Evening journal., 1921-05-11
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Club Women Want BuSi-
ness Protection For Town
Merchants
THIEVES STEAL
FARMERS AUTO
stan Corresnondent.

STAFF Correspondent.
NEW CASTLE. May 11.-At the
final session Of the New Castle Cen
tury Club for the season yesterday
the club endorsed the movement to
patronize home merchants. The sub
sect was brought to the attention Of
the club because of the numerous
baking firms operating wagons in the
city
a petition signed by many citizens
will probably be presented at the
June meeting Of City Council re-
questing that body to pass an ordi-
nance providing for a high license
Zee on all out Of town merchants
wishing to do business within the
city limits.
Another reason advanced at the
meeting was that the local mer-
chants carry a large booking ac-
count. during the periods of indus
trial inactivity, and il they are COM
PEELED to take these chances, there
should be some adequate protection
afforded them. A way and means
committee was appointed to take
steps providing for the popularizing
of this movement.
The funeral Of Miss Bessie Biddle.
Bear Station. killed by illuminat-
ing gas in the house All East Sew
enth street. Wilmington. last Sunday.
will be held from the residence Of
her widowed mother. Mrs. Harriet
Biddle. Bear Station. at ? o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Interment will
be In the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Christiana.
1t was said last evening that Miss
Biddle had left her home only a
couple of days before her death say
ing she was going to Wilmington "a
seek employment.
Another profitable day was ex-
perienced by local sturgeon fisher
men yesterday, when Frank ]. Mad.
den and Ruley Walling caught a 5000
FISH. John Pustile and Partner
and David Smith and Partner each
caught a small fish.
The weekly prayer service Of the
Methodist Church will be held thi'
evening in the Sunday School rooms
Miss Anna Burris. daughter OF
County Treasurer and Mrs. Walter S
Burris. of Bear Station. when near
ing Rose Hill yesterday afternoon
was detained over an hour by the real
right wheel of the Sedan she wal
driving coming Off.
Clarence Blackburn. Of Landers
Lane. near Farnhurst. had a tour
ing car stolen from his garage OF
Monday evening. T he thieve
pushed the car about 100 feet owe
plowed field to the road befor'
e. NUH IHN N.HHns
heard the engine and went dow
stairs to find his automobile gone
The police Of Wilmington and New
Castle were notified yesterday bu
no trace 10 the car has been found
Rose Hill Grange will meet in tn
Rose Hill school house at 7.3
o'clock. standard time, this evening
When a large class of candidate
will receive the third and fourtl
degrees.
Frank King. Of Harmony street
who has been suffering with an alb
cess OF the throat. was operated oil
al the Homeopathic Hospital, VIII
mington, yesterday. The abscess
said to have been caused by the in
fection Of a tooth. Mr.. King is Il
a serious condition.
Mrs. Kate Sharp, of Ninth an
Cray streets. who has been sufferin
with an injured hip. was sent to tn
Physicians and Surgeons Hospita
Wilmington, yesterday. where DR.. I
NJ. Allen is giving the patient specia
treatment. Mrs. Sharp fell fror
the rear step at her home last weel
William Klink, OF the Wester
Section Of the city, fractured tw
bones of his right hand. yesterda
while he was disconnecting the hC
water boiler from the kitchen rang
Dr. b. NJ. Allen reduced the fraC
turc
Mrs, L. Z. Eliason. accompanie
by Mrs. Francis de II. Janvier, Mrs.
v. J.. George and the Misses Mary !
Shaw and Anna Newlove; motore
TO Milford this morning. They wi
represent the Women's Auxiliary Z
Emmanuel Episcopal Church at III
annual convention of Women's Aux
l'aries Of the Episcopal Churches Z
the Diocese Of Delaware in session I
that place today
Richard s. Rodney, accompanie
rby the Rev. Joseph II. carp an
Prof Henry Handy Hay motorcd
Milford yesterday to represent II
Emmanuel Church at the annu
convention Of the Ell I s C o p a
Churches Of the Diocese Of Delawai
.uin session at that place.
George W. Burris, county supel
visor OF roads for New Castle hui
cred. is laying n concrete culvert q
Newport road causeway, near New
port.
Thomas Tobin. the hve-year-o
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Tcbin. of Delaware street, whi
playing in a yard at Fourth ar
delaware streets. was bitten by