Evening journal., 1918-10-07
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Residents of the Town Take
$29, 200 of Liberty
Loan Quota
MANY INFLUENZA
VICTIMS REPORTED
Special to The Evening journal.

special 10 Tue Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Oct. Tone week
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
has passed, ald with tho opening OF
the second week. comes also the hope
that greater sales viii be made, and n
possible, greater Efforts made By tho
Liberty Loan committees. Tho sales
to date have amounted 90 $4,000 d.
vided as follows; Mons committee,
si9,550, women's committee, S9.s6OOO,
The total sales up 10 6 o'clock Saturday
were not large. bu. workers were very
much encouraged wlscn one sale,
amounting TO 5000 was reported later
In the evening
Owing TO tho epidemic Of influenza,
house to house canvasslug was made
impossible last week. 10 Is expected,
however, that good reports will come
from the various plants this week. Each
plant has a committee 90 take charge
OF its Liberty Loan work and this IS
expected 10 produce better results than
In previous campaigns whom only ono
OF two visits We're made 10 the mills
By one Of the local committees. n,
however, tho committees are not able
to canvass the houses this week, any
one desiring 10 subscribe for a bond
sonslly OF phoning 10 Liberty Loan
Headquarters at the Century Club a.
Second and Delaware streets.
One OF tho explosions 81 Perth Amboy,
n. j.. was heard very plainly In this
city on Saturday morning.
Due to the number OF deaths In VII
mington, caused by Spanish in1uenza,
Charles II. Clewell, the local under
aker, has been called 10 that city 10
assist in burials.
Spanish influenza has claimed an
other victim in New Castle, in the per-
son OF Mrs. Elizabeth Diltz, (nee MOylel.
Mrs. Dlltz went 10 Highbridgo, n. j.,
recently TO nurse sick relatives. While
there she was stricken with the influ-
enza and died on Friday. She IS the
sister Of Mrs. Robert Harrington, Sr.
Of West Delaware street. Mrs. Diltz's
husband is in the service, somewhere
in France"
There was collision at Sixth and
Delaware streets on Saturday afternoon,
when a service truck. license No. t2,6i2
ran into trolley car. No one was In
iured.
A number OF autOmObllsts forgot
that yesterday was "gasless" Sunday.
No cars were seen bearing the words
'On Liberty Loan Business.
Miss Elizabeth Bull, OF Third and
Chestnut streets, entertained a number
or friends at her home on Friday eve
ming. Those present were Misses Es-
tella Slbley. Marion Bacon. Ella Green,
Margaret Walz, Matilda Wolf, Helen
Warren, Grace Zimmerman, Catherine
Nilhelme; Messrs. Harry Bane and VII
liam Elliott.
People are urged 20 place any fruit
pits that they may have, In one Of the
barrels which have been placed in this
city for that purpose. When full tho
contents Of these barrels arc ttrned
over to the United Staies Government
10 be made into gas masks.
The weekly meeting Of Industry
Council. No. %, Jr., q. u. a. NJ, which
was 20 have been held tomorrow night
has been postponed.
The weekly meeting of hoy scouts.
Troop No 4, has also been postponed.
Miss Hester Lore. OF Philadelphia IS
he guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George +.
sullivan on West Fifth street
Fred Wilhelm and daughter Of North
second street are in with influenza.
Among the sufferers OF influenza on
Nest Sixth street are Mrs. Robert Har-
'ington. Jr.. Mrs. Jennie Dill, Miss Helen
seward, John Kelley, Jr., and Bennle
each
John Biggs Is III with pneumonia.
Mrs. Charles Hewlett and son are Wis
tins in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Roll OF Dob |
,insville are receiving congratulations |
N the birth OF a daughter.
Mrs. Edward Nsylor, ST., went to Nor
ok. Va, Saturday 10 see her son Ken |
lard. who is very III with pneumonia |
Frank Madden, who has been very |
lick at the home Of his sister, Mrs. |
frank Murphy. Is improving. i
William Pedrick Of West Third street /
$ confined 10 his home with influenza. |
Clarence Guy OF West Fifth street. |
While crossing the street at Fifth and |
street. Friday. fell and cut /
IFS head. He was taken to DR.. Dodd's |
flee for treatment.
Mrs. E. w. Morley. OF Belhaven. Va. /
; visiting her daughter, Mrs. Martin /
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