Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Property Owners and Others to
Petition Levy Court to Re-
surface River Roadway.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle. July IA petition ia
in circulation throughout the city
relative TO the resurfacing of the river
roadway from Dobbinsvillo 10 Rogers
Corner. The petition contains the
names of property owners and owners
of vehicles and automobiles. and will
be presented to the Levy Court next
Tuesday.
An automobile bearing Delaware
license 1875 and listed TO John Is.
Kreuger of Wilmington. yesterday
afternoon caught fire from a leak I'm
the gasoline tank. The car was al
most destroyed by the flames.s The
accident happened on tho Stockle lane,
about mile north of this city. Hand
fire extinguishers were used. They
were brought from the New Castle
County Hospital ny George Poole and
Clarence Townsend, t0rkmen there
This evening the members of the
Young Mems Association of the Fret
Presbyterian Church, will hold SER
vices in the Sunday school depart
ment beginning at o'clock.
In Emmanuel Church tomorrow ser
Vices VIII tft tttitAfAtsu bN ltlt fftltff .
Rev. Joseph II. carp. Holy Communion
will he observed at the morning ser
vice at 7.30: prayer ad sermon at
1890; subject, THE Pharisee and the
Publican" evening prayer and hymns
at 730
Rev j r. Bicking pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal. Church will con
duct the morning service tomorrow
at IL o'clock and will take for his sub
iect. "A Good Conscience" Sunday
school will he held at 10 o'clock aud
Baraca Glass at ,. In the evening at
o'clocl, the pastor will give an il
lnstrated talk
The usual services will lie conducted
in the First Presbyterian Church at
1890 and 80 tomorrow.
Rev. George H. Allison. pastor of
Second Baptist Church. of Wilmington
will preach in the First Baptist Church
tomorrow evening at 80.
John Fahey, employed at the plant
OF the American Manganese steel Co,
yesterday afternoon, while operating
a grinding machine. had the first and
second fingers Of his right hand badly
lacerated. when caught i'm the ma
chinery. Attention was given al the
first aid department at the plant.
John Leach. Chester Greenwood and
James McDevitt. who have been spend
ing . week camping at smailey's Dam.
last evening broke camp and returned
to this city
Yesterday afternoon this city was
visited hy heavy rain storm. which
was accompanied by sharp flashes Of
lightning. Many Of the farmers were
working in tho fields ondeavoring to
stack their wheat and in number.
Of instances the grain had begun to
sprout, Whiic the stacks were lying in
the fields. which means a great loss
70 the farmer.
Yesterday afternoon on account of
the storm and the wet conditions Of
the Battery diamond. the game of base
ball scheduled between the ST. HedwiE
team Of Wilmington and the New cas-
Tie Athletic Association team was
cancelled
a trolley pole at Sixth and South
insulation Was worn from the high
tension wires. The flame was extin-
guished before mu ch damage was done.
Last evening the officers Of Adelphia
Lodge, X. of p, we're installed.
Preparations arc about completed
by the officers of the Company H.. y.
G. y. who will leave on Monday and
remain until Friday at the State Rife
Range for training.
William Greer. Sr.. fireman at the
New Castle County Hospital. is con-
fined 70 his home with illness.
Emily T. Hunt. Ruth Nickerson.
Irene Q. Wise. Dorothy Miller, Eliza
beth Davis. May Jones and Blanche
Sibley who are taking the summer
course at the University of Delaware,
are spending the week end at their
homes here.
Iictrolas and records. Bridgewater
ADV
Apartments for rent n the Louise.
Apply TO John Ries. the premises
Adv.
4 new lot Of bathing caps and car
staples for swimmers. T.. Challenger
& Son. prescription pharmacist
Adv.
For comfort after the bath use one
of our big turkish towels L. Chal-
lenger & Son. prescription pharma-
cist.-Ady.
Colgate's bath soap. 10c.; Palmoiive
soap, 3 for 25c.; Jonteel soap. csc.
cake. Z. Challenger & Son. prescrip-
ton pharmacist-Adv.