Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
NEWS Of THE DAY.
At new CASTLE
Madison Langston Charged With
Assaulting Richard McCasson
of Near Shawtown.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

| special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, Aug. 30.--Mrs Edward H
Naylor, chairman Of the Red Cross, hal
called meeting this evening to be helc
at the home Of Mrs. John II. Rodney
Tomorrow evening, twilight game o.
baseball will be played at Battery Parl
between the All-Stars team and thu
Madely team Of Wilmington.
| A sewing machine the property OF the
New Castle Red Cross, which was Dor.
rowed from the rooms of the New Century
building is still, missing.
George Truitt of Philadelphia was a
| weekend visitor.
| A. B.own Frazer of Sac. .amento Cali
! fornia, formerly resident OF this city is
| spending several days here.
G. Albert Pedrick and Edwin White, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend here.
: Florence Tcppin and Eva Gear are
spending one week at Denton, Md.
Vance T. Miller, of East Downingtown,
Mr.. and Mrs William Walton and daugh-
ters, Irma and Lillian of Pomeroy, Pa,
were Sunday visitors at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mitchell
= Mrs. Frank p. Pagan and grand-daugh-
ter Mary +. Fagan and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
T. Lindell and children of Wilmington
spent Sunday as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Chandler Gebhart.
Mrs. George I. Unger and Mrs. James
Doris have been spending week
at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harry J. Rothrock and daughter
Regina, were the weekend visitors with
Harry J. Rothrock at Easton, Pa.
Fifteen persons attended the dance at
Pennsville on Saturday evening,
The Joint Hall Committee and the
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United American Mechanics, Industry
knights of Pythias, Seminole Tribe No
40 Improved Order of Red Men and
Casar Rodney Chapter No. 8, Order OF
the Eastern Star viii meet on Thursday
evening in the lodge rooms of the Masonic
Hall Co, for the purpose of completing
the final arrangements for the renovatine
the lodge room.
John Gillespie foundry foreman at
the plant Of the Deemer Steel Casting
Co, has resigned and accepted q similar
position at the plant of the Midvale
Steel Co.
The members OF the Dorcas Society Of
the Nazareth NJ. Il. Church will meet on
Thursday afternoon at the church par
lors at , O'Clock.
Edward Jordan, employed at the plant
of the American Manganese Steel CO.,
had his right foot mashed Saturday.
James Smith Jr, WAS treated yester-
day by DIR. julius Dodd for an infected
heel OF the left foot
Madison Langston, was arrested on
Saturday evening for an alleged assault
on Richard McCasson at Shawtowp. The
case was heard yesterday before Mayor
George w Eckles and was continued
until this evening at O'Clock.
Leon Reed, was arrested on Saturday
evening by police officer Lenoir for dis
orderly conduct. The case was heard be-
fore Mayor George W. Eckles yester-
day and the defendant was dismissed
upon the payment Of the fine.
On account of the inclement weather
on Saturday, the bill game between the
Baldt plant and the Tacony plant at
Tacopy for the inter-companys plant
championship, was postponed. The game
viii be played on Thursday at Tacony.
George Burris. county road supervisor
has completed repairs to the planks on
the Dyke bridge.
Alfred L. Cochran, a motorman on the
New Castle trolley lines, on Saturday
evening gave lawn party at his home on
the New Castle road opposite the Stoeckle
Lane.
A swimming contest took place. on
Friday morning in the Delaware river. bet
ween, Joseph Keller resident of Phila-
delphia and John Nearing of Tacony,
employed In one-of the local steel mills.
The match was in the western channel
to the Battery beach shore distance
OF II mile. The race was won by Keller
Nearing swan but a few hundred feet
and was exhausted and wes helped into
batteau Another match will be arrang-
ed shortly by the two men for purse of
money.
Lester r. Payton of Philadelphia, was
weekend visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Engle, attended
the funeral of sister of Mr. Engle's
st Highbridge, Y. j., yesterday.
j. Ernest Phillips, who has been spend
ing two weeks at Bailey Island off the
coast OF Maine returned home yesterday
Greta Hance, is spending the week at
Atlantic City.
Marie Pennypacker Of Reading, is
spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Proud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wilhelmc, en-
tertained Mr., and Mrs, Rodney Price of
Wilmington. yesterday
Horace, the four year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John b. Proud, Jr, is confined
to his home with rheumatism