Evening journal., 1921-08-20
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Town Folk Go Elsewhere
in Search of Employ
ment
POCAHONTAS FOLK
ON BEACH PARTY
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visiting this city this year, is expect
ed this afternoon, when members OF
Wynema Council, No. 10, Degree OF
Pocahontas, OF Wilmington will give
watermelon and beach party on
Battery Park Beach.
Owing TO the scarcity OF work
several residents of this city are
maxim. al arrangements for moving.
John Proud and family will move on
Monday to the Scott farm tenanted
b, Mrs. Prouds father, Phillip r.
Simmons, near River road between
here and Delaware City. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward c. Proud will remove
from their Fourth street residence
to the farm tenanted by Frank l.
Daniels. Mrs Proud's father. near
Townsend, next week. Several other
changes viii be made by residents,
In their efforts TO seek lower rent.
Thefts during the daylight hours,
have become so frequent, that steps
toward putting on plain clothes men
for extra duty are under way. The
store and pool room Of Cienti Al
verez. of Second and Delaware
streets. was robbed by a sneak
thief yesterday afternoon
The owners of the drug store oo-
cupied by George w. Brittingharn,
Second and Delaware streets, are
having it remodeled. A new floor
and ceiling covering OF beaver board
will be included.
The Rev. George T. Street is ex-
pected to preach in the First Bap-
tist Church tomorrow evening. Mr..
Street recently resigned this charge
and his visit is proclaimed by mem
bers and friends of the church as
most timely and welcome. Mr.. Street
and family have many friends here.
Several fast tennis players are de-
veloping in the city. Johnny Leach
a last years graduate OF the local
high school. is leading the field with
a clean record OF over three weeks.
Last evening Johnny's fast and ac-
curate serving carried him and John
wallace two straight victories over
]. Ralph Watts and Oscar Knauss'
two old timers. 7-5 and 6-4.
Harry Williams. Of Wilmington
has rented the old movie house on
Delaware street OF John Tohin and
will operate a garage and bus line
between this city and Wilmington.
The new line will operate on a 20
minute schedule between 6 o'clock
in the morning and IL o'clock mid
night.
The Rev. ]. r. Bicking will preach
both morning and evening in the
Methodist church tomorrow. At ths
7 o'clock service. he will give an
other of the series OF illustrated
talks. preceded by a song service.
Owing to the absence Of the Rev
Joseph II. carp, rector OF Immanue
Episcopal Church. Prof. Henry Han.
by Hay viii be In charge OF the 1896
o'clock service tomorrow. when he
will speak on The Church"
The Rev Flori Ferwerda will
give the second of the series Of four
sermons on sPresbyterianism," in the
First Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening.
The New Castle A. AS will play
the Twelfth Ward team at Battery
Park diamond this afternoon.
Monday evening the Seventh
Ward team OF Wilmington will play
at Battery Park. Tuesday the local
boys will go TO Wilmington and play
the Union A A. Wednesday they will
play Defiance at home. Thursday
will play Lorrain on the latter's dia-
mond. The game which he's been
anticipated for some time viii be
played on Friday evening. when the
locals will go to Dover to play tbs
strong Dover aggregation, witt
whom they battied on Memoria
Day. On Saturday they will pla'
East End at the Battery Park Mucl
interest is being taken In the gam
70 be played at Battery Park o.
Tuesday evening. when the Bloom
er Boys" and New Castle Reserves,
who caused such a favorable sensa
ton IN baseball circles BY their gam
Thursday By a final score OF o.
will play a second game.
Sparks. dog catcher began oper'
tons Thursday He has taken
dogs 10 date. Eight Of these canin
were registered but their owne
failed TO place the tags on them.
The funeral OF John Gravel, ae'
IS years. who died at the home
his son. Thomas Gravel. on We
nesday. took place yesterday afte
noon. with Rev J. r. Bicking o
Relating.
The pail bearers were Orian
Carrick. william Armstrong. Har
Hushebeck. Edward II. Naylc
George W. vantine and Alexand
McCaughan.
f. p. Davis will preach in Haze
Del mission at 1890 and 7.3o o'cio'
tomorrow. Sunday school will me
at 2.3O O'Clock. The Christian Fl
deavor Society at o'clock will
In charge Of Miss Alberta Ross
a reunion OF the Blackburn fan
ily will be held at the home OF NJ
and Mrs Clarence Blackburn, nei
Farnhurst tomorrow. Relatives fro
al parts OF the State and nea
By states viii be in attendance. Jof
Blackburn. brother Of Mr.. Blac
burn. from Jefferson County. low
is visiting relatives here and the r
union IS IN his honor.
The lawn fete being held und
the auspices OF ST. Peters r
Church on the lawn OF 81. Franc
Convent is proving quite an attrs
ton. Last evening the fete "
visited by nearly 1000.
Miss Myrtle Mcguire left tod
for West Chester. Pa, to spend I
weekend
Miss Mildred Holiday Is one
house party at the home OF NJ
Sarah Hatfield, Georgetown.