Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-04
NEWS OF the DAY
At new CASTLE
ucossstuI Attempt Made by
Negro HIghwaymsn to Rob
SsWsll Lynch.


Special Correspondence Every Evening
| New Castie, Sept 4.---The Good VIII
Fire Company was called out yeSter-
day afternoon to Kirkwood to extin-
gudsh a blaze at the homo Of william
Smith. caused by tho explosion Of a
gasoline stove. Slight damage was
done.
Between 10 and II o'clock on Sat-
srday evening an attempt to hold up
an automobile belonging to Sowell X.
Lynch Of frankfort on tho New Cas-
tie causeway south OF Eden Park,
leading to the State Road Highway,
was made by four colored men in an
other car. Mr.. Lynch was accompanied
by woman friend en- route to their
=, home and the holdup men were bound
south. They shouted to. the dryer 20
dim his lights. He compiled and after
passing the Negroes wac surprised
that the latter had turned their chr
around and overlook him while on the
causeway. Two OF tho men jumped
out Of the car 10 the running board
and demanded money Mr.. Lynch
fought the men of and proceeded
toward this city and was followed by
the highwaymen for several miles
after which they disappeared.
The members OF the Young Meme
Association Of the First Presbyterian
Church. accompanied by their wives
and women friende. motored to Ienaps
Park this morning.
City Council and the Trustees o.
the Commons meet tomorrow evening
The lawn fete by st. Peters Church
on Friday and Saturday was Target,
attended II will close this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duncan, VIII,
have been spending several weeks il
Philadelphia, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred j. Mcclure o
Wilmington spent the week end an,
Labor Day here.
Rev. and Mrs. Ulysses s. Knox an,
family of Virginia are spending sew
eral days as the guest Of Mr.. an,
Mrs Thomas D. Walls and family.
Mrs. John r. Lambson and Mrs
A. V. l.. George Of tho Strand ar
spending severalsdays at Rehoboth.
John Currens OF New York is spend
Ing several days as the guest of hi
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Currens
John Hefferman and children, Jeal
and Resale, OF New York City, VIII
have been spending several weeks a
the guest of Mrs. Ida Doris, hav
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wagner an
son Rodney OF Reading. Pa. ar
spending several days as guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. McIlhenny.
Il. Earl Weggenmann and job
Davidson. who have been in trainin
at the Citizens Military Camp, a
Plattsburg, n. T.. returned. TO this cit
on Saturday Mr.. Weggenmann was
member Of tho Company f, and wo
the honor of a sharp shooter. bein
the seventh best shot In the company
John Kelley and Robert Nichols ar
spending several days as the guest O
relatives and friends at Highbridgt
, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walton, an
daughters. Lillian and Irma, Q
Pomeroy. T.. Vance Miller of Eas
Downington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lori
, Ford and daughter Of Bristol. Pa
spent yesterday as guests OF Mr.. an
!. Mrs. Andrew Mitchell and family {
Sixth and Delaware streets.
Mrs. Hailen Usher OF East Dowr
ingtown is spending the week as tn
: guest of her cousin. Mrs. Charles
Fleming.
Captain Josiah Davis OF Trenton, ;
j., spent the weekend as a guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. r. Richards OF Stat
Road.
' Howard Fox of Wilmington is spent
u ing several days as the guest OF job
= G. Leach.
= Miss Margaret Wright is spendin
!. several days as the guest of Mr.. ar
: Mrs. A. +. Humphrey OF Washingto
|. ID. c.
( Word was received in this city We:
e terday OF the death of. Mrs. Mar
Johnson. wife OF Joseph c. johnson
=. formerly of this city, at Vineland. }
Il j. The services will be held tomorro
q afternoon and interment will be mad
In Vineland. Mrs. Johnson was III
/, sister of Bennett F. Lancaster ,
. this city.
The local public schools will ope
Il on Monday morning. September l
" in place of tomorrow. because
, numerous repairs to the buildings ar
the completion OF the two one-stoi
- frame portable schools. All childre
- who became six years of age on
=, before December /, will be admit,
II on the opening day and all childre
: becoming six years old between ID
cember 1 and February l, should
registered.
II Misses Rose and Ann McCaughs
IF and Misses May and Rosamond Con
le erford have returned home aft
" spending one week at Wildwood. N
IF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Batten al
IF daughter, Frances, and John Schme
s of Vineland. n. j., are spending Sc
l. eral days as guests of Mr.. and Nj
T. William Moore OF Cherry street.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes al
daughter, Catherine OF Wilmingto
are spending several days as CUES
of Mrs. Julia Morrison and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Shave
81 and family OF Lebanon, Pa. a
&c spending several days as guests
III Prof. and Mrs. Henry E. Snavely a.
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Comerford a.
daughter of Wilmington. are spendil
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