Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-02
NEWS or 4 DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Thieves Frightened OF the Roof
Of Andrew Toman's
Residence.

| Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle. Sept. 2.--Great excite
mcnt prevailed yesterday morning
about Las. Andrew Toinan of Weat
Third street. upon arriving hom.
from the railroad station. heard "A
noise on the tin roof and also heard
Voices OF two men. lie partly dressed
and hurried TO the police station and
notified Chief of Police Matthew
Tobin and Officer william Palmer
The officers searched the premises
but were unable 70 locate two sup
posed white men. who were seen by
Mrs. William Hardy, neighbor. II
Is supposed that the men made their
escape when MIR. roman went after
the officers.
This evening at Battery Park the
New Castle Athletic Association base
hall team will play Minker's AlI-stars
cf Wilmington. The game will start
promptly Mt s.1b.
Miss Susan Booth OF Philadelphia,
n sister of Mrs. William Armstrong of
New Csstie, on Tuesday evening fell
down the cellar steps. She sprained
her right ankle and received numer-
Gus bruises about the body.
Inst evening ut tho Royal Theatre
the attendance ut the benefit moving
picture show for the New Castle
Athletic Association was large.
The owner of the REQ truck. which
turned over at Rogers Corner on
Tuesday WAS greatly astonished yes
terday when he arrived at the scene
Of the accident to and that the car had
been stolen.
The members of the Good WIN Fire
Co. have formed baseball team and
will play the Kelley all-Stars ON
Thursday evening in a twilight game
at Battery Park. The team will be
composed of the following players:
Edward Mcdaniel catcher; Emmitt
McGrory, pitched; Charles Tidwell.
third base; James n. Hance. second
base Eugene Chase, short stop;
James b. Toman. first base; James
Gallagher. James Gebhart. Joseph
peston, John Foster and Andrew
Ienoir. fi-lders.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greenwood
last evening gave n card party at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. ]. y. Phillips.
on West Sixth street. Four tables
were occupied.
Frederick Ford. who is employed by
the Water a Light Commission. yes
gerday afternoon. while adjusting
wires At the top of pole on West
Firth street. in front Of the resi-
dtsice OF James r. Eliason. fell dis
tanct OF 30 feet, caused by the slip
ping Of a ladder. The workman VIII
uninjured. but badly shaken np.
Several citizens are advocating a
series Of games of baseball between
the New Castle Athletic Association
team and the Delawar~ city team.
This evening the members of
Adelphia Lodge, No. s, knights of
pythias, will meet in regular session.
Plans are being made by the citi-
gems for public meeting on civic
improvements, next week. The rur-
pose OF the meeting is to endeavor Go
obtain work for the unemployed.
Yesterday a car load of poles ar
rived 1T the local station of the Penn
syivania Railrosd Co. and work will
beein eoday Of unloading the material.
which will be installed throughout the
city Sy the Wilmington & Philadelphia
Traction &C.. in reconstructing the
i.ew proposed lighting system of the
city. The work of rebuilding the new
sub-station Will begin today. Ma
terial has arrived for this work.
1ohn Fahey and daughters. Mar
Saret and Alice, this morning left for
Philadelphia. where they will attend
the funeral of Sergeant James Nc
Garahan. who was killed in France
during the world war. The body ar
rived at Hohokso on Tuesday. Ser
VIC S will ta held on SATURDAY morn