRON
Fort du Pont.
The members of the surgical dressing
class, under the direction OF the Red
Cross. with Miss Hayes OF Wilmington
az the instructor, completed their course
on Monday evening.
Mrs. William Warren is suffering from
verv sore right foot, as the result OF
treading upon the pointed end of a wire
nail.
The ''fiare" seen last evening about 7.l0
O'Clock. in the vicinity of the du Pont
powder works at Carney's Point, n. j.,
alarmed the people here because OF the
lurid glare. 1t was seen from Bear
Station, State Road, Kirkwood and miles
around here.
Through an error or misunderstanding
it was stated that Ralph l.. Gravatt OF
this city, machinist at the Baldt works
of the Penn-Scaboard Steel Co, was go
ing to Fort Gordon, Ga. He left here
entered the u 5. Army service as n
mechanic in the aviation department.
He was accompanied by Roseby Nc
Mullen.
The funeral of Mrs. Lavinia Pustill
Hurd. widow of William Hurd, late of
Philadelphia, and daughter of Mrs.
Mary b. Pustill of this city, took place
YESTERDAY afternoon with services at the
home OF her brother, George Pustill,
northwest corner of Fourth and Har-
monv streets, at 2 o'clock. conducted by
Rev. John H. Bickford, ID. d., pastor
of Nazareth NJ +. Church, of which
church she was a member for many years.
The preacher conducted the commlttal
at the grave in The Glebe cemetery.
Many relatives and friends were IN at
tendance and owners OF automobiles
conveyed them TO and from the cemetery.
The floral tributes were from members OF
the family and very pretty. The pail
| bearers were Ozro ). Lunt, George ID.
Williams, Edward Mcdowell, John +. u.
, Clayton, Harry P. Ahern and Frank
White.
Because Of high winds and high tides.
| the wharf of the Baldt works of the Penn
Seaboard Steel Co. has ice piled upon it 10
heighth of to 10 feet.
There were many angry housewives IN
this city, last evening, when they at
tempted to light gas jets for Illuminating
and cooking. The delay was but half
hour, but it was aggravating because OF
the uncertainty.
Steamships ploughing through the ice
opposite this city, according TO the state
ments of some of the citizens, caused win
dow frames in several homes to ubrate.
The literary class Of the Century Club
viii meet at go O clock tomorrow after
noon. Prof Henry Handy Hay will
deliver his lecture on The Antiouary," by
Sir Walter Scott. This was arranged for
several weeks ago but postponed.
The residents of the section OF the city
from the Opera House westward were
complaining last evening, of the great
number of the arc lights out.
Wanted Two or three young ladies
for general office work Good figuring
and good penmanship required. VIII
mington Fibre Speciality Co.-Adv.
Fresh supply chocolate cherries, 43 cts.
ID. T. Challenger and Son, Prescription
Pharmacists-Adv.
We have just received big display of
fine tooth brushes, 20 to 35 cents f.
Challenger and Son, Prescription Phar-
macists.-Ady.
For Sale-Frame house, six rooms,
western section.-P. 0. Box d, New
Castle.-Adv.
There have been shipped from the
Moncton consular district on American
e.