Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Rev. John l.. Johnson and Wife
Taken Ill After Eating Ripe
Olives.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
| New Castle, Aug. l3.--Chcken thieves
are working in this locality and yesterday
/ the hennery of George w. 3urris Jr
| of Rose Hill, was broken into and robbed
| OF 100 spring chickens and 80 Others.
The owner was absent on q picnic Mt
Riverside Beach. IL il supposed the theft
occurred in the afternoon. A similar
Candidates for delentes and alternates
on the Republican ticket of New Castle
hundred have filed their names with the
Clerk of Peace Wilmington for the prima-
| ries. The following names vii appear on
the ticket. First district, Wallace T..
Cannon. delegate; Paul Tibbitt, alternate.
Second district, Samuel Moknitt, dele
gate, John Gillen, alternate Third dis
trict Thomas johnson, delegate William
Is. Myers, alternate. Fourth district, Will
liam w. Leack, delegate Willard Murray,
alternate. Fifth district, Claud Lester,
delegate, Benjamine Silitoe alternate.
In twilight game of baseball last
evening ut Battery Park diamond the
All-Stars team defeated the Penn Seaboard
team by score of To |. The score by
innings:
n. H. r.
Penn Seaboard..... O o o 0-1 8 2
All stars ...l 004 2 X-7102
Batteries for the Penn Seaboard. Miller
and Thompson, for the All-Stars, Ingram
and Pinder
The Pusey and Jones team will play the
American Manganese team tomorrow
afternoon on Battery Park diamond at 3
Many persons are complaining relative
70 their gardens being ruined by live
stock, especially cows which are running
at large throughout the city
The garden Of Frank Beck NJ Seventh
and South Streets, was partly DESTROYED
yesterday morning. The cow was taken 10
the city lookup and placed therein but
the door was not locked When the plain
tiff appeared before the city authorities
for the purpose Of having warrant sworn
for the arrest of the owner, the COW was
missing
A large number Of persons attended the
joint picnic Yesterday given by the mem
bers Of the Rose Hill Sunday school and
the Rose Hill Grange at Riverside beach.
Police Officers Tobins and benoir yes
terdav arrested John Henry Townsend
colored who gave his address as Taylor
street Wilmington At hearing before
Mayor George W Ecislcs the Negro was
accused Of being drunk and disorderlv
and was fined s5and costs. When search
ed at the lookup the Negro had pint
bottle half filled with whisky
Friends of Rev and Mrs John l.. John
son are in receipt Of letter which stated
while the preacher and hia wife and mother
in-law, Mrs William Harrington, were
spending part OF their vacation at Ocean
City, Md, they partook Of olives and were
suffering from ptomaiuc poison. They all
were confined to their beds for several
DAYS but have recovered The pastor was
Fy,., ,t,n r. al al.
Church here. but AZ the present Is in charge
Md.
Action will be taken by the Board Of
Health Against the persons who failed to
keep their weeds cut on lots and around
their premises. The board II is said will
ask council To raise the assessment on all
lots so as 10 pay the expenses of the city
having the weeds cut
Stanley Eskridge the year old son of
Mr. and Mrs Eskridge, while sleeping.
fell out of bed and fractured his shoulder
blade
Mr.. and Mrs Chandler II. Gebhart and
family motored TO Lorewood Grove YES
terdav and were entertained by MIR. ard /
Mrs Llndell ofWilmington, who are spend
ing several weeks in their cottage at the
resort.
Mrs. Margaret Luff of fGreensborough, /
Md, is the guest of Miss Mabel Esk-
ridge
Mrs Jennie Cooper Dill, of Green's
borough, Md, formerly an operator
the New Castle exchange for 8 years is the
guest of her mother Mrs William Cooper.
Mrs Frank Hewlett of Sixth street is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs Elias Clayton OF
Chester, Pa.
A fresh lot of after dinner mints IS
cents pound. T. Challenger & Son, Pre-
Pharmacists.-Adv.
For Sale-Six-room house, 620 Della
ware street, heater, electric light and gas
Apply above address.-Adv.
Enjoy a delightful bath with klenzo
soap 10 cents "A cake +. Challenger 4 +
Son, Prescription Pharmacists.-Adv.