Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-27
BURGLARS CLEAN OUT
DELAWARE CITY STORE
For Second Time In Month
Thieves Get Into Corbit's
Business House.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dela ware City. Doc. 27.-CorbitH
store ncar tho &. & -. canal bridge
was lrol,es into and robbed on Christ
mas might. for tho eecon time In tho
past month. The first time there I'D
not seem 10 be ,much taken from tho
store: but on Christmas night. the
thieves took practically the entire
stock OF cigars. cigarettes and candy
There were moro lighted candles in
the windows Of homes here this Christ
mas Eve than over before. The prac-
tice Of burning the Baybery candies
goes back 10 Puritan times when
children in Puritan garb could he seen
gathering the tiny berries from the
layberry bush. which today grows
p%lentifully. green and fragrant IN the
New England meadows. From those
berries was made a wax OF n curioua
green color from whlch candles were
dipped by hand.
I, The next meeting ~ tho Century
club will be held Friday afternoon ~
r 2 30 In the clubroom. Tho afternoon
D. will he in charge OF Mrs. Horace =
r Johnson 81 Wilmington. daughter -
: Mr.. and Mrs. John r. echunder and
n will 10 devoted ~ n musical and
Z literary program. The subject Mrs.
johnson will speak on is The Ma
donnas Of Raphael There viii also
10 be additional readings.
r Accompanying Mrs. johnson hore
n and taking part In tho musical pro
x gram wil DO Mrs. clifford Mannering
e Of Wilmington. who IL HOloist a. tho
l. $500 n...gsa-f~- C-n-~L -
n Walter Frank. the hoy viollnist. who
Ia also from Wilmington.
Miss Iorena Hickey 81 New Castle
"a IN the guest 81 Mr.. and Mrs. wiIlian
e Morris and fpmily for a few days.
Herbert J.. Bentley II Fort Han
," cock. former assistant CHIEF mechani'
- ~ Fort du Pont. is spending n i0-da'
- leave with his family.
- Miss Anna Johnson n wa shington
:, u. G.. and her brother. Frank John
- son 81 Atlantic CITY. are guests unit
: after New Years with their aunt. Mr.
N William Murphy.
Mrs. Mary Iecatea % WiminEtoT
is spending some time here with No
sister. Miss Florence Davidson. VII
" Is IN with t~Onchial asthma.
NJ MIS-. VI. =. IlfflI NAV ms NJ TO
20 guests. her daughter. Greta Hollida
Of Hammonton. y. J., and son, Fran
IN u Atlantic city.
~ Among those VINO were visitors heI
IN. with friends and relatives for the moi
days were Mr.. and Mrs Pau Penn,ns
ton 81 Wilmington; Mr.. and Mr.
George Pennington and George. il
OF Chester: Ry1and Pennington Ar
Miss Sweet OF Chester. and NJ,
Letitia Pennington ~ Delaware q
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. 4. Pennington
Herbert !. Morrow and family. w
Ham X. Morrow and family. Mrs. Jar
Morrow OF near Delaware city. Nj
Addie Morrow 81 Norwood, Pa, AZ
" Harry Morrow Of PHILADELPHIA VI
Mrs. Cartha EHieon Mir. and Nj
George W. Clark. Mise Jane Clark AZ
Miss Gertrude Sadler with Mr.. al
Mrs. CORTLAND Clark and family: N
NJ and Mrs. VI. r. Hines with nee sist
are Mrs. Harvey Swift Of Philadeipnt
III Gilbert kennedy and wife ~ F.
ID Hancock. with her parents. Mr.. a;
Mrs. Frank ~Schraeder: Mr.. and NJ
Marion Adams Of Wilmington. VI
- her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ".
Spicer: Mr.. and Mrs. Leo D. Wells
~ Wilmington. with her parents. Mr.. a
ve- Mrs. Fred Bender: Mrs. William
ord Davidson. with hsr daughter. Mrs.
or J. Abrams II Wilmington: Mr.. a
her Mrs. Frank Warner Of Charleston.
ici- c.. and sons. Charles Of Norfolk. y
be and Francis u The University Of De
ware. with Mrs. Warner's parents. ,
and Mrs. J. Frank ReybOld: Mrs. a.
will Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. William
ded Pennington with Mr.. and Mrs. Hai
and &. Clark and family.
zen Little Chester Baume is II "
ave measles.
iges Capt. Samue. Pedr.cS IS visiting
Fry son. Clark I. Pedrick and family
the PENIS Grove. y. j.
NIhs The Christmas party Of the Ne
Inc odst sunday schOol was held vest
reef day afternoon from . 20 4 O'Clock
'Ihs he Chapei. \ short program Of rec.
age lions and songs was given by
q" primary pupils. and Santa entertai
. 20 with oranges and candy in his pa
YES He Joined In the games thai were ri
ware ed ny the children.
. q" Patrick Henry Lodge. No. II. 7
o. r. wall meet tonight az 40 IN
Fellows Hal IN regular business
sion.
Announcement was received ?
ma, today % the marriage OF Mss y.
Shearer ~ Philadelphia 20 IRA.
Earle Palmer on Friday. December
: Mrs Palmer Is the oldest daughte.
1 4hf Mr. and Mr. tvnavfas CAaorar