Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Refuses to Pay
More Than $4,000 for
Water Works.
Special corresrondence TO Every Evening

met last evening in special session for the
purpose Of taking up the matter of pur-
chasing the water plants communl'
cation was received from A. ]. Ycager, n
stockholdcr and representative OF the
companies, which stated that the writer
had been in communication with the
stockholders OF both companies and that
they had agreed 20 accept $50 900 In cash
or city bonds if they were to bc offered for
the legal advice and tho papers necessary
for converting the bonds into cash, which
would be about s.. 500 TO be paid by the
city. Tho members of Council decided to
inform the representatives of tho com
panic@. through City Solicitor Francis
lie III. Janvicr. that they had decided on
S7500N. which WAS their final offer and
would he paid in city bonds bearing IN
terest Of 5l6 per cent at par value. fresi-
dent Stoops stated that several OF the
reedents had made application to him
for adjustments of their electric light bllls,
and stated that thoy had been informed
by . representative Of the company that
tho plants had been turned over to the
CITY and that no further repairs would be
made by the company. The CouncilTnen
denied all knowledge of any sucfltrans-
action relative 10 the purchase OF the
plants and stated that nothing would be
done until the approval If given by the
residents OF the city. and this would be
done AZ a public massmectlng.
This evening the Christmas entertain
ment Of Emmanuel Sunday school will
take place "Christmas of Ye Olden Time
m Merric England" will feature the pro
gram :.
William NJ Burris, aged 6s wears, of
Lincoln City, who had been employed at
one Of the local plants, died yesterday at
the home of Mrs Sallie Pustlll, Fourth
and Harmony streets, from pneu-
monia, following an illness Of one week.
Tho body was taken in charge by Under
taker Chandler II Gebhart and was
shipped o. his late home by rail The
services Will be held at the Lincoln City
VI T. Church on Wednesday at o clock
and intarment will be made in the ceme-
terry adjoining
John Fchl. proprietor Of the Jefferson
House apartments. ls having installed q
new bakery The contract was awarded
% a Chicago contractor for the installing
~ tho bake ovens Mr.. Fehl has for
several wears hccn conducting the bakery
owned hv John NJ. Nallctte on Second
street
Industry Council. No d. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, will meet
this evening
On Thursday evening January 13, the
members of Little Rear Tribe No. 10 Of
RedM on. 81 Roar. the members Of Mime
hah n Tuhc of Newark and the members
" the Wawa Trihc of Union will hold n
reunion IN tho Odd Fellows Hall, at
Bear Tho three tribes arc arranging to
hold membership contest, which viii last
Intil the latter part Of April and the two
tribes losing will arrange to entertain the
winner with an entertainment and supper
Tho committee selected from Little Bear
Tribe for the purpose Of meeting the other
two tribes and 20 make rules for the con-
terf comprises George Harrington, Freder
eriek Davidson and Horace Easthurn.
Tomorrow evening the members Of
Lebanon NJ T. Church Of Red Lion will
hold their Christmas exercises IN the
church and a very interesting program,
consisting Of recitations, solos, duets and
instrumental music. is being arranged
number f tho scholars will he unable
to take part on account Of being I'll with
grip. Rev F J Cochran. pastor Of the
hurch. who he's been indispcscd for
several weeks with grip, will be IN at
tendance
Yesterday afternoon the members Of the
High school basketball teams held prac-
tice game between the first and second
teams The first team won. II TO g. The
line-up was First team, Leon King and
White. forward Leach, center; Weggen-
mann and Proud, guards second team.
Charles King and Mckuitt. forward; ;
Duling. center; Greenwood and Cannon
guards
The collections al the Christmas service
~ Emmanuel Episcopal Church for the
Hoover relief fund for the destitute
children Of Europe amounted 10 s212.
Catherine Murphy, tho 13-year-old
daughter Of Frank Murphy, on Sunday
Slipped on the icy pavements and frac-
tured her right elbow.
Frederick Wilhelme received the turkey
which was donated by the members of the
fring squad Of Industry Council, Junior
Order United American Mechanics
Yesterday a business man was swindled
by man selling goods, who offered with
each purchase of SO worth an order on
Wilmington establishment for 1000 one
pound paper bags. The transaction was
accepted and the business man upon ap-
pearing az the Wilmington place indicsted.
was told that they had no knowledge Of
any such agreement.
francIs Price, former resident nurse
at the Baldt plant Of the Penn Seaboard
Steel Corporation, who had been spend
lnk ttNEId4 NNtkH AT ilts UOIut III \ ar
bondale, Pa, arrived here last evening TO
assume the position as nurse for Joseph.
the six-year-old son of Mrs. James Dough-
erty Of West Fifth street, who is con-
fined 20 his bed with penumonia
Theodore Yucci, Of Ninth and School
xtreets, yesterday lost valuable horse,
which died from collie
John Cirrens Of New York Is spending
several days as a guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Curren.
Miss Mabel Othoson OF Red Lion is
spending several days as guest OF rela-
tivcs and friends in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Biggs spent
Sunday as guest Of Mir. and Mrs. Ernest
Frazer of Newark.
Misses Evelyne and Dorothy Carey
Of " ilmington are guests Of Miss Mary
Mex. ut.
JoilE carp, who has been spending
the holidays with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Joseph carp, left today to visit
friends AT Lancaster, Pa.
Miss Marjorie carp left yesterday TO
visit friends at Dover for several days.
Miss Sara Sheridan, daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. John Sheridan of East Third
street, is confined 10 her home with i'll
ness.
Mrs. James Miller, Sr., of the Baldton
was taken id yesterday and is confined
TO her bed.
William W. Leach, who has been i'll
for several days with grip resumed his
duties today as conductor on the trolley