Evening journal., 1921-06-25
News GOSSIP OF
DELAWARE CITY
Announce Memorial Service
to Odd Fellows Who
Died in War
, CHURCH FESTIVAL
SHOWS PROFIT
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal
DELAWARE CITY. June 25.-R.
L. Cofer. county supervisor OF the
Red Lion hundred roads. is repairing
the bridge on Gray's Back Road to
Red Lion. New guard rails and
decking is replacing the old rail and
deck.
Councilman Cofer. J. T. & L. f.
= Eliason. Of New Castle. and Janiver
and Hance. Of Wilmington. were the
successful bidders for the $1,000
hardware contract for work at Fort
DUPONT, each receiving a portion.
The contract for supplying the
coal was awarded TO Harry c. Webb.
of Clinton street. Mr.. Webb was
. also awarded a contract TO furnish
and cart several tons Of stone for
road repair and construction at the
4 Fort
The Rev. Robert c. Pitzer will
preach in the First Presbyterian
T Church at 1890 o'clock tomorrow
morning on Missionary Nations" at
I 7.3O o'clock. AIR. Pitzer will con-
duct a memorial service 70 those
members OF Patrick Henry Lodge.
No. IL. I. o. o. F.. who died in ser
vice during the late World War.
The lodge will attend the service in
a body There will be no mid
week service in this church in July
The Bible school will continue at
- o'clock each Sunday.
The Rev. L. W. Layfield. pastor
OF the First Methodist Church. will
speak at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on "The Hidden Treasure. "
and at 8 o'clock on Jacob at Jep-
tha" Sunday school will be held
at 11.45 o'clock.
In St Georges NJ. r. Church, the
Rev. J. c. Mccoy will preach al
1880 o'clock tomorrow on Every
Day Helpfulness". The Sunday
school will meet at $50 o'clock
The Epworth League. topic" Mer
and Women. who Inspire Us" viii
be led by Miss Gertrude Stats a.
7.3O o'clock. At o'clock the Rev
Seth Gibbons will preach in Summit
Church and at 8 o'clock in St
Georges Church.
Notices have been given abou
eral Curry" the passenger steamer
operating between Forts dupont
Delaware and Mott, that they woulC
be indefinitely laid off July 1. Th'
steamer will be laid up.
The brick work on the dredge
Chesapeake, belonging to the Arun
del Company. Of New York. sur
rounding the boiler. and a portion
OF the boiler. caved in yesterday
causing a scare. but slight damage
by the subsequent fire. No one wa
injured The boiler was being re
paired by the company mechanics.
The local Boy Scouts staged
game Of baseball between team
composed Of Junior and Senio
members yesterday. The JUNO
team winning by the score Of II L
Is. Batteries were, for Juniors
Derrickson and Heal. Seniors: But
Ter, Morris and Husfelt.
Joseph Grandson. the Negro ar
rested in Wilmington charged witt
being a Stacker. was given a hearin
by a court martial court at For
dupont this week. The finding
Of the court have been forwarded {
the convening authorities Of the sec
ond area corps.
Several hundred dollars was real
lied from the recent carnival o
st. Paurs r. c. Church. The car
nival which was scheduled 10
Thursday. Friday and Saturday q
last week. was carried TO Tuesda
evening Of this week. because Of tn
" storm on Friday evening.
The Rev. W. II. Wingate, Of Mar
shallton, was IN guest OF the Re'
and Mrs. J. c. Mccoy, at the S
Georges Methodist parsonage, yeste
day.
Mrs. sallie Pierce. Of BridgetoI
y. J.. Is spending the week with Mis-
- Eliza Bradway. Of Clinton street.
/" Mrs Eliza Nandegrift, Of Clinto
street is the guest Of her cousii
+. Mrs. NJ. Williams, at Odessa
~ Mrs Bertha Peacock. and son, {
Clinton street, who have been visitin
F." In Philadelphia. have returned hom
Mrs. r. c. Warner and son,
X Clinton street, who has been spenc
M ing several months in Galveston
~ Texas, returned home yesterda
1 Mr.. Warner is a civil engineer in II
Il governments employ. He expec
VI 20 be transferred in the near Il
ture.
Cleaver Price, OF Wilmingto
II formerly OF this city. having bee
born and reared here. who has bee
s spending several weeks with his aui
7 Mrs. Emma Price, in this city, le
\ Yesterday for Philadelphia. NJ
price has obtained employment wit
he Gulf Refining Company, in tn
N cly, as constructing engineer. I
waa a member Of this years class
the University OF Delaware.
che many friends Of Corporal al
Mrs. william Murphy, OF Fort d
Pont. are congratulating them on Il
A birth OF a son.
y TIITEAN CHET ET0N