Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Little Girl Has Narrow Escape
From Death Under Truck;
Personal News.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, March - Yesterday
morning Virginia Hopkins, the aeven-year
old daughter of MIR. and Mrs John T
Hopkins, near Rose Hill on the Whining
ton road while on her way 10 the Rose
Hill schoolhouse, narrowly escaped death
when she WAS struck by nm automobile
truck. The child was hangng 10 the back /
OF n wagon ahead and suddenly let go and T
ran directly in front of the truck. BY I
quick action of the chauffeur, Marian I
REYNOLDS, the child was not run over
but was struck by the rcar fender Of the T
car and knocked down. She was hurried /
TO the home of her parents and DIR Ollr |
s Allen of Wilmington was summoned +
Eight stitches were required 10 close the +
wound OBJ the back of the head
Yesterday morning n REQ touring car, I
owned by q Mr. Snyder Of Wilmington |
was wrecked when il struck emhankment i
near Moore's Lane, two mies from this
city. The occupant was thrown from The
machine and received decorations Of the
forehead and arms from the broken glass
The two front wheels of the machine We're
completely torn from their hubs
Last evening was the last opportunity
for persons who have moved from ono
election district 20 another, To hive their
names transferred and for persons 10 have
their names placed on the registration list
who have failed TO register heretofore, ~
order that they may vote ~ the municipal
election which will be held on Tuesday.
April II
The Water and Light Commission met
last evening and organized by the election
of John Rics as President Several appllca-
cations were received for the positions OF
superintendent and clerk The latter will
also bc secretary of the commission The
board did not 60 INTO election - fill the
positions but will meet to elect the first
part Of next week All applications for the
positions must be submitted T. the Com
mission not later than Monday evening
/ next
Arrangements are being made for
| public card party 10 bc given by the
! New Century Club next Wednesday IN the
| parlors of the club at , O'Clock Mrs
J Ernest Phillips IS n charge Of the
affair.
The Sunday school class n charge Of
Rev Joseph II carp. rector Of the Inn
manuel Church, on Saturday morning will
hol a bake IN Chases store
The Board Of Education met last
evening on the High School building
Routine business was transacted
Mrs John T. Stoops and Mrs. BESSIE
Ring will have charge Of the Current
Events topics for the month Of April. n
the New Century Club
Miss Blanche lockwood WIN has been
the nurse in charge OF the New Castle
Health Center for several months, has
rendered her resignation effective the
first of next month.
One Zoe home made chocolate Easter
egg free with every dozen Of fresh
country eggs, Friday and Saturday, at
Platt s-Adv.
Disinfectants. sulphur candles, and
moth balls also in fake, Birmingham $
Pharmacy Adv.
The New Castle Reserves baseball team
. has organized for the season. The players
, are White, IS; Kern, 3b; Harnet, 2b
Wright, 1b Riley, p; Tobin, c, Earle
Walls, IT, John Walls, IF; Dougherty
and Mcknitt, p King, CT Kelly. p.
Delicious hand dipped chocolate Easter
, eggs l5c to S5c. Easter cards, booklets
. and Easter egg dyes. +. Challenger &
Son. Prescription Pharmacist.-Adv.
Seven drop fiavors. We have them II
orange, vanilla and lemon, Birmingham
Pharmacy-Adv.
The examinations of students of tn,
High School, which has been taking plac
for several weeks, has been completed
by DR. Lewis Booker.
= Special chocolates 49c pound frida,
and Saturday Whitman Samplers, 81 5o
Pleasure Island package sl.75. L. Chal
Ienger & Son, Prescription Pharmacist
Adv.
John Kovisky of Dobbinsville, yester
dav was moved TO Chester by Andre'
Mitchell and Son.
Easter cards, Birmingham Pharmacy
/ Adv.
e The store property of Max J. Rol
o which was recently damaged by hr
, is being remodeled by several workme
/ and the owner expects 10 have altera
l. tions completed In n short tlIhe
We have Just received a shipment {
= Colgates soaps at pre- war prices lO'
Let us show them to YOU, l.. hallenge
4 Son, Prescription Pharmacies t ADV
Miss Helen Southland of Ll4coln CIt,
Is spending several days as The guest {
Mr. and Mrs W Cortlandt Plnder.
Belle Mead Sweets, for Easter; We hav
a nice assortment; phone your orders; v
deliver Birmingham Pharmacy Adj
MIR and Mrs Raymond Foster an
daughter Elizabeth, have been the gues
of Chester relatives and friends.
James T Eliason, who was operate
upon several days ago at " Ntlmmgtoi
hospital, arrived home today.
Victrolas and Records. BridgewaIer
Adv.
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