Evening journal., 1921-03-31
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Mrs. Hannah Hendrix Falls
Dead in Returning From
Funeral
COUNCIL PAYS FOR
WATER PLANTS TO-DAY
snoclal 10 Nd rvenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. March s1.-Mrs.
Hannah Firth Hendrix. aged 81
years. wife OF the Rev John r.
Hendrix, died suddenly at her home,
No. 4l6 Delaware street. yesterday
afternoon. from heart disease, from
which, she had suffered several
slight attacks.
Mrs. Hendrix. apparently in her
usual health, had attended with her
husband the funeral Of the late John
Fehl. which was held at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. As she ap-
preached her rear door on her re-
turn. her daughter Miss Margaret
noticed she was suffering. Speaking
10 her and receiving no response
Miss Margaret assisted her 70 a
couch in the dining room. DR.. r..
NJ. Allen was called at once and pro-
nounced her beyond medical assist
ance. She died without speaking a
few minutes after entering the
house.
Mr.. Hendrix left his wife at the
cemetery and went by trolley to
wilmington and therefore knew
nothing Of his wife's death until his
return home shortly before G o'clock.
Mrs. Hendrix was the daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Tet-
low, and a native of New Castle, be-
ing horn In the house now occupied
by County Comptroller James G.
Shaw and his sister, Miss Mary
Shaw, which adjoins the home in
which she died. She had been a
member Of the First Presbyterian
church, since childhood
Mrs. Hendrix is survived by her
husband and five daughters. Mrs
Alexis NJ. Haggerty, Mrs. Howard
Kirby and Mrs. Milton Truax, OF
Wilmington; Mrs. Harry Roller, OF
New York City, and Miss Margaret
Hendrix, Of this city. and two grand
children, the Misses Gcnevieve and
Alice Haggerty, OF Wilmington.
Mr.. Hendrix, a former exhorter
was ordained a preacher at tn,
Fourth Quarterly Conference Of the
New Castle Methodist church.
The funeral will take place at 2.3l
clock Saturday afternoon, with in
terment in the Presbyterian GENE
terry.
At the special session OF Cit
Council held last evening in th'
Mayors office. final arrangement
were completed for the consumma.
ton Of the official transfer OF IN,
ew Castle Water and former Della.
ware Water Improvement Compan
les plants and franchises which talSei
place at a special conference o
members Of City Council and repre-
sentatives Of the two companies thi
afternoon.
Council ordered the 100-s1OO
5h per cent. New Castle city bonds
which in compliance with a resolu
tion passed by Council were signe
by Mayor George w. Eekles. John 2
Stoop, president of council and Joh
b. Manlove, city treasurer, turne
over to City Solicitor Frank del
Janvier and Councilman Howar
wilhelm, chairman Of finance com
mittee. These men, aooompanie
BY Chief of Police Alexander Nc
Caughn, took the bonds TO the onlc
OF Laird and Company, investmer
and bankers, Wilmington, this morn
ing, where upon the receipt OF S97
500, they were turned over to IN
company.
According 70 a resolution passe
last night, the city treasurer as Gus
todian OF the money, will give $500
additional surety bonds. This aC
ditional bonding was considered su
ficient as the treasurer would haN
this money In his possession only Il
a short period, turning over $500
OF the money TO the representative
OF the companies this afternoon.
the remaining $4,000 will be II
turned 10 Laird and Company q
morrow, as a loan, at 8 1-2 per cen
with a day notice OF withdraw
clause I'm the agreement, leaving on
$500 in his hands for disposition Z
orders OF the Board OF Water ar
Light Commissioners. Nearly S7l