Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-15
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Firemcn Eager to Know When
Their Quarters Arc to Be
Put in Repair.
stafr Corrcspondenoe OF Every Evcn,na

New Castle. July - Tho members
of Good VIII Fire Company want to know
when their fire hall IL Ia lac fixed mp and
nut IN good condition, The contract FOR
the Job was awarded several snonths ago
byNCity Council and the work was to
have been completed within several weeks.
So far II has not been started. The JOINTS
of the building have become rotten and
the building is gradually sinking, causing
the walls to crack The fire committee
OF Council will bring this matter to tho
main budy's attention ut once.
This evening the sewing society OF the
local Red Gross will meet IN the old Armorv
building, second floor. from 80 to I'D
O'Clock Miss Carrie Gerumlll. who ~
III charge of this department, has secured
the services of n number ui women who
will help to complete the branchs aliot-
neut Of ao0 cotton pads and 100 five
ward rolls Al persons who wish to
give assistance to this work arc welcome
10 attend all meetings The next meeting
sill be held ON "Wednesday night from
730 to ~ O'Clock
Mrs kate T. Decmer. wife of Selden
s. Decmer. president of the Deemcr
Steel Casting Company. who lost the end
Of the little finger on the right hand
through amputaton on Friday. ~ getting
along nicely The accident occurred ON
FRIDAY afternoon while train of the
Pennsylvania Rallrpnd Go of which Mrs
DCemcr was a passenger. wac rounding
a curve near the Now astle station.
The porter of the Pullman ear IN which
she was riding fastened the door vt the
ear back and a lar cnusCd IL tu cloae upon
Mrs Dccmcrs finger. crushing II badly
Dr William Wrrtcnbnker. OF Whining
ton. was summoned and dressed the
INJURY
On SATURDAY afternoon tho Junior Roy
Scouts baseball team defeated the Wolf
Club team of Wilmington on the latter .
grounds, hy the score nf ~ 80 THIS
makes the second defeat for the VII
mlngton bows
Domlnick Nindoni. n laborcr cmrlovcd
AZ the Baidt plant of the fenn-Scaboard
Steel Corporation, sustained injuries 20 his
head Yesterday while NJ work ~ tho plant
A wrpch he was using slipped causing an
ugly cash The injured man was taken
20 The office oi Dr Julius Dodd. where tho
injury was dressed
Mrs George Glhbs. a respect able color
ed woman living On South THIRD street.
died Yesterday after a lingering 'ilnrss
On SATURDAY afternoon dog was run
over nv N hhthnbhle ~ Wv ''st'f ~
Sixth and Delaware street The anlmals
was SO badly hurt that pohce officer
was summoned to shoot II
Roy Pope, employed by the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Company
as motorman. has resigned his poRltinn
and has accepted post rs "a guard at the
munItIon plant Of tho bethlehem steel
Company
Captain jesse Mckay, Second
lieutenant Hugh Met 'aughan and scr
gean, John Sullivan. Of tho h9th Pioneer
Regiment NJ Camp lhx. arc vtsltInE
relatives and friends here
Special argainR Ia close ont automobile
inner tubes. red and gray, 5 90 s. -.
81 90 81 80 J T StoopF adv
For Rent Apartment with all con
venienocs Apply Ia G Y Pfrommcr. -
North Third street Adv
Man or woman for store with eN-
y~ricnce. at Platts s. the grocer Adv