Evening journal., 1921-09-08
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Town Firemen Announce
Ball for Halloween;
Many Visitors
SIXTH co. MEN
HIGH IN SHOOT
Special to The Evening Journal.


NEW CASTLE. Sept s.-Jesse A
Mckay. vice-president OF the Good
Will fire company presided over the
monthly business session OF the COM
pany last evening. owing to Presl-
dent Cavender being out OF town II
was decided TO give a masked ball on
Halloween in the new State Armory
Delaware street near Seventh street
The committee on arrangements "a
composed Of Frank ]. Murphy. pres
ident; Charles J. Dougherty. Jesse
A. Mckay and John McDevitt. It
was decided TO charge an admission
fee Of so cents to meet the expenses.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the affair.
For service rendered by the COM
pany at the recent fire that Destroy
ed the barn on the James McMullin
farm. James McMullin presented a
check for $50. Charles j. Dougherty.
treasurer. also reported having re-
ceived a contribution OF $25 from S.
S. Deemer, donor OF the Kate Ford
Deemer Memorial Park at Seventh
and South street for services of the
engine and members in preparing
for use the recently constructed
swimming pool at the park. It was
also reported that $1,000 OF the an
nual $4,000 appropriation by City
Council to the company, had been
received.
Two bids for equipping the chem
ical and hose wagon Of the COM
pany with pumps we're received, one
from the United States Fire Appa-
ratus Company OF Wilmington, for
s1,1OO and the Hale Fire Pump
/ Company Of conshohocken, Pa, for
S1O1s. The latter bid offered a re-
bate OF 500. should the company
wish to dispose OF one Of the small
chemical pumps now on the REQ. No
action in the matter was taken last
evening.
The following bills we're ordered
paid: Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine
Company. Sass; J. T. and L. z.
EIason Company. incorporated,
ls16.75; B. T. Lank. IS; The Atlantic
Refining Company. S1S.25; and j.
! Prescott. the mechanic who repaired
the Aherns-Fox engine recently,
sss.s7.
Members Of the Sixth Company c.
A. c.. Delaware National Guard. OF
the Anu-Aircraft regiment, will
give its weekly dance in the new
state armory. tomorrow evening.
Mayor Cramer. at the suggestion
OF the attorney-generars Office, to
whom he reported the accident OF
y Tuesday evening when John r.
Clark. the Wilmington Negro. sus'
. tanned a broken leg and had hi;
wagon demolished by being struck
by an automobile near the Button
, wood. had a John Doe warrant is
sued Yesterday before Justice OF th'
peace Gluckman. wilmington foi
the arrest OF the driver of the ma
- chine.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Eskridge. o
Dalby avenue. announce the engage
q ment OF their daughter. Miss Eisi,
2 Grace Eskridge and Edgar Reybols
: Deakyne, Of Smyrna The marriag'
! will take place at the home Of th'
, bride's-elect parents. 8 O'Clock Wed
nesday evening, September 21. Th'
% Rev. ]. r. Bicking. pastor Of th'
e New Castle Methodist Church VII
B. oficiate. Mr. Deakyne is employed
4 in wilmington. Miss Eskridge
8 one Of the popular young women o
the city.
$ Miss Emma Challenger. daughte
n OF Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Challenger
S OF West Sixth street, has entered tn
r Methodist Hospital. Philadelphia, a
10 a student nurse.
s A horse belonging TO William VIII
a liams. Of Minquadale. fell dead yes
n terday. The horse was being use
- in threshing wheat at the time, an
= it was not noticed the horse was IL
until 1t fell.
Minker's Ali-Stars OF Wilmington
= will play the New Castle A. AS 70
morrow afternoon. in place Of tn
Keystone team, which was sched
10 uled. Manager McDevitt has bee
l. having a hard time financially {
Is keep the team going. Last night h
N reserved the seats in the grandstan
and bleachers for which a sum Of 1
!, cents each will be charged. Tn
= method Of securing money wit
which to operate the team will I
.s continued by Jimmy as it has prov
u ed much more successful than th
= old plan Of depending on the passin
!, Of the hat for contributions. Thos
IL attending the game and not occup!
= ing the seats will be requested
/, contribute at least a nickel. The tw
N light games will begin at 5.45 o'cloc
m from now on.
!, The funeral Of Richard Georgia
j aged so years, who died at the Ne
Castle county hospital, Tuesda
morning, took place from the unde
taking parlors of Chandler II. Gel
hart. at 1890 O'Clock this mornin
Mr.. Georgas was born in Australi
NJ He came to this country sever
~ years ago and married a sister
Mrs. Robert Jamison. He is survi
n ed by a son. Richard, Jr., about
d. years Of age. who lives with h
n aunt Mr.. Georga's body was d
IA tered in Glebe cemetery beside q
". grave of his wife, who died abo
ten years ago.
to Arrangements are being made I
Az of the Hercules Company, went
- ., 4. Nra,,. Nork ~ attend the Sc