Evening journal., 1921-04-11
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Candidates For City Offices
Ready For Tomorrow's
Election
SLEEPING NEGRO
NEARLY SUFFOCATED
stan Correspondent.

election officers, for the municipal
election to be held tomorrow after
noon, havo been completed Much
spirited campaigning BY the oRndi-
dates for the several offices to be
ilied Is being conducted. Only two
Offices on the ticket are without op-
position. that OF city treasurer John
b. Manlove. candidate. and trustee
OF market square and court house.
Andrew NJ. Gallagher. candidate.
The latter Office is FOR a term OF ten
years. without compensation. There
arc five members OF the board OF
trustees. one elected each municipal
election.
Each candidate is making a splr-
tied canvass. There arc several can
didates for the Office OF mayor, presi-
dent Of council and council at large.
Few are venturine a prediction as
to the results Several siatos or
combinations have been made. and
the sponsors OF each say their slate
is a winner.
AS there are three candidates for
mayor and - candidates for council
it is said each mayoralty candidate
will carry his councilmanic selection
with him. The ticket as now pre-
sented follows:
For Mayor (vote for one)--w.
Leslie Cramer. Theodore w. Cavtn-
der. George w. Eckles.
For President OF Council (vote for
one)-William ID. Denney, Charles
J. Dousherty Robert a. Newlyn,
John r. Stoops. Howard l.. Will
holme.
For Treasurer-John y. Manlove.
For Clerk Cvote for onc)-James
T.. Bacon. G. Allen Smith
For Members OF Council (vote for
four)-Harry p. Ahern. jefferson
Downham. James y. Hance Sr..
Thomas c. Hobbs. william Il. Kee.
Charles T. Klingmoyer William +.
Montgomery, Sr.. John A. Schuhardt
Sr., James j. Whalen. william Veg
genman, John J. Walls. George
Poole.
For Trustee Of Court House--An.
drew NJ. Gallagher.
Mayor George w. Eci1les, whose
prerogative Il is to appoint the in
rltNANIr ANA AAAt ANAA AACAA ANA"f oAA
nounced this morning the following
appointments. First district. voting
place. Second and Delaware streets,
mayors ofilce-Horace l.. Deakyne;
Second district, voting place, Geb-
harts funeral parlors. Sixth street,
east Of Delaware street-Harry
Proud: Third district, voting place
Ryan's store, Shawtown-Emmeti
McGrory: Fourth district. votinl
place. Good VIII flre house, South
street between Fifth and sixth
streets-Everett Howard.
A. v. Lesley George. chairman O.
the Republican Hundred Committed
announced the Republican member
as fellows: First district--Ozrl
Lunt. judge. and Edward Hushe
beck. clerk; Second district-Georg'
W Vantine. judge. and George Kern
clerk; Third district--William j
Etcheils judge. and Arlie Seals
CLERK. The appointments for th'
Fourth district is 10 be named.
The Democratic Hundred Commit
tee. through Theodore W. Cavender
chairman. announced the followinl
appointments. First district-Wii
liam J. Madden. judge. who will Sc
lect his own clerk Other appoint
ments for The Second. Third and
Fourth districts will be made to
night
I.atchett Matthews, Negro. OF But
tonwood avenue, narrowly escape,
death yesterday afternoon from
IRE caused By an overheated stove
which destroyed his household ef
fects The building Is owned b.
John Battle.
Matthews was asleep in the hous
1t the time the fire was disoovere,
by Arthur Gordon, a neighbor iii
absence was not noticed until tn
arrival Of the Good VIII Fire Com
pany which had responded TO a tele
phone call. Fire Chief Campbell IN
quired il any one was IN the hous
and then a neighbor recalled tina
Matthews had been seen going in
couple Of hours before. the freme
cropping their way through the fir
and smoke-filled room brought Mat
thews out. He was nearly suffo
Gated and first aid was given by tn
fremen's first aid corps. Or. b. N
Allen. who had been called. CAV
medical attention. DR.. Allen report
ed Matthews condition good las
night.
Matthews was alone in the hous
at the time as Mrs. Matthews was &
Middletown spending the weekend
The damages were set at S20O o.
personal property and $500 on tn
building.
The planked shad supper sched
uled TO be given by the Young Men
Bible Class OF Emmanuel Bpiseops
Church. Mrs. L. q. Eliason, teache
tomorrow evening has been nos
poned one week at the request ,
the RI Rev. Philip Cook. Bishop
the Diocese Of Delaware, who is
address the class, following the SUI
per. The bishop and the vestry
the church are to be the guests
d. the class. other mems organizatio
of the church will be invited to a
tend the address and reception TO I,
bishop following the supper.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Z
New Castle Methodist Church "
hold it's monthly business session
the church this evening, follow