Evening journal., 1921-06-17
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Wilmington Fireman Suf-
fers Cut Head in Some
: Mysterious Manner
FOUR GENERATIONS
: AT THIS PARTY
Stan Correspondent.

AT THIS PARTY
Stan Correspondent.
: NEW CASTLE, June 17.-Frank
Lyons, a Wilmington fireman. ap-
.pealed to Michael Masticola, night
man at the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Company car barn,
about o'clock this morning for
first aid treatment for a severe scalp
wound. Lyons said he had been
down the State working on a fruit
1arm and was enroute to Whining
ton on the night freight which
passes through here about 10 O'clock
and in attempting to alight at the
Wilmington road crossing had sus-
-tained the injury. The injured man
WAS brought by trolley to the office
of DR.. b. NJ. Allen. who closed the
wound with several stitches.
r About ? o'clock the night watch
man at the Pennsylvania Railroad
-trossing was conversing with Lyons
The watchman said Lyons had left
him, going north toward Edge Moor
-walking along the tracks. The watch
IMAM said Lyons reappeared at the
watch box about o'clock, asking for
drink of water, which was given
-him. At each OF these times the
rwatchman did not notice Lyons in
1uries. He left the second time, go
-ing in the same direction. and about
.hn hour later called at the barn
bleeding profusely from what ap-
-peared to be a fresh scalp wound.
THE wound was bound up and he was
taken to the office of the physician
md then to Wilmington on the Sis
trolley.
Lyons took the men from the barn
Ito the spot under the trolley bridge,
rwhere he said he had been lying
-eince about o'clock, saying he had
lust regained consciousness before
he came to the barn. No signs OF
-plood could be found there. accord
sing to the trolley men. 1t was al
-first feared Lyons had fractured
skull. but later developments did not
sustain this belief. The wound is on
rthe back OF the head.
The members of the eighth grade
class Of the local school. which on
"Wednesday evening was transferred
Ito the freshman class of the High
School, were entertained last even
1ing by Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bridge
water. Delaware street north OF Sixth
rstreet. as the guest Of their nephew
Il. ogden Wise, Jr.. q member OF the
-class. The evening was spent IN
Oh fnIIAwraI ktr n
.collation served by Mrs. Bridge.
water. Members OF the class pres
lent were Arcadia Smith, Mary Nil
Tler, Mabel Guillett, Mildred Currln
Eder, Elizabeth Jones. Frances Sheri
-den. Elizabeth Bennett Nellie Sc
Eward. Addie Dullng, Eta Ingram
Virginia Newlove, Dorothy Ramsey
EOlga Glendon. Carrie Atkinson, Alic
Keegan. Edward Pinder. Jane
challenger. Carlisle Tobin. Franci
~Gallagher, Donald Banks. Cuthber
~Bridgewater, Benjamin Leach. Frit
vPfrommer, willard BicSing ant
IGeorge farrell.
The Junior Prom" was held II
Tho parish house Of Emmanuel Epis
+copal Church last evening. The ju
..nlOir WtIt Ait HOrNc anu AnN o1NAb
@ciass Of 1921 were the guests OF hon
or. The cap and gown was forgot
ten for the evening. The girls of th'
class in nearly every case chose or
uRandy for their gowns. and the boy
appeared in white flannel trouser
4-and blue coats. Refreshments wor
served This Prom differed from
those OF former years in that onl
the two upper classes were in at
4tendance, and each senior was per
-mitied TO invite guests.
The annual observance Of Chill
.drcns Day" viii take place in IN
vMethodist Church Sunday. Tn
t-morning service viii be devoted {
~the program OF the Primary De
..partment, and the evening servic