Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Funeral Services Held tor Laura
Jane Meredith. Who Was
Drowned.

Special Correspondence Every EVENING
New Castle. July 2D.--rhe funeral OF
Laura Jane, the six-year-oid daughter
Of Rev. and Mrs. Harry Meredith, who
was drowned In the Delaware river on
Thursday afternoon. took plnce last
evening at o'clock from the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs J. Harry King OF 1lar-
mony street and the Strand. The ser
vices were in charge OF the heV
Luther u. Poole, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. The BODY was
placed I'm receiving vault In the
| Episcopal churchyard. as temporary
resting place. until final arrangements
nrc made by the members of the family
! for intcrnmcnt Rev. and Mrs. Mere
dth left this morning for their home
in Plttsburg.
| Inst evening Coroner Bullock CON
Quoted the inquest over the BODY oi
tho little girl at the undertaking
parlors of Chandler II. Gebhardt. Mr.
Meredith. the father testified that ne
was bathing I'm the water with
younger child at the time Of the dis
appearance of the older one. Solomon
Moylc told Of the finding of the body
The verdict Of the jury was: That
Laura Jane Meredith. aged yeors ana
q months. came to her death al Battery
Park beach by accidental drowning.
Following the testimony Coroner Bul-
lock stated that he thought the city
should provide life guard Mt the
bathing beach. and regulate the time
OF bathing The jury comprised Jesse
IA. Mckay, foreman: Frank y. Bridge
water. Lewis II. IiushebeCk. Harry J.
Gable. Of New Castle; J. r. Clements
and O. W. Stiegler. of Wilmington.
Prof. Henry t. Snavely. superin-
Itondent of schools. received word yes
terday from the American Portable
Building Co, Of Portland. Oregon, Of
tho shipment Of the two one-story
poptable frame structure buildings on
tuly 22. and IL is expected that the
material will arrive by August "a.
The members Of Battery II. G. a. c.
VIII leave for the state camp on Mon
! day morning on the $50 trolley from
1.-The Van Dyke nrmory. MI members
, are requested to meet At the armorS
! on this morning at 3 o'clock.
! The members of tho Young Mems
p Bible Class Of the Methodist Episcopa
, Church are making arrangements Il
r hold n straw ride on next THURSDAY
b evening The class will motor 70 thu
p home Of Mr. and Mrs. Maxey Blan'
{ on,the Newport road.
The funeral Of Miss Emma White
= who died at her home in Brooklyn. \
Y. on Tuesday. took place yesterda
afternoon, at tho Presbyterian ce1ne
tory. The servlces were in charge q
Rov. Joseph II. carp. rector OF IN
Emmanuel Church. Miss White was
former resident of this city.
Misa Esther Berry. q graduate {
, the 1922 class Of the High School. yes
terdny fell down stairs AT her HON
I AT I,aldton. and sustained injuries
her head and arms
Rev. Luther r. Poole. pastor Of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church. tomorro'
will conduct the morning service q
= II o'clock and win take for his sui
iect Partners with Jeeus." At tn
evening service at 7.30 he viii taxi
for his subject "I.eanness OF Saul"
Dalph Dullng viii open a toneorii
parlor at the state camp on the sta
rlile range psHlnDlNE bl shunddN.
: On next Tuesday evening the men
bers OF city Council and the membe
- Of the Trustees Of the Commons W
- meet in monthly session.
. Miss Catherine Sheridan. operat
" ;, AT the telephone exchange. is spcndiI
two weeks at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul de Vaughn
- New York city arrived IN this Ct
81 yesterday. via automobile. and a
- spending several days as the guests
-, Mrs Matilda Truitt.
III Miss Louise Kirk OF Philadelphia
VI spending several days as the guest
~ Mrs. Margaret Kirk and family.
IL Miller Reese OF Newark. y. J.,
VI spending several days as the guest
hts grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thor
OF as Reese Of the Strand
81 Edward Pinder, who has been spen
10 ing several weeks at Dover. y. J.. (
iy' recuperation. has arrived home.
on Henry Glandon. Of Cherry sire
ne near Sixth, is confined TO his hoi
at with illness.
1is Henry c. Glandon. Il years old, di
at o'clock this morning at his hon
ile Sixth and Cherry streets. He h
CT been suffering from stomach trout
sss for some time. His wife, Mrs. Ella
ne Glandon, a daughter. Mrs. Ma
,at Sandy of Wilmington, and two sol
III William CT Wilmington and Ogle
'eH New Castle, survive.
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