Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Traction Company at Work on a
Project to Improve the Trans
portation Facilities.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

New Castlc. Dee. 23-Owing to losses
IN transmitting the power used by the
New Castle and Delaware City trolleys,
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ticn Co. which operates the line, has ar
ranged 10 improve the power supply, ac-
corilng IN information gwen out by the
company The Improvements Will consist
IN part of installing machinery at the
New Castle car barn whereby current will
t.e taken from the electric Transmission
lipos and transformed into suitable power
for operating the cars Available space
has been allotted and put in shape and
all that is now holding back the improve
ment Is tho arrival and installation of the
now machinery As the latter was ordered
Soruc time ago. the company expects to
have the new power supplying running
order IN another month This is the second
time that the power supply arrangement
for tins line will have been Temodcled and
increased since the present company took
over the road The present change has
been made necessary because of the fn-
creased current required by the iarger and
heavier cars for power, heating and hight
ing Additional larger CARS were recently
put on the line To IncrraSe the service, IN
accordance with assurances gwen by the
company about a month ago In addition
IL the ItOElt1t ustitsa~t1 tN'hfA iANuiAN
rnent$ of the larger ears satisfactory ser
VIC, WAS further interferTcd with last
week by the snow As mattcrs stand, the
patrons of the cars find the service With
the added larger CARS much better than
with the former small equipment, with
the exception Of short intervals morning
and evenings and the New Castle com
muters viii be glad to learn the annoying
deAys due to shortage Of power 70 operate
the larger cars Ts soon to he taken care oi-
The foIlowIngi is the Christmas Program
far the Eighth grade of She public school
alll bc gwen today Singing Of hHstmas
sar4-S 20 SanctisSsima iiark The Herald
Angels sing ''N mic Shepherds Watched
Their Flocks" Tho tirst NOVEL;,
recitation, The Mrstlctoe Bough, Mary
Pust4ll we 1hrc kmGs, tho in one
set. John Rcrry, Harry Ahcrn and John
annon. Christmas dnT, Frank Bacon,
raptaIn. Harry Shcrn, Alfred Walker,
Arthur Miller. Herbert King. lIarry al
lacr. Oakley E-krldcc and Richard v ats
song. 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Claar recitation, "A Christmas Thought
Herbert King. Harry Wallace and Joe
NhltcSIie song. Silent Night recita-
fion, Christmas Stocking Leah Clan
icn. Ilav, Christmas Is Coming. by
The school Cast of characters Jumping
lack. Richard " ats, Santa Clans, John
Kerry Eianor, Sadic Burns Robert,
Harry Ahern Elizabeth, Mary Sterling.
Helen. FlSlc " alhcr. Raymond, Oakley
FRArdgc Jack Frost. John Cannon.
Fsnee. Naomi Colt Serena Green
Pauline NJllls, Flowers, Rose Cooper.
Anne Truitt. Beatrice Jones, FANNIE
BrysOn and Mary DAVIS Rag Doll. Mary
I1rstln: FThne, Elizabeth Cannon. 10
Peep, Leah CAandcn Wooden Soldier.
arthur AIllcr, Reader. James Wilson
sussy ''Julgto BcIls. with Jsck Homer PIC
rbe-eampalgn for TIE salC Of Rcd Cross
CHRISTMAS STAMPS, conducted ~ the
pupils IL the Nss Csstlo schools undcr
thr diractlon of Miss Myrtle Bucnte,
ts=Acher Cf Home Economics. CrdCd ycs-
t.srdav While the quota set for New
Castle has not been rrachcd by far the
pupils have done COED work IN selling
SI4t-54 worth of sampe
The nrl1os ofT,n~d hv Nir~ ; ) Deemor
were ipur first pTige> 4 e. 50 cach, four
sfcund prlscs III $I cach, and one third
prtzc for s otIcrc,t 70 the High School, thc
Grades, and the colared school Tie report
docs not include the returns from TIE
c,,l1 red school, but iho prizee for the High
School and the Grade we're Won by the
following
Hca school frst prizc Miss Elsre
Walls eroond prlA Mss Esther Berry;
thir1 Mis- Helen Davidson
Grammar School ! irSt pnze, Frank
Rs~on. second. MIS- NloIui Colt; Pm
mar, school. frst pr5e. ARCHIE RennIc,
second HerbeH TohIn
4 Christmas carol Serlcr VII be held
20 Emmanuel Church ~ Christmas I've
q, 80 70 whlch tho puhic is invited. The
turch IS heinc trimmed very pr.ttily
iar tins servl07 90 Christmas Day tie
HoiN Commumor Ultl ~ celebrated 1T
SO % and again at y o clock The
party for the SUNDAY school and It's
iricnd, VIII bo held III the Parlsh House or
AiondaN evening, December .
" Tile beng towcc down the Delaware
rvtr ye>'er1aY afternoon a harrc collier
WIT "a carga u coal for Portland. Ne,
spraug a leak So VS. towed 70 This
CITY ~ tae = Il Z tug Carlisle. and an
c<f9rt was mad. To stop tie leak, but was
unsuccessful and ne boat w4s taken
IL Philadelphia
ThonlA, Williams r. Philadelphia spent
Yesterday visiting friends IL tins CITY
IStr.. hcIp has been employed 10 handle
the rust n he local poStodo
Mr. and Mrs Matthew Walz Of los
North Third street, New Castle. announce
81. sugaCcment of their daughter Mar
r4ret - MORTAL q Thornton. son Of
Sir and tn, lats Mrs Thomas Thorn
Tn ~ Ncw Church Virginia The
marrlap, vii take place N the early
summer
See Bndgawater FOR Jewelry ADV.
Private Garages FOR Rent Apply to
John Elcs Hotel Louise ADV
Christmas candies IN ] ?. ) ID boxes
a. " Ntlte Adv
Ch5cplAte-covcred nuts and candy TOYS
a. Ntue ADV
ilf sale Assortment of Xmas wrcaths
boN candies. rlatLre- nuts. fruits Of ali
kinds al. .ovs ~ CLAYTON store.-Ady
CECL COUNTY NOTES.