Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Commons Trustees Elect Com
missioner; Personal and Con-
erai Notes of interest.
Special Correspondence of Every tovsfinG'

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle March g-Trusteea of
the Commons met lnst evening, IN adj
iourned session William T.. Ro'hwell whs
elected commissioner to aerve Tor n
period of one year The other two com
mssioners, one to he appointed tY the
Mavor and one 10 be elected 10y the tonn. |
Gil have not as yet been selected no |
duties of the Commissioners VIII he 10 |
control. the operations of tho two water
and electric l,ght plants recently rur-
chased bv the City from the Delaware
Water Improvement Co, for s16,Wo !
Mr. Rothwell said he appreciated the |
confidence Of the Trustees nnd stated that
he did not know If he would renliy have
tho time To devote to the office, but would
accept and would try 10 do hia best
The Acting Committee reported that
| they had accepted tho proposition of the
| State Highway Commission gi certain
sum per rod offered by the latter body.
/ for erection of the fence along the prop
| ertv Of the commons farms along The
| State Road and the Secretary WAS IN
/ strncted TO notify the State Highway ON
mission
! A report ol the meeting held on Satur-
day afternoon NJ the Bayard farm lori the
purpose of determining the damage done
! ia the house. road harms Hhcd and wafer
a,,pnlv for tho Unres Corarf Hotel bv fh
/ state Highway Commission ~ the widen
,ng of the roadway n THE poiat and Tie
amount ~ damages was submitted 70 the
| ommiEslon
Last eveninr City onncii met ~
arccial session The resolution empower
iug Council t. enter into NJ agteeipeht
conrernlng tho purchase of tho water and
- he 4 - turned
over Ia the Citv hv the first nf Aprl. whs
gtven tho 6nal and thtd reading and
naased The arcnnd resolutions, empow-
cr,ng Council tn raise the sum Of slfl.ffl,
by bonda bearing prf cont lutfffat,
for a reriod a % feata ~ denominations
of oOu each. was gwen The first and
seeond reading Third reading will he
gwen ~ lrlday meeting
communication waa received from
tho Wilmington Chamhef ~ oHfnetce,
requesting Endorsement ~ Snnate hlli
No 81 fhe tlis lrrk waa instructed -
communicate auneila inderaonnt -
REPRESENTATIVE Edward S NeRelneor
The hll prnvidns that all incorporated
.ltiea ~ towns shall retain one half # ali
the state lcensns pald IS firms whose
iu,alneea originates II surh towns or
cities
Police Officers Vere presented nov ~
railcf Colt revnlvnfa
Gty Solicitor Iranrls do II tanvier
stated that ~ tho special meeting IN
FRIDAY evening he would have The hi,is
from Laird 4 60 Wilmington brokers.
and that he would also have prioea - tho
, engraved bonds, which arc f. 10 u a
coupon tyre
Tho New aatle CenturY Gluh rnei last
night Nominations fnr directors and
a. l.. =
will take placr 90 Thursday evening April
Tho following were nominated ilreo.
tore Mira LOUISE X lIolcornh Mrs Junn
4 y CLAYTON, Miss Marv Shaw. Miss
Reha Hnlconh. Mra Matilda Van rlnp.
AIiRa lllfahoth Black AiiRs Iltksi.nth
Dcnn,a,n. Nta Henry kite Mrs
julius nodd and Mira Thomas Smith
: for president. Mira Lewis +. FliRson
first vice president Nr Jacoh II ap"ich-
a. Mrs Willis Blackburn. second VICE
prrsidcnt. Mira John ] Stoops Mrs
George Nclntire, recording secretary
Miss Pauline Wilhclme corresponding
secretary. Niss Anna Lancaster treasurer
Mrs Francis I McCallin
Industry Council No .. Junior Order
= o,trd American Mechanics. at the clos
II lodge session last evenlng.w won five on
). of six gam = of quolts dsieatlng DIllgnni
ell three games The team that plavee
D,igcnt Council. co omprised Coo g
Proud, John Clymer. Edward Proud
Robert barnes. Samuel Farmer 0sca
knauss and Warren Connor The Dllgen'
y PLAYERS werr NJ ID Donnell. J Donnell
{, Goldner and William Fling he mem
hers pavIng Diamond Council were
+. George Proud. Robert Barner fdwar'
Proud and John Clymcr Diamond PLAYER
F.. were Buckmaster, Springer, Rubc an
= Thompson
: This evening the New Castle Higl
: school basketball team will plav Ha anove
:, Church League team IN the opera house
Il John Leach. of the senior class Of tn
New Castle High school. has resigned 8
: captain OF the track team and basket bal
L team on account of taking up specla
II studies In hls class George l. Tohtn va
elected captain of the track team an'
u Douglas Proud was chosen captain OF tn
= basketball team
/ Several members OF Caesar Rodne
II Chapter No S. Order Of the Eastern Sta
re visited Wilmington Chapter last even
d. ing.
n Friday evering, March IS, citizens vi
meet in the Office Of FraEculs Gle II Jan
vier, for the purpose of organizing men
civic club The purpose Is to co-operat
te IN improving civic coEultloiss, 10 ildut
10 industrial activities. and to improve th
ID streets and other city utilities.
is s Hickman Hewitt, who resides on IN
= Dolson farm several miles from this city
-, while in Wilmington was thrown from h
- wagon when a wheel came of. He wa
:. badly shaken up but rot seriously nluret
Yesterday afternoon the south boun
express tram due at i o clock was delaye
on account Of broken brake rod
The Wilmington roadway IS beng su
n veyed by several State engineers with
VI. view of establishing a state ara count
r road The contractor for the driving
n the pllrg for the construction Of the birds
r. across the narrow DIV c leading to Sixt
street began operations yesterday.
Thursday everlEg family re-arlo
lg will be held at the home Of Mr. ard MIR
| Theodore N&rrers rear Rose Hill