Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-02
DUCKS BY THOUSANDS
FILL RIVER MARSHES
Delaware City Residents Say
They Never Saw so Many
Birds Before.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening |
Delaware City. Nov. During the
past few days great numbers OF Wild
ducks have been using the cove In
the river Just above Sadler's wharf, |
Several residents made the statement
that they never saw so many ducks
as close TO the town before and estl
mated the number in the huge flock
at $4,000. Black ducks constitute
the great majority with grays second.
The ducks seem t. be increasing In
numbers around this vicinity each
year. and this IT, duo It is claimed.
to the law enacted by tho state legis-
lature several yenrs ago, which pro
hibits sprina shooting. The season
closes on February II now and large
numbers Il the ducks remain in the
local marshes the year around and
breed. Five or six years back there
were hardly any ducks around 'here
in the early fall, The shooting is
getting letter each year and IL due to
forcsighteG game protection.
William Householder opened UP his
store anC restaurant on Clinton street
yesterday. Mr.. Householder has had
the place painted and thoroughly rem
Ovated.
The Presbyterian Church supper
hold last night in the Town Hall was
largely attended. There were a num-
Der Of residents from st. Georges and
vicinity present.
More children and mothers visited
the local child health center yester-
day than on any day since Its organ
ization, Miss Alice Vail, nurse N
charge. weighed, measured, and eX-
amined thirty children and gave nine
mothers instructions in the health,
care and hygiene OF infants.
To Harvey and Harold Wilkinson.
goes the honor OF installing the first
wireless outfit in Delaware CITY
proper. Yesterday. they completed
the installation and in tho evening en-
joyed the program rendered by the L.
:. Radio Company in Philadelphia. The
wireless has been installed in the
home OF their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ y. w. Wilkinson, The two boys who
are high school students, did all the
work on the outfit themselves The
only other receiving stations in this
/ immediate vicinity are located at Fort
du Pont. They viii reach as far as
Pittsburg and New York. During the
last worlds series the games were re-
ceived here. play by play. from the
Polo Grounds direct and were plainly
audible.
Mrs. Frank O. Moore left yesterday
on a visit 10 Philadelphia where she
will visit Mrs. Arthur J. Perkins. She
will also spend few days with Miss
Greta Holiday at Hammonton, n. j..
and with Miss Bessie Morrison a;
Chester.
John Tugend celebrated his forty
first birthday anniversary Tuesday
night and in the evening entertained
number of friends at his home or
Washington street The guests had q
very enjoyable evening. Frank y
Moore sang several solos. while nu.
merous stories were told by the vsriou.
guests who included. Councilman ant
Mrs. T. ]. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Armstrong. Mrs. Lillian Shook
Eugene Armstrong. Mr.. and Mrs
] iA~4Ap al +hA W AAa4ti3i
Thompson, Miss Charlotte Armstrong
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Moore.
J Colonel Earl d. Brown and G. w. It
Miller OF the L. s., +. d. district offic,
! IN Wilmington passed through TIT
canal on the inspection boat Jose
! phine" yesterday.
Mrs. Molly Sutton Of Wilmington. {
former resident OF Delaware City, Wit
has been visiting Mrs. Charles w
jefferson for the past few days. at
tended the supper given by Tn
' Presbyterian church in the town hal
last evening.
Sergeant William Holland. formerI
n stationed AT Fort du Pont, has beer
transferred from Fort Hancock. y. J
. to the L. s. Military Academy at Yves
. Point, y. y. His wife who, before he
, marriage, was Miss Marjorie CuAisor
OF this place, and her small daughter
Norma, nave returned here for a visi
with her parents. Captain and Mrs
Eugene Cull.son.
Old Glory Council No. II. Jr. o. I
! A. M. will meet tonight at 7.30 j
regular business session.
= Tonight az o'clock. the local Cen
fury Club will give an entertainment
Mrs r. Fennimore of Middletown wi
lerts. Mo f,1- I. 80