Evening journal., 1920-09-18
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Howard Wilhelm Elected
Member of Council, Sue
ceeding A. L. Melvin
REJECT BIDS FOR
FIRE HOUSE WORK
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

special 70 lle Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Sept is.-At an
adjourned session Of City Council last
evening in the mayors office, Howard
Wilhelm was elected a member OF
City Council 10 MI the uneXpired term
OF Councilman Alexander +. Melvin.
who died recently In the OnOcological
Hospital, Philadelphia. Mr.. Wilhelm
Will assume the duties OF the office
next Monday evening when he VIII be
appointed by President StOOps as a
member OF all committees on which
Mr.. Melvin formerly served. Mr.. VIII
helm was notified by council last
night Of his selection and took the
oath OF office before Mayor George
w. Eckles today Councllmen Stoops,
Weggenman and Poole attended the
meeting Mr.. Walls was absent.
Mr.. Wilhelm was elected on the
third ballot. on the first ballot John
Bridgewater received 4 vote; A. II.
padberg received 4 vote and Mr.. VIII
helm received 1 vote. On the second
ballot Mr.. Wilhelm received 2 votes;
and Austin Mclaughlin received 1
vote. On the third ballot Mr.. VIII
clared elected by President OF City
Council Stoops.
Council rejected all bids received
for repairing and rcmOdeling the Good
VIII Fire House on South street. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, and the
laying OF a cement walk In front OF
the building Council will hold anoth-
er session next Monday evening at
o'clock, when new bids Will be re-
ceived and opened. The members ask
for bids on the wood work and the
cement work separate. The bidders
will BE- so nOsiflcdd. The front doors
fthe engine house will be widened
new floor laid TO support the two
engines and a new cement sidewalH
laid in front OF the engine holSe.
Council decided TO resurfacc Tho
Wilmington and New Castle road from
the city line $500 feet south Ia the
residence Of Charles Townsend. They
intend placing 4 car loads Of ~ inch
stone on this piece OF road: covering
10 with a tar binder OF which they
finish will be placed on the surface
Theodore Blackburn was elected
supervisor OF road construction. Mem
bers Of Council said last night they
would save several thousand dollars
10 the tax payers by doing this wOrl
themselves and not contracting for 10
The city workmen began carting sane
his morning with the two city cart
ing outfits recently purchased.
owing to repairs being made 10 IN
gas mains along Wilmington road. th'
gas will be shut OF tomorrow morning
from $50 10 $50 o'clock.
Arrangements are being made FOR
Halloween dance TO be given by tn
pupils Of the New Castle High SchOo
on November 4 In the Opera House
The proceeds OF this dance will be fO
the Washington trip fund 70 will re
qulre about 500 TO take the Senlo
and Juniors on This trip next spring
Tho new band held is first meeting
IN the third story OF the old tow
hall last evening when about f0urteel
members We're In attendance.
short business session was held FOL
lowed by the semi-weeklv rehearsal
The next rehearsal viii be next Tues
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tobin are bein
congratulated by their many friend
on the birth Of n baby girl.
The Lebanon NJ. r. Church service
at Red Lion will be held In the morn
ing only tomorrow. when the Rex
i0i5 O'Clock. The preaching servic
will be preceded by Sunday School a
930 o'clock. In the evening the paste
viii preach in the Methodist churcl
at Bear Station at Z. 45 o'clock. Thes
two churches form a circuit tn
Methodists at Bear Station hold thei
services in the I. q. o. F. Hail owe
Appleby's store:
Gas will be turned or In New Gas
tle Road from Eden Park and In NeN
Castle on Sunday, September 10, froI
a. m. to $50 a. m, to repair maiI
ADV.
The Rev. Joseph II. carp, rector q
Emmanuel Church. will speak lomor
row morning at 1890 o'clock. on q"
Patriotic Duty In a Patriotic Can
paign." The Holy Communion wi
be celebrated at 7.3O o'clock in hl
morning. The evening service will b
held at 7.30 o'clock.
In the absence OF Mrs. Earp, VIII
has taken charge OF the Beglnner
department OF the Sunday School. Mis-
Nancy Plat will be in charge OF thi
department tomorrow. Mrs. Harr
Cummings Is the assistant. Mrs. Harr
Hewlett, who has had charge OF Oh
department for several years, has II
signed and her retirement from IN
school Is regretted by all.
Mrs. A. V. /. George, treasurer {
the Parish Guild Of Emmanuel Churcl
has arranged for a large rummaf
sale, Of both old and new goods, to h
held in the parish house. Harmon
street, Thursday, .October 3, Mr.
George asks mat she be notified {
any contributions OF goods FOR IN
sale. The ywill be called for.
The Rev. George r. Street. pastor ,
the nrst Baptist Church, who. wit
his wife, spent n iwo-wceks' yacatiC
at their cottage at Wildwood, N.
has returned home and will be
charge Of the services in that churC
tomorrow. His subject at the NOR
ing worship. berinning at fl o'cloc
standard time. VIII be, THE Mind