Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-04
NEWS OF The DAY
At new CASTLE
Three Year Old Boy Has Marrow
Escape From Death; Personal
and General Notes.

Special Correspondents OF Every Evening
| New Castle, May 4.-Robert Kcc, aged
| 3 years son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
| b. 1Nee, proprietor Of the Kcc Garage, was
slightly injured yesterday afternoon. being
dragged by an automobile. The little
fellow was playing under the machine in
| his fathers garage, and the owner Of
the car. not knowing that the boy was
underneath, ran the car out Of the garage.
The sweater of the boy caught on one OF
the grease cups Of the steering rod and he
! was carried a distance Of 500 yards before
| the chauffcurs attention vas called to an
object ctunderneath his car by the owner OF a
| south bound machine. About this time
the stitches Of the sweater gave way and
| dropped the boy to the ground. He was
carried to the Office of DIR. lewis Booker,
| who found that he was suffering from a
slightly scratched lip and not otherwise
injured.
A large number attended the card party
held last evening in the parlors Of the New
Century Club. The games were bridge and
500 Many from Wilmington were in at
tendance AT the close Of the games re-
freshments were served.
Tomorrow an army recruiting party
will be at the postofficc until 4 o'clock.
They are from the station in Wilmington.
Next Sunday in the Nazareth M. +.
Church, Mothers day will be observed
Special music by the members of the
Senior and the Junior choir will be render
ed.
The meeting Of the Woncn's Christian
Temperance Union will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Sara
Atkinson.
The catch of shad Yesterday was con-
siderably better that for several days.
The highest number brought III was 40
by Molten G, Rogers and Harry Munson:
the next highest was John Pustill, who
caught 40. Rogers was successful in land
ing buck sturgeon.
The meeting of the members of the
! New Castle Trustees of the Commons
will be held this evening at 8 o'clock.
The bake at Challenger's pharmacy
Saturday morning by members Of Dor
cas- Society was well patronized The sale
netted over $40 which will be applied to
improvements To the church.
The Dorcas Society of the Nazareth
NJ +. Church will meet on Thursday after
noon in the church parlors at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wcrtz Of the
Strand are being congratulated upon the
arrival of son.
James Hadley, who has charge OF the-
car barn of the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Co, at the New Castle
power house, was burned on the left hand,
the result Of short circuit.
Albert Cochran, a motorman Of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Co, lost his Ford touring car on Saturday
evening while he WAS taking in the show
at The Playhouse. The car was parked in
front Of the amusement place and the
KEY was left in the machine. He immediate
ly notified the police department, but
up to the present time the thieves and the
machine are still at large.
Miss Greta Holiday of Delaware City
spent the weekend as the guest of Miss
Elizabeth Madden.
Miss Anna Davidson spent the week
end visiting relatives and friends in New
York. Mrs. Howard Davidson and son
Edward are spending the week visiting
relatives in New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Barnes Of Second
street spent the weekend as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. David McCallister, OF
Philadelphia.
The Gillette raxor, the new big seller,
$500 f. Challenger and Son, Prescription
Pharmacists.-Adv.