Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-12
NEWS or THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Mrs. Hanna D. Vining, Well
Known Resident, Dies at
Daughters Home.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, Aug, 12-Mrs. Hanna ID.
Vining aged 60years died yesterday after
noon Mt 80 O'Clock at the home OF her
daughter Mrs Mary Il. Shaw. The de-
ceased WIS taken suddenly III on Tues
day evening. Mrs. Vining was one oil
the city's oldest residents and we'll known
throughout the community She was the
daughter-in-law of the late Beckley Vim
ing an undertaken Two daughters sur
vive Mrs. Mary l.. Shaw OF this city and
Mrs. BenIamine Shepherd of Wilmington
The funeral will take place on Saturday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock with services Mt
the home of her daughter sos Delaware
street. Rev. j. X. Bicking, pastor OF the
Nazareth NJ. Il. Church of which the de-
ceased was member, will oflicinte In
terment will be made in the family burial
plot in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Cesar Rodney Chapter No. S Order
of the Eastern Star, will hold lawn fete
on the School Green on Saturday evening
August q If the weather will permit
II the weather conditions are unfavorable
the affair will take place in the old
armory building.
Much excitement prevailed yesterday
morning, when former police officer frnnk
Beck appeared before Mayor George W
Eckles and informed him that some
one had stolen his cow from the stables of
John Fehl. The animal was placed III its
stall between the hours of s and 9 O'Clock
on Tuesday evening by the owner and the
door of the stable was opened because oi
intense hot weather. The theft was sup
posed To have been committed early
yesterday morning. The matter was
referred TO the police.
A bathing and peanut beach party was
held last evening on the Battery beach
| which il in the back of the New Castle
base ball grounds. by the girls of the Bait
plant Of the Penn Seaboard Steel Corpora
| ton Those taking part were Josephine
| Clothier, Cecilia Gallagher. Mrs Kennard
| Navlor. Elizabeth Bull. Mr. and Mrs
| Robert Engler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Schroeder, Edward Hushebeck and James
| b. Hance
Chairman John II Lambson, Of the
| New Castle Democratic hundred committe
| has called meeting for 3 o clock at the
| Town Hall next Monday evening for the
purpose of selecting delegates and alter
| mates for the state convention
The members Of the committees of the
| Dorcas Society and the Baraca Glass
will hold joint meeting this evening
| following prayer service IN the Naza-
reth NJ. +. Church, TO complete arrange
ments for the festival which will take
place on Saturday evening on the play
grounds at the corner of Fifth and Della
ware streets.
The members Of City Council and the
Trustees Of the New Castle Common
and several officials of the water company
will hold meeting next Monday even
ing for the purpose OF the considering
the purchase OF the plants.
The All-Stars baseball team of the
Twilight Industrial League will play
the Wilmington Gas Co. on Tuesday
evening on the New Castle diamond.
II is rumored that the Automobile
trucks hired from individuals working
on the State Roadway during the re-
building Of the highway, have been laid
off owing to the shortage Of material
which is enroute but is held up on nc
count of a freight embargo. Unless the
shipments arrive quickly the road work
will have TO cease by the first OF next
month.
c. III. Norton of Wilmington. while
enroute to his home yesterday accidental
ly ditched his 3-ton truck in ditch be-
low Dobbinsvile II required the eff
forts of two trucks TO pull the machine
from the mud
The roadbed which leads from this
CITY 10 Christiana is covered with three
feet of water, at the point y mile from
Christiana. The condition of the road is
caused by the heavy rains throughout
this section causing the overtiowlng OF
the creek embankment.
Mrs. Ernest ]. Phillips, president of
the New Century Club is spending q
/ of ono r,opfb at Raiiiatr ISla "A
off the coast of Maine. Mr. Phillips will
join his wife soon. The business of the
club will be in the hands of the vice
president. Mrs F. b. Lightner and Mrs
| Mary E. Naylor.
| Arthur Heathers and William Wipi
have purchased three lots apiece on the
| Baldton plot, and plans are being drawn
/ for bungalows.
Nan DUNCAN of the Strand, chairman
/ of the house committee OF the New Cen.
| tury Club has been spending several
DAYS as the guest of her brother William
! DUNCAN in Reading In the absence oil
| Miss DUNCAN Mrs. Alexander +. Goudis
will assume the duties of the chairman oi
the house committee.
Tresa and Helen Landers are spend
| ing several days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Jane Miller is spending the weel
end at Atlantic City.
Anna Lancaster is spending severa
days as the guest of Mr.and Mrs Edgar
Bratten of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shinn of Chester
town and Mrs Theodore W. Hastings d
Ocean City Md, spent yesterday az tn,
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mite hel
of 612 Delaware street.
J. W. Bicking of Porters Station i.
spending several days as the guest o
the Rev and Mrs j. r. Bicking.
Rev j. r. Bcking and sons Paul and
Willard, motored to Lancaster, Pa.
yesterday where they will 10 in Mr.