Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
city Council Considers Purchase
of Water Works; Personal
and General Notes.

,,es.,, Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle. April 29.-City Council
and the Trustees of the Commons met
last evening in adjourned session in the
rooms of the latter, for the purpose OF
taxing up the matter of the purchase OF
the plants of the New Castle Water Works
and the Delaware Water Improvement
Co. The water companies having ignored
the offer made to them, the attorney for
the CITY advised that no attention should
be paid TO any offer that they may make
In the future, and recommended that the
CITY erect a water plant as soon as possible.
But before proceeding, citizens meeting
should be called and the citizens give their
views.
Mrs. Catharine Davis. wife of Alexis
Davi:. former resident of this city, died
at her home 402 Union street, Wilmington.
Yesterday in her 59th year. The funeral
services will be held on Saturday morning
with high mass at 9, In st. Thomas
Church and interment In the Cathedral
cemetery, Wilmington.
Shad fishermen yesterday were more
encouraged by the catch. total for the
dav of 300. Manager Peter G. Madden,
of the Fishermen's Association, SAID ne
never saw fish run any larger In his career,
Is roe tipping the scales to 15O pounds or
an average of 10 pounds. The fish are IN
great demand and are selling here for 80
cents for the milts and 40 cents for the
roes. MANY of the catch are being ship
ned to New York markets where the
price offered is much greater than here.
The highest boat yesterday was Robert
Strinple who caught 81.
Helen Tidwell, employed at the plant
of the Wilmington Fibre Speciality Co.
this city, Yesterday narrowly escaped
serious accident while at work on an auto
matte machine. Her hair became caught
in gear and wa drawing her head toward
the machine, when her screams brought
several workmen to her assistance.
Before Mayor George w. Eckles last
evening. Miss Margaret Evans was plain
tive against NJ. J. Roll. who conducts a
grocery store at Dobbinsville. The
charge was that the storekeeper failed to
give the required number of trading stamps
upon the payment of bill. 1t was claim
ed that after the plaintiff paid the bill the
defendant tore the book up. For lack OF
evidence the case was dismissed, but the
storekeeper said that he would issue the
trading stamps.
At the session of the Current Events
Glass of the New Century Club on Friday
Professor Henry Handy Hay will enter
tain the members on Shakespeare works,
the meeting will be at 2.30.
st. Johns No. 2, A. F. 4 A. NJ, met
last evening IN regular session. Degrees
were conferred on several candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. James +. Briggs who
were recently married, returned to this
city last evening after their honeymoon at
Atlantic City, N. ].
A number of members of the Brandy
wire Forrest No. 20, Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon of this city, attended the session
with the Wilmington Lodge at Chester,
Pa. The trip was made via trolley from
Wilmington.
S. Atwood Stewart, of Woodbury., n J
former resident of this city was visitor
here yesterday.
For Clean-up-Week. carbolic acid, l5c
per bottle; chloride of lime, strong house
hold ammonia. turpentine, sulphur can
dies, 1Oc; formaldehyde candles. 35 and
SOC: Krelo's disinfectant, black flag. insec,
powder tar balls. moth camphor. tar bags
+. Challenger & Son, Prescription Phar.
macists.-Adv.