Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-31
NEWS or THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Youths Steal Auto; Owner Gives
Chase in Friends Car and
Receivers Property.


| New Castle, July 81 Lee Davidson Of
State Road had his runabout stolen yester-
| day afternoon by youths. Mr.. Davidson
| visited the store of George Davis Of Bear
| The youths, who we're strangers, had been
loa6ng about Bear station and seeing
| Mr.. Davidson leave his car they jumped
| in il and went off. The owner Of the car
| on coming out OF the store and finding
his ear missing called Clayton Appleby.
who was passing at the time in his ear and
they went i'm pursuit The youths, who
were between the age Of IL and " and
| poorly clad. were going down the road
which leads from Bear at rapid gait On
/ reaching Rogers Corner they found II I'M
| possible TO turn and ditched the car and
made for a nearby woods. Mr.. Appleby
and Mr.. Davidson came along after and
gave chase but the lads had made good
their escape. The men pulled the car out
! of the ditch and gave the police com
! plcte description of the boys
| About 100 firemen of the city OF Phila-
phia accompanied by the police band
| paid their annual visit to New Castle
Yesterday afternoon. They came on tho
! police and fire boat Ashbridge arriving at
| Delaware street wharf about / O'Clock
and were met by the Good Will Fire Go.
! No. ! with their 3 in fire engine. The
men marched up 10 the court house where
| they were addressed by Mayor Eckles.
Following the address and accompanied
| by the mayor and police Of this city, the
! fireman marched down Delaware to Sixth
| and then to South where they visited
/ the fire house While inspecting the new
| FIRE apparatus of the Good WIZ Fire Go.
| they commended the new equipment.
J.. Hcaru. who was hit bv n broken
emery wheel. suffered severe lacera-
tons Of the face.
Thomas Hoffman had a pirce Of steel
removed from his left eye
At meeting Of the official board Of
Nazareth NJ. =. Church held last evening.
IL was decided TO purchase the ground
used for the Baraca playground at any
price that Mrs. David Stewart tn cowncr
agreed upon
In one Of the ceanest and closest ball
games the Wilmington Fibre Speciality
Co was defeated by the Penn Seaboard
team by score Of 20 Wright. pitcher
for Fibre, pitched an excellent game, allow
ing but four hits having hnc support back
OF him Although the Fibre knocked the
Penn Seaboard pitcher for I singles they
were scattered and brought no results.
The Penn Seaboard team also played ex-
ceilent ball. not having an error. and al
though they only knocked out hits
they came when needed The follow
ing is tbe score by innings.
Wilmington Fl
bre 90 900 o o. i
Penn Seaboard 0 o o o o 2 4 o.
Batteries Reed G Wright p. Thomp-
son G. Miller, D.
Rev. ] X. Bicking gave An Illustrated,
lecture in Trinity Church Of Wilmington
last evening
/ VIM f.. Linton and Co Of Wilmington
/ have received the contract for painting.
/ the auditorium of Nazareth VI r church
The sermon subject at Nazareth NJ. +.
| Church tomorrow will be, morning, | a.
m. Sinai and Calvary, evening p. m,
| Three Steps 10 Forgiveness.
There will be no preaching service in the
Baptist Church tomorrow morning As the
pastor Rev Geo Street viii preach IN the
second Baptist Church Of Wilmington.
The Bible service viii be held at 10
/ o'clock. The evening services at 80
viii consist Of the observance OF the Lord :
Supper with reception Of new members.
Barton Hopkins Of the Rodney Farm
OF State road threshed MS wheat yester-
day and got about 35 bushels per acre.
James Mcmahon OF state Road also
threshed yesterday and got the same
results
Edna CranstOn returned home yester-
day after a two weeks visit with friends
In Collingswood. " J She was accom-
panied by Elsie Huith Of Colllngswood
who viii spend few days with her
Hettv Coffin Of Berlin Md. l. visiting
Mrs + " Cranston OF State Road
Mrs Lydia Syntmeyer OF Bear station
is visiting friends in Wilmington.
Richard Appleby OF State Road Is visit
ing friends in Philadelphia.
John Wallace is visiting Chestertowr
and Suttlersville friends
Harry Wallace Oakley Eskridge anc
James Wilson left today for week
stay at Camp Caesar Rodney
Mrs VIM Newlove and children an
spending few DAYS At Atlantic City.
Harry Timms. formerly a resident 0
this city now of Wilmington has beer
the guest Of friends.
slctroias and Records. Brldgewater'
ADV
Rich maple and vanilla creams With
walnuts filberts and Brazil nuts, S9c 10
+. Challenger * Son, Prescription Phar
macists Adv.
Lost: On Sunday last gold cuff button
containing initial J. old English. Reward
if returned to James d. McPike.-Adv.