Evening journal., 1922-07-13
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Three Bids Received by
Commission for Paving
Fourth Street
2 HEAT PROSTRATION
CASES REPORTED

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. July 1s.-At the
meeting OF the Street Improvement
Commission. last evening four bids
for the paving OF Fourth street were
received and opened. Three of them
were referred TO Engineer Fulen-
wider for tabulation. The one sub
nitted by O'Neil Brothers Whining
ton. was thrown out because of not
being in conformity with the speci-
flcstions. Those who submitted bids
in conformity to specifications were
Joseph F. Burke. Plainheld, n. j.;
stewart and Donohoe, and the r.
H. johnson Company. both Of VIII
mington.
The commissioners adjourned to
meet again tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock, 10 act on the bids.
The intense heat and humidity
yesterday, claimed its first prostra-
tion victims of the season. Miss
Elizabeth Hemphill. the thirteen
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hemphill, of East Third
street, was prostrated by the heat.
while walking from the home Of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Rees. on the Strand, to
her home shortly. after noon. DR..
Julius Dodd was called and worked
several hours over her before she
was pronounced out Of danger. She
IS still in a weak condition and con-
fined to her home.
Samuel Jackson was overcome by
the heat while at work and taken
TO his home. DIR. julius Dodd was
called in this case also.
The thermometer registered 90 de-
grees in the shade about O'Clock
yesterday and Notwithstanding a
light southerly breeze blowing
throughout the day and evening the |
humidity in this city was said to be !
the heaviest in July for years. Not |
until about / o'clock this morning |
was the atmospheric condition re- |
lieved. About 4 o'clock the humid |
ity seemed TO return. The ther- 1
mometer started TO rise and at Z |
o'clock registered so degrees. The
brecge which had continued
throughout the night. slackened and
the humidity again became intense.
These conditions made it espe-
cially uncomfortable for those con
fined to their beds through illness.
and local physicians were busy
sending out requests for electric
fans. Those OF nelghbors and also
Of business houses were rushed to
relieve the stuffy atmosphere Of the
sick chambers throughout the city.
Charles Munson, of East Fifth
street, who has been confined TO his
home for several days through III
ness, is reported in a serious condi-
ton.
Henry Glanden, of Sixth and
Cherry streets, was stricken sudden
" III at his home yesterday. His
condition is reported serious.
John Doris Jr.. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Doris. was seriously in
ured during the practice before the
'ame OF baseball yesterday, by being I
truck on the right knee by a hard (
lit ball. Il was at first feared a :
one had been broken. 7
---- - -HbAA -tAiAttgr ST. n motor
1an on the Wilmington and Phila- q
elphia Traction Company's New r
astle line on July / completed
twenty-five years. active servise as a :
-olley car man in the company's
mploy. Mr.. Montgomery has work
q as motorman on the passenger
ars, on the repair car and also on
he freight car. During that time 4
e was compelled to take a suspen-
ION for neglect of duty or lose his
.anding as to seniority for failure
; present himself for work at the
,heduled time. n
Harry Montgomery, Jr., also an u
mploye of the traction company,
no has been enjoying his vacation {
two weeks, by travelling through S
hio and the Middle West, resumed ?
Is duties as a conductor yesterday r
'ternoon. He spent several days OF "
S vacation with Mr.. and Mrs Har-
g Smith. formerly of this place, Ii
Nv residing at Marion, Ohio. He is