Evening journal., 1922-09-18
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Lilac Bush at Townsend
Home in Bloom for Sec
ond Time This Year
ALFRED MATTHIAS
SERIOUSLY ILL
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASTLE. Sept. 1s-This city
was left without lights from 7.S0
O'Clock until $50 o'clock last even
ming, when the feed wire at the
Brandywine plant of the Whining
ton-Philadelphia Traction Company
burned out. Church services were
conducted in the Methodist. Pres
byterian and Baptist Churches in
darkness.
Owing to the many tennis players
OF this city and nearby towns being
baseball fans the tennis tournament
scheduled for last Saturday, between
players from this city and Delaware
City was postponed until next Sat-
urday afternoon.
One of the rare incidents OF Flow
erdom is now TO be seen In the flow
or garden at the home of Mrs. Eliza
J. Townsend. on West Sixth street,
where a large 8 inch perfect bloom
on lilac bush was discovered Sun
day morning. The bloom is white
and the bush is filled with buds al
ready to burst forth and II frost
holds Off for the next week the bush
will be covered with blooms as It
was in the spring. This flower
usual blooms once a year. during
May and early June.
Mr. and Mrs. George Seymour, OF
Chestnut street, has announced the
wedding of their daughter, Miss
Nellie E. Seymour TO Harry ]. Proud,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Proud,
of East Fourth street. The many
- -.
prised when the announcement was
made. Mr.. and Mrs. Proud left New
Castle Saturday. August 26, ostensi-
bly, for trip 20 friends at Sudlers-
Vile, Md, but changed their minds
and took the train 10 Elkton Nd,
whore they were married by the
Rev. d. f. Lockerbie. the marrying
parson Of that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Proud returned TO
this city and kept their secret until !
p few days ago. The secret out. the
young couple received congratula-
hons and will now make their home
with the brides parents. on Chest
nut street.
Mrs. Eliza ]. Townsend Is nursing
= badly infected hand due to a mos
quito bite.
Albert clayton, of East Fourth
street, was taken suddenly Ill AZ his |
home on Saturday, and was removed |
to the Homeopathic Hospital. Will
mington.
william Davis. OF East Third
street, Is in the Delaware Hospital.
Wilmington, in a serious condition.
The Ladies' Aid Society, OF the
Methodist Church, will hold soup,
bread and roll sale in the church SO
cial rooms beginning at l o'clock
next Wednesday morning.
The women's Home Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Church,
Will meet at the home OF Mrs. Will
liam Deakyne. at s O'Clock this
evening
Ralph Rothwells. aged 12. grand
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Rat
ledge. Basin Road, who has been
IN for about two weeks, has become
worse the past few days.
Alfred Matthias. OF East Third
street. who has been III for many
months. with symptoms of paraly
sis, has grown worse during the past
two weeks. Mr.. Matthias was a con-
auctor on the New Castle Delaware
city line Of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company for
several years.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman L. Davis,
who were married last week, and
have been spending their honey
moon in Atlantic City. have return
ID home and were given a kitchen
shower at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Davis. on State Road, Sat
1rday evening.
Miss Reta Baxter. OF Red Lion,
entertained her Sunday school class
Df the Lebanon NJ. r. Church. Red
Lion, last Saturday evening. Games
music and refreshments featured
The evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Baptist Church. have COM
pleted arrangements for soup sale
Ind bake to be held at the church
parsonage next Saturday.
The Young Mems Sporting Club
Will give another dance next Fri
lay evening in the opera house au-
iitoritin.
Seminole Tribe of Red Men will
meet in weekly business session at s
O'Clock this evening in Masonic
Temple.
Warren Connor, Irwin Kirk, Rob- T
mt Barnes and William weggenman
pent the week end at Bowers Beach 9
lshing. A large catch was made. I
William Greer. of West Fifth G
treet, is confined to his home with
Illness.
Mrs Anna Davidson. of South L
treet. entertained a number Of r
tfends at her home Saturday.
Mr.. ]. c. Bacon and son. George. c
u wilmington, visited friends in this e
iity Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Gebhart who has
,een in the Delaware Hospital for
ne past week has returned to her
.ome much improved.
Miss Elizabeth Roberts spent the
as the guest of her cousin
Rrs. c. Lessic.
Martin Smith and daughter, Mr. r
railace, have returned home from
vashington. d. c.. where they hav
cen the guests of Mrs. Wallace
Il
Mrs. Leslie Hackenberry and tw
hiidren. of Giengardner, N. j., are
pending several weeks with he
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gal
pway, OF tlte Strand. -
M. Laura Maxwell OF E1kton, Il