Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Runaway Pennsylvania Boys Are
Arrested and Held; Personal
News and Notes.

N6WS dIlu tNOhCSs
Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle March 25.-Last night
shortly after s o clock, Police Officer John
Lenoir took to the city lookup three boys
of PENNSYLVANIA, who had run away from
their homes. They gave their names rs
Frank Mitchell. If years, of 2929 Kings
ton avenue. Richmond; Dominick Babalis,
II. 2S54 East Nenango street. and Bennie
Haidowski. Is, of 2940 Victoria street.
The bows were lettering around the Royal
Motion Picture Palace at Fifth and Della
ware street The officer asked where they
lived and they replied 2922 Dobbinsville.
The officer knew this was false. the num-
bers not running that high. When ques-
tened last evening they claimed that they
were PLAYING around the railroad station
and were accused of breaking n lock on q
hand ear and fearing arrest came to Viii
lningt0n on one of the Wilson Line boats
that left Philadelphia at 4 Is and came to
this city by trolley. They had the sum OF
81 cents between them when arrested
Various residents of the city have been
complaining to City Council at the failure
of the Delaware Water Improvement Co.
= furnish adequate lighting throughout
lie city Last evening there were ii
tights out at various places and have been
ont of commissions for over one week at the
following places: Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and
Delaware streets Eighth and South
streets. Eighth and Ninth and Clayton
streets, Ninth and Gray streets. Tenth
aud School streets. nth and Washing
ton streets. and Seventh ard Washington
streets.
Last evening the Civic Club organized
in the parlors of the New Castle Century
Club by the election of Andrew Eliason
rs president. Mrs J. Ernest Phillips, vice
president; Horace l.. Deakyne. secretary:
Howard Wilhelmc. Henry J Kite, Edward
Y Platt, H. IL Haines. Richael J. Deylm
directors The directors will act rs n com
mittee on bylaws and will select titles for
the name Of the club. to be voted upon
at the next meeting on Thursday evening
rcNt AZ the New Century Club parlors 1t
was decided to have monthly meetings
vhclast Thursday in each month. The to-
tal membership IS 81. Arrangements arc
hcinC made to hold the regular monthly
meetings in one OF the town buildings.
OF the - members three are women.
Friendship Lodge, Ancient Order of
[ aitcd Workmcn, met last evening. The
auditing committee, John G. King, Vance
r. Mitchell and John b. Manlove. audited
tie accounts OF the lodge. The following
Ulcers were elected for a period Of six
months and will he installed next Thurs
tlav evening; Leslie Walls, past master
workman: Robert II Harrington, ST,
ovcrSeer: James l.. Bacon, recorder:
John 3 Manlove. financier; Thomas Walls
: crctarv: Samuel Roberts, inside watch
man: John b. Montgomery. outside watch
mao
City Council has authorized City
E~gineer William KINNEY to give the
Ines of the newly opened street which
leads from the New Castle Roadway The
work will be started at once of filing the
street and low sections with cinders OBJ
tanned from the Baldt plant OF the Penn
Seaboard Steel Corporation.
Mrs Charles Griffith chairman
music for the Delaware State Federation
of Womeas Clubs, on Tuesday evening
next will give a musical program at the
New Castle Century Club. Al the close
OF the entertainment a business meeting
will be held
Leon King. Of the Junior Glass OF the
New Castle High School, has been Sc
lccted 1921 and 1922 captain Of the
Basketball team.
John kovisky OF Dobbinsville yester- |
day was moved to Chester by Andrew
Mitchell and Son.
The Penn Literary Society OF the High /
School Yesterday gave the following lit /
rrarv program Foreign current events, /
Miss Ruth Zimmerman: domestic current /
events Miss Pauline Willis; piano solo, /
Miss Sirene Green: recitation. Miss Elsie /
Miss Edna Dcemer; violin solo. Herbert /
Hewlett
Easter cards, Birmingham Pharmacy. |
Adv
The banquet which is being arranged |
I,v the members of the High School, for |
ne members of the varsity basket ball /
team, to have been held in the Hotel Louise |
jn next Thursday evening, has been post /
poned until Thursday evening, April Z
Albert Riley of Second street, YES
erday while engaged In cutting kindling |
wood. sustained a lacerated forehead |
above the right eye, caused by flying /
piece of wood. He was rendered uncon-
scious for several minutes
One l0c homo made chocolate Easter !
.gg free with every dozen of fresh /
,ountry eggs, Friday aod Saturday, at
pIatt : Adv.
The public schools losed Yesterday
or the Easter holidays and will be reopen
,d Oh Tuesday next.
We have just received a shipment Of
Olgates soaps ct pre- war prices 10c
LIT us show them TO you, r. Challenger
\ son, Prescription Pharmacist.-Adv
Mr. and Mrs Chauncev 2. Holcomb,
Or.ner residents of this city, who have
icc., making their home Ia China for the
last seven years, arrived in this city yes
erdav. They have secured rooms at the
.io tel Louise
John Fehl, of Delaware and the Strand.
'esterday was operated upon at the
PHYSICIANS and Surgeons Hospital
Mrs. Harry " Hushebeck is the guest
+ her sister, Mrs. Rose Collins, in New
ORR
Special Mems gun metal shoes 81 now
3; $40 tan, So; Ladies tan oMords. 81
ow S3.75: white pumps So now 81.
toops s-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Stepler, Of
'ennsville. y. j. are guests Of Mr.. and
'irs Robert Strimne
Marjorie, the four-year-old daughter
I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hockenberry Of the
'aldton, is suffering with toasilltis.
Fresh flowers. and garden seed, rakes.
oes. spades and etc.-Stoops
Bartholomew O'Rourke, who has been
q the Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Or several days, undergoing a slight oper-
tlon returned TO his home today.
We desire To express our thanks. 10
hose who were so very kind to us during
ur recent bereavement and to those who
Onated flowers and furnished automO-
lies Mrs Dora Bowen and cbiIdrar