Evening journal., 1920-08-12
NEWSY GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Mrs. Hannah B. Vining Dies
of Paralysis After Busy
Life
DEMOCRATS TO
NAME DELEGATES
Special TO Tho Evening Journal.

Special to Tho Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Aug. i2-Alrs Han
nah Barrett Nining. 60 years old. a
lifelong resident Of this city died at
The home Of her daughter. Mrs Mary
r. Shaw. sos Delaware street. yester-
day afternoon. Mrs. Nining had been
IN apparently the best Of health un-
til she was stricken with paralysis on
Tuesday evening She was the daugh-
ter-in-law Of the late Beckey Vim
ing, who was the first resident under
taker OF this city. Mrs. Nining had
been a member Of the Methodist
Church, and had for the past four or
nNe years been a regular attendant.
She is survived by two daughters.
Mrs Mary p. Shaw. Of this city. and
Mrs. Benjamin sheppard. " Whining
ton. The funeral will take place from
the Shaw residence at o'clock SAT
urday afternoon. The Rev. J. Il.
Bicking. pastor Of the New Castle
Methodist Church. will be in charge
lntarment Will be in the Methodist
church yard.
A communication from officials Of
the two water companies, which fur
nish the city water supply. tO mem
bers Of City Council and Trustees Of
Tho Commons was received by Frank
dell JanVler. yesterday. The cOmpan-
les express their willingness TO meet
The two city bodies In joint session
TO discuss the water situation. 10
was said by a member Of Council
that the meeting would probably be
held next Monday.
Democrats OF This city will meet
next Monday evening in the Town
Hall TO select candidates for dele
gates and aliernates TO the Demo-
cratic state Convention The call was
issued by John r. LambsOn, chairman
Of the Democratic hundred commit
tee.
Committees Of the Dorcas Society
and the Baraca Class. Of the New
Castle Methodist Church, met last
evening In the Sunday school room
when arrangement for the festival 90
be held on the Baraca Fairgrounds,
Firm and Delaware streets, saturday
afternoon and evening were cOmplci-
ed. This festival is FOR the purpose Of
raising money 10 pay the remaining
debts incurred by the class In equip
ing the playground. While This
ground is free TO the children Of this
city, there is considerable expense
attached for the upkeep and the class
Is desirous Of the hearty support OF
an parents and friends ai these diff
ferent fetes.
Members OF the class give their tim
and labor in repairing and building
the different equipment and one mem-
Der Is always present to see that mo-
child Is injured or mistreated. This
movement is highly commended by
persons. who have noted the benefits
derived. in keeping The children on
The public streets There is one ihinc
badly needed. three large electric
lights as in the early hours Of the
evening it becomes too dark 20 prop
erly care for the little ones. City
Council will be requested 30 provide
these lights. An Official Of the play
ground said last night. that as The
grounds were practically a donation
on the part Of the class for public
use. the class felt that the city should
provide the necessary lighting
Owing to Interference by the wealth
or conditions last Tuesday evening. thi
baseball game between the Whining.
ton Gas Company team and The All
STAN Of the New Castle Industrial
League. was called on The teams
will play next Tuesday evening on
Battery Park diamond.
c. H. Morton's three-ton Mack mo-