Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-18
DELAWARE CITY
| AND VICINITY
Car DeraiIment Causes Delay
in Train and Mail
Service.

in Train and Mail
Service.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware city, Aug. 1s.-The local
County League team will cross bats
with the Newark club on canal field
Saturday afternoon at $50, Private
Tripp OF the First Engineers - cx-
pected to do the hurting for the locals.
LINN and Nlckens will also be seen at
shortstop and first base. respectively.
The young Ash which were expected
yesterday morning. from the Govern
ment hatcheries at Lacrosse, Wiscon-
sin to be placed in the chesapeake
| and Delaware Canal failed to arrive
Word was received last night from
Washington, however. that the rsh
train had been delayed but would ar
rive this morning at 9.05. Councilman
Golfer will meet the train and deposit
the fish
The First Engineers baseball team
iourneyed to Dover yesterday after
noon and were defeated by the score
Of s to 0. Yesterdays game was the
fourth this year TO be played between
the two teams. The First Engineers
won the first three. The band went
along with the team yesterday as well
as n large crowd OF soldiers but even
these aids failed TO instill enough hit
ting power to solve pitcher Willey's
offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank o. Moofe, Car
Isle Spicer and David Rothstein mo-
tored from here and witnessed the
game.
The street carnival which the build
ing committee of the Century Club
had planned to hold this fall has beer
called off altogether for this year or
; account Of so many of the active
workers being away from town and
other reasons.
The Delaware City Building and
Loan Association will meet tonight a
Harry Halls place of business OF
Clinton street. Since the last meeting
OF the loan association Mr.. Hall hal
|, moved several doors UP Clinton stree
from his former place.
N. w. Wilkinson, engineer II
charge of fertilization work at Fort
bury is planning TO do some work n
: Salisbury before the end of thi
: month. Small doors are to be cut 4
the large doors OF the battery protec
: ton buildings which are used to pro
tect the big guns during the winte
:, weather. The strong winds in tn
!, winter time make the large entranc
: doors almost impossible to handle.
The chesapeake and Delawar
Canal park at the foot Of Clinic
: street is a popular gathering place o
> these warm nights. The many larg
shade trees together with the usual
:, good breeze from the river make
!. comfortable TO relax as well as waite
= the night-boat and numerous yacht
= passing in and out Of the canal.
!, The first local shipment OF tomatot
were made from here yesterday
- Harry c. Webb who Ia shipping I
q Baltimore, md. Mr.. Webb contracte
g with a number Of growers In this sec
ton for their entire crop.
The local train while preparing
: turn around on the "Y" Wednesda
afternoon. Jumped the track and wa
not gotten back until ten o'clock thu
e night. Luckily for the commuters. ii
engine was in the rear at the time
II the derailment and was able to BAG
C over to Porters where a couple OF e,
ira passenger cars were picked up ar
% service resumed. The evening trail
y however, was about three quarters
Is an hour late IN getting in with II
10 mail.
Is A bottle dealer from Wilmingte
was In town yesterday trying to loca
l. old whiskey bottles that have the hes
t and face OF George Washington el
so graved on their side. James Jackso
caretaker for the old Stoeckle hot
g. properties here. made an investigate
s. OF the hotel cellars but could not fl
J. any "empties" that were engraved wi
re the head OF Washington.
I'd The bathing beach along the riv
er shore at the railroad "Y" is a popul
a place this summer. Every evening
&c large number of people enjoy d
at swimming and boating although Z
m tides have not been as high lately
a. usual.
TO Miss Margaret Ellis. Dorothy sta
re ley and Walter Ellis are visiting the
ba grandmother in Delmar. On Sund
M DIR. and Mrs. w. w. Ellis Will mot
all down to Frederick, meet them, a
a. bring them home.
Rev. Robert C. Pitzer and the Cou
ell of the Boys and Girls Scout Gu
49,, desire to thank all the citizens
10 Delaware City and vicinity who CO
g. tributed in any way to the success
the last annual summer encampme
=, Friends of the camp were especia
- liberal with gifts Of money, provision
e equipment and services. The Council
nc now preparing a financial stateme
"a for the year just ended which will
hs made public as soon as completed.
we Mr.. T. ]. Whiteman is candids
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