Evening journal., 1922-09-14
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Lavender Gets Contract to
Install Heaters in School
Buildings
PLANS MADE FOR
HALLOWEEN PARTY

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. l4.-Super-
intendent snavely and DR.. Lewis
Booker. representing the local Board
of Education, went to Dover today
to confer with the state Board au-
thorities relative to the proposed
school budget for the next two hs-
cal years. which win be acted on by
the next Legislature.
The contract TO install four Hart
Krauss heaters in the two portable
buildings was awarded 10 Theodore
". Lavender for S616, at a meet
ing of the Board of Education last
night. The contract for furnishing
and hanging As window and door
curtains was awarded to John T.
Feeney for SIS.
william Deakyne, local coal deal
er, informed the board he had heard
they contemplated purchasing a
large quantity OF bituminous (soft)
coal for winter use in providing
heat for the several school build
lngs OF the city. He advised the
board TO purchase a substitute and
not the clear bituminous product,
which he alleged would not give
satisfaction. He also advised the
board to delay in purchasing any
fuel for a few weeks. saying the
bituminous or substitute. could be
gotten on short notice and that In
his opinion there would be an ease
ment in the anthracite or hard coal
situation. which would allow the
local dealers to provide this kind
of product to the board.
Tho consideration Of purchasing
fuel was laid over for a future
meeting.
The secretary vas instructed to
procure bids for wiring the port
able schools and No. 2 school build !
ing for lighting purpoe. /
Andrew Mitchell and son.. con-
tractors. who are constructing the
aerating system at the city water
works. has completed the first well.
They will begin constructing on a
second well today.
Bert Riley. of Clymer street, sus-
tanned a laceration Of the index
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work at the American Manganese
Steel plant late Saturday afternoon.
II had become so badly infected that
an operation was necessary yester-
day. DR.. Lewis Booker operated.
Eleanor. the two-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Heathers.
OF Cherry street. was taken TO Will
mington yesterday for an X-ray ex-
animation. The little girl swallow
I'D a cent on Saturday which lodged
In the alirfentary canal. DR.. b. NJ
Allen, a former New Castle physician
Is making the examination. A sue
ressful operation was performed to-
day and the penny removed. Mrs. /
Heather. mother OF the child is con !
fined 70 her bed due to an attack I
hay fever.
Harry Sharp. a local barber. Is q
an addition built TO the rear q
Of his home on West Sixth street. {
Ralph Duling, a member OF 1922
graduating class of the high school. ,
will enter the Drexel Institute. Phil ]
adelphia. the last OF this month. Mr.. {
Duling will AXE the mechanical en- !
cheering course.
Students of the New Castle high !
school reorganized the athletic as :,
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon by ,
electing Samuel McKnitt, president;
James Wilson. secretary and Frank
Kern treasurer.
Eighteen students reported as can
for the varsity foot ball
cam.
Members of the Benevolent Social
association of the Wilmington Fibre
ipecialty Company nave completed
arrangements for their first annual
Halloween party and ball. This affair
ives promise of being one of the
lost elaborate of the season. and will
e held in the auditorium of the Ma =
onic Temple. While it was at first :
TO hold the party Hallow- {,
night, due to the numerous :
social activities scheduled for =
lat evening, the affair will be held !,
ctober 81. :
1t is also reported that the mem y
ers of the Good VIII Fire Company
/ their next meeting will appoint a
ommittees for their annual MAS
Ball. which will be held =
the Van Dyke Armory at Sixth and
delaware streets, Halloween night.
3 usual. This will be a public af-
air for which tickets will be on
ale.
h condition of Mrs. Edward
fehhardt, who was operated upon 7
u the Delaware Hospital several 1
lays ago, is improved.
Adelphia Lodge, No. s, Knights OF
Pythias. is planning TO receive about
'wenty members of the largest
classes in its history into menu
oership. Arrangements have been
made with the Lafayette Lodge
II Wilmington to confer the
irst degree September 20. The -,
degree will be conferred in New
october 6. The third rank :
III be conferred in Wilmington by
Washington Lodge, October 10. OF
The condition of James Bacon &,
no was taken suddenly i'll while at pi
ork at the local plant OF the Will "
Fibre Specially Company. b.
I'd who since that time has been
to his home is somewhat
iproved.
Miss Nellie Humbert, of London,
nded visit at the home of Mrs. W
Thomas. left here for New II
,rk the first OF the week. fe
Jefferson Crayton, of East New IL
arkett is relieving as a telegraph tr
orators and ticket agent. during OF
3 Absence of William " Cramer. &C