Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
H|GHWAYMAN SHOOTS.
At NEW CASTLE PARTY
HoIdup Attempted While Young
Folks Were Motoring From
Newark Last Night.

Special Correspondence Of livery Evening.
New Castle, Feb l2-Iast evening
| while returning from Newark, the auto
mobile truck Of Andrew Mitchell Il son,
! which took the rooters to witness the
basketball game between the New Castle
| High School team and Newark High
was shot at by supposed highway man
about n mile outside of Wilmington. wo
! or three persons were struck by grains of
the leadcn pellets fred from shotgun
| The occupants of the truck heard the man
yell TO the driver, Francis Seminar, but
the chauffeur failed To stop AND applied
more power and was soon out OF sight
| of the supposed hold-up man.
The heads Of the various departments
Office force and mill employees OF the
| Deemer Steel Casting Co. this week were
cut 20 per cent in their wages on account
of the lack of work. The plant is being
operated eight and orc half hours per
day in place of nine and II hall last
| evening the mill closed 10 resume opera
tions on Monday
The cottage prayermeetinRs Il the
| lntcrdenomnational class began last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
/ Charles Lieb of Baldton Twenty per
sons we're in attendance Addresses we're
made by several persons III the INTEREST
! Of the continuation OF the weekly ser
vices John Hendrix. class leader Of the
| Methodist Episcopal church gave n talk
on the "Nauc and Uplifting Power 81
/ rravcr" The next meeting will be held
! 1T the home Of Mr. and Mr. haries
| Hewlett Of Baldton on next Thursday
! evening
! The residents of State Road have
organized Community luh AMI faxe
chosen Harry IIance. president u II
| Moore. IT. first vlen=presldent iee
| Brown, second vice-presideut Miss II
| Campbell. secretary, and Mrs Hiikin
son T. Cranston. treasurer he next
meeting will be held during the first
part Of March IN state Road hapei
The members of City Council have
received word from the representatives
of tho Delaware WaferH improvement
! Go. ~ tho acceptance of thc offer from
the citv for the purchase of tho two water
plants for the sum Of sI50Q0 Tho trans
/ fcr will he made to the citr ahout the ilrsi
/ of April
The Current Fvents class Il The Sew
/ Century club yosfcrdaY afternoon vas
| largely attended and The program Rfeat-
/ II enjoyed.
cycr,rr rntertalned number Il fucads
| IN honor Of her hlrthday nnflversary
j Roger trensfnr. san ~ Aif ard Mrs
Wilkinson = Cranatou of state Road
Yesterday morning viuie at state Road
| railroad station waiting for the north
| bound passenger tram. Whieh afflvcs ~
S2I for the purpose 81 attending the
local public schools, 0ha struck -, thc
/ loft foot ahoye tlr ankle hN q lafp niece
of coal, which fcii from the tender 81
Sorfolk express tram winch Ras passing
/ ,bc station The lnd sustalrcd II painful
| hruisc lie was conveyed g fns homo by
| automobile Dr Julius Dodd WIS summoned
ard gave treatment
Rev Joseph Ii larp. rector nt lmman-
| ucl Episcopal Church. Will conduct he
| sunday services. lioly dInmlmon Will
bc administered AZ 30; 10 80 the rector
| Will begin "A series Of sermons. The Lie
| az Our Lord The Young Mems Bible
| Glass will meet at 80 AT the evening
session the rector Will speak on The
| Famine Conditiors Of Northern China
Rev J r. Bickirg. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, will have
| charge of the morning and evening ser
vices tomorrow Class meeting viii be
| held III go. IN charge of Leader John
Hendrix. Holy Communion Will be ad-
| mr lstered n the 1880. sunday scho"
| AZ q Baracl class at ? Epworth League
| st !, in charge - tlhert layton; 930
the pastor viii take for his theme Able
to Save 20 Jttermos'
Rev s Beattie Nvllc pastor Of the
Tust Presbyterian Church Will conduct
tic morning ard the even,ng services
which Will converc at 10 80 and 730,
sunday school session viii hcgn al 80
III charge Of Frank Long, the supcrin-
tendent
| Rev George T Street, pastor of the
First Baptist Church will conduct the
SUNDAY services. sunday school viii b.
held at 10 clock preaching at II a. IN
and 30 p m
On account of the illness OF Rev F ]
Cochran, pastor of the Lebanon NJ L.
Churcn Of Red Lion, who has grip, District
Superintendent Watt will have charge OF
the services The fourth quarterly con
ference will be held in the evening
Rev David Reed, pastor Of the Chris
tiana PRESBYTERIAN Church, tomorrow
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