Evening journal., 1918-04-25
news HAPPENINGS
AEOUT NEW Castle
Steel Plant Workers Are
Badly Burned by
MoltpR Metal
SOLDIER BOY
WITH RELATIVES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. April 25,-,Alex-
ander Gallagher, who has been very i'll
at Delaware Hospital, Is recovering. He
is expected home in short time.
Robert Brown. formerly a clerk at
Bethlehem Steel, left New Castle today
FOR Canada. where he will join The
Canadian branch Of the English Army
Royal Flying Squadron.
Many people from New Castle attend
ed a dance given at Delaware City last
night FOR the benefit OF the war garden
fund.
Property owners Of New Castle and
New Castle hundred are greatly inter
ested In the county assessment which
has been increased in some hundreds
more than 30 per cent. but has not
been announced as yet for the hun
dreds. II the same rate Is flxed as here
tofore, the county tax will be greatly
Increased Beginning with last year the
school tax was based upon the county
assessment and though the rate Is de-
termlned at the spring meeting
It Will be possible TO more easily
raise sufficient tax 10 operate the
schools than with lower assessed
values.
Special efforts are being made to
boost the membership Of the Ancient
Order Of United Workman OF New
Castle The "big day Is set for May
/ 2, when II Is hoped that the lodge OF
over 100 members will be greatly IN
creased.
Dr. and Mrs F. L. Cross received an
nouncement yesterday Of the birth OF a
son to Dr. and Mrs William II Robbins
Of Vanderbilt. Pa. Mrs. Robbins was
Miss Esther Cross. known TO many New
Castle people. though she was absent
from town for three years while taklng
course Of nursing at the Cooper Hos
pital in Camden, n. j., from which IN
stltution she was graduated about one
year ago.
The persistent demand for home &C
cOmmodatiOns In New Castle fails to bC
met by real estate owners.
Mrs. d. smith and Miss Marie Smith
OF South Fifth street. spent yesterda,
In Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Sheridan gave party e
the members Of her Sunday school clasi
last night. A very delightful eveninl
was spent. The guests were: JohI
Wallace, Ralph DoOlln. John Davidson
George Tobin, Robert Linard, Pau
KEN, Douglass Proud. Misses Ednl
neemer. Mary Mcdowell, Mildred Holi
day, Regina Rothrock, Phyllis Marsh
Laura Amspriester and Helen Seward.
Mrs. Hanf spent yesterday in Phila
delphia.
1t has been reported that the trolley
would not be running to Delaware Cit
before three weeks.
Charles b. Moore, Of No. Sc Yves
, Third street. aged one year. died Tue.
: day evening Of bronchial pneumonia
- Funeral services Will be held at IN
; home this afternoon with interment
Clayton, N. J.
, John Mullen and Harry Proud. {
New Castle, were seriously lnjure
{ yesterday afternoon While workiu
at the Baldt Steel. flash burst, throw
{ ing the red hot metal on both OF th
young men. They were taken TO th
1 Delaware Hospital. where it was foun
3 that Proud was injured more serlousl
q than Mullen. Proud has both OF b
Z feet and back severely burned.
q James Gallagher, OF Camp Greenlea
= South Carolina, Is spending a few da,
with his parents here.
. New Castle High School was defeatt
yesterday afternoon by Beacon Bus
ness College, 5 to !.
Francis Reynolds Is still unable 10 r
. port to his work because OF be
/, on his neck