Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
NEWS or A DAY
At NEW CASTLE
More Desks Placed in the
Schools to Accommodate
New Students.

students, which is a slight Increase /
over last year. Several more pupils
will enroll this week. A number of
the desks have been replaced In the |
High School opportunity room, and |
In the Shawtown. William street and |
Buttonwood schools. Another over
flow room will probably be necessary |
when full enrolment is completed
Yesterday horse belonging to w.
ID. Nelson. a farmer residing near poi-
ter was struck by an automobile. The
animal was so badly injured that II
was necessary 20 have II shot. The
accident happened on the State Road
near the Nonsuch creek basin when
the farmer was enroute TO Wilmington
to dispose of produce.
The members OF the First Baptist
Church are making arrangements for
reception 10 be given their aowly
elected pastor. Rev. Frank overheiser,
of Camden. n. j., on Tuesday even
ing, September %.
Last evening a water melon party
was given by Oakley Eskridge, Harry
Wallace. Richard Watts and Wallace
Fitch on the pier near Delaware street
wharf.
This evening Friendship Lodge. Nc.
3, A. o. u. W., will meet in the Town
Hall.
| Tomorrow evening the Good WIN
Fire Co. will play the second game
of a series of three with the Kelley
All-Stars. The game will start at
545 The first game was played last
/ x,.f.., he 20 4
I'm favor of the fire company. The
Good Will team will use the following
players: Dhue, Gallagher, Gebhart.
Mcdaniel. Peyton, Toman, Tidwell,
McGrory, Foster and Pinder. and
Manager Morris. Kelley will line up as
(, llows: King, NJ. Kelley, Reese. j.
Mcdaniel. McCusker, Reynolds, Kern,
f. Kelley and Riley.
At the meeting Of the members of
the Ladies Aid Society OF the First
Baptist Church last evening it was
decided to hold a social at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Lancaster.
Sr.
Mark Clymer has taken a position
as clerk at the Platt grocery store on
Delaware street, near Second.
Workmen of the Water & Light
Commission, yesterday were busy
making necessary alterations to some
shutoff valves. which were several
! inches above the pavements.
The farmer in charge of the New
Castle County Hospital farms at Farm
hurst yesterday cut from the corr
; field several ears of the field corr
which weighed two pounds and 81,
ounces each and measured thirteer
: inches in length. The corn is growr
, on a six-acre field and the work o
I cutting will begin next week, whei
! the silo will be filled for winter use
? The corn grown on this field is sal,
? to be the largest yield in this State
1t is estimated that the yield will b.
a 40 bushels TO the acre.
Paul Wentzell won the first prize 10
cockerels and the first and secon,
prizes for pullets at the State Fair las
week.
; On Sunday next parsonage day vii
u be- observed at Lebanon NJ. L. Churcl
{ at Red Lion for the purpose of Sc
r curing money needed for the erectio
: OF a parsonage for the pastor an
As1nhAlss 1eASAltB IL W AAdhAAANAAtf 12ASlAl
q cellor of the American University a
: Washington, will be present and wi
le speak at both the morning and even
ing service. Other prominent speak
q ers will be present. A special musics
le program is being arranged. The men
bers of the Ladies Aid Society al
n. making preparations for a poultr
sr supper TO be held on Wednesday ever
X ing, September 81, at odd Fellows Ha
at Bear for the benefit of the parsoI
re age fund. Fruit receptacles will |
n, opened and the person having I'll
largest donation will receive the bli
ribbon and. the next highest will r,
ceive the red ribbon.
The members of the Red Lion Soci
Of of Lebanon NJ e. Church met
n Tuesday evening at the home of NJ
n. and Mrs. Frank Henry, near RI
o. Lion. Fifty persons were in atten
ed ance. A recitation was given by Mi
o, Louise Bradley; vocal solos We're re
|. dered by Mrs. ]. II. Goeghan, Miss
nd Louise Bradley and Mabel Guile
r Compositions were given by Mi
Anna Burris.
Harry L. Holiday, president of Z
Board of Education and his fami
moved yesterday from East Thi
IS. street to Delaware street near Ski
j. Tomorrow evening the members
I'd Adelphia Lodge, X. of p, will meet
no the Masonic Hall.
I'D T. Parks Duncan of Atlantic c
w spent yesterday as the guest of /
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Du
ge can.
ce John Jones Of Barclay, Md,
r Spending several days as the guest
Is. Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Lancaster,
Mayor Edward Wyatt and Rev. 10
a l.. johnson of Crisfield, Md, have be
a. spending several days as guests IF r
ty atives here.
L Misses Mary Welsh and Anna b,
ger Of 4.tlantic City are spending Sc
ly eraI days as guests of MIR. and NJ
on George w. Duncan.
en- Miss Ann Hayes of Chesapeake CT
e. Md, is spending several days as
s. guest of her parents, Mr.. and NJ
at John T. Hayes of Bear.
r. Mr.. ]. II. Geoghegan and son Hen
m. who had been spending several da
II. as guests Of relatives and friends
of Easton. Md, have returned to tn
gh home at Red Lion.
lie Mr.. and Mrs. f. 3. Diehl of "
all mington, who had been spending 81
eraI days as guests of Mr.. and NJ
NO Charles Diehl Of Bear. have return
he to their home.
or Mrs. Isaac Boulden of Brandyw
Summit spent yesterday as the gu
rk of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Mitchell
90, William Kuebler of Lester. Pa, "
he was taken i'll several days ago at
as home of Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Stoo
was reported TO be slightly improN
Of today.
ith Mrs. Matthew Walz, Jr., yesterd
ed after returning from sWilmingt
where she underwent an x-ray