Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-07
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Various Matters Disposed OF at
the Monthly Meeting OF
City Council.

opec,al Correspondence Every Ev~n'ng.
New Castle, Juno City Council
met in monthly session last night.
Complaint was made by Councilman
Weggenmann OF the water In one OF
the pump wells A. being unfit for use.
The matter was referred to the city
physician. A communication WAS re-
ceived from William KINNEY. former
city engineer, relative TO tho payment
of a bin amounting TO &l2.bo Tor re-
setting marking stones on clayton
street The matter wS laid over TO
the next meeting Of Council. The an
nual vacation for the police depart
mont was left IN the hands OF Mayor
Cramer, to make satisfactory arrange
ments. without extra expenses To the
city. Treasurer John II. Manlovc sub
mi,tcd the following report OF coliec-
ticns from the city clerk: 1919 taxes.
Slaa: 1921. 3so.S<; 1921. $al2.Ie;
building permits. ~; rent OF wharf
property, Ss7S. fines fr~n Mayor
Crsmer, ta7; making total ~ s%Sos4.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Wilmington pookhrndcry Co. H6;
Board Of Water 4 Light Commission.
30 cent?; Simon Cheny. 3s.25; J. T.
L. ". Elinson. Inc. Nf6<; Diamond
state Telephone Co. 37.2o.
Last evening. because of lack OF a
ouorum. the members Of the Trustees
~ tho Commons failed To hold Sos
e,on and decided To hold their meet
inr on Tuesday evening. June 20. AZ
o'clock. The members OF the Con-
mons will pay visit to tho various
farm. on Monday afternoon. June H.
To make an inspection. All mcmbeT
mr., rcouestcd to meet In front of the
Court HOUSE at 3 o'clock, advanced
time
The Metropolitan shows Will operate
n carnival for the New Castle Avn
i.,lc Association July ~ To the IL on
tho pcrnrn grounds at ftfth ana l'ei-
aware streets The carnival company
will furnish n hand and operate con
ces.ions and various smusementr.
R,sla,ntr OF near Sevsnth and
south .,rcets were startled yesterday
afternoon To hear the cries for help
,r,,, a pcr-on who WAS In the marsh
oppo.,tc the wilmington Fibre spec
ialty Co. Several persons ran I" 'h'
marsh and cndcavored learn wn"
wns In trouble. but were unahle 10 10
cato any person. Mayor Cramer was
notified and with Oficers Palmer and
porr,. procured hip boots and made
"A search IN the various bitches sur
rounding the usrah FOR several hours
hut were unable To md any trace OF
any one. -,
John Jordan. an aged resident OF
,ht. ci,y. vea,erday fell while necend e
I'm. IN. stairway at his home on i'e's-
wsr, street near SECOND. Mr.. Jordan
~hr,. falling. struck hts head asoinst
/. radiator aud three stitch~ wcrc re
ouircd to clope the wound. br iH'oc
n vsre,t gave attention.
Tn. straws,~ryy festival held by inc
,nssnb~r. OF the HIRES Corner Farmers
cub on Monday evening VIVA largely
st,.ndca. The sum of tal was cleared
Mr.. James T. Challenger tomorrow
sV.uinx will hold her annual recital o'
,,,n,r s,hoIsr. at her homo. on Wc~'
sixth street.
Harry Hewlett ~ West Fifth street
r,no w. injured IN an automobile &C
r,a~rt on Friday evening. when a ma
chine IN which he VIA riding turned
over near Hsre's Corner. breaksns me
collar bone. N~s thken W "h''''e
ton hospi,si the morning FOR treat
mont.
Mrs. sar,, I.hcrwcod of West f1ftN
.,rrct yesterday afternoon tripped and
fell st her homo and injured her hip
Attention wa- given Ivy Dr. brice ;
NAllcu
Mrs. Anna Biss~ and daughter Miss
chs rlo,,e. ~ Wilmington were week
end suce,s at the home OF Mr.. an'
Mr.. Jsmee r.. Bises 81 Ea-, Thin
street, ncsr Delaware.
on Friday evening the overhai
poys baseball team. 81 which Maurice
kell., " manager. Will play the open
ins twilight game of the season a
lst,ery Park with the Wilmington
Fibre Speciality Co. The game will be
sin promptly ~ go
Mrs. Charles Clymer of Secon
street near Harmony. who has bee
spending the past 10 day. ss the gues
o' Mir. and Mrs Charles Townsend
former residents ~ this city. who nov
reside al wcstgrove, Pa returne
home yesterday.
Household furniture for sale ais
PLAYER piano. Apply Grover lngl'
Rsldton ADV.