Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Much Interest in Hamburg Farm
Stock Sale, Which
Melted $1,000.
star. q, rrcspondcnce o. Every Evening

Star Correspondence .. Every Evening
New Castle. ar h 5-Thc members
Of the Penn Literary Class of the High
School are preparing AN excellent pro-
gram for the exercises on Friday after
noon ~ . o'clock, To which all the par
cuts and those interested IN the school
are cordially invited. The program:
Song, soclcty; recitation. Zclma Mat
thcwS, book review, Lin Ia Apploby; song,
society; debate, "kcsolsed That Mill
tary Training Should Be Carried on in
the High school Affirmative side, Eliza
beth Roberts and David Harrington.
Negative. Mary Mckmtt and Harold
Cannon, song, society; recitation, David
Miller. criticisms. by Miss Elmra Newell,
senior critic; song, society.
\ sale took place yesterday at the
Hamburg Farm, owned hy Joseph Quig-
lev and tcnantCd by him. He rctircs
from farm life and will occupy new bun
Calow on the farm property, rescrving a
small plot for a garden. At the sale
nearly 5000 WAS ncttcd. Cows sold
at SO. SlO0 and Sl62 so; horses, $50 to
500, Jack. 5000; mules, s255 to S277
"a pair; hay. So to $50 ton; turkeys
- Ia 4S cents pound live weight; chick
ems, - > cents per pound live: corn. 81 90
per bushel, spreading machines. S107
and SI0S. The attendance was good and
the budding spirited The prices were
All that could be desired and the people
were fed IN plentcous quantities More
than 500 partook of luncheon.
In the Century Club this evening
pleasing social event Will take place under
the direction of Miss RCeda Morrison
Stoops and Miss Margaret Wilhclmc-
An excellent musical and literary pro-
gram Is being arranged that VIII last
about two hours
At the session nf the Current Events
lass on FRIDAY afternoon at the Century
Club IA interesting series will comprise
part ~ book rcvicw ~ ono Of the latest
novels sturdy Oak ~ Mrs. J. +.
Phillips. tho president Mrs. Jacob II.
~prlchcr Viii have charge Of the class.
- the o!lcc 81 Magistrate Gaylor, to-
morrow night dispute over the pos
session 81 the Cruhb property will he
decided IN effort IS being made 20 settle
the affair
The members Of the Century Club
entertaining the Washington Heights
Club m Wilmington this afternoon were
Miss Ruth Stewart. Mrs julius Dodd.
Miss RcCda VI N,oops Mrs ]. l.. Phil
hp.. Miss Pauline II Rogers The pre-
-Idlng officer viii he Mrs benjamin i
shaw and the affair vii he held at her
home
Word was received here Yesterday Of
tho death on SUNDAY ot Mrs MARY :
Holly lNlinC. wife OF James r. Kline and
daughter 81 Mrs Martha Jolly and the
latc William jolly The deceased was
born ~ tins citv ~ Years ago and after
marrNng r,Sidcd where the New Castle
Trust 60 Is located and aftcrward at
second and Harmony streets She is sur
,Ncd hv her mothcr Lieutenant Andrew
FRANCIS Jolly ot TacunN. Robert Jolly Of
Wilmington and five sisters. IN addition |
"a two children. William, aged TO- and !
Robert. aged $ The deceased was a /
member Of tho FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Church /
and SUNDAY school, here, but since NOV |
nC to 1889 Rhawn street Frankfort. I
Ihladclphla has been IN attendant At I
the Orthodox NJ r. Church where tht
services Will bc hold ON Thursday after
noon at O'Clock. and the intcrmcnt
made ia the Oakland cemetery The
romans roaN lie viewed tomorrow even
ug from : to 10 clock The deceased
had a.cn ID sinec octoarr. and She was
taken ta the hospital about four weeks /
ago ami Ter people had been gwen ;lssur-
aucc that hcr condition WAS not critical !
bat ou SUNDAY, when the nurse went |
after . drink al water Tor her, she expired |
oi tins city. dicd ~ Chester Ia after AN |
illness 81 a short I'crlod. from pneumonia. !
The deceased had been IN the employ |
81 the water works for nearly 20 Years I
lie was man OF JoNial disposition and |
had many friends in all sections He was |
"a member OF the Nit Hope Nj r. Church !
and the funeral vi Il take place Thurs |
dav afternoon with Intcrnont at Chester !
4 bIcvcle owned by John II Harris
q resident Of the ButtonWoods, which was |
left D, the owner IN front Of a place Of |
business on Delaware street in December !
and which was later found In the pos
session 81 a erl 10y Oihccr Tobin was
returned to the osvner after a hearing
before Mayor Cavcndcr
Found. adrlft. Is foot power boat
PhIp Gilkey Al West Third st Adv.
Tor sale. cnamcled bed springs and
mattress. nearly new. William Wipf, |
telephone 162 ADV
For sale. sidcboard. dininCroom chairs |
and table and library table + Challenger
4 Son Adv
For rent, two garages. r. Y. Platt-Adv