Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-15
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Patrick Thornton. a Lifelong
Resident, Dies Saturday
After Long illness.

cf this city. died Saturday evening
after "A lingering Illness OF several
months. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning M the home OF his
Gnushtcr. Mrs. Thomas Boyle. 90s
Young street. Services WIN be held in
tho 81. Peters church. with reuuium
mass nj O'Clock. lntermcnt viii be
rade In the So. Joscph's cemetery on
the Rrandywinc. Wilmington.
sylvester Tidwcll. Jr.. employed at
the local plant or the Wilmington
Fibre Speciality Co. on Saturday
morning had n portion of the third
hnscr OF hts left hand cut Off. when
caught In a punching machine. DIR.
Lewis Booker eavc attention.
Arrangements are being made to
hold public card party Thursday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James II. Mcpike ON East Second
street, under the auspices of tho Cath
oiic Daughters OF America. the pro-
ceeds 60 be for the benefit of the build
ins fund. Tickets are on sale for the
occasion.
The members of the Young Mems
Rihle Class OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church are making preparations 10
morning at tho pharmacy of l.. Chal-
1cngcr and Son.
Beatrice ID. Smith. n negress. who
resides at tho Buttonwoods. early
Saturday evening. while operating an
automobile bearing Delaware license
No. 16TO7. collided with a trolley car
at the corner Of Fifth and Delaware
streets and tore n stop OF the trolley
Ent ~. ..Iu. 4
f'ned 81 and cost by Mayor w. Leslie
Cramer for wreckless driving.
This evening the Now Castle Ath-
letic Association baseball team Will
play the Fort du Pont team in a twi
lieht game at Battery Park at 6
o'clock
Asa Smith and Harry McNally were
placed under arrest yesterday after
noon hy patrolman Matthew Tobin.
for disorderly conduct in Dobhinsville
\ hearing took place before Mayor W
Leslie Camer and the former was
lined So and the latter $3.50.
Emily lfgner aged I years, Of near
Bear, on Saturday afternoon. while
attempting To climb n ladder at her
home. fell 20 the ground and broke
her left arm In two places and dis
located her elbow. DIR. II. NJ. Allen
Vas called and reduced the fracture.
An Areo Plane land locator. has
eelected a landing place in the pastur,
feld OF Mrs. Lydia A. Biggs, who re-
sides on tho Stockton farm OF the
Trustees OF tho Commons. This place
Win he a landing and supply station
Tor the u. S. ma.lplanes. The frs,
plane to land WAS on Saturday anG
the operator showed the tenant the
flue print and stated that the place was
one Of the best between WASHINGTON
and New York.
The members of the Dobhinsvill,
Sunday School. who held a bake sal,
on saturday morning at the Britting
hams pharmacy cleared $50.
The meetings for this week are: thi
evening. Seminole Tribe No. 40, I. O. II
NJ. In the lodge rooms OF the Masoni,
Hall Co.; tomorrow evening, Cit,
Council in the Mayors Office for tn
purpose of taking up matters pertain
ing 20 bond issues: members OF tn
Good VIII Fire Co. I'm special session
in the parlors OF the company at
O'Clock: Industry Council, No. IS, il
@. L. \. NJ. in the lodge rooms Of tn
Masonic Hall Co. wednesday evening
Associated Home Charity Committe
IN the Mayors Office at o'clock
Thursday evening Friendship Lode,
No. 3. a. O. L. w. in the Town Ha,
building; New Castle Athletic Asso
citation at the home Of the presiden
Chandler IL Gehhart, at o'clock
Friday evening. Adelphia Lodge. y,
s. IS. % T.. IN the lodge room OF IN
Masonic Hall Co.
Early last evening valuable dol
owned by John Bridgewater OF sixt
and Delaware streets, was killed b
an automobile.
Saturday afternoon the New Cast
Athletic Association baseball team wi
play the Newark team OF the Ne
Castle County League az Newark.
Mrs. ]. Ernest Philips. who hs
been spending a week as the guest {
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Greenwoo
of Montpelier. Va. has returned hom
Loomis O., John s. and Arthur wis
And Mrs. Wilbert Meredith on Satul
day afternoon attended the funeral
their aunt. Mrs. Margaret Hoffecker.
philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mp. Delbert Kirk and chi
drcn. of Philadelphia. motored froi
Philadelphia yesterday and spent n
dhy as the guests OF Mrs. William Kir
OF Second and Chestnut streets.
John lali. formerly merchant {
this city who now resiNs I'm Philade
phia spent yesterday ~ the guest ,
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Marcus.
Philadelphia. spent yesterday as n
guests Of their brother and siste
George $. and Laura Bacon.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Vance Miller
East Downingtown. Mr. and Mr.
George Gsssimcr, Miss Nora and job
cossimer. of Coatesville. Pa. spc
Yesterday az the guest OF Mr.. ar
Mrs. Andrew Mitchell OF Sixth al
Delaware streets.
Thomas Lake. OF East Second sire
81 confined 20 his home with illness.
John, the four-yesr-old son of Nj
and Mrs Frank Alfree. is confn
g. his home with penumonia.
Martin Kinney, Jr.. OF Sixth al
Delaware streets Is confined 20 h
home with illness.
Frank Hartnett a baseball play
OF the 81. Peters team. who was Il
5ured several days ago by being stru,
with "A ball IN the neck which caus
an abscess OF the throat is shown
Improvement.
pr. Odell nj Grace brotherhood.
pr Joseph n Odcl viii be ii