Evening journal., 1920-11-29
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Water Situation Will be De-
cided at Meeting Thurs
day Night
MAY BUY PLANTS
NOW OPERATING
snecIaI % the EvenIng journal.

DltCinl 10 Vie ENtHllk JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Nov. 29.-Nhether
the city purchases the two water
plants, supplying this city, from The
present owners or build an ent re
new plant viii probably be decided
Thursday evening at 430 o'clock at
The special meeting called BY presi-
dent Of Council -Stoops, at the request
OF the officials and several bond hold
crS Of the companies, who have s gni-
fled IN ir Intentions OF attending.
several members Of The local Board
OF Health. say they have been I'M
justly critic zed because Of the water
5 tuation. They say they have re-
queSted Information from the Slate
BOARD OF Health, as 10 what method
they should pursue 30 max the wa
ter III 10 drink The State Board says
The power Of The local board is
meagre. but they can shut the supply
\ on. If their requests are not compiled
with. This would leave the residents
Without any wafer supply, said one
Of the board members. "and We would
be cutting of our noses TO spite our
faces, which we did not consider JUS
lifahle."
we are going 10 act now on our
own init ative this time, and see of
we can not act In some decisive man
ner In the matter. We do not propose
to put matters of any longer. We
VIII either buy the present plants aud
put them in proper shape or erect
new ones WHh an adequate supply OF
pure wafer" President SiOOps and
Councilman Walls statod. which was
approved by Othlr members OF COun-
ell and board Of health
Mrs. Lille Wise. wife Of John S
Wse. 81 West Fifth street, died at
her home. yesterday morning at
o'clock, following an Illness Of two
weeks About two weeks ago she suf-
fered a cerebral hemorrhage causing
slight stroke OF paralysis. followed
by a second hemOrrhage and more
severe stroke yesterday morling, re.
sulting IN her death. Mrs Wise was
before her marriace, Miss Lille Siaats
OF smyrna. She was a member Of the
FirsA Presbyterian Church OF TINS
city. The Rev 5. Bcatiie Wylic, VIII
conduct the funeral services neXl
"Wednesday afternoon al 2 O'Clock
from The late home ot-the deceased
lnterment Will be private in the Pres
byterian Cemeiery.
The pall bearers win be Edward
Eagle. Edward n. Naylor. james l.
Bacon. Irving Jones, George II. To
bin and j. Frank Nregg nson. Mrs
Wise Is survived by her husband, and
two daughters. the Misses irene and
Alice. She has two sisters, Mrs. w
Garden and Miss Ida Staais, Of philai
delphia. and three hhlherS, David
Stats. Of Pittsburgh and Messrs. Ed
ward and Ralph Stats. OF Smyrna.
Clara Hook, one-year-old Negro In.
FAINT, Of ButtonwOOd, died at her hons
last Saturday and will be inferred II
the cemetery al Farnhurst today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Deakyne. Mrs
James r. Challenger, Miss Mary nea
kyne and Miss Cordelia neakyne vii
attend the funeral OF Thomas Jones a
Smyrna Landing today.
Frank dell. Janvler, president Of III
Trustees OF the Commons. has calle
special meeting OF the T'rustees 10
this evening, 10 consider the leaslnl
OF Commons farm for 1921. Tn
meeting Is 10 be held In the Commons
Chamber al s O'Clock.
special meeting OF the Caesar Rod
ney Chapter No. 2, Order Of Eastern
Stars which was % have been held
Thursday evening next has been post
poned until Saturday evening. owing
to death in ih- family OF one Of the
officers.
Mrs. NJ. p. Phillips. president OF the
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Mrs Lewis y EiiasOn, Miss Nan Dun
san, Miss Elsie Black, Mrs Henry
Kite and Miss Bertha Lamhson. mem
( bers Of the club are continuing the
work started last year Of teaching
The wives Of f0reignborn residents of
this city, the ways OF their American
sisters. These women are giving two
70 three hours each Tuesday after
noon % The work. for which they re-
cfiNo no remuneration. The two
Americanization Schools az Shawiowr
and DohbinsNille Tor men are now
Norkine four nights week under
fhe instruction Of local school teach
crs There are ten Italian and onl
French woman under instruction II
ne home classes and AZ men az M
D0bhInsyilie and % al the Shawiowi
school. making a total Of 81 pupils h
sll the Americanizaiion schools
tn cars ~ The Wilmington an
Philadelphia Traction Company On
route from Fourth and Marko
streets % Delaware City, for the pas
four DAYS have. al high water. bee
unable 10 get farther than the Re
Lion Creek c7useway iresiie worl
because N the tracks being suh
merged Yesterday many auiomobil
lists were compelled 90 turn back %
reaching the causeway. while a r.,
of the venturesome passed throuc
The two foot or more OF water. Ma
flooded the causeWay.
Tuesday being 81 Andrews Da,
services will be held in Immanul
Church at go o'clock
The Rt Rev. Philip Cook. n n
bishop Of the diocese Of Delawar
made his first official visit 10 m
local parish yesterday and celebrate
Holy Communion and preached a SCI
mon. a capacity congregation nlle
the church and were individually Il
troduced TO the bishop by the recto