Evening journal., 1921-01-05
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Town Council Will Go
Ahead With New Water
Plant Plan
CITY METHODISTS
BEGIN REVIVAL
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. Sat the month
" meeting OF City Council last night
Ii was decided TO cease further negO-
tiatiOns for the purchase OF The plants
OF the New Castle Water and the Del
aware Water and Improvement COM
-panies, and committees were appoint
ed TO ascertain the cost of erecting an
entirely neY plant, both for water
and light. Councilman Poole was ap-
pointed committee 10 get bids from
Rricsian well drivers on the cost OF
driving wells Of g, 30 and ~ inch cas-
ings.
. President OF Council Stoops was ap-
pointed a committee to communicate
with several nearby towns, which
+. operate municipality owned water
plants, Dover, MiddlctOwn and New
ark being especially mentioned, TO get
> data on the cost Of construction and
operation. After the data is obtained,
members OF Council, accompanied by
, an engineer. will visit these and other
similar plants. Arrangements for
these proposed visits were left in the
. hands OF President Stoops.
G.. Allen Smith, city clerk. was di-
rected TO invite bids for painting the
exterior OF the Good VIII Fire Com
. panys Hall.
John B. Manlove. city treasurer. re-
ported the following receipts during
: December from q Allen Smith, colloc-
tor Of taxes, for 1917, 1921 for 1918,
si3.9i for 1919, s5i.1S; for 1920, S63S.Si /:
/. from Mayor Eckes, fines imposed
during December, $40 and for the De-
cember rent OF the building at the
foot OF Delaware street, occupied by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
c. y NaI. az
Tie last half OF the $1,000 apprO-
priation FOR the year 1920 TO the Good
VIII Fire Company was ordered paid.
The following bills were ordered
paid: George I. unger. S2On; Jacob
Speicher, 50; ]. Y. St0Ops. S3i0; j. H..
and l.. +. Eliason, S306S; Dlarfond
State Telephone Company, SI0i; Al
, bert L0fland. SO.
Council and the city ash collectors
Twill meet on next Friday evening. in
j. T.. Stoop's store, TO arrange plans
FOR better service in the city depart
ment.
Tho Trustees on the Commons held
their monthly meeting last evening
Repairs were ordered made TO the
= buildings on the Model Farm" ten
anied by William Jordan. A bill Of
stl5 for grading the barnyard OF the
Penn Farm, tenanted by Albert ~
lOfland, was ordered paid.
Officers Of the Good Will fire com
pany will be installed this evening.
Industry Council No. p, Jr. o. Il. A.
NJ. quoit team by winning straight
games from the majority Of the other
teams OF the Junior American Me
chanic quot league has a good lead
and VIII probably win the champion
, ship series.
The ANiSCO Girls composed Of tho
women employees and women fOrver-
ly employed by the American Manga
nese steel Company, are planning a
dance TO be held in the Opera House
on the evening Of January % The
"Original Six Orchestra OF Whining
ton will furnish the music.
Revival services now in progress In
the new Methodist Church. are at
tracting much attention. Cottage pre-
paraiory prayer meetings are being
held az different homes each afternoon
Yesterday afternoon a prayer service
was held az the homes OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Clayton and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Walls This afternoon a service will
be held at the home of Mrs. Julia
Walls. on West Sixth street. Tre
meeting NJ the norcas Society SO the
home OF Nr. and Mrs Edward H. Nay
Tor. Delaware street. at o'clock to-
AAlNAANNN ga N"l lANNAif Will Mi NANNNNANN
BY a brief prayer service.
Nathaniel Watson. contractor. Is re-
placing the old shingles on the roof
OF the house occupied by George Brit
tingham, at Second and Delaware
streets.
J. r. and l.. +. Ellason. Inc. have
had n new fence placed around the
PROPERTY on Fourth street, near Chest
nut street.
James 1Tlney. Of Second street. has
Installed a pipeless heater.
Tho following list Of unclaimed
mail remains a. the local post Office
Furof Brzerincski. James X Blair.
q paspllr CisOrieri, Jos. Campbell. II.
II. Ccnhas Giuseppe di Gaetano, An
tonic Clntino IN Giovanni. Alfred w
Howard Mrs. George B. Harris. Mr.
and Mrs George Kealpy. Miss Edna
KIM. William Lore, G. Murphy. Miss
Viola McMulier (2l. William II. Speer
: and Jessie 3. Taylor.
GeOrcc Proud, Ir., of East Fourth