Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1920-12-28
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Council is Still Negotiating
For Purchase of Water
Companies
OFFER $4,000
IN CITY BONDS
Special to The Evening Journal.

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Companies, last night. and refused the
last offer made by the companies.
A communication from A. j. Ncager,
representative Of both companies,
read last night, stated bond holders
would be willing 10 accept cash Of
fer Of $4,000 for everything except
the outstanding bills due the compan-
ies al the time OF sale, and the city
was 10 stand whatever legal expense
would be incurred in the cOnsumma-
ton OF the deal
Council by motion, decided 10
change the first offer made for the
plants OF $1,000 without any cOndi-
lions attached, but the turning over OF
The plants 90 the city. The new OFFER
is That the bond holders OF the COM
panies accept city bonds as payment
m full for the said purchase. These
bonds would bear D II per cent. in
terest.
Members OF Council indicated last
night, that they are about ready 10
cease all negotiations and make ar
rangemenis with the city engineer 20
construct a new water plant Tie
next meeting of COlncil will be Tues
day evening. January a, at which
time final consideration OF the ques-
ton will be given.
Before final action is taken. there
there will be a referendum vote on
the question.
Many residents, both old and young,
are ill with pneumonia. NOtWith-
standing The numerous cases Of in
health throughout the city, there has
been very few cases Of contagious
diseases. There are several cases OF
whOOping cough, and that alone Is
the only known contagious disease al
this time.
The annual Christmas entertainment
by the Emmanuel Episcopal Sunday
ShOol will be held in the parish
house this evening. Mrs. Frank dell
lanyior, who has made arrangements
for the entertainment, has provided an
elaborate program which is a repro
ductiOn OF an English Christmas in
England in the Middle Ages. Several
members Of The sunday school Will
take part in the program. following
which there will be a distribution Of
candy and oranges.
The collections taken at the Christ
mas Day services at Emmanuel Church
for The relief Of the starving children
OF Europe, amounted TO S2i2 This
amount Is entirely separate from the
many promises given by the parish
ers Of the church to provide for the
maintenance OF at least one OF these
children. Several members have al
ready contributed their $40 or more
as required for the fulfllment Of this
obligation.
FOR RENT-Small apartment, in
Guiding heat, light and hot water.
| jefferson Apartments.
Francis Price, formerly connected
with the local plant Of the Pen Sea
board Steel Corporation. as resident
nurse, and who returned 10 his home
| In Carbonate. Pa. following the re-
cent shutdown OF that plant. re-
turned TO this city yesterday to as
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dough-
erty, to care for their 6-year-old son,
who Is On with pneumonia.
The remains OF William or. Burris
6S years old, OF Lincoln City, who
died at the home Of Mrs. Sallle pus-
| On at 400 o'clock yesterday morning,
following an illness OF about a week
with double pneumonia was taken 20
| his late home this morning by train
/ HIS wife. who was with him at the
/ time Of death. accompanied the body
/ The funeral services will be held In
the Lincoln City Methodist Church at
/ 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Inter
meat will be made TO the adjoining
cemetery Mr.. Burris had been em-
ployed at the local plant OF The
American Manganese Steel Company
for the past three years.
John Fehl, proprietor Of the Jeffer-
son Apartments, Delaware street and
The Strand, and operator OF Fehls
bakery, on Second street, has award
ed the contract for the installation
Of new bake ovens at the jefferson
| Apartments 10 a Chicago firm OF con-
| tractors. Work OF installation was
begun yesterday.
Arrangements for a membership
campaign by Little Bear. Of Bear sta
| ton, Mnehaha, OF Newark. and
Wawa. OF Union, tribes Of Red Men
are being made. Each tribe has ap-
pointed a committee OF three to ar
range the contest and makes rules
/ governing same. The committee for
Little Bear Tribe Is composed OF Fred
Davidson. George Harrington and
/ Horace Eastburn. The contest Will
/ last until the final meeting I'm April
| The winner will be entertained by
| the two losing tribes. A special meet
/ ing Of the three tribes will be held
at The lodge rooms OF Little Bear
/ Tribe In Odd Fellows Han, Thursday
| evening. January 10, when final ar
/ rangements vii. be made
] Catherine Murphy, the i3-year-OlC
daughter OF Frank Murphy, Is suffer
/ ing with a fracture of the right ell
! bow, sustained by falling on the slip
/ perry sidewalks last Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Howard Wilhelm. OF Easi
Third street. is confined TO her home
through illness.
and Mrs. John sheridan, OF Easi
/ Fourth street, is confined to her
home through illness
Mrs. James Miller, OF the Baldton
was taken suddenly i'll at her home
Yesterday.
a horse belonging 70 Theodore
Yueci. OF Ninth and School streets
died yesterday
owing 10 the illness OF scvera
children Of the Lebanon VI. +. Sunday
school. their parts in the Christmas
enieriainment 10 be held tomorrow
evening at the church in Red Lion
will be taken by others.
Newlvn saws: His rooms are nicely
furnished and heated and plenty OF
hot water day and night 3 a week
lup.-Adv.
| teams OF the New Castle High school
hold their first real practice game
Yesterday afternoon The varsity team
was made mp Of the following players
| White and L. King, forwards: Leach
center. and Proud and Weggenmann
gnards: for the Scrubs. Mcknitt and
8 King. forwards; Duling, center, and
/ Greenwood and Cannon. guards.
The Rev. Fred J. Cochran, pastor OF
| The Lebanon NJ. +. Church, who has
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