Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Sleeping Negro Rescued From
Burning House; Personal
News of Interest.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

| Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle. April lf.-Yeaterday af-
! ternoon nj $50 fire was discovered by
! Arthur Gordon coiored. of Button
woods. at the home of Latchett MAT
! thewa, coiored near this city aud an
/ alarm wnR sent IN to the dood Wlh
Fire Company. which arrived withlh
a short time with both the combination
and chemical engines, Matthews was
| asleep and was found overcome by th'
| smoke when the iremen arrived fhHt
aid was administered and he was eoo'l
revived The partitions of the building
| and ceilings were totally destroyed ana
the damage is estimated "a the ho'ise-
hold effects and building IL be about
$500 The nremen did good work In
saving "a frame residence close by
Matthews was married two weeks ago I
and his wife is visiting relatives ana
friends nj Middlctown. The property is +
owned by John Hattie
Much interest IL manifest In the I
municipal election tomorrow. Tho polls /
will open hetween the hours uf II ana
/ and close nt Z. There ia Rone etitt-
clsm uf the form IN which the tickets
arc printed. The last names of eandi-
dates for the various Offices "hete
there ia opposition. should according e.
/ NV t"t AttHHEtNi htlAttths - tsfA%
was not done There viii be -four Not
ing places. one al the mayors Office
one at chandler Gciharts parlorr. one
nj Ryaps store and one ~ tn" Good
VIII Fire Hall The candidates ar
For mayor " Leslie Gramef. Theo-
, duro " C'avcndcr. George " Eckles.
FOR president of Council William -
/ Dcnncy charles ! Dougherty. Robert
A. Newlyn Iohn 7 stoopa Howard l..
Wilhelme FOR treasurer. John i. Man
love. fer clerk. James /. Bacnns q
Allen smith fsf members Of Council.
four. to lie elected Harry y. hhern.
| Jefferson nownham. Iafncs y. iHnce.
Sr Thomaa & Hobbs William y. kee.
Charles + klngmeyer William :
. Montgomery. ST. James ] whalen.
!, William WegEenmann. tohu } walls
!, Geurgo Poole For trustee of the Court
+ House Andrew ~ Gallagher
Mayor Georee " F.elles las ~.
II pointed the following inspectors for the
!, election First district Horace l. Dea-
kyne, second district Harry Proud
Is third district Esinuet Ncfirory fourth
district Everett Howard Tho appoint
+ mont of the Judges will te made from
1. the two dominant partiea beinE aelec,
ed by the executive committees
Thia evening ~" Ctizena Bnildins
~ ana nan ASSOC ~ ION VIII meet ~ reg
ular monthly sraaon at the office .pf
the Ncw castle Trust 10 \ nov series
viii H. opened on the 18th
The ahad supper O. havo heen given
,f hy the Young Mem $ Iiihlo Class 20 Irn.
- manuel Church. taught ~ Mrs. T. T.
s. Islason. scheduled t. tnke place totunt
y row evening ia the parish house III
honor of Birhor rhilir Cook and tie
ol tnptutcrH of the vcetry of tho churc n
= has been postponed until Tuesday week
on account ~ tho bishop having other
~ engagements.
T. Tho Now Century Club this evening
9, will give a public card party in the
nc pnrlurH of the club,
ld The Ladies' Aid society Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. this evening
n will hold their regular monthly session
ne \ social and play will follow the bust
ness session
81 Complaint has been made to the
J captain Of tho Tank Corps. relative Il
~ several youths breaking glass IN tn
N Van Dyke Armory windows and takini
~ from the interior electric light globes
The names Of the persons have bee
~ given to Captain Jesse A. Mckay. wh
:" ~ VIII inform their parents, and If III
>, practice is not stopped. warrants viii b
- issued.
ne tNt+tt'' tA1ab NoIiiAIuiAlN4 NAAO - 4
=, meet Thursday evening at s. IN IN
aa- state Road Chapel Following III
~ business session an entertainment vi
'aJ be given The committees in charge al
= 49, Mrs. John Wood Mrs b H. Moor
a.o Mrs Harry Hance. Lee Hoffeeke
Preston Dasher and Harry Hance.
Saturday a car load of building san
arrived for the new bridge across II
dyke leading from the New cast
- Causeway TO Seventh street. Sever
, VI. car loads of stone will arrive in e
- days The contract for unloading Il
tha sand was awarded TO Andrew Mitcht
tho s Son.
'uo t Mrs. Ira Iunt. of Third and Chestn
on streets who was stricken Friday ev
vIf, ming with an attack Of acute indigo
Or ton is improving
ing Mrs Martin Avery who underwe
de- an operation several days ago at t
,om Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
and wilmington is convalescing at [
otIy home of her mother. Mrs. Annie Wi
.ers. at the Baldton.
fton Clarence Duncan and son Claren,
of Wilmington. spent yesterday at I
and home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson
. c. Cranston and family Of State Roa,
UNI Harry Hance and Lee Brown mote
lwIn ed To Dover on Saturday ana attend
and the Threshermen Association meetiI
Mr. and Mrs Carl Lindell and Fra
Pagan and daughter Anna of W
mington were guests yesterday OF ,
and Mrs Chandler II. Gebhart
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Hill of Cord
,au- Heights were week end guests of
Iigb and Mrs Frank Sterling
t6o Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Wilson
n NJ Milngton. Md. are guests of Mr. a
,bia Mrs William r Harrington of L,
reat- Station
nbat Mr.. and Mrs Il. II Moore Of b
ram were weel-en guests Of Charles Mo
,ther OF Dover
II Il AIr and Mrs. Howard Work,
ught Buttonwoods are receiving eongra
omp Iations on the birth Of a daughter
OVrr Mrs r 4. kerney. OF Phlladelpt
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