Evening journal., 1920-11-20
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Proposition to Build Water
and Light Plant Being
Considered
MASKED PARTY
Is POSTPONED
snocIal to ma EnenInr Ionrnal

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 2O.-The pur-
chasing OF tne plants supplying lig9i
and watcr to tho city or the build
ne &; an enirg.y new plant depends
upcr the acceptance or reoctloa Of
Tic offer made by City Council to
the Delaware Wafer Improvome a. and
the New Castle Water Companies last
week Of $4,000 for the pres mt plants.
This offer was forwarded TO the Of
iiolals Of the company and a special
meeting has been called by President
or Council John T. StO0ps for next
Monday. evening at 8 O'Clock TO ap-
prove The offer.
An offer to sell the plants TO the
! city for $4,000 was made by the
companies several days ago. rlris
amount is considered by members OF
Council entirely too high A nbem-
Der ol City Council says William
KINNEY, city engineer, will be re-
qu,5iCd TO make an estimate OF The
cosl To the 0ity for the erection Of
an entirely new plant. This esti-
mat VIII be submitted 10 Council
within Two weeks, by which time II
the Oifer OF the Council 10 the water
COMPANIES Is ciher rejected or not
ifard from, the plans for new
plant VIII be prepared and further
nesOlatlGn with The two companies
called OF.
AgAnes Helen Steel. nine-months-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Steel,
of 60i Gymer street. died at her
home Yesterday following an illness
of pneumonia. The funeral servbce
VIII be held in ST. Peters r.. C.
Church Monday. The Rev. Fred
erick V. Campbell will be In charge.
lnlerment VII be In st. Peters
cemetery.
The many complaints received by
City Council concerning tlAa made
quaie water supply 30 various sub
scribers. have caused an ultimatum
TO be. sent TO the water cOmpany's
officials TO make immediate repairs
~ II will be done by the order of
| Council and bin deducted from the
ciiy's water rents.
The Rev. George r Street. pastor
Of The First Baptist Church. married
Charles o. WoOien, OF Baltimore, Md.
\ and Miss Anna NJ. Berkns, OF VIII
mngton, at the Baptist parsonage
last sunday afternoon.
Caesar Rodney Chapter, No g..
Order Of Eastern Star, were cOmpelld
10 postpone the masked party. which
was to have been qiven In the old
Armory last eV1nlng, owing 10 no
| heat in the building and the many
sick members OF the order. Arrange
mcnts W being made for a musical
and reoital 10 be given by the order
in the Opera House. Thursday even
ing, December i6. Miss Grade Sage
an elocutlonst and a vocal instru-
mental artist. will be the star "a
q. traction OF the evening She will
produce My Country Cousin
J Mrs. Clara l.. Z MN rcan. wh0 was
sent 10 the Homeopathic Hospital b,
Or, Julius nodd. the FIRST Of this week
b was successfully operated on yester
D. day afternoon.
q Miss Kate Cahlll, housekeeper 10
E the Rev Frederick v Campbell. pas
tor Of St. Peters r. c. Church. VIII
J was taken suddenly IN at the parisl
) house last week. has been removed {,
, lho home Of her sister. Mrs. Franl
J Scott. iii South Union street, VIII
minglon.
The announcement OF the weddinl
OF Miss Agnes Mowhray, daughter oil
the Rev A. S. Mowbray, Washngton
ID c., and Thomas Farnsworth. Hart
ford, Conn, which took place last
week. was received by friends here
yesterday. Miss MOWbray was wei
known here, having frequently beer
the guest OF the Misses Mary ant
II C0rdelia Deakyne Miss Mowbray re.
Gently returned from overseas, where
she was connected with the Y. NJ. C
A. Il was during her service ir
\ Europe that she met Mr. FarnswOrlh
III LhfrhurN .f IN Dol
! ton. has been confined TO her hOm,
for several days, suffering with az
, infected gland Dr. Brice 5. Wallet
has been in attendance.
? About $3.50 was cleared by thl
) Ladies' Aid Society. OF the Lebanon
] I'M b. Church, Red Lion, at their re
. cent supper.s
q At the lmmanuel Episcopal Churcl
b tomorrow the usual services will b
q eonducted by the Rev. Joseph N
;. carp. rector. Holy communion vii
d be administered at 7O O'Clock in th
morning Morning prayer. holy bar
e tism and sermon will be at i03
n O'Clock. Al 7.30 o'clock the recto
e will conduct the evening prayer ser
r vice and preach.
u Special services have been arrange
n for the following sunday, in In
u manuel church, which is known a
II the First Sunday In Advent. Their
n Will be a corporate holy commune
.e for men only, at 730 o'clock in th
morning. followed by breakfast an
conference in the parish house.
1880 o'clock there will be a corpo
" ate holy communion for women men
lf hers only.
she New CASTLE Methodist Churc
a. will sneak tOmOrroAV mornfnc
ly 1890 O'Clock, on The DemOiac," SUI
~ day school and Baraca class "
meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
as the evening, at o'clock the Epwor
rs League Will meet In the sunday SchO
N ROOM and at 130 o'clock the past
MI will speak on "rh. Pilgrim Spirit
,d The uncertainty OF the temperatu
- Of iha auditorium has been oVercon
40 The trouble was with the furnaC
- which was romedied and proper ter
perature is now a certainty.
All services In the Finst Bapti
.. Church tomorrow will be as usug
~ conducted by the pastor The Re
~ GeOrge r. Street. In the morning n
I, pastor will speak on our lnaitail
!, able Possibilities and In the eveniI
q the subject Will be Men Withol
,,i Heart"
?" The usual services win be conduc
ed in the First Presbyterian ChurS
by the pastor. the Rev 5. Beatl
Wiley, tomorrow.
Is About 30 memb rs OF Washingtt
j. Oriental and Lafayette LOdgs
@. knights OF pythias, were entertain,
Is hy The members Of Adelphia Lodg
;, No 8. X. OF p, at their lodge roo
y last evening A communication Of r
Ie gret was received from Riversi'