Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-29
DELAWARE CITY
AND VICINITY
Captain OF Sailing Vessel Howe
Saves Boat After Hole 10
Made in Hull Of Graft.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware City, July 2o.--Church ser
vices will he held I'm the local churches
tomorrow ms follows. Methodist
Episcopai--Rev. l.. w. Iayneld. pas
tor: 1910, morning worship; sermon
by pastor. subject. The Rewards OF
Victory" 1t.45, Sunday school; SER
mon by pastor. subject, "Christ's JOY
In Saving" The Sunday school will
Beach next Thursday.
Major and Mrs. ~. X. Householder
have left for Fort Howard. Baltimore.
George X. Sncdeker, tax collector
for Red Lion hundred. sat In Frank
o. Moore's store yesterday from to
. to receive county. poor, rond. school
and dog taxes for 1929. Although the
road tax has been collected from some
few people, this portion OF the tax
will be refunded by Mr.. Sncdcker as
he has Just been notified by the county
treasurer that the collection Of road
tax In the limits Of Delaware city In
not legal on account OF tho town
charter, which specifically provides for
the keep of the roads and the
building OF new roads to be with the
town itself and that the town shall
be free from liability for the upkeep
of county roads. Tho read tax
amounts to about 10 cents on the hun
dred dollars.
The sailing vessel, q. NJ. Howe, from
Norfolk. Va, loaded with lumber for
Philadelphia. started to sink In the
canal near here yesterday afternoon
labout 8 o'clock and barely made the
local canal basin. whore she tied up
On her trip mp the bay she rammed
something below the waterine, which
opened small hole under her bow
The captain got the hole plugged M
by paying several local boys to dive
and stun the hole with old bags After
this was done the water was pumped
out OF her hold and she resumed hei
normal position. The captain lay
over In the canal basin last night and
II the temporary patch holds will pro
coed on his trip TO Philadelphia toda Y
On account OF a wreck between tw,
freight trains at Newark last night
the local evening train which arrives
here at $40 standard time did not se
In until S.07 standard time. She hat
to go around by Wilmington and down
which caused the delay.
The Donnel Rooms. which were ca
tablished here by the Delaware Stat
Women's Christian Temperance Uniol
for the convenience OF the soldiers q
the coast defences of the Delawar
during the time OF the Spanish -Amerl
can war in 1898. have been maintaine
by that organization ever since and. a
! the present time are being used ey
tcnsvely by the First Engineers q
! Fort du Pont
The rain last night came near apoil
. ing the fret night of tho Century Gu
I Open-Air Fete. A light drlzzle ker
up from 7.a0 until ss5. which delaye
a tho opening OF the carnival. but whic
v apparently did not keep anyone q
{ home. as n huge crowd was preeen
OF which many were out-oftown vis
/ tors. A 1o0-yard stretch OF Clinic
n street was ropcd OF and Carney's O,
h chestra OF Wilmington. seated alon
h the aide OF the road. furnished mus
h FOR dancing. The fcte will be hel
again tonight beginning at SIS da,
!. light saving time.
y Christ Protestant Episcopal--Re
X Joseph II. carp. rector. Regular ev,
:. ming worship at 7.30 In charge OF tn
i rector; Sunday school. 1890. will
discontinued until the first Sunday
= September.
V Presbyterian-Rev. Robert c. Pitze
pastor. Sunday school at 12 moor
morning and evening worship will
resumed beginning with the first SUI
day In August.
- st. Paul's II. C.--Father Joseph
g Dolay. pastor. Regular morning wo
X ship at 10 o'clock.
st. Georges, NJ. E.-Rev. ]. C.. NJ
d Coy. pastor. Sunday school at 90
Q. morning worship. 1890: sermon
pastor. subject. The knowledge
Ia Christ" Epworth League at 7.30; ev
is ming worship at 8: sermon by paste
y subject. Giving What One Has"
10 Summit Bridge-Sunday school
n Q; worship at 3; sermon by the paste
subject, The knowledge OF Christ
~ The Sunday school will hold It's annu
picnic at Augustine Beach next Thur
&C day.