Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Many Farmers In the Neighbor-
hood Will Move During the
Month of March
Staff Correspondents of Every Evening

81 aff Correspondents of Every Evening
New Castle, Feb 27.--Many changes
are in prospect among the farmers Of the
country, and there are some
farmers who will attempt to remain until
March 25, in place of moving on March i.
The latter date is the moving date now, |
because OF the act Of the Legislature.
John J. Mccoy will move to near New
ark; G. Lee Brown to the Ashton Tatum |
farm property, near Silverbrook; Sp'cer
Cochran, from the Joseph Quigley farm,
near Hare's Corner, to the Mn. Gilpin
Woodward farm on the causewny and
L.anders avenue, opposite the Stoeckle
summer home; Joseph Quigley, Jr., to the
farm vacated by Mr.. Cochran; Levi
Murray, to the Lofand farm, near
Stanton; William Dasher OF Wilmington,
to the farm vacated by Mr.. Murray;
julius Spry, from the Mrs. X. Appleby
farm to the Corbit farm, near Newark;
William II. Schaier, from the Rodney
farm. River road and Federal School lane,
to the farm vacated by Mr.. Spry; IL. y.
Hirons of near Port Penn, to the farm
vacated by Mr.. Schafer; George l.. Den
new, from the Cough farm, at Red Lion,
to the CLYDE farm, near Stanton; George
Spjcer to the farm vacated by MIR. Den
nev: Mrs. Richman w Reid to home
near Bear Station and James McMahon
to the Reed farm.
A great treat to many persons on Friday
afternoon in the High School auditorium
will be the session of the Home and School
Association, when the members of the
current events class of the Century Club
will be guests of the association. A feature
will be an address b. Professor Henry
Handy HAY, an interesting and valued
speaker, who will take for his topic THE
Recrcations of a Dictionary" Tie will
show how interesting words are, and what
pleasure they give. One feature will be
taking clipping from n newspaper and
analyzing it. The purpose and idea Is to
show how pleasing study OF words can
be made and not a drudge to the student.
Captain George ". Duncan, keeper OF
the inshore lighthouse of the New Castle
Ranges, received word here yesterday
afternoon of the death at No % Fourth
street. Upland, Pa, of George Powell
Duncan, brother of Mrs. Duncan and
Lewis III. Duncan. The deceased was
formerly of this city, born and reared here,
and learned the tinsrnith trade, which he
followed as q vocation. He had been Ill for
some time, as the result of an accident
sustained last summer by an automobile.
Ills parents were James Duncan and
Mrs. Emma Nj. Duncan, the latter q
member of the Chase family. The news
of the death received here was forwarded
at once to the sister of the deceased, Mrs.
Duncan by Captain Duncan, and she will
leave Atlantic City, n. j., tomorrow for
her home here She has been spending
several weeks with her son and daughter
in-law. Mr. and Mrs Parks Duncan. The
! deceased was distinguished here generally
when spoken Of as Little George Dun
! can, to prevent confusing him with his
! hrother-ln-law, Captain Duncan. Herbert
! Duncan, son of the latter, went to Chester
| last evening TO visit the stricken family
| consisting of widow and two sons The
| funeral will take place Friday afternoon
with services at the house and lnternent
IN the Upland Baptist cemetery.
| Edward Mcdaniel, son Of the late
Henry Mcdaniel Of North Second street,
has been appointed assistant superin-
| tendent of Plant No. 3, American Man
! ganese Steel Co.
Postmaster Murphy is distributing TO
each box holder and persons visiting the
| Office copies Of the primer of War Saving
! Stamps, issued by the government.
The Board of Education, IN regular
session last evening, transacted routine
/ business and then ordered the payment OF
| the salaries OF the teachers. The membe r.
/ did not say goodbye to each other, Is
the custom prior to an election, because
thew are candidates for reelection or
Saturday and have no opposition.
The household goods Of Captain anC
! Mrs. William L, Myers were shipped from
this city, yesterday, to kenllworth, y. j.
where they will make their future home
! Mrs. Myers will remain here for severa
days with her parents to permit OF th'
goods reaching their new domlche. Captain
Myers Is now traffic manager for tbs
American Can Co. at Crawford, \. j., anC
has been located there for the past fly,
months. Thomas Atteri ury, who wa
formerly of this city and connected witt
the New Castle Construction Co. Will
CAPTAIN Myers, Is also at the CranfOrs
plant. Chief Clerk Clark of the Con
| struction Co is also at the New Jersel
works and makes his home at Plainfield
y. J.
The sale of the estate OF the late Hugf
G.. Smith, at the direction OF Trlste
| Edward W Coocb, announced IN the loca
column, several days ago, TO take place oI
| March 13, will take place on March !. Tn
| property is located at Third and Railroad
The mem bers of City Council and tn
| Good VIII Fire Co, entrusted with tn
selection of fire engine to be propelled
by power, will go to Riverside, n. j.
within a short time to inspect the working
of the type of engine now in service ther
that has proven of great value to tn
community and which has given salts
faction. The engine is of the Seagrav
| type, and well recommended wherever Il
service
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment OF the St. Peters /. 4. b. So
| cietv announces an excellent program 70
the affair to be held in the basement of tn
church on March IA, when drills, farce
and singing by prominent artists Wi
figure.
The people of thus locality are wonder
ing whether the Negro shot in Whining
ton, while attempting TO get away from
Detective Mahoney, has some connection
with the Negro who stole so many chicken
in this city, but thus far no person by tn
name of Cox has been located as formerly