Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Supposed Mad Dog Killed Yes
terday Afternoon After It Had
Bitten Another One.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle, June a.--A supposed
mad dog was shot yesterday after
noon near the residence Of Herman
padberg. on Washington street near
Ninth. The dog, which was owned
by Frank Conslsi of Dohhinsviile is
said To have been sick for several
days. II had been tied up. but broke
loose and ran at large. Before it was
killed It had bitten one dog. The
latter animal will be tied up for sev-
erstl weeks.
Seiden S. Deemer. president of the
Deenwr Steel Casting Co.. ia making
arrangements To establish a public
park on a plot of ground In the rear
of his handsome residence. The four
acres OF land which he has been use-
Ing for farm purpose viii be con-
verted into a playground for the chill
dren and a park. The property faces
Eighth street and the tracks OF this
Pennsylvania railroad Co. The use
of the pond on the premises Will bs
given TO the children for fishing pur.
poses. Each child will be permitted
TO Ash one hour per week. A stone
wall will be erected which will divide
the Deerner Mansion from the park
benches will be in the park and elect.
rio lights will be installed. The city
will be asked to keep the park clean
Arrangements are about completed
for the eighth grade exercises of the
local schools To be held In the Opera
House on next "Wednesday evening
al o'clock. The following evening
the Junior Prom win take place and
on Friday evening the graduating fx-
ercises will take place. Each MEM
her Of the graduating class will re-
ceive 10 tickets. The invitations Tor
the exercises are being sent out ny
tho members OF the class. The class
motto is Not Evening But Dawn.
The class ctslors are brown and gold
and the class flower Is red. The
members Of the graduating class are
John Howard Davidson. Mabel Lu-
ellie Eiakridge. Chester Ernest Green
wood, May Elizabeth Jones, John
Gilbert Leach. zelma Alien Matthews.
Dorothy Mary Miller. Clayton
Douglas Proud, Blanche Sibiey, George
Lewis Tobin. Elsie Matilsa Wallis,
Frank Merton White and Ruth Cart
ridge Nickerson. The class, chaper-
oned by the faculty m the High
School. will attend the services in the
Methodist Episcopal Church on Sun
day morning. when the commence
ment sermon will be preached by the
pastor. Rev. J. r.. Bicking. The mem
l,ers Of the class will wear caps and
gowns.
Postmaster John r. Murphy has
posted in the corridor of the post
Office a list OF the following unclaimed
letters: Bradford. ?; Mrs. Bertha
Burrows. Mrs. Allen Beck, Miss Mary
Campbell, James Fiddler. Mrs. Will
ham Heuanp, Alfred w. Howard, 9:
Sonlers T. Irelsn: Mrs. J. Louis. Mrs.
Joe Myers, Howard Mccoy. Tom
Oxlcy. Edward Stanert, Barnie Scott.
Miss Madeline NJ. Schilling. Mary
Wufield
Last evening 75 members of the city
organized a senate known ss the
Dougherty Senate and today a large
number of the members of the organ
ization will spend the day at Angus
tine Pier. The trip will be made in
trucks and touring cars. The mem
bers Of the senate" are Mrs. i. s
Dougherty, president; Jimmy Nc
Dewitt. president, John HALL
man, recording secretary: William j
Madden. corresponding secretary
George Barr. treasurer. The commit
tee OF arrangements for the outing
comprises Miss Mary Reynolds
Eugene Sheridan. Miss Marie Mar
quette. Harry Hallman. William J
Madden, Francis p. Price, John Nc
Daniel. Marguerite Fahey. The ath-
letic committee comprises westley
Preston, Leslie Walls and Harry
Proud.
A beach party was given last eve
ming by the girls of the Senior slas
at Hopkins Beach. The following
persons were in attendance: Misses
Ruth Nickerson, Zelma Matthews
Mabel Eskridge, May Jones. Blanchs
Sibley, Mildred Blake, Elsie Walls
Edna Deemer, David Miller, John
Leach, Charles Cannon, Herbert Hew-
lett. Chester Greenwood Oscar Hardy
Charles Wortz and Merton White.
The Board of Education met last
evening in special session. Superin-
tendent Snayeiy rendered a report oi
the meeting he attended at Dover OF
Thursday, relative to a conference
that he held with the teachers. The
matter of erecting a new building be
tween the old Jail residence and No.
School building was discussed and
plans were ordered drawn and esti-
mates will be asked for. The secretary
was instructed to file with the county
superintendent bills for the tuition
and transportation of pupils attending
the schools from the rural districts
Mrs Annie Carroll. colored. aged Al
years, a resident of this city for i
number of years, died on Tuesday eve.
ming at Tenth and Clayton streets
from tubercular trouble. Funera
services will be held on Saturday
afternoon at st. Augustine. Ceci
County, Md.
The monthly meeting of the mem
bcrs of the Young Mems Association
of the First Presbyterian Church viii