Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
EImira Shsing Rescued From
Drowning Last Evening by
Dorothy Salmon.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle, July 1g.-Miss Elmira
Sheing. a resident OF .Baldton. last
evening. while bathing at Battery
Beach. narrowly escaped drowning.
when she got beyond her depth. Miss
Sheing vac learning to swim and got
into the water over her head. She
cried for help and her companion, Miss
Dorothy Salmon of Baldton, swan 10
her rescue and trought her ashore.
The work of installation OF the cleo
trio lighting system In the First Rap
list Church began yesterday. The work
Is donated by Charles Lclb and Ed
ward Mcdowell and the material IL
being furnished by the members OF
the Ladies' Aid Society OF the church.
This evening In a game OF base
ball between the New Castle Athletic
Association team and McCabc OF Will
mington will be played at Battery
Park. The game will be called Mt $50.
Rose Hill Grange will meet this
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Hickman Hewitt OF the New Castle
road at s o'clock.
AT an early hour last Saturday
morning the hen o of Charles NJ.
Appleby of Hare's Corner was broken
into and GO Barred Plymouth Rock
hens were stolen. The thieves drove
M the rear lane of Mr.. Applehy's
home and removed the boards from tho
back OF the building.
John Hopkins, who resides on the
Andrews farm. near Rose I'M, yester-
day was struck with n two-bushel bar
OF wheat which he was holeting from
the ground to the granary. caused hy
the breaking of the hoist chain. His
/ left arm was lacerated.
The board OF trustees OF the First
Presbyterian Church has awarded tn.
contract for the painting OF the OK.
terior of the church properties on the
| Strand. The work will begin this week
! The members of the Red Lion SO.
, Cial met last evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred stirling. Tn.
4 following officers Were elected for tn.
9 ensuing year. Miss Anna Burrls. presl
: dent; Miss Helen Diehl. vlce-presl
> dent; Miss zelma Matthews. secre
tary; w. Frank Silver. treasurer: Mis-.
Mary Richard. pianist: Mas France,
Gun ilk bNNANAtlA pianist ne pro
gram committee comprises W. Franz
Silver. Misses Frances Stirling an,
, Helen Diehl. The members OF the en-
j., tertainment committee are Misses
Zelma Matthews. Frances Stirling an,
Mrs. Elwood Rheims. The member
: ship committee comprises Mrs. !. n
G~eogheghan, Mrs. X. l.. richards an,
Alfred Davidson. The following pro
gram was rendered: R~eCttations. Miss
, 90 Marjorie Lyman. Mary stirling
Frances stirling. Eleanor Kemp: sing
: ing. Missee Margaret Kemp. Emil
Ratledge. Eleanor Kemp. Arrange
u ments were made to hold n lawn Tot
: az Bear station on Saturday evenine
u August ).
Tomorrow evening the New Ca at
Athletic Association ba scball teaIn vii
= play Salon at Salem.
- Captain and Mrs. Harry II. Srnit'
and son OF Marion. Ohio. arrived &
- this city yesterday and will spcn
$ several weeks az guests OF MI. an
l. Mrs. Thomas Smith.
'e Miss Fannie McCallister. OF Byewoo
r. Pa. who has been spending severn
days rs a guest OF Miss %IIarris
y Barnes OF East Second street, rcturne
h home on sunday.
Mrs. James r.. Hatton and sol
2, James. Jr.. Mrs. Irving Jones an
daughter. Elisabeth are spending on
T. week camping at Hopkins Beach
d where they have rented a cottage.
Mrs. Ida lFnnox and daughter. Mis-
Mary IennoX. are spending sewers
10 weeks as guests OF Miss Anna Lenno
of North East. Md.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark and 10
xt of Scranton. Pa. are spending sever,
g days as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. WI
I. liam Steele Of Clymer street.
10 Robert Barnes has accepted a p,
sition in a steel mill at Easton. Pr
M and left this city yesterday.
10 George Pinder of Sixth and Dell
ware streets is spending several da,
a ar a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Claren,
n Pinder of Townsend.
no J. Harry King & Sons are construc
ing a cottage near Riverside Beach.