Evening journal., 1921-08-23
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Women Have Fun Chasing
Pig at Community Club
Picnic
CAR HITS TEAM;
DOES NOT STOP
Special to The Evening Journal.

most interesting feature OF the pro-
gram presented by the State Road
Community Club. at its annual pic
mic yesterday at Hopkins Beach,
was Chasing the pig" A small pig
donated by one OF the farmers as a
prize was turned loose and a num-
Der Of women went in pursuit. The
young porker took to the Delaware
river, and unlike It's ancestors of
Biblical times, did not drown but
swan for several feet, until driven
ashore by a boatman. on reaching
shore the pig was caught by Mrs.
w. Il. Cranston, who now has It in
her sty.
other sports enjoyed during the
afternoon and evening by members
OF the club, and residents OF New
Castle, Newport, Christiana, Bear
Station. Hare's Corner and VII
mington, were:
Potato race for boys, won by Cal
win McCallister, prize. rooster. do
mated by Lee Brown; potato race
for girls, won by L. c. Walker, prize,
Jewel case. donated by Z. challen-
ger and Son. New Castle; nail driv-
ing contest for women. won by Mrs.
Lee Brown, prize, knitting needle;
nail driving contest for men, won
by Frank Hufnal, prize. box Of
cigars, donated by Joseph Beal;
dash for married women, won by
Mrs. W. o. Davis, prize, Colonial
Rock rooster. donated by IA. c.
Dance; dash for single women, won
by Miss Edna Cranston. prize, box
Of candy, donated by Mrs. Joseph
Beal; dash for married MT, won
by A. Davidson. prize. spring chick
en-, donated by B. f. Richards; po-
tato pealing contest for women,
won by Mrs. Lee Brown. prizs. a
pair Of scissors, donated by J. T. and
/. r. Eliason. Inc, New Castle; po-
tato pealing contest for men, won
by Lee Hoffecker. prize. necktie. do
mated by james E Biggs, New
Castle.
The State Road baseball team de-
feated the Hare's Corner team by
the score OF to s. The game was
played at the picnic.
When returning TO the home Of
relatives near here, from a party
given in their honor at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Blackburn,
Landers avenue. near Rose Hill. last
Sunday night, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Blackburn and daughter were
thrown from the carriage in which
they were riding, but not seriously
injured. An automobile coming
from the rear at a high rate OF
speed struck the carriage, tearing Il
from the horse and badly damaging
II, but did not injure the horse. The
driver OF the machine did not stop
after colliding with the wagon.
Mrs. Phillip Gilkey. OF Sixth
street. was severely burned about
the face. on Sunday. by the explo-
sion Of escaping gas from an oven,
when she attempted 10 relight a Jet
which the wind had extinguished.
Adlon Jordan. William Jordan,
Sylvester and Charles Tidwell. An
drew Miller and Frank Ryan were
fined SIS and assessed the costs last
evening by Mayor Cramer. on the
charge Of street fighting and disor-
derly conduct.
A large limb cut from a tree yes
terday afternoon at the corner %
Fourth and Delaware streets, fell
against an electric light pole snap
ping II off below the arms carrying
the wires 10 the ground. For sew
eral minutes traffic was blocked. but
workmen rearranged the wires and
reset the pole in less than half an
hour
Elmer Parsons was fined 81 and
costs by Mayor Cramer on a charge
OF disorderly conduct. II was al
legged Parsons kicked a window out
Of the new State Armory.
The derailment Of a freight car
near the local station OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad, caused trains
over this branch to be operated
over the CUTOFF for more than two
hours yesterday afternoon. An en-
gine was shifting an empty car,
placing It in position for removal
from the yards, and when passing
over the main tracks 1t was derailed
and tied up traffic. Trains bound
for this city from Philadelphia were
forced to run into French street sta
ton and then back to the tower
switch near Edge Moor and operate
, over the cutoff to this city. The
wrecking crew from Wilmington re-
placed the derailed car about 4.3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Moulton Rogers and Harry Mum
son caught a 3S4-pound buck stur-
geon yesterday, receiving S74 for
the meat. This is one Of the largest
male sturgeon caught here by Local
fishermen this year.
The first Of a series of mixed ten
mis- doubles was played yesterday af.
ternoon on the American Manganese
Steel Company's courts. when Johr
Wallace and Miss Elizabeth Mckay
defeated J. Ralph Watts and Mis-.
Nan Toner by the score of IA to II
This was the first mixed doubles o
the season.
The Kelly All-Star aggregation o
baseball players viii play the New
Il Castle Reserves this evening on Bat
terry Park diamond. This game
to decide a tie played Thursday o
last week. which ended withou
either team being able to score
George Bryson and Harry Glen
don have completed repointing tn
masonry on the exterior OF the Firs
Presbyterian Church, Second street
north OF Delaware street.
Mayor W. Leslie Cramer has
new touring car.
Tho Misses Mae and Marion Ba
con and Grace Zimmerman left thi