Evening journal., 1922-09-11
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Melvin Friend Missing From
His Home Since Last
Wednesday
BOY BREAKS ARM IN
FALL FROM TREE
Special to Tho Evening Journal.

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NEW CASTLE. Sept. 11.-At the
Republican primaries on Saturday
most interest in this hundred was
centered in the contests for Repre-
sentative and State Senator. Ed
ward S. Megginson won the nomin-
alton for Representative over Jesse
a. Mckay by a majority of 154. For
state Senator John l.. r. Clayton was
nominated over Thomas ]. White
man. of Delaware City and John c.
Stuckert. Of st. Georges by a plural
ity of coo.
Melvin Friend. OF 2O2 West Ninth
street. left his home last Wednesday
morning for work. which he had
secured the day before at the Male
able Iron Works. Wilmington. and
has not been seen since. All efforts
or his wife to locate him have been
unsuccessful and the local police
have been solicited to aid in the
search.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
FIRST Baptist Church will be held
Thursday afternoon next instead of
Wednesday as announced. The
meeting will be at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Haines, near Rose
Hill. The members will leave Fifth
and Delaware streets at 1.4O o'clock.
The Rose Hill Grange will meet
In the Rose Hill school Wednesday
evening. The program committee
has provided for the presentation of
several musical and literary numbers.
The Rose Hill Sunday school opens
next Sunday afternoon, after being
closed since July 1.
William Moore, Jr., aged 70, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore, of
Cherry street, fell from a tree on
West Third street about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and broke his
right arm. DR.. Lewis Booker gave |
medical attention.
Lewis o. Thompson, local ice
cream manufactures, who was taken |
III on Friday in his fac
tory, is improving
The Citizens Building and Loan |
Association Will meet in monthly |
business session, in the New Castle |
Trust Companys parlors. this eve
ming.
Seminole Tribe OF Red Men viii
meet in Masonic Temple at s O'Clock
this evening.
Industry Council. j.. o. U. A. NJ.
will meet at s o'clock tomorrow eve
ming in Masonic Temple.
st. Johns Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ.
whose sessions were discontinued
'or the summer months will resume
Is sessions at s o'clock Wednesday
svening in Masonic Temple.
The New Castle band, composed OF
'oung musicians OF the city, Eugene
,hase. leader, will hold its first
weekly practice in the Good VIII fire
lall parlors tomorrow night.
Friendship Lodge A. o. u. w. will
meet in weekly business session at s
'clock Thursday evening in the old
own Han.
Caesar Rodney Chapter. order OF
Eastern Star, will meet in bi-weekly
ession at S o'clock Thursday eve
ing. s
Adelphia Lodge No s. knights OF
'ythias, will meet at s o'clock Fri ]
ay evening in Masonic Temple.
Harry Ryan, OF western section OF (
he city. was severely bitten on the
1T hand by pet monkey belonging
D his brother, Frank Ryan.
Frank. who is spending a furlough 1
18th his parents. is a member OF the S
7. S. Navy and brought the monkey s
rom South America with him on his {
lst trip DR.. julius Dodd dressed
ne wound.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bethany
:. A. NJ. f. Church has completed
IRA ngements for a block party to be
iven on Williams street between r
'ourth an Fifth streets, on Wednes- }
ay Thursday and Friday evening o
MS week. The Negro band viii !
lrnish the music and each after t
Don a street parade will take place. ]
he receipts will be for the benefit
( the church.
A boy giving the name OF Alex y
toward, aged 16. OF Crisfeld. Nd, 4
)licited aid from the police Satur- l,
ay evening. TO enable him to get I,
is home. Young Howard SAN his n
ather had given him money with a
hich to attend the Delaware State C
air, and at the close of the fair he I
I'll asleep in the local rlilrJal sta G
on and his money and ticket was ]
olen from his pockets. After So "
citing funds sufficient for the trip W
oung Howard showed his propens- A
y for saving the pennies. by jump W
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