Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-22
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Lightning Stuns Workers at Steel
Plant; Strikes Barn at Red
Lion; Fire Put Out by Rain.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, May 22-Shortly after
noon Yesterday this city was visited by o
heavy rain storm and lightning. At the
plant of the Deemer Steel Casting Go.
lightning struck the transformer, A large
feed wire was broken which caused part
of the plant TO be IN idleness for several
hours. The pouring OF molten metal was
not interfered with as this line of current
is transmitted directly from their own
power plant, but the other departments,
when the heat days are scheduled,
receive their power from the Wilmington
& Southern Traction Co. Samuel Enty,
an employee was stunned during the storm
He was operating n swing grinding emery
wheel, and was unable to let go of the
machine at the time that he felt the shock.
Uriah Porter and John Cannon plant
workmen who were standing nearby the
transformer station, were stunned but
were revived by several workmen nearby
The storm at Red Lion yesterday was
severe. Mrs. Z. n. Kemp, daughter of
William Silver while feeding her flock
of chickens was shocked by lightning and
numbed for several hours Mrs. Kemp
was on her way TO the poultry house and
had placed her hand on wire fence when
lightning struck the barn. The shock was
transmitted along the wire. She screamed
for help and her husband ran from the
house and carried his w~e in. DR. Cam
of Glasgow was summoned and gnve her
attention Her condition last evening
was much improved. The barn was set
on fire by the lightning but was quickly
exting,lished by the heavydown pour of
rain. The wind was blowing a gale from
bo cnttt
Because of the high cost of tonsorial
attention in Wilmington and for other
reasons some Wilmington people who
work here are spending some of their
money in New Castle.
Rev Joseph III. carp, Of Emmanuel
Church. tomorrow viii hold two services
If holy communion. the first at 30 and
the second at 1880 The subject for the
morning service at 1890 will be History
and Message of Confirmation,
Rev John r. Bicking, pastor Of Naza-
reth NJ f. Church. will preach at the
morning service at II, on the subject OF
Pentecostal Power At tn evening ser
ice his text will be "Pcntecostal Church
New members will be admitted at both
services The ,IuIi1r and senior choirs
will render selections at both services.
Epworth League services at Z o'clock with
GIlaIitS i toWDSfDu III CE5fEts
Rev. George r. Street pastor of First
Baptist Church viii preach ut the morn
ing service tomorrow at II on The Guilt
vation of the Devotional Spirit AT the
evening services 80 he viii take for his
text The Prodigal Son and His Brother
The Christian Endeavor Society Will con-
vene at 6.45 and will be in barge of
Merrill Thornton.
Rev. :. Beattie Wylie pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church, viii preach
at the morning service at f.30 o'clock.
and the evening al 80. Sunday school will
and the evening at 80. Sunday school
will be at go, with superintendent
Frank Long in charge
Herbert Hanf, who has been In the
employ of the Deemer Steel Casting Co.
for several months IN the pattern storage
department, has resigned to accept a
position with the Penn Seaborad plant.
John Whiteslde, who is employed at the
Wilmington Fibre Speciality Cos. plant,
had the index finger of his right hand
Iacerated while at work on a stripper
machine, yesterday, The injury was
dressed by DR.. Lewis Booker.
Inter Guard Fisher. Of the Washington
Lodge, No. /, Knights OF Pythias, attended
the regular session Of the Adelphia Lodge
No last evening and extended TO the
members an invitation to be present al an
entertainment on Monday evening, at
Pythian Castle. The members will leave
by automobiles at the lodge building
: d clock
Many tickets are being disposed Of for
the play \ Man and His Money, at the
Royal Theatre on May 81. The proceeds
arc for the benefit OF the New Century
Club.
A very interesting game Of base ball
was played yesterday afternoon between
the Textile and the Alumni Association of
the Philadelphia School at Battery Park.
resulting to ] in favor Of the Alumni
The PLAYERS made the trip from the
Quaker City on the tug boat Ashley. The
batteries We're Waters, catcher. and
Lockwood pitcher. for the Textile, and
Superior, catcher, and Dunn pitcher, for
the Alumni.
This afternoon the New Castle base
ball team of the Del-Mar league will play
the Wil-Del team at Battery Park. The
game will be called promptly at 3. The
Harlan team of the league has severed its
connections, and by doing this it places
the New Castle and the Elkton teams in
tie for first place while Edge Moor and
Wil-Del are tied for second place.
liz 4NEH NaSLtt luSb ~ " III Opttl al
8 O'Clock, standard time, beginning Mon
day, May "a, and close at 2 O'clock,
standard time, and on Saturdays open at
s o'clock and close at / / clock, In con-
fornity with the daylight savings system
ADV
For Sale-Othello stove, IS, in good con
dition. Apply No II North Second street.
ADV
Royal Theatre will hereafter operate
under standard time--Adv.
Tar bags, all sizes, tar paper, moth balls,
fake mothaline, special sale Of Colgate
soaps, cakes for !j5 cents, large rolls Of
toilet paper, 10 cents T. Challenger q
Son, Prescription Pharmacists. Adv.
For two days only ? lbs sugar, ID best
ccffee All for 90 cents Fred knecht,
Pharmacist. Second and Delaware, New
Castle ADV
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