Evening journal., 1922-05-11
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Church Plans Bulletin
Board as Memorial TO
Deceased Members
TWO RUNAWAY
BOYS LOCATED
special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. May 1l.-At tn
monthly business session OF the OF
fetal board of the Methodist Churc
on Tuesday evening, the member
decided to have large bulleti
board erected in front Of tn
church as a memorial to the de
ceased members OF the board. TIL
board will look up the records 70
complete list of deceased mem
bers whose names will be placed OF
the board The board will not b'
paid for by the general church
membership. but by the members OF
the official board by subscriptions
Already S20 has been subscribed and
the balance will be subscribed dur
ing the coming week. The board will
contain 10 bars for the placing OF
church notices. and will be cleo
trically lighted at night.
John Freeberry and James Nc
Hugh. the two lads who ran away
from their homes. here. on Tues
day. have been returned to their
respective homes They were located
through letters written by them to
their parents from Pittsville. Md
One of them wanted to return. but
the other. McHugh. told his par
ents that he was getting along fine
and had secured a position with w.
+. Truitt. farmer near Pittsville.
Immediately on the receipt OF the
letters Mayor Cramer was notified
and got in communication with the
sheriff at Salisbury. Md. who went
TO the farm. located the boys, and
took them in charge. The Mayor re
seived word OF their capture about 6
o'clock last evening and Immediate
ly Mr.. McHugh started after the
boys by automobile and returned
with them today.
After fishing two tides yesterday.
the flood and ebb without any re-
turns, last evening the local fisher
men fshed the young food, and
caught nine sturgeon. All but two
were roes of fair size. From Della
ware City six were caught, while a
New Jersey fisherman, boated one
containing nearly 125 pounds Of
roe. Only one crew is fishing for
shad, and their success is limited TO
TO had a tide.
Application was made to Mayor
Crsmer for 100 berry pickers. for
the lower peninsula. yesterday. The
request was made by Fred J. Morris
for the lower peninsula, yesterday
The request was made by Fred j.
Morris for the Federal Employment
agency. with offices at Wilmington. |
rhe Mayor sent out notices to all |
'arts OF the city to unemployed men
nd their families. He Is making
pecial effort to get the many for
ign born unemployed to accept
hese positions. All applications
or the positions must be made
0 Mayor Cramer and he will
Irn them over to the Employment
gency The farmers or fruit
will pay the transportation
larges OF taking any man and his
Imily to their place. will furnish
acks to house them and in add
on pay them cents for each box
berries picked II is estimated
at a man should average approx
lately $3.50 70 81 per day. While
ayor Cramer has announced that
e Industrial activities in this city
we greatly improved within the
st few months, still there are =
lmber of men. mostly foreign
'rn who should be glad to take
Vantage Of this opportunity.
Mayor Cramer has been CO.
'erating with the agency In his
fort to provide relief from the In
lstrial depression which has ex !
led here for the past two years,
I'd is anxious to further extend its
rvices in any way possible u
The new water meter. several I
alves and the 16-inch outlet supply +
ape at the local water plaNt. is be- q
ns installed by John ]. Walls. local 81
'iumbing contractor. The work will {
oe hnlshed today. and as the stand 3
pipe, which has been leaking consid- J
erable Of late. has already been re-
paired. the water will be turned (
into the standpipe
II was announced last evening nv
superintendent Unger. OF the Water
Department that work on the water
main 375 feet extension would be-
gin on Monday This extension will |
be made on Monroe avenue. Bald |
ton.
While the residents OF the city
proper were supplied with sufficient
water yesterday. the manufacturing
plants experienced considerable diff !
cutly, especially the American Man
sanese plant. which was forced to
close down because OF an made
Iuate pressure 10 supply that plant |
4 majority OF the employees of this |
plants enjoyed a half holiday.
The Polly Annals. a sociay club |
composed of the members of Miss |
fyrtle Maguire's Sunday school
lass of the Methodist church, will
ieet in monthly business session at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. George