Evening journal., 1922-07-05
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Four Young Men Charged
With Disorderly Con-
duct Are Fined
ONE ACCUSED OF
ASSAULTING OFFICER
Special to The Evening Journal.

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when several young men were ac-
cused OF asaultlng or assisted in re-
sisting and interfering with officer
George w Kern. while In perform
ance OF his duty. The men arrested
were Charles Sharp, who was held by
; Mayor Cramer in $1,000 bail for
Court on the charge OF assault and
battery on the officer; HenryqBecket.
fined $40 and costs, for disorderly
conduct, and held in $500 peace
bond; William Richards. fined $40
and costs for disoFderly conduct, and
IS and costs for contempt Of court;
]. A. Pierson, fined $40 and costs
for disorderly conduct, and Charles
Tidwell. fined s5.for disorderly con-
duct.
Officer Kern said he was en- route
for Dobbinsville about 11.45 o'clock
Monday night, when he noticed sew
eral young men standing along the
road leading to Dobbinsville. and
that when they noticed him they left
and went toward the Shawtown sec
| ton. Later he heard considerable
! shouting coming from that section.
I He said Il was when he requested
] the young men to leave and go home,
! he was assaulted, and being alone
was unable to cope with them with
I out doing them bodily harm. AS he
was we'll acquainted with them he
I demonstrated to no avail. He came
I In town for assistance, but on re-
turning he and Chief Tobln found
the crowd had dispersed. The war
rants were then sworn out for their
arrest. There are three others to be
arrested and given a hearing this
evening.
The excursion steamer president
brought a small excursion here from
Philadelphia yesterday.
At the weekly meeting OF the New
! Castle Athletic Association, Monday
evening, the plans we're outlined for
the second half of the County League
season. Manager Hance says his ag-
gregation will also cop the second
half. He says he is out to win both
halves and then the county cham
pionship by defeating Wilmlngton's
best, and then he will go after the
down state champions.
At a special meeting Of the asso- /
citation yesterday, Treasurer John p.
Murphy presented the report of yes
terday's receipts and expenses, which /
follows: Visiting team s4450: /
ground keeper. Sc; battery, $50; cut |
ting grass in outfield, 81; boys car
ing for bats and balls, and carrying
water, $3.50; umpires, Sc, and base |
balls, SIS, making a total Of Sos. |
The balance of the receipts was di- I
vided among the players.
City Council and Good VIII fire I
company meets this evening.
Dean +. Laurence Smith and Prof. /
George Z. Dutton of the University /
Of Delaware, spent Monday afternoon /
in town canvasing the parents Of this /
years graduating class. TO learn how
many intended entering that institu-
ton next fall. It is known that Earl
Weggenmann and Preston Beck Of
this years class will enter.
Francis McCallin, Jr., Of Philadel-
phia, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Garreau, of West Sixth street
over the holidays.
Mrs. Sallie Reeves and children,
Roy and Ernest, OF Smyrna, are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Richards,
Of State Road.
Delaware City team will play the
opener Of the second half of the
county league season, at Battery
Park on Saturday afternoon. A great
game is anticipated as these two ag- !
gregations are old time rivals for
county honors.
All dogs must be registered by
August 10. Tags may be secured Of
City Clerk G. Allen Smith, at the
Mayors Office by the payment Of
fee of 81. After August ]
10, the fee will be 50. All unreg- ]
istered dogs will be impounded for I
two days and then humanely killed. I
ADV. II
Mrs. Harry ]. Gable and daughter '
Grace, are spending a few days with t
in PENIS Grove and Penns- {
vile, n. ].
Mrs. Mary Rogers and children, I
Mary and George, and Mr.. and Mrs. !
James Wilson, OF Philadelphia, were {
holiday guests of the Misses Ella and
Anna. Brown, Sixth and Delaware f
streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown and .
children, Earl and Peggy, OF West I
Fifth street. are spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brown ;
and family OF Tacony, Pa.
Michael Mullin, of East Second X
street, who has been spending sew
eral days with relatives and friends
n High Bridge, n. j., returned home e
Delbert B. Kirk and daughter
Elizabeth and neice, Laura Murray
If Philadelphia, are visiting his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Kirk, OF
Chestnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spragg. of Will
were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler II. Gebhart, Sixth and
Delaware streets, yesterday.
Joseph Devlin, OF New York city.
8 visiting his brother Michael Dew
in, of West Sixth street, who has
cen III for several weeks, but is now
Mr.. and Mrs. George Downie and
of Chester, Pa. are the
uests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore At
inson, on East Third street.
May or and Mrs. w. Leslie cramer
( East Third street motored to Bet
erton. yesterday, and enjoyed the
lorninS bathing and fishing.
ODD FELLOWS IN U. S.