Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Death Of Mrs. Lydia Pierce, IS
Years Old, at the Home of Her
Cousin. Mrs. ]. B. Manlovc.

SpeciaI Correspondence To Every Evening
New Castle, Nov IL Mrs. Lydia
Pierce. aged IS years, cousin of Mrs.
John Il. Manlove, who resides on West
Fifth street, died yesterday afternoon at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Is.
Manlovc after an illness OF several months.
Funeral services will he held on Thurs
dav morning at II o'clock Mt her late
residence, in charge Of Rev J. X. Bicking,
pastor Of the New Castle NJ. T.. Church.
Intermcnt will hc private.
Last evening both the arc and incan-
descent lamps were out Of service through
out the city during the entire evening.
Several fuses on the main lines were
burned out. caused bv short circuited
wires which came IN contact with the
high voltage wires, caused by the high
winds
The social which was 10 have taken
place last evening III the pnriors 81 the
New Castle Century Club was postponed
until tins evening on account OF ciectrlc
current being shut off During the evening
bridge whist and 500 will bc played, and
after the games refreshments VIII be
served The committee iF charge COM
prises Miss Bertha lamhson, Mrs Ma
tilda Van Trump and Miss Elizabeth
Ilghtncr
lra pulinq az West Sixth street has
purchased the property Of Frank Hewlett,
adiolninu the newlv-constructed home OF
The latter The purchaser is having eX-
tcnSvc alterations made and expects to
occupy Il the latter part OF thus week.
The property vacated hy MIR Duling was
purchascd l,v W Cortlandt Pindcr, who
with hl4 hrldc Will occupy 1t the latter
part 81 January
Twenty members 81 Adclphia Lodge,
Knights of PvthiaS, last evening VISITED
Cnlanthia Lodge Of Wilmington.
Tomorrow evening the supper under
the auspices of the Parish ('uild OF I'M
manuel Church. viii begin ~ 80 and
hast until : S0 Persons who desire thelr
.a.ppcr> sent out must call before . o clock
On Friday evening the members ot
td,lnhla Lodge will entertain Lafayette
Calanthla Oriental and Washington
lodges Of Wilmington and Riverside
Lodge oi Pcnnsvlile.
I he following extracts from lf"l.
Hcur, l. Snavelv'S address to the gram
mar school teachers OF the state last
Frlda1 convey "a definite impression as 7"
some of his policies in the administration
81 he local schools OF all the SUBJECTS
fought IA uur schools history . the least
understand. the least appreciated, And INC
least cfIccntlv taught and studied tIS-
,ar, includes everything that human
bc,nes cvcr have thought or done and
everything that ever has happened to
them It deals not only with the relgns
Of kings and queens, the !ntugues "i
mobiles tho administrations q presidents
the message and enforcement Of laws, tut
al>a with the creation of art, the invcn-
,,,n anJ t,se If machinery and the thoughts
act,,Itie> and conditions q that great
mass II tcllcrs IN the ordinary walks Of
bfc whose obscure but significant exploits
uspaln are unrememhercd and unsung
In EXPLANATION of the meaning Of HISTORY
i r.rartlcall1 a administration OF rs pTac
real value Wc constantly deal with ideas
customs and institutions whose roots h'
IN the remote pas; hut. if We are 20 dea
with them most lntellgently We mus
know Their history Our schools and on
industries may develop millions Of highly