Evening journal., 1922-06-07
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Athletic Association Plans
to Hold Carnival Next
Week
HEAD CUT BY
FALL DOWNSTAIRS
Special to The Evening Journal.

I one of the city wells was said 70 be
UNIT for human consum mption. Presi-
dent Dougherty informed council the
matter was being taken up with the
! city physician, DR.. Lewis Booker.
The request for advice by Mayor
Cramer as TO the summer vacation
OF the city policemen. was discussed
at length. II was decided 10 allow
the Mayor a free hand In providing
the vacation. providing that no ex-
ira expense be added TO the city.
the bill OF William KINNEY, former
city engineer for s12.50. presented
at the last meeting OF council was
again taken up and ordered filed.
Il was announced that council
would sit as a committee Of the
whole acting as Board of Appeals
TO hear property appeals on assess
ments tonight, tomorrow and Friday
nights.
CITY Treasurer Manlove reported
receipts for May as follows; From
G. Allen Smith. City Clerk. on tax
account for 1919-s13.41; for 1920
.-SsO.34: for 1921-Ss12.T6; for
building permit 81. and for rent or
wharf property by Western Union
Telegraph Company. $3.50, making
a total OF ss9S.S4. From Mayor
Cramer. for fines S37.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid: Wilmington BOOK
BIndery SIG; Board Of Water ana
Light Commission, 90 cents; Simon
Cheney. sS.25. and ]. T. & L. z. Ella
son. Inc, s12.54; Diamond State
Telephone Company. s7.2O.
Plans have been completed by the
New Castle Athletic Association TO
run a carnival next week on the
Baraca Baseball grounds. T n
money received at this carnival will
be TO finance sports in the city
especially baseball. The local team
OF the New Castle County Baseball
League. new leads the league with
five wins and no losses. II is the
intentions OF the association to en-
close the baseball field another year.
The carnival IS operated by the
Netropoiitan Shows Company.
The company has a large band and
minstrel troupe. There will be
numerous amusements. The band
will play at the twilight. II has
been arranged that the company
will give a large street parade the
opening night. Monday.
The officials OF the Bethany A. NJ.
z. Church is sponsoring merry-go-
round to raise finances for church
purposes.
About $50 was realized by the
Hare's Corner Farmers Club at II
strawberry festival Monday evening
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
T. 7. Clark. Basin Road;
Nathaniel Watson, while driving
a new Dodge touring car out Della
ware street, struck and killed a dog
belonging TO Arthur Heaters, about
5 o'clock last evening.
Harry Hewlett, Of West Fifth
street. who sustained a fracture OF
the collar bone. when his automo-
bile upset on Hare's Corner road
last Friday night, was removed to
a wilmington hospital this morn
ing. II is said a silver wire will
be used in resetting the fracture.
The bone was set by a local physl-
clan but It was impossible to make
II stay in place necessitating the
John Ries president of
the Board of Water and Light Com
mission, who was also in the car !
at the time, sustaining two broken |
ribs. is reported much improved.
Mrs. Sarah sherwood, of West |
Fifth street. sustained a fractured !
..-..~ao,, offarpoop hv q fall /
in her rear yard. She was sent
to the Physicians and Surgeons |
Hospital. Wilmington.
John Jordan. an elderly man,
residing on Delaware street, south |
Of Second street. sustained severe |
of the scalp yesterday |
morning when he fell down the
stairs at his home.
Mr.. Jordan was ascending the /
stairs when he suddenly slipped and
toppled over backward, falling TO
the floor below, striking his head
on the radiator at the bottom. DR..
Brice S. Vallett gave medical atten-
lion taking three stitches in the
wound.
Mrs. James T. Challenger, OF
West Sixth street a music teacher,
will give her annual recital in her
home tomorrow evening when her
several pupils will entertain their
parents and friends. Following the
musicale refreshments will be
served with Mrs. Challenger
hostess.
The monthly business session of
he Trustees of the Commons did
not take place as scheduled last
evening, due to the lack of a
luorum. The members present de-
,ided to hold a special session on
Tuesday evening. June 20. The
members will visit the farms under
heir supervision, on Monday
,fternooD, June 10. They will
cave from in front of the old Town
Hall. at o'clock.
The overall baseball team will
,lay the first Of a series of games
With the wilmington Fibre Specially
,ompany's team next Friday even
ng. There will be a three-game
cries to decide the amateur cham
,ionship.
The guest OF honor at the trans
er exercises OF the grammar grade
,upils to the High School. Wednes-
lay evening Of next week. will be
Edgar Guest, the American poet.
Mr.. Guest has accepted the invl-
alton OF the committee in charge of
he affair to be present. Two of his
'oems will be read. How Do You
-ackla Your Work Each Day" will