Evening journal., 1922-02-11
NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS

School Athletic Association. Nc
Kay will referee.
Mayor Cramer fined Henry Becker
SIS and costs yesterday on a charge
Of beating his fve-year-old stepson'
Charles FAIRIES, preferred by his wite'
Katie Becker The case was pros
ecuted by Miss NJ. MacMahon' or
the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Children. Becker plead
ed guilty and was committed to the
New Castle County Workhouse IN
default OF payment.
Mayor Cramer announced last
evening that $3.50 had been recelN-
ed from the Presbyterian Church for
the use OF the Associated Home Re
lief Committee The church. IN
stead Of keeping its doors open to
receive contributions OF food ana
clothing. installed free will OFFER
receptacle at the church entrance
last Sunday and the Rev. s. Beattie
Wylie. appealed TO his congregation
for assistance for the needy, with
the above results
The newly constructed experiment
al laboratory adjoining the s. $.
Deemer Steel Casting Company. was
put in operation for the first time
Yesterday. The wires for conduct
ing the electrical current were in
stalled yesterday by superintendent
George I. Unger and Charles Wipf
Mr.. Unger carried the wires from
the primary line to the secondary
line on the exterior OF the building.
mi. n
afternoon and the first experimental
heat poured ~ few minutes.
This laboraNry WIN be used In
connection with the experiments to
be made with the new process OF
turning waste steel materials into a
first grade steel. According TO those
witnessing the small heat poured
yesterday afternoon. the results were
gratifying 20 those interested. This
process promises to be a strong rae
tor in the manufacture OF steel and
the conservation OF waste materials
II the process Is a success, cost OF
shipping OF ore from the mines will
be greatly reduced. as not so much
Of the ore will he needed and the
, promoters say that the cost or stee
; J.
We wish TO thank the friends, who
presented flowers and furnished auto
mobiles at the funeral OF our beloved
husband and father. Noah Higgins
. Mrs Sophia A. Higgins and family
=. ADV.
The new hreplug at Seventh and
Larkins streets. was installed yester
day. The adjustments for this plus
have been made for several weeks
E but Superintendent Unger has beer
d unable to connect the plug with m
main. because OF the failure OF IN
hydrant 10 arrive. until this week
r The installation OF this hydrant wa
t due to the application OF the Goo
n VIII Fire Company and the Wilming
10 ton Fibre Speciality and America
Manganese steel companies. At IN
k time OF the big fire that recently do
II stroyed the old Lea Milling Propert'
" used as a storage house by the la'
y ter company for their many hun
1t dreds OF patterns. the fire compan
% was forced TO borrow hose from tf
companies and the Pennsylvan
of | Railroad company. because OF. u
p. remoteness OF fire hydrant Ci
IN Council is planning al this time
a. purchase 500 feet more hose for q
re company.
al Conrad Hamer and August Moor
two players OF the Wesley Collegia
IN Institute basket ball team were d
,e | iured during the game in the opei
lo house cage last evening. Ham'
IN had his left ankle and knee twist'
A and Moore was injured about q
ol stomach when another Wesley pla
IN or ran against him.
" The report that a card party VI
n, TO be held at the home OF Mr.. ar
Mrs. c. IT. Gebhart. Sixth and Del
o. ware streets was an error as no a
NJ rangements for such function ha
r- been made.
-. Interest IS being shown in Il
"a basketball game in the Van Dyl
n- armory on this evening. VIII
a., Company II. c. A. C.. d. " c.. IN
ln city. will play Company b team
eH Milford.
ne Members and friends OF the Met
ch odist Church will hold a Gotta
RS prayer meeting at the home OF N
M and Mrs. William Steele. on Clayt
street. Dobbinsville. this evening.
ie- The Rev Joseph carp. who h
Of been recuperating from the seve
cal shock ne received. last Saturday e'
ming. when a trolley car in which
,p- was returning from a pastoral vi
.ch TO Delaware City, jumped the trac
av. near Clark's Marsh. with relatives
ms Pennsylvania. returned home ID
an last evening His condition. is mu
on | improved and he will be able TO CO
Ike duct services in Emmanuel Chur
has tomorrow.
mo- William May and Miss Helen III
fo- 10y. Wilmington. were dinner que
40 OF Mrs. A. Brown Lancaster, OF De
-. ware street. last evening.
49, Mrs. +. c. Sweeten and childr
.,l. OF Porters. were the guests OF
.s mother. the Rev. ]. r. Bicking a
family. yesterday.
,SV Royal Theatre tonight Rup
On Hughes "The old Nest" also La
Semon IN eThe Head Waiter" Nj
ma day Pauline Frederick in THE NJ
as tress OF Shenstone" Serial Mira
me OF the Jungles. ADV.
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