Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Blocking of Street for Repairs
Brings Complaints
and Arrest.
Special Corresponaenee Every Eyenins.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, Aug. 21.--The Republi-
can primary election was held In This
city on Saturday. There was but one
contest for delegate. and Willard
Murray, colored, defeated Icomis O.
Wise by vote OF II TO 3S.
Preparations are being made by the
members of the Caesar Rodney Chap
ter No. 8, Order OF the Eastern Star
to hold a bake sale on Saturday morn
Ing beginning at 10 o'clock. at the
home of Mrs. Marshall Burris on
Delaware street between Second and
Third. The committee in charge COM
prise Mrs. Robert ii. Harrington. Jr.,
chairman; Mrs. Marshall Burris. Mrs.
Harry Hewlett, Miss Eugenla Knauss
and Mrs. Warren Connor.
George Walsh. of Philadelphia, on
Friday evening was placed und,r ar
rest by police officer William Palmer.
on suspicion OF being one OF the
patients who escaped from the New
Castle County Hospital The man act
ed In n suspicious manner and when
questioned by the officer his answers
were not clear. He was locked up and
last evening he became rational and
said that he was en- route to farm
near Townsend when he was stricken
with illness. This morning he was re
leased, his condition being much i'm
| proved.
Several complaints have been re
ceived by Mayor Cramer, relative TO
the tearing up OF Fourth street and
about the drlveways being blocked
| handicapping persons who own auto
mobiles and have their garage facing
that street A warrant has been Issued
for the arrest of the foreman of the
| Job, who is in charge OF resetting the
curhs.
Mrs. Howard Jones, OF Conshohoc-
ken. Pa. who has been spending sew
eral days as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Hammers OF tho Strand, re-
| turned home yesterday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin ]. White and
| family. of Chester, spent the week END
as the guest OF James Il. White and
family OF Delaware street near Fifth,
George Albert Pedrick, OF Philadel-
phia, spent tho Weekend as the gueet
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert s. Boyce and
family OF West Fourth street.
Mrs. Mary Harrington OF Bear if
spending several days as the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Richard E. Pinder
of Sixth and Delaware street.
Mrs. Charlotte Bennett, OF VIII
mington. spent tho weekend a. the
guest OF Mrs. Edward II. Naylor OF
near SIXTH and Delaware street
Misses Elizabeth and May Roberts
ha -onI q,
John o. Adams, business manages
OF the State Department Public Schoo
Inspection, spent Saturday as tn,
guest OF Prof. Henry Z. Snavely ant
looked over the 1922 and 1929 bulge
OF the schools covering repairs, main
tenances and replacements.
; Mr.. and Mrs John Fish and son
John OF Penn's Grove. spent the week
end as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harr-
. J. Cable and family OF the Strand
Samuel McKnitt, Leon King an,
: James Wilson arc spending a weel
: camping at Hopkins beach.
i Mr. and Mrs Harry Hewlett an
family. who have been motor.n
| through Pennsylvania for several day
= returned home yesterday.
: John Atkinson OF Maryland spen
the weekend as the guest OF relative
and friends.
Paul Bicking OF Pocomoke City. Md
spent the weekend as the guest {
friends.
n Mrs. Mary Downham and daughter
Mary and Irene OF Chester. are spent
:. Ing several days as the guests OF Mr.
u Tiny Cooper OF East Sixth street
k Miss Mabel Hurt of Marcus Hoo
: spent the weekend as the guest
II her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard ]
8 Pinder.
'e Mrs. Irving Jones and Mrs. Harve
II Johnson are spending a week as Il
II guests OF relatives and friends at Cla,
)f ton.
le Miss Naomi Hurr, Mr.. and Mrs.
II 3. Walmer and Arthur Warner
he Annville. are spending several days
IN the guests of Prof. and Mrs. Henry
IN Snavely Of East Third street.
or John Shary Of West Fifth street h
re accepted a position In Camden. n.
20 Suddler Benton of East Four
le street, who has been at the Home
Oh pathic Hospital for treatment, has r
~ turned home.