Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-07
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council and Street Conn
missioner Prepare for High
way Improvements.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Now Castle. July Last evening
City Council mot IN monthly session
Tho Street Comniissetoners ware given
porruiasion 10 dump earth dug from
Fourth street on East Sixth street. or
the new sti>eet which leads across the
now dyke Nricayc 70 the Wilmington
causoway. Fourth street VIII No one
OF the hrst repaired under the direc-
ton 81 the Commissioners. Three
cluster ngh,s were ordered plnced in
Deemer Park naar Seventh and South
streets Clerk Smith was instructed
% notify the Wilmington Gas Co. 70
have ell services from the mains 10
the curbs installed on Fourth street
az once. prior 20 the beginning OF
the new street work. No street can be
torn up within Ave years after it is
renairod. Clerk Smith was instructed
90 communicate with the Equitable
Trust Co. 20 have the weeds cut on
their lot near fremont street and
mako necessary repairs 70 the pave
mont between fremont and South
streets The following bills were
ordered pa.d Diamond State Tele-
phone Co. S. Barratt & Co. s27.74:
] T. 4 I. T. Eiason. Inc, 1888; VII
nsneton BoOkbinciery Co. Sl1.76;
Simon Chenny. BIS; George !. Mayer
& Co. sa75: Pubic Ledger, $3.50;
James Kelley. slSS2: Frank Madden.
ST. Treasurer John 3. Manlove
rendered tho following report Of col
lection from Clerk Smith; Taxes for
1920 SIS 81; 1871. SSSs.40; 1922. s971.S1;
curling and gutter insonlled by city.
s. %. Western Union Telegraph Co.
s1667. New Castle Trust Co. SOS -
AZ meeting CT the Good VIII Fire
Company hast evening plans were
made for the members 20 attend the
State F9reUeu's Association conven-
ton street parade and housing OF ap-
paratus az Dover on July u. James
V CamVNeu VIII act as chief marshal
and President Jesse a Mckay will act
az assistant. AL members are re-
quested 70 meet at tho hail on Mon
dav and Tuesday evenings Of next
week q order ~ receive Instructions
and hold ariA practice.
Yesterday afternoon The members Of
ne Good WIN Fire CO were called to
The homo - Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Leonard ct Seventh and Clymer
etroe;s "a cVtlngu:sh a blaze caused by
q short circuit o. two electric Ugh;
wires. which led 20 the second story
of their home. The fire. was eX-
tng,lishod with little damage
Battery n met last evening. Ser
geaut William 5. Weggenmann was
made second lieutenant. Next Monday
evening a social Will ~ held in the
Armory IN honor Of the first years
anniversary - Captain s 3. I. Dun
can who has had charge Of the COM
pany IN this city. Ice cream and cake
VII, be served.
Mt Salem NJ p. (Colored) Church
vii hold a week OF services beginning
Sunday. July 9. The following order Of
eervice has been arranged; Sunday
morning. Gas, love feast. conducted
by John Bunsy and Jason Terry; 1890.
preaching; $50. preaching by Rev. J.
c. Banton. a former pastor; Tuesday
evening, o'clock. preaching by Rev
LomAx; "Wednesday evening AT s
O'Clock. recital by Madam Trusty
Thursday evening. s ?. m. preaching.
Mr. and Mrs. HUDSON Walker, who
reside on the DevCndale farm. on the
state Road. near this city. had an ex-
perience with "a strange shepherd dog
last week. The animal came 20 the
house and began 20 make friends with
the I'VE year old son. who played VI ~
the dog the ereater part Of the day
That evening the animal was placed
IN The yard and the next morning Il
was seen running about froth!ng a,
the mouth. Mr.. Walker killed the ami
mai. fearing & had gone mad. AS Ear
az Is known. no person was bitten.
Nir and Mrs. Frank Wright Of the
Baldton entertained the following per.
sons az a party on July Fourth. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Whitaside. AZ. and
Mrs.. Howard Mccoy OF Wilmington
AR and Mrs. John Sharp and Frank
Woerner OF Odessa.
RoSene Walker, the seven-year-olc
daughter q Mr. and Mrs. Hudson
Walker. celebrated her birthday an.
niversary on July ?. and received IS,
birthday cards and ~ handkerchief
Mis. :. c. Hstnes Of Pitnaan- y. J.
and Mrs. FrNdsr3ck Golds5oro Of nea,
Smyrna. have been spending severa
days as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hud
sen Welker and family.