Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Series of Automobile Accidents, in
Which Number Of Persons
Were Injured.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle July 26 "A motorcycle,
with side car attached, on Saturday after
noon narrowly escaped injnring Mrs.
VIM Brickley, who was standing on the
corner Of Serond and Chestnut streets,
| az the machine was rounding the curve
| at this point The operator, who was
coIored man. made the turn too rapidly.
The speed was so great that the machine
coIlided with the curb. This broke the
force and the engine stalled. Neither Of
the occupants was injured, although bad
Nv shaken up The car was taken to Can
mons garage, where repairs were made
and the party returned 10 Wilmington
Frank Jefferson, foreigner residing m
Dobbinsvile. on Saturday afternoon
gave his son 81 bill for the purchase Of
n piece Of ice While the lad was en- route
TO the ice house he claimed that another
boy took the money from his hand and
departed lie notified his father, who had
q warrant issued A short time afterwards
jefferson appeared before Mayor
George Ecklcs and stated that he had
found the missing money under the door
of his house and asked that the warrant
be withdrawn, which was done.
Next SUNDAY morning the service at
the First Baptist Church will be ciImnat-
ed, because the pastor Rev. George Street,
will preach in the Second Baptist Church,
Wilmington The usual Sunday school
session will convene at 10 o'clock The
evening services at TO will be carried
ON az heretofore
large truck hearing o Pennsylvania
commercial license, No 81 .224, belonging
20 the Shields Express Co, Of Chester,
while returning from Augustine Beach
last night. with load Of Young men and
women, while turning the corner at Sixth
and Delaware streets lost tire and while
turning at Second and Chestnut ran into
the silent policeman. knocking u down
and breaking the lantern on top Of Il.
The truck ran about 100 feet up Second
street and stalled
Mrs Oglc Ciiencon was run into yes
tcrday bv Negro boy on a bicycle, the
boy being John Carol The accident hap
pcned near Ninth and Young streets
Mrs. Glendon sustained severe injuries.
An auto truck bearing Pennsylvania
commercial license No. 214,S7l last night
ran into truck owned by John Foster,
which was returning from Augustine
Beach and bent the front axle. While
the truck was backing away from the Fos-
ter ear il ran into q Buick nInabout be-
longing 20 Robert s. Hoffman Of Chester,
Pa
The Baraca Glass Of the VI f. Sunday
School cleared $50 on the festival Satur-
day The executive committee will hold
y meeting tomorrow evening. following
which the members Of tho class viii at
tend meeting Of the Bible class which
will be held IN the Union Church. VII
minaton
Committees % the Jr o. 4 A VI Red
Men, X. Of r. and Eastern Star will
confer with the JOINT hall committee 10
make arrangements for the renovating
and refurnishing Of the lodge rooms.
Leon Terry. i4-year-old Negro. while
playing fell and broke his arm DR. Booker
reduced the fracture
William Mozner and three companions
were injured in an auto truck accident on
the State Road near Rogers Corner yes
tcrday Another large truck attempted
to pass them, but the machines backed
and upset the one Mr.. Monzer and com
yDanions were in. Mr.. MoZner sustained
fractures Of the left wrist and ribs. There
were seventeen persons IN the truck and
some Of them were slightly injured.
s. Hickman Hewett, superintendent OF
First Baptist Sunday school, has appoint
c |, by the permission Of the school, Charles
Lieu ana biaHfN ESluH-N- W Son4rf viii
the Rose Hill Sunday school and Grange
picnic committee 10 solicit for the per-
mission to accompany them on their
picnic TO Riverside on August u.
Rev T. : Knox. former pastor Of the
First Baptist Church Of this city and son
are visiting Mrs. knox's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Walls OF Sixth and Della
ware streets.
Ogden Wise. son Of Mr. and Mrs l.
O. Wise who has been spending 10 days
with friends in Sudlersyille, Md, re-
turned home yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs II v Newloye of vii
mington, were entertained BY his sisters,
Anna and Clara Newlove, yesterday.
Homer Wagner Of Reading. Pa for
merlv OF this city, Is renewing old &C
quaintances in New Castle.