Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Edward E. Duffy, Former Resi-.
dent, Dies In New York After
Brief illness.

Special Correspondence Every Evcning.
New Castle, Dec. 19.--Tho funeral
of Edward r. Duffy, aged 61 years, q
former resident OF this city, will take
place tomorrow morning from the
home OF his sister. Mrs. Mary Fitz-
gerald OF 81 West Third street. Solemn
requiem mass viii be said at 8 O'Clock
In st. Peters Church. with Rev. f. V.
Campbell and Rev. Edward j. Dough-
erty In charge. Mr.. Duffy. during re-
cent years. was n dispatcher on the
elevated railroad in New York. He
spent tho past summer in this city
with his sister. for recuperation from
an attack Of illness. He was stricken
last Monday with pneumonia and died
on Friday at the Post Graduate Hos
pital, New York. He Is survived by
his wife and two daughters, Margaret
and Frances; four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Fitzgerald of this city; Mrs. Anna Car
lin, Mrs. Jerry Donovan and Mrs.
Thomas Cullinane of Wilmington. and
one brother, p. J. Duffy OF Collinsville,
Oklahoma.
On Friday evening shortly after 10
o'clock an attempt was made to hold
up a truck belonging to William b.
Kee of this city, near a woods in the
Vicinity OF Townsend. The occupants
of the truck were Edward Gooden,
Elwood Gooden and Henry Harris, the
driver. The men were returning from
Smyrna, where they had been deliver
ing Christmas packages from VIII
mington. The automobile containing
the hold-up men was OF the touring
type, bearing a Delaware license tae
and containing four occupants. AS
tho driver of the truck was approach
| ing the woodland he observed that al
the occupants were out of the car ant
near the center of the roadway and
shouting for him to stop, which hC
failed TO do. Upon tho arrival of tho
truck in this city the driver, who hao
collected the receipts for the day, tool
the money 10 Edward Gooden. Harris
Hives in the western part OF tho city
and stated that upon arriving at SIKH
and. Delaware streets, en- route to his
home, he noticed the same car parked
near the curb. one of the men In
ouired of him IL a truck could be Sc
cured to tow the touring car to VII
mington, especially the truck that DIX
the hauling of the Bush Line freish
from Wilmington to the various part
of the State. He replied that thu
machine that did this hauling wa
kept in Wilmington. After a fev
moments of delay the machine wa
started toward Wilmington.
The members of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of tho First Baptist Church oi
Friday evening cleared s9.2o at
social held at the home OF Mr.. an
Mrs. Ozro $. Lunt of Third and Chest
/ nut streets. which will be given {
d the needy of the city.
= This evening the members or IN
; New Castle High School baslSetea.
} team will play the Wilmington traS
. elers team of the Church League {
, Wilmington in the Opera House Gag
: The game VIII begin promptly at
0 o'clock.
G The members OF the Methodist Epi'
{ copal Church Will hold the Christns
:, entertainment of the Dobbinsvil
r Sunday school at Seventh and Clyme
p streets on Friday evening beginnin
i at 7.3O. Several r|ehearsals OF the mus
: cal and literary program VIII tai
y place this week.
el Several hundred packages contain
: ing groceries and provisions were n
n ceived yesterday at the session Of II
Methodist Episcopal church for Il
making up of the Christmas haske
which will be given to the needy
the city.
= The members OF the Wster ar
u Light Commission will meet this ev'
!. ming in their Office on Delaware sire
II near Fourth. Matters pertaining
: the correction Of water supply at se'
! eral of the local plants will be take
oI up and discussed.
l. This evening the members Of Sem
l. Tribe, No. 4e, I. o. r. NJ, W
meet IN the lodge rooms Of the Alasol
d, ic Hall: tomorrow evening, Indust
Iel Council; Thursday evening, Frien
S. ship Lodge. A. o. Z. W., and Caes
e Rodney Chapter, o. e. s.; Friday ev
ming. Adelphia Lodge, x. of p.
Police officer George Kern last ev
Z ming went on q. three-day vacatio
'aking a cunning trip N the low