Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-05
NEWS OF A DAY
At new CASTLE
Mike Lukum Drowned In Della
ware River Within Sight OF
His Son.

1
New Castle. Sept. 5.--On Saturday
about : o'clock Mike Lukum of 62s
Clark street was drowned In the Del
aware river opposite the old Taskef
wharf, about mile south OF this city
Mike and his son William, aged IL
years. were preparing 10 give theit
horses waeh In the river and each
one rode horseback to the beach. 'fh.
horse which the father rode was blind
and went into the water to the depth
/ Of 10 feet, when the man fell from the
back of the horse. and, being unable
10 swim, drowned before assistance
could be given him. Several men In
boats used graphing irons to recover
the body without result and within nm
hours time the body washed ashore,
..dertaker Chandler Gehhart got in
communication with Coroner Isaae 8.
Bullock of Wilmington, who instruc-
ted the latter to take care OF the body
A wife and one child survive.
Gordon the 16-year-old son OF MIR.
and Mrs. John McNally OF East Third
street. yesterday afternoon. while att
tempting to catch a horse belonging
to Peter Toner. on the pasture field
at Fourth and South streets, was kick
cd on the left arm and a bone was
broken near the elbow The injured lad
was brought to the Office Of DIR. Lewis
Booker, who took him 20 the Delaware
Hospital, where an $-ray examination
was made, which also showed a frac-
ture OF the arm.
Before Mayor w. Cramer yesterday
Harry Able and William Crawford
were each fined sl1.75 for fighting on
the street on Saturday evening
Manager Jimmy MeDevitt Of the
New Castle Athletic Association base
ball team has arranged the following
schedule OF games for the week: Tues
day, Defiance at Wilmington: wednes-
day Brownson at Battery Park: Friday.
keystone at Battery Park; Saturday
afternoon. East End at Battery Park.
This evening the members of Semi
mole Tribe. No. 40. Improved Order of
lsed Men, will hold the first fan meet
ing in the lodge rooms or the Masonic
Hall 90.
This afternoon the New Castle
Academy baseball team viii play the
Rose Hill team al Rose Hill.
Samuel Mcknitt. Leon. William and
wiibert King. Herbert Hewlett. r.
Earle Waggenmann. Edward Truitt
and Morton White, who have been
spenesng two weeks camping at River
side Beaea, arrived saone yesterday.
Last evening the attendance at the
First Presbyterian Church was ex-
ceptionally large and the congregation
consecutive address on Presbyterian
ism" by Rev. Fioris Ferwerda.
Tomorrow evening tho members Of
City Council and the members Of the
Trustees Of the Commons will meet
in monthly session.
Tomorrow evening Miss Helen
Diehl Of Bear Station will be given a
party in honor of her 18th birthday
anniversary.
The local schools will open on
Wednesday at o'clock. standard
time. Tomorrow morning Prof. Henry
Il. Snavely will call a meeting of the
white teachers to be held in the sup
erintendent's office at o'clock stan
dard time. and the school session for
that day will begin at 10 o'clock
standard time.
The New Castle Black Socks and
the Harlan Giants on Saturday after
noon at Battery Park. before a crowd
of '450 persons played seven inning
tie, the score being to 9. In the be-
ginning Of the eighth inning the visi-
tors refused TO continue the game, be-
cause s. johnson, who was on third.
came home on passed ball by
Catcher Williams and the runner was
sent back 60 the third by the umpire.
because a visiting player interfered
with the ball. Pitcher HaiE of the
local team was taken out of the box
during the first inning after three
runs were scored, giving two men
bases on balls and hitting two. He
was succeeded by Il. Lewis. who
pitched excellent ball.
On Saturday evening a large number
of persons attended the lawn fete at
Bear Station given by the members Of
the Red Lion Social of Lebanon NJ.
Z. Church.
Tomorrow evening the members of
Industrial Council, No. %. Junior
Order United American Mechanics
win hold their first fail meeting in
their lodge rooms of the Masonic Hall
Co.
The lnembers of the Good win Fire
CO. on Wednesday evening will meet
in monthly session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Fleming
of Second and Chestnut street are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth OF a nine-pound girl yesterday.
Mrs. Fleming was formerly Miss
Emily Mitchell. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Mitchell and chief oper-
ator- at the local exchange of the
Diamond State Telephone Co. for
eight years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Il. Clayton
and daughter Elizabeth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Clayton and family and Mrs.
Blanche Williams attended the Zeb-
ley family reunion at Bethel NJ L.
Church, near Zebley's Corner, Pa, to-
day
Paul Kern of East Fifth street on
Saturday afternoon was given an in
voluntary bath in the Delaware river
at the Battery bathing beach. when
he upset from a row boat. which he
was rowing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry j. Cable and
family on Saturday were moved to
this city by Andrew Mitchell & Son
from Penn's Grove, n. j., and occupied
the house recently tenanted by Mr.
and Mrs. j. Ralph Watts of the Strand.
Mrs. Howard Jones of Conshohock-
en-, Pa, is spending several days as a