Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Mitchell & Son Awarded Con-
tract for Aerating and Re-
ceiving Basins.

New Castle July 10.-The Board or
Water and Light Commissioners on Sat
urday afternoon awarded the contract
| for the building of an aerating basin,
a receiving basin and n suction we'll to
the lowest bidder. Andrew Mitchell 4
Son of this city. for $4.357. Other |
bidders were: Charles II. Tindall & Son |
of Wilmington. sl2.200; Harry G.
Clark & Son Of Delaware City. s5, |
| 76S; Kolne a. Co, Trenton. N. j.. So |
549.96; Tanning & Co., MarShallton, |
$4,000: j. A. Bader & Co. of Whining
ton. $500 The work will be started
within 10 days and will be completed
| within 90 days. The commissioners I
have secured the services of Engineer
w. II. Carswell Of Elsmere as super
visor and inspector.
The Good VIII Fire Co. will hold
special meetings this evening and to-
morrow evening for the purpose of
drill and Instructions for the state
, fireman's convention. I'm Dover. or
Wednesday. The members Of the COM
pany will leave at / o'clock by busscs
from the fire hall, accompanied by
band of thirty pieces.
This evening the New Castle Ath-
letic Association team will play Sew
: enth Ward of Wilmington at Battery
Park at $50.
e Many tickets have been disposed of
for the annual excursion Of the mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Sun
day School 10 Riverview Beach on
|, Thursday. one OF the Wilson Lime
steamers viii leave Delaware street
, wharf at 9.i5. Three hundred mem
! bers OF the Sunday school will be fur
! nishcd tickets free by the members of
the committee Mt the wharf. during
, the morning. Other persons who de
a sire 10 60 may secure tickets at Chal-
\ lengers pharmacy. ClaytOn's grocery
, store or Tobin's meat market.
This evening tho Citizens Building
and Loan Association will meet in the
, parlors of the New Castle Trust Co.
. At $50 the shareholders will meet with
y the board of directors In order.to take
up tho final reading of the changes In
= tho bylaws and their adoption.
James Kelley, "A student ut ST. Peters
g ParoChial School, received a gold pin
II as an award from the Palmer Penman-
ship School for the most improved
work during the year In the Palmer
method.
Morrill, Thornton is the first per
son OF this city this season reported
as having picked from his vines ripe
tomatoes and lima beans. which he
secured on Saturday.
i The members Of the Tittln Light
Bearers. branch of the Woman )
Foreign Missionary Society Of tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church. will hold
"a rehearsal this evening, in prepare
a..
take place IN the near future To
morrow evening the official board OF
the church will hold it's monthly meet.
ing.
2. Tho rear end OF n large truck he.
10 longing 10 Andrew Mitchell e Son
Il while enroute from Wilmington e
c this city on Saturday afternoon. wa,
n torn out. The machine was I'm charg,
>, of John Allen. William Il. Kee towec
, the disabled car TO the Mitchell gar
=. age.
This evening the members Of III,
New Castle Athletic Association viii
hold their regular meeting at tn
> home Of the President, Chandler II
'e Gebhart. Tomorrow evening the mem
," bers of the Industrial Boom Commit
D. tee Will hold a meeting in the mayor
IL office at'S o'clock for the purpose O
a discussing the matter of the loca
J. ton Of the Cellulose Products plant.
n This evening Miss Emily +. Lun
Il. will entertain the members Of III
~ Kemery Club of Wilmington at he
Ii; home, on Delaware street near SIKH
II. The club is composed of vocal stu
rs. dents, of which Miss Lunt is a mem
10, Der.
w Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert EVerhart an
n: son William of Baltimore who hay
oh been spending the past week at III
~ home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Othoso
w of Red Lion, returned home yestel
il day
an Mrs. Frank Harrington and chi
IN dren are spending a week at Ocea
90, City.
-. Miss Reba Boulder of Brandywir
Summit spent the Weekend as
- guest of her uncle and aunt Mr.. ar
-, Al1's. Andrew Mitchell.
Mrs a. Marshall Keegan nj
"a daughter Alice IS spending a week
'e- Atlantic City
w. Mrs. Frederick Mathers and chi
III dren. Frederick and Reedy. Miss Ora
'e' Leary and John Currens OF New Yor
Try spent the week end as guests of NJ
nal and Mrs. Phillip .Currens.
H. Dorothy Jauquette OF PENIS Gro
Try Is spending several DAYS as the que
st; of her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and NJ