Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
William Wcggenmann, Recently
Married, Takes Railroad Posi-
ton in California.
Special Correspond ence of Every Evening

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New Castle, August 4-Mr and Mrs
William s. Wcggenmann, who recently
were married, are making Their home IN
San Francisco, where the groom has secur-
cd n position with the Southern Pacific
Railroad Co, ms head steel blower in the
Steel Department, in Yolo county. The
couple are much pleased with the West.
They have been guests of Charles Lem
berger and family, relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Denney s. Cavender, who accompanied
them to their new home have returned
TO their home in Douglas, Arizona. MIR
| Weggenmann was formerly connected
with the Deemer Steel Casting Co. ms
steel blower.
William o. Denny has rendered his
resignation as manager Of the New Castle
baseball team. He has been unable to
receive sufficient funds to carry on the
Saturday games and often was compelled
to go into his pocket in order TO defray
the visiting teams expenses The diamond
at Battery Park is not fenced In and only
part of the expenses were met by taking up
collections mountsreceivedwere very
small Many of the fans regret the man
ager giving up his duties Mr. Denny will
still continue TO manage the All-Stars Of
the Industrial League.
The Dorcas Society of Nazareth NJ r..
| Church will hold its regular meeting to-
morrow evening Mt Z o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Megginson ut the
| Hermitage Farm. A full attendance is
requested.
Patrick Sullivan. formerly Of this city.
but now Of San Francisco, has been the
guest Of his brothers, sisters and friends
! here, after an absence of 25 years The
visitor departed for his home Yesterday.
! Elizabeth Nuttall Of Chester Pa, who
died on Monday. will be buried in the
/ PRESBYTERIAN cemetery tomorrow The
/ deceased and her parents were former resi-
/ dents here.
James Il Sullivan Of Washington is
/ the guest Of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
/ Mrs Michael J Rcedy of 245 East Fifth
street
Mr.. and Mrs Abraham Ingram FL
/ mer and John Ingram, Miss Clara In
/ gram. Clarence Blackburn Of lIare's
/ Corner, William Ginger and son William
/ Jr, of Norwood, Pa Miss Alice Clark
Of Bruce's Corner. Vaughan Watson ~
Chester, Pa. Mae Ingram and Mary
Blackburn of Hares Corner and May Nc
Dpwell Of this city motored on Sunday 10
Betterton, Md.
At meeting Of the City Council
last evening only the routine business was
transacted Following is the city treasur-
er's report uf taxes received from George
Allen smith, City Clerk: For year 1918.
s57. 30: 1919, S3l7 46: 1920, $4,000:
total s3,S75.5l; from Board Of Educa-
ton for coal for one half OF the Court
House. $50 25; fines from the mayor,
s.: license 81, rent for the Western
Union Building on the wharf, 1884.
City Council and the trustees Of the
Commons will hold JOINT meeting to-
night when a representative OF the hitter
company asked TO bid for repairing the
old filters is expected to be present.
The Board of Education, represented by
| Jacob Speieher and George I. Tobn, presi
dent and vice-president respectively, met
/ with City Council last evening and agreed
/ to pay one half of the coal bill for the heat
! ing of the Court House Council agreed 70
1 hold a special session next Saturday be-
! tween and at the Good VIII fire house
1 for the purpose of inspecting the house
/ and arranging for repairs TO the pavement.
| A spent bullet, dun DUN copper
/ covered missile, passed through window
! pane in the sash of the third story back
room of house here on, Monday at noon.
/ The room is used by Mrs. John Jester,
mother of Mrs. John Barnes of Fourth
/ street, as a sewing room Mrs. Jester had
| a few minutes before left the room to go
/ down to lunch. The family had sat down
! TO the table when Mrs. Barnes heard the
! sound of falling glass and she went up
stairs and found the bottom pane broken
/ and on looking around discovered the
/ bullet on the floor From the break i'll the
/ glass it was thought the bullet was fired
| from long distance. The absence of Mrs.
Jester was fortunate. Had she been sitting
where she had spent the morning she
would have been injured. The matter
was placed in the hands of the police.
Samuel Sibley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Walter Sibley, who suffered a dislocated
| and broken elbow by falling off the run
ming board of an automobile near his home
was taken to the Delaware Hospital where
| the fracture was reduced and the arm set
/ by Dr. J. A. Draper. The youth was taken
/ to the hospital by DIR. Booker.
Mr. and Mrs S l.. Speacher are being
congratulated on the birth of a daughter
/ and Mr. and Mrs. Arther Cravath on the
birth of son.
| The State Child Center, at Sixth and
/ South streets, will be open for inspection
next Monday between 10 O'Clock in the
morning and in the afternoon. There
will be a formal opening later.
! The American Ma ganese Steel base
ball team will play St. Marys team, lead
ers of the Catholic Twilight League at the
Battery Diamond, tonight.
The Citizens Building Loan will meet
next Monday.
The weekly prayer service of the NJ. Z.
Church will be held tonight.
The Red Lion Nj. +. and Bear NJ +.
Sunday school will picnic at Augustine
Beach tomorrow.
W. S. Burris of Bear has placed coat
of stucco on the exterior of his garage.
Mrs. j. r. Bicking left today for Lam
easter, Pa, where she will visit Miss
Sarah Bartholomew.
Misses Mary Biggs and Jennie Gross
of this city are spending week visiting
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs John Tobin
of Millington, Md
Miss Mary Wilson of Millington, Md,
is spending week with Miss Laura
Harrington of Bear
Miss Susia Diehl of WILMINGTON snan+