Evening journal., 1920-10-04
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Quick Work by George T.
Tobin, Jr., Saves Home
From Flames
SCOUTS TO HOLD
FALL OPENING
.neclal Ii Th. ENenlne Innrnal.

action on the part Of George r. Tobn.
Jr.. .Nhai would likely have been
serious fire was prevented In his
toNc Yesterday afternoon. when be
rushed up,tSirs ai the call Of fis
small som Herbert, and found the bed
ard bednlng in one Of the rooms
aDlazc llf rolled the blazing mate
rial into a bundle and threw !. out
OF The wlnd0w, Mrs. TOD y slld a-t
evening. she had carried some
matches 90 the bedroom last Ihurs-
day evening. when the city lighting
plant Was closed down and laid them
on the bureau. William, three-year-
old son. got hold Of one OF the
matches and struck It on the door
frame. near the bed. igniting the bed
dinc The little fellow became be-
Vildercd on seeing the fire and was
standing watching The blaze when MS
faMtr appeared on the scene No
one was injured but a loss OF about
$500 was sustained
Tho IAN opening Of the local troop
Of Boy Scouts win be held In the old
Armory. Second and Delaware streets
next "Wednesday evening. heglnning al
73O o'clock Scoutmaster Edward II.
Naylor jr. has arranged an cNcclicni
pr0er3m. The activities Of the scouts,
according 10 the schedule for the Win
ter viii be more extensive Than ever
before
Al ihe meeting of the Athletic As
sociaiion OF The local plant of the
Penn -Scaboard steel Corporation held
al tho plant diningroOm last Friday
al noon. % was decided 10 hold the
nomination and election OF officers To-
morrow ai noon. r ] Dowd. Joseph
Hampton and James McDcNiil were
appointed a committee on nomina-
lions The company gave the assocla-
ton The use OF the old warehouse as
an athletic building. IN which 10 hold
its lnierpiant meets between basket
bail teams and practice games me
b1ndln- viii be properly fitted up
a. general athletic and assembly
room.
Elmer slack. farmer living near
Churchman's Bridge ran rusty nah
IN biz foot last Wednesday. and ap-
riicd home remedies Yesterday alleI-
moon me injury gave him so mucn
nain that Dr Julius D0dd was called
IN and found 70 badly infected.
large inciSion was made and ine
wound cleaned and cautcrized. Mr..
Slack is now confined 10 his home
as The result OF the Injury
lanes b. Lancaster or Delaware
street. found a bunch OF keys last
SATURDAY. and turned them over %
IHEN|AN bhINUs \ HANANNA ga Nt't'' t'"
tn school house door locks.
The New Castle Century Club clear
ed $50 on The bake held In the club
house last Saturday m0rnlne Nlhe
money raised Will be applied to The
deputy Great saohem Howard VII.
-flrim viii raise mp lhe chiefs Of
Seminole Tribe. No. ~ Improved
Order Of Red Men. tonight The or
ncers are. Prophet. Arthur Gibbs
sachcm Harry BaAe; senior sycamore
Nathaniel a. Watson; Junior saga
more William Proud The appolntiNe
officers Of the organization VIII hl
appointed ihls evening.
Several ~ The younger folk of INC
town attended Ne dance given In th'
auditorium Eleventh and Madison
streets. Wilmington, last Frlda,
evening
Large numbers of members Of 81
Peters r.. G.. Church are attending
the October devotional services Whicl
Will continue during the month.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
Matthew Walz of Second street ar
conrraiulaiing them on the birth O
a hahy girl.
Captain George w Duncan. O
Second street found a bunch Of key
last week while walking on Ihir
street
Detectives Mccoy and McDaniell
Of Wilmington. took Elmer Wallni
OF this city. 90 Wilmington Salurda
night. he WAS arrested on a Warran
issued out OF the Municipal Ccnlr
Wilmington. by Oflcer Lenolr. las
Saturday. charged with failure
comply with a non-support order q
fhr court He was $50 in the rear
Wallace Cannon. has been III "a
several days.
George Burris. road supervisor, wa
compelled % repair the flooring d
The Christiana bridge yesierda.
owing 10 several large trucks hreakln
number Of planks IN It on Saiurda
afternoon.
Steel Plant was washed out DN IN
Storm OF last week. Il is being n
paired today.
Tho Emmanuel 4. 4. viii hold
meeting IN the parish house tomoi
row evening when officers VIII 4
eI cicd FOR the ensuing year Furiht
Plans FOR ihc basketball season "
b. discussed and a team organized
represent the organization in tl
winter sport
TAIL0RS 0F Quality. Rubenstc
and Barkowsky have opened a me-
tailoring shop al ii5 Delaware stree
City Council will hold It's month";
meeting tomorrow evening in ih
mayors office. in the old Court HOus
The Trustees OF the Commons wi
hold their monthly meeting In On
Comnnns hamh' o. '0rorro'y 80
ning. when reports OF the invesliga
ilpn and adjustment OF the renumer;
ton 90 be received by them becaus
oi the cncroachmcnts OF the Slal
Highway lommission IN the cor
struction OF the new road along eel
tain properties belonging 90 the cll
q Nm clsile and in ihe custody
The officers recently elected BY Il
duSiry Counc 40 - Jr. -. \
Viii be inducied into ofice bv n
authorized paS councillor Tuesd.
evening.
ST. Johns Lodge, A. +. & A. NJ "a
meet Wednesday evening in Masol
Temple. in the semi-mOnthly sessil
Friendship Lodge, A. o. u. w, y
meet in the old Town Hall on Thu
day evening.
The weekly meeting OF Adelp
Lodge. Knights Of Pyihias. will
held in Masonic Temple Friday e
ming. t+..
The members OF the local branch
the W0men's Christian Temporal
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