Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-20
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
John J. McDevitt Rescues Two
Young Girls From Drowning
in the River.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. July 2o.-The third
near drowning here, this week. oc-
Cured last evening. when Misses Mar
garet Cahill and Elizabeth Johnson.
Is years OF age, who reside In the
weetrn section OF the city. were res
cued AT Battery Beach by John j.
Nc Dewitt, a member N the Good VIII
Fire Co. The girls, who were learn
ing to swim, used as a life prcserver
an Inflated automobile tube, which
suddenly sprung leak and left them
| IN water over their heads Their
screame attracted the attention\of Nc
Dewitt. who was nearby and who
quickly swan TO their assistance and
thought them ashore.
The Board OF Education met last
evening. The principal submitted a
written report covering various re-
pairs and alterations to the school
! buildings. which met with the APP
prevail OF the board. II was decided
/ to have the NTH grade partitionet
on. one portion To he used az class
| room and laboratory foe genera
science and biology and the other por-
ton to he used for physics and chem-
istry. the partitions to be of glass. 1
was recommended that the manuo
training department he removed from
the present Soom in the old Cour
House building. TO an adjoining room
Several new teachers desks and {
number OF chairs were ordered pur
chased for the various g:ades Of th'
school. The following bills were order
cd paid; George T.. King Press. SIS
Il. Challenger & Son. zoe; John I
Stoope, $40; John j. Walls. $26lh
Western Union Telegraph Co. S6.3S
Butler, Inc, Sc. Wallace l.. Cannon
81: Jacob II. Speicher. IS; Water an,
Light Commission. s2.9f; IL. l.. Shave
ly. $40.
Electric buyers were ordered In
stalled in the various rooms OF tn
No. / school building. The superln
tendent was ordered 10 proceed witt
the various outlined suggestions AM
was instructed to employ the janito
to assist him in the line OF work OF re
arranging the desks in the variou
rooms. The board granted to Pro-
Snavcly two weeks vacation. while
will begin the first of August
This afternoon the New Castle Ath
letic Association baseball team wi
play the Salem tenn at Salem, Tn
trip will he made from the Delawar
street wharf in launch to Penns
, Vile, where the players and a numhe
OF local rooters Will board the trolle
for the ball park at Salem. Smith an
Mcdaniel will be the batteries Tor Ne
Castle
p The New Castle Reserves haseba
team on Saturday will play at Hartl,
. Mark Clymer last evening deCeate
James C. King, Jr.. 2 cut % II game
Of tennis ON ;he court of the Youn
Mems Association OF the First presb,
terrain Church
, Hudson Walker. farmer on III
q DevOndale farm. near this city. hs
= completed his threshing and reporto
- NJ securing 81 bushels OF wheat
the acre OF his GO acres, making
total OF 1853 bushels. This is II
largest yield reported 80 far from u
farmers In this vicinity.
Last evening marked one OF n
largest crowds in bathing at Ra
terry Beach. during the bathing seaso
Hooper Lemon. IA former resident
. this city. who now resides in WI
!, mington. Chaufreured n party OF
y persons from Wilmington. who great
enjoyed the bathing. after which
q beach party was held.
Howard watch lost between 70
II Gu Pont and New Castle. Initials
v Nj. Fob chain attached. Rewar
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