Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-28
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Jesse Woodley, Wilmington Man,
Badly Injured While Working
in One Of the Steel Plants.

| Special Correspondence or Every Evening
| New Castle, July % Jesse Woodley
who resides in Wilmington, an electrician
employed at one Of the local steel plants,
yesterday afternoon had the thumb OF bis
right hand badly mangled and it is feared
that amputation will be necessary. The
accident happened while the man WAS
| grinding casting on an emery wheel,
when his hand slipped from the tool and
was caught between the guard and the
wheel Treatment was gwen at the plant
DR. Julius Dodd.
Edward Daley and sister, Mrs John
Kelly, left yesterday for Highbridge,
y. j.. where they will attend the funer ri
of their uncle, Patrick Meaney.
George Allen Smith, city clerk, is
rendering bills for the year 1920 Many
persons will arrange to pay their bills
during the month of August whereby they
will reap the benefit of the 5 per cent
rebate.
Arrangements are being made for tn
annual picnic given by the teachers and
members of the Sunday school Of the
First Presbyterian Church tomorrow,
which will be held ut Coficld Beach. The
members will make the trip by automobile
in the afternoon. The committee of ar
rangements is preparing an excellent pro-
gram for sports after which ice cream will
be served l.ank's auto truck will leave
from in front of the Sunday school nj
40, $50 and $50.
City Council and the Trustees of the
Commons held q special executive ses-
sion last evening The principal subject
discussed was the water situation. Presi-
dent John +. Stoops WAS instructed TO
I.t q II b.
old pumps and the cost of installing new
ones He will make his report at the next
monthly meeting of the Council on Tues
day evening
Harry Levin, operator of the cobblmg
establishment on Delaware street, has
purchased similar establishment at
100 Lancaster avenue. Wilmington.
Mr. Levin will operate. both shops. He
will operate the one in Wilmington and
Benjamin Mandelowita will operate the
New Castle store. MIR. levin received a
letter from his wife, who is in Russia,
and he expects to have his wife and family
here within three months.
The Board of Education met last even
ing. but only the routine business was dis
cussed
The Board Of Health has given orders
that all persons owning property and
letting the weeds grow TO any great OK
tent must have the weeds cut The identity
of coloIed perst rs who deposited dead
pig on the Sixth street dump is known.
They are given "a hours 10 remove the
pig, or the Board of Health Will pay Tor
the removal and burial and make the per
sons pay and Will institute criminal action
for violation of the state and city sanitary
codes NcighboIs saw the pig taken TO
the dump and will be called on 80 identify
the guilty parties.
Frank Lloyd sustained lacerations of
the fingers Of the right hand while work
ing at the Deemar Steel Casting Co,
yesterday.
Theodore Cavender has completed
a metal ceiling on the auditorium of The
NJ. L. Church
There will he a special meeting of the
official board of the NJ. f. Church this
evening a. 80, after the prayer service.
c. Tidewell cut his finger with broken
glass while opening bottle st the Fibre
Speciality Co. works yesterday.
Mrs Albert Clayton and daughter
are visiting Mrs. Lcuton BaIict of Lore
wood
Misses Helen Diehl of Bear and Ger
tr,ide Ratledge of Red Lion, accompanied
Miss Elizabeth Mckay on her return home
after visit here.
Miss Marion Bacon is ILL.,
Miss Mildred Holiday who has been
spending some time with her friend,
Miss Eva Doughten of Penn's Grove,
n j., returned home yesterday
Miss Margaret Carsuell Of Wilmington
is visiting Miss Malorie keelens Of Chest
nut Hill Academy, who is spending her
vacation with Mrs, Eugene Lewis of this
city
DR. g. NJ Allen returned from a visit
to friends In Gettysburg, Pa, last evening
Miss Rubl Long has been Spending a
week visiting relatives IN Odessa