Evening journal., 1920-06-05
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NEW CASTLE, June 5.-At a meet
ing OF the managers OF the New Cas-
lie Twilight League last evening. Il
was decided TO eliminate the posi-
Dility OF Manager Denny, putting
fasi all-star baseball team on the
teld IN the league games. A motion
70 bar from the All-Stars, all out-of-
town players except those playing
With the New Castle team Of the Del.
Mar League, was passed. This ruling
does not prohibit any team in the
league from signing whoever they
choose from workers employed by the
corporation represented in the league.
Each player must first work a week
at the plant before being signed up.
NO players will be signed after July.
II was said after the meeting that
the All-Stars had bolted the league
and would play Independent ball,
under the management OF Eugene
Chase. The first game OF the All
Star independent team. IL was said,
viii probably be with The Lorraine
team, Of Wilmington.
=. George Burris, road supervisor. re-
ported last night that the Port Penn
.road would be finished in about ten
days. The mud digger will have
completed the bank along the cause
way by that time and very little time
Will be required 10 place the road In
good condition after-ward.
A new 30-t0n concrete pipe 36
inches in diameter, is 10 be placed
under the roadbed, near Franklin
School, at FrenchtOWn. In former
years terra Gotta pipe has been used
for the purpose. The past winters
freezing and thaNing weather has
caused nearly all such drains to break
and the concrete pipes. lined with
corrugated iron, are replacing them,
The drains in New Castle hundred
.alone cost $500 when terra Gotta
pipe was used.
A new Ford touring car was aban-
doned along the riverside road, Thurs
'day evening. No license number was
on the car.
George w. Burris has purchased a
new 60-hOrsepOWer tractor engine.
which 1t is said will thrash 1900
bushels OF grain a day.
New Castle, Del-Mar League base
oau team VIII play The Wildel team.
weather permitting.
Several persons flled appeals with
City Council last night against their
assessments. During the last three
Y nights, Council has reduced only two
valuations, one on the New Castle
Gas Company, because OF the razlng
OF the old gas house, near Battery
Park, and the other on the Bradley
estate, because Of The razing of two
dwellings.
At las, nights meeting Council
voted 10 raise the salary Of the iani-
Tor OF the Jail and municipal offices.
from - TO SIP a week. The ordinance
passed final reading
"Orphan Boy" the Good VIII Fire
Company's pony, will BE- presented
this evening, at the Royal Theatre.
The movement recently inaugurated
t9 establish a health center by Mrs.
n ]. II. Earp and several other prOmi-
nent women Of this city, has caused
considerable favorable comment. THIS
1 movement has also caused many per-
. sons 10 realize The necessity Of es-
tahlishing a hospital for emergency
cases. Such an institution. it is
/ thought could be conducted with the
health center. Sufficient room is avail
able in the county buildings and for
a very small cost, a room or two
could be fitted up for urgent accident
and maternity cases, which home "a
silties are not now sufficient TO care
for One physician said last might
that he would be glad 10 give his ser
vices in such cases.
Il was said last night that a post
ponement Of the proposed hike Of the
Y p. s. G. y. Of the First Baptist
Church today would be necessary
because Of the bad weather.
4 The annual yeunion dinner Of tht
Alumnae Association Of the n. C. II. :
will be given next Saturday evening
in the parish house The committee lf
charge is composed Of Mrs. Mar
garet Hunter. Miss Estella Sigley, Mis-:
4 Elizabeth Roberts and Edward Naylor
u is the desire Of the committee tha
4 all members hand ther names 10 th'
i Misses Bessie Toman or Josephine
Clothier, at once, so that arrangement
may be made for their entertalnmnt
Members Of the Knights OF Pythis'
\ will be given a free excursion TO Au'
justine Pier, next Tuesday The boa
will stop at the Delaware street whar
20 accommodate New Castle patrons
The quot team Of the Seminole
nribe of Red Men, has won tho cham
pionship in the Red Mems Quoi
League, by one-g game margin. lhe,
won 55 games and lost fl. HowarS
4 Wilhelm is captain OF seminole team
There will be a meeting or the cap
tains OF the twelve teams or IN
league. in Wilmington next week, q
Il iecide when and where the pennan
will be presented
A conference OF City Council am
the water engineer, employed by IN
oity, viii be held next week, 10 esti
male on the expense or placing w
present water systems in good condl
ton 10 is expected some definite ac
ton will be taken at that time b
Council, whereby the public will know
what is going TO be done In providin
better water and facilities.
Miss Estella Sibley entertained
number of friends last evening
celebrate her birthday anBiversar
A H,r guests included May Bacor
Margaret Wall. Grace ZiZmmermaI
Marion Bacon, Elizabeth Cannon, Elsi
Walls. Blanche Sibley, May Sible.
NV Roberts, Regina Rothrock. Ann
Bryson. Margaret Hickman, Elizabet
Roberts. Earl Sibley. William Faulk
Il ner. Wallace Martindale, Leroy Jones
X samuel Sibley, Walter Sibley, Morrl
thornton, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sih
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton T. Hopkins
Rtiney farm. near this city, viii en-
tariain this evening, a number q