Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Many Visitors Spend the Fourth
With Friends and
Relatives.
Special Correspoudence of Every Evening

special Correspondenc. of Every Evening
New Castle. July 6.-Louis Happeisce
VI Camden, y. j., while driving a Ford
nllided with another car driven by Fred.
,rick Walls. bearing Pennsylvania license
l72-le5 yesterday morning at the corner
III Fourth aud Delaware. BY the quick
action of both drivers neither of the cars
we're damaged 10 any great extent.
pn Sunday morning on the river road
lust below Dobbinsville. motorcycle
rallided with an automobile. Both OF the
yehirles ran into ditch along the road.
Weston Bender suffered burns on the
icft hnnd YESTERDAY while lighting the un-
eNplnded powder of firecracker.
julius SIM. the FIVE year old son of
Italian parentage of Sl5 Clayton street
while PLAYING in the street with COM
panions was struck in the head with a
brick and received a severe scalp wound.
Francis Kelly son of MIR. and Mrs.
John Kelly and Charles Mcbride son Of
MIR and Mrs. Peter Mcbride both of the
Eighth Grade of the parochial school, in
a recent examination, passed with even
honors and both received n scholarship
to the Jesuit College of Philadelphia.
4 peach party will be given by the MEM
hers OF the Probationers Class Tuesday
evening. The Baracca Class will begin
Tuesday evening 10 fnx up the lot on
Fifth street for playground Tor the chill
dren.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Baptist
Church, will hold meeting at the home
Of Mrs. William Megginson near Rose Hill
on Wednesday evening at 2.
Group canvassers of the Nj. +. Church
will meet Immediately after the prayer
service Wednesday.
John Mcdaniel in an endurance race
swan fifty feet under water Clarence
Preston a5 feet and Leonard Comerford
81 feet.
Heavy truck traffic has broken boards
on the bridge over Red Lion Creek and
over the dyke.
Miss Catherine Walls daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Walls celebrated her fourth
birthday yesterday.
Rev. John X. Bicking preached over the
body of John Thompson at the under
takers establishment of Harry Nichols.
The Industrial Council No. 25 Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. provided pallbearers.
James Bennet and Leslie Walls camped
az Riverview Beach, Pennsville, n. j.,
over the weekend.
The Dorcas Society will meet in the
sunday school rooms Thursday afternoon
at 2.
The new engine OF the Good Will Fire
Co. No. | was given q pressure test on
Delaware street wharf Saturday.
Two hundred and seventy five machines
passed the corner OF Second and Chest
aut street yesterday between 7.40 and
: clock.
Andrew Mitchell and Charles Fleming
took party Of young people to Augustine
Beach yesterday IN truck. Enroute they
passed - machines broken down.
Many children are Ill with high fevers.
The doctors blame some OF the cases to
ihe eating Of unripe fruit and Others to
.he water.
The strawberry festival given by the
Dorrls society for the organ fund Friday
evening netted $50.
Mrs r. W Pinder who recently under
went serious operation In the Methodist
hospital and has been very sick is slight
IN improved.
Edward II Naylor and Douglas Proud
who padded down 70 Camp Cesar
Rodney near Chesapeake City on the
third have returned.
Mrs Victoria Wise and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Andrew and daughter Gertrude
lf Philadelphia spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs Peter G.. Madden.
Mrs. G. J. Unger of this city is visiting
friends in New York.
Vim. J. Burris of Newark is visiting
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cripps spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dalby
MIR and Mrs. Robert Engler have re-
turned from their honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gallagher are enter
'sining their daughter, Mrs. Vera Weaver,
n Canton, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Everhart owners of ,
he Everhart Chocolate Co. of Baltimore,
who have been touring Canada and the /
North West, are being entertained by |
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dantzer and son
Edward Of New York are visiting Mr. and
Nrs. Grover Ingle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Blackburn near
his city are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
,hsncha of Carney's Point.
Miss Hazel Switzerland of Lincoln
Sity is visiting her aunt Mrs. Harry Ly-
lam OF Baldton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Challenger spent |
be weekend with friends in Philadelphia. |
Theresa Shearer of Philadelphia and |
Mrs. John Eshrick of Baltimore were
by Miss Elizabeth Toner |
Allen Mcdonald spent the week end in |
Quskertown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hatton and |
laughter of Seaford are visiting Mr.. and |
Mrs. Irving Jones.
Mrs. Vaughan Lancaster has returned /
rom two weeks visit to her home in /
Sewell n. j.
Nictrolas and Records. ds.-Bridgewate
ADV.
"We wish TO thank Rev. Bicking, of the
fethodist Church, New Castle, and the
,embers OF the Junior Order of the Ameri-
an Mechanics, New Castle, for their