Evening journal., 1921-03-14
DELAWARECITY
NEWSY GOSSIP
w. N. Cox and Wife Die
Within 80 Hours of
Each Other
SOLDIERS FROM FORT
REPAIRING STREETS
Special to The Evening Journal.

l4.-Mrs. William M. Cox, Of st.
Georges. followed her husband in
death early this morning, she pass
ing away s6 hours after he died.
There viii be a double funeral from
their late residence, at / o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with the Rev.
Ivanhoe Willis, pastor OF Marshallton
NJ r. Church in charge Mr.. and
Mrs. Cox were each Ga years old.
Mr.. Willis was a former pastor Of
the st. Georges M. r. Church, and
close friend of the family Mr..
Cox was to have been buried to-day,
but the death Of his wife caused the
postponement. Mr. Cox was strick-
en- with grip several days ago and
developed double pneumonia He
died Saturday evening. Mrs Cox,
after nursing him a few days, de-
veloped pneumonia and died this
morning at O'Clock. Interment
will be in St. Georges cemetery.
The deceased are survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Florence Hop
kins Of the Pines, near Rose Hill;
and a son. Walter Cox, OF Marshall
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Cox had been life
long residents OF this section and
we're members OF the Presbyterian
Church
The quarantine station at Reedy
Island has been remodeled and a
new cement retaining wall con-
structed. 1t is reported here that
The proximity OF the Marcus Hook
Quarantine station to Philadelphia
has caused the Government TO de-
eide to rehahintate the old station
AZ Reedy Island to which the Mar
Gus Hook station may be moved.
The Delaware City Baseball As
sociation have begun putting the
diamond. on the recently acquired lot
on Fourth street near the High
school Building, into shape for the
coming season. The players Of the
Delaware city and Fort DUPONT
teams have had two work outs. one
last Sunday and one the Sunday be-
fore on the Fort DUPONT diamond.
The Community Welfare Associa-
ton. will meet in monthly session
this evening: Mrs John B. Cleaver,
president OF the State Parent
Teachers Association, and Miss Ma
rie T. Lockwood. superintendent OF
state nurses and child welfare work.
will be the principal speakers.
The standing committees for ST.
Georges NJ +. Church, appointed at
the recent quarterly conference for
the next conference year were:
Foreign Mission-Laura Simmons,
Nellie Sparks and Maud Harvey.
rr4..- nfs~rfr.,r fflr-a n.ffor Doe
sic Haman and Katie Kane. sun
day School-H. f. Simmons Frank
Lymar and Emma Batten; Tracts
Gertrude Stats and Florence Lis
ter. Temperance-Mat Gam and
Elizabeth Bender; Education-Vir-
ginia CHM and Elva Lister Sparks;
Freedoms Aid-James Batten. Phil
ip simmons and A. J.. Harvey.
Church Record. W. Carrow and
j. W Kane; Audit Committee.
W. Hildebrand. Warren CHM anG
Mrs. Kane; Parsonage Furniture
The Ladies Aid Society; Church
Music-Geo. /. Denney and Bertha
Carrow.
A st. Patrick's Eve dance will be
given at Fort DUPONT Wednesday
evening
Mrs George Bright, librarian OF
the Delaware City Public Library.
will give a dance in Firemen's Hall
on. Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ID. Clark,
who have been residing in the Jacob
Rudnick property at Fifth and Gin
ton streets. moved today into the
property Of Mrs c. W. jefferson, on
Washington street below Williams
street
The low lands adjacent TO Wash
ineton street near Sadler's wharf
were flooded yesterday. caused by
grass and seedweed choking the
sluice nearby. Councilmen Frank
X Irons and James Husfelt had the
sluice cleaned and the land was
quickly drained.
A new street light has been placed
by council on Second street between
Adams and jefferson streets.
The contract for collecting gar
hage has been awarded TO V. b.
Peak for $500.
Work OF excavating, filling and
concretng Williams street from
Adams street TO the railroad station.
will begin on Monday next by order
OF the Mayor and Council.
The quartermasters corps OF Fort
DUPONT is repairing the street from
the Canal Bridge to Clark's Corner.
The corps is furnishing men, equip
ment and cinders, without cost 20
city. Councilmen Irons and Hus-
felt said yesterday. that while the
government cannot make any APP
propriations to the city this kind OF
work is an immense help and is
highly appreciated by the officials
and residents Of the city
Councilman Husfelt who is In
charge OF the Ericsson Line wharf
here, is quite a COW man and ohal.
lenge's any dairy man to produce
better record than "Bess", hi
Guernsey heifer has shown. Thh
COW has averaged 20 quarts OF mill
day for the past year. and is nov
giving about 25 quarts. A hv
weeks old calf sold from her sid
recently weighed 200 pounds 70
which he received $40.
A recess about 400 feet long, 2
feet wide and feet deep is bein
cut into the Fort DUPONT propert
along the easterly side OF the cana
A wharf will be made there TO ao
commodate boats loaded with ma
terial for Fort Dupont, which here
tofore have been compelled to lay II
the locks basin. This recess is abou
500 yards from the locks and abou
200 yarSs south Of the Ericsson lin
wharf.
Government engineers have foun'
a leak in the Delaware City lock
caused by broken wickets II wa
said the canal which was only open
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