Evening journal., 1922-01-05
CAPT. PEDRICK
SLIGHTLY HURT
Auto Wrecked Wheelbarrow
He Was Pushing Across
Street
DELAWARE CITY
COUNCIL MEETS
ipecial to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Jan. 5.-Cap-
tain Pedrick, while pushing a wheel
barrow across the street at Williams
and Clinton streets. narrowly escaped
injury. when the barrow was hit by
a passing automobile. The barrow
was wrecked but Capt. Pedrick escap-
ed with laceration OF the left hand.
The automobile was driven by Mr.
Raustine. local electrician.
Mrs Edward Barsham, OF Will
mington. will address the members
OF the Delaware City Century Club
tomorrow afternoon. Her subject
win be Growing Old. A literary
and musical program also will be
presented during the meeting. Mrs.
Thomas j. Whiteman, OF Fifth and
Clinton streets will entertain the
speaker at dinner.
The funeral OF Edward L. Clark.
treasurer OF the New Castle County
Trustees OF the Poor, which took
place from his late residence yester-
day, was attended by many county
and city officials. including the
Trustees Of the Poor. The services
we're in charge OF the Rev. Robert
c. Phzer, pastor OF the First Presby-
terian Church. this city. Of which
Mr.. Clark had been a member for
many years Interment was in st.
Georges Presbyterian cemetery. The
pallbearers were Francis Warner,
Harry C. Price. George r. Clark,
Fred Reybold. Roy Robinson and
Norris w wilkinson.
Among those attending the funeral
was william H. Middleton. Of VIII
mington. aged "a years, who in 1880
on Thanksgiving. was married to his
deceased wife in the home OF Mr
/ Clark. the house from which the
funeral took place.
At the recent meeting OF tho
mayor and city council. the bill
board ordinance. providing for tho
assessing OF tax for all bill boards
received its final reading, and was
presented to Mayor George r. Bright
A petition signed by Negro resi-
dents of the city. was presented tC
council requesting that body to oper
Monroe street from Fifth street {,
] tue AAAN AlMfs " klNt AMkA'"T tAIA
egress to the new Negro School, In
course OF construction. Council
acting as a committee of the whole
VIII assess damages to the Reeve
l,s,nte, through which Il will pass
y. w wilkinson. city surveyor anC
engineer was instructed to make tn,
necessary survey. As this schoo
building is being built in the county
outside the city limits. the Levy
Court will be requested to open IN,
portion Of the street, from the cit,
line TO the building at least. Tn,
I plot on which Il is being constructed
contains about Z acres OF ground.
A letter from the state Board OF
Health advising the disinfection OF
all containers used at the water
plant. and the treatment OF the wa.
ter supply with chlorine gas was re
ceived and immediate action ordered
taken. The chlorine machine anC
gas will he furnished by the STATE
Board. and will be under the super
vision OF State Bacteriologist Her
bert J. Watson.
Captain Ben B. Blair, who for tn
mast two years has been stationed a
Forts Dupont and Mott. has beer
transferred TO Concord. y. H.. wher'
he has been assigned as instructo
Of the National Guard OF that dis
ltrict. six sergeants, Jozef Enick
sidney r. Bush, Gustave Kuster
Otto winkelhau. Francis Downini
and oscar Robinson. OF Fort Tot
ten. y. Y, have been ordered to re
mort at Fort DUPONT for duty.
Sergeant Major Robert W. O'Don
nell OF Fort DUPONT, who has bee
at Allentown. Pa, on recruitln
duty. returned 10 the fort MondaS
He succeeded in getting - recruit
accepted for service.
The following persons are report
cd by Postmaster A. I. Swan as hav
ing unclaimed mail in the loca
postoflce: Mrs. Mary Bradle,
Erasmus Carey, Miss Mary Mearni
I Mrs. Catherine Russell, Miss Lizzi
smith. Mrs. Jennie Smith an
, / George A. Stewart.
Walter Comeger. Negro. said I
. live in Wilmington who was arrest
ed few weeks ago. charged wit
. dcsertion. and tried by a genera
- court martial. has been sentenced
q one year Imprisonment at Fol
( Leavenworth. Kan.
George d. Holiday, who for seV
Z eral weeks was employed in Atlant
a City. y. j.. but who resigned his pc
sition several days ago, will retur
% to that city today.
;, Norbitt Cook. said to be one Z
y the fastest outhelders OF his vicii
S iy. has been signed TO take care
the center garden for the Saulsbu'
l. baseball team OF the new Peninsu
j. League.
l. Miss Katherine L. Spicer. who h
been spending the holidays with h
d aunt, Mrs F. J. Morton. Philade
a phia- returned home yesterday