Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
-. At NEW CASTLE
James T. Morrison Elected a
Member Of tho Trustees Of
tho Common.

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Special Correspondence every Evening.
New Castle. March 2T.--At the cleo
ticn of the Trustee OF the Common.
Saturday James 7. Morrison defeated
John j. Sheridan by majority of 81.
The total vote pollcd was Az and Mr..
Morrison received ess and Mr.. Sherl-
dan iss. Ot the total vote approx
mately 100 were cast by women. There
vas but one person denied the privilege
of voting. and that was because he
lived I'm an apartment. The election
officers contended that the landlord in
this case was the only person who
vas entitled a vote. Mr.. Morrison sew
eral years ago was a renter OF one of
the Trustees of the Common farms |
and understands the farming business. |
The election officers. were Patrick |
McGrory. James II. Hance and George
7. Hewlett. memrehs OF the Commons.
wso selected as their clerk Ozro S. |
Iunt.
Peter galloway OF GIG Clark street.
whose house was raided on Friday |
evening by law enforcement officers
FOR the purpose Of locating supposed |
hootch. was placed under arrest yes
terday by officer George NJ. Kern on
warrant issued for his arrest. The
home was again searched and the Of
ficcr found copper wash boiler, which
was supposed To have been used as n
s,ill, but evidently had not been In use
for several months. 1t was tied up in
bag and located in the cellar. ON
account Of the lack of evidence Mayor
Cramer dismissed the case, Mrs. Julia
Boreski. with whom galloway boarded.
claimed that she had taken the boiler
from another party several months
ago in payment of a board bill and was
using IL as wash boiler.
Frank Jefreries Of 727 Dobhins street,
another one OF the supposed hootch
manufacturers. whose home was raid
81 on Friday evening by the enforce
ment officers. was placed under arrest
yesterday afternoon by Officer Kern
and tried before Mayor Cramer,
charged with having Intoxicating
liquors for sale. and held under $1,000
bail Tor Court OF General Sessions.
Bail was furnished by Benjamin al
Eascainia, SIC Rodman street, Will
mington.
The members ot Caesar Rodney
chapter No. y order Of the Eastern
star are making preparations to hold
bake ON next Saturday morning be-
ginning at 10 O'CLOCK at Brittingham's
pharmacy. The committee in charge
comprises Mrs Elizabeth Leach. chair
man: Miss Anna Nantine. Mrs. Mary
Naylor. Mrs Ellen Foster. Mrs. Ellen
Dndd
ON saturday evening at the home Of
n -
street. party was given their son
William Jr.. in honor Of his 18th birth
day anniversary. The evening was
spent In playing games. after which
refreshments were served. Among
those present were Margaret Iyobk
Buby Long. Anna Riley, Emiline
Hoores. Sarah Ramsey. Martha Shaw.
Irene kuttner. Ella Rosseil, Adelaide
Rossell. Mabel Whiteside. Catherine
whiteside. May Cooper. Ann Glandon.
lJli Johnson. Jessie McCarter.
Florence whiteside. Blanche Moore.
Josephine Moore. Henry Speicher, Ed
ward Gebhart. Leroy Blake. Joseph
Wsldman, Willis Blackburn, George
Carol. Augustus McCarerty. Charles
Whiteside. William Moore. Mrs.
Charles Whiteside. Mrs. John Boswell,
Mrs. Thomss Neal.
The bake held on Saturday al the
Birmingham pharmacy, under the
auspices OF the members Of the Pas
toral Aid Society OF the First Presby-
terian Church. the sum OF s37 was
taken IN. There are several more
dollars yet TO be received.
The Sunday school class taught by
Miss Carrie Gemmill of Emmanuel
Church Is making preparation 10 hold
n bake on Saturday. April Is, the place
10 be announced later.
This afternoon the members OF tbs
New Castle High School baseball team
will hold practice az the Battery
diamond and Coaches John Naylor and
Jimmy McDevitt will make q selection
Of their players during the latter par
of this week
This evening the members OF tbs
board q trustees OF the First Pres
byterian Church will hold a meeting
az o'clock in the lecture room OF tn,
church.
ON next Saturday afternoon ST
Peters baseball team will play th'
opening game OF the season with th'
Defiance Midgets Of Wilmington Oh
the Battery diamond
The beginners department Of I'm
manuel Church school. under the car
OF Mrs. Joseph II. carp and Mrs
Harry Cummings. are making plan
60 hold bake and rummage sale Of
Saturday April :. the place to be an
nounced later.
Concrete road il 10 be built from IN
northern entrance gate of the riff
range around the newly built garage
10 the southern gate. The work Wi
be In charge OF Major David A. Sal
ter
The meetings for this week are
This evening. Seminole Tribe. No. 4S
lmpd O. r. NJ; tomorrow evening
Industry Council. No. 25. Jr. o. L. a
NJ; Thursday evening, Friendshi
Lodge. No. 3. A. o I. w: Frida
evening Adelphia Lodge. No. 3. X
of y.
The final girls basketball game 0
the season Will take place on Wed