Evening journal., 1922-01-04
News Happenings in Delaware and Maryland Town

1920, Sizes; for 1921. s964.6s;
rebate from New Castle Insurance
Company. 81; rebate from Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company, IL;
for registration of dogs, 81; from
Western Union Telegraph Company,
rent for Delaware street wharf
building. $3.50; from New Castle
Trust Company for interest on de-
posits. $53.65; from Mayor Cramer
for November and December fines,
SIS, making total, S1064.07.
Plans are being made by the Ma
sonic Hall Association TO enlarge the
main floor OF the Opera House audi
torium by the removal Of the 15-
foot wide stage at one end of the
room. 1t is also proposed to remove
the two large pillars from the middle
Of the floor and place them on either
side Of the room to support large
steel girders TO be placed as a sup
port for the ceiling.
This enlargement of the room is
due to the fact that no suitable
place in the city is TO be found for
the playing of basketball and other
AAAV0A oHhA - ~ 10 VDdUlt an
addition with all modern improve
ments will be erected on the plot of
ground situated back of Frank T.
Bridgewater's jewelry store and resi-
dence. A new heating system is TO be
installed. The proposed improve
ments will include shower baths,
dressing rooms and lockers. A new
sound proof floor will be laid.
The New Castle High school II
is said will have the first option on
the use Of this improved floor. other
town organizations will be given the
privilege Of using the room upon the
payment OF a small rental.
Jesse A. Makay, a former star
basketball player of Wilmington
and later Of this city. will manage a
representative basketball team to
play on that floor next fall, winter
and spring.
There Is tarS OF organizing a
county basketball league with six or
eight towns OF the county repre-
sented.
Breaks in the service pipes kept
the Water Department busy yester-
day. -Four breaks were reported on
Clayton street between Eighth ana
Tenth streets. one on East Sixth
street and one on Delaware street
near Third street.
Word was received at the Water
and Light Department office last eve
ming that the electric current would
be shut of from . o'clock to IL
] ofclnrL Ton, orro...r ,,,o~..f~- rrhs. l..
due to a break in the transformer
at the Fifth street plant, Whining
ton.
At the annual meeting OF the sun
day school board of the New Castle
Methodist Church, held at the par
sonage last evening, George T. Tobin
Jr., was elected superintendent OF
all branches OF the Sunday school;
Edward II. Naylor Sr., and r. f.
Pinder, Sr., assistant superintend-
ents; John II. Davidson. secretary;
Edward p. Challenger. assistant sec.
retary; John B. Manlove. treasurer
George L. Tobin, chorister; Mrs
James T. Challenger, superintend.
ent Of the primary department: Mrs
, LOOMS o. Wise, teacher in this de-
partment: Mrs John King, secre.
tary Of cradle roll department; Mrs
Mary McCauley, superintendent oi
, Dobbinsville branch; Mrs r. A
Vallette. assistant superintendent Of
. that branch; Charles Cole. secre
tary and Mrs. William Steele, or.
ganist
Miss Mary McKnitt was elected a
Na... 81
Misses Mary Davis and Lila johnson
elected teachers in the Dobbinsville
branch.
The Rev. J. r. Bicking. George T.
Tobin, Jr., and Elmer Megginsor
were appointed a committee to pro.
cure a religious moving picture e
be given in the near future for tn,
benefit of the Sunday School.
/ Elmer Megginson, who was re
Gently elected president Of the Ba
raca Glass, was confirmed as a mem
Der OF the Sunday School Board.
Quick action on the part of thl
3 Good Will Fire Company probabl!
81 saved the destruction OF No. 3 Schoo
- building. located at Shawtown. abou
$50 o'clock yesterday faternoor
p The dry grass in an adjoining fell
b caught fire and the fire was within
few feet OF the building when ex
l tinguished.
/ Mrs. G. Allen Smith Is confined t
. her bed at her home on West FIT
Z street seriously III.
2 At the meeting OF the Trustees O
I the Commons last night in the Com
Y ] mons Chamber. Patrick J. McGror
81 reported cash on hand S547.S2 70
Z the year ending December 81. Tn
o bin Of Harry C. Clark and Son. Della
G ware City, for building the ney
- barn on the Oglethorpe farm. whic
has been completed and accepted
o for S7609.70. was ordered paid T
e provide funds for this payment IN
10 treasurer was ordered TO borro'
8 $500 from the New Castle Tru'
o Company.
BY an agreement reached wit
h George Blackburn, tenant on tn
o. Oglethorpe farm. near Hare's Coz
G ner. the personal property and liy
!. stock Of Mr.. Blackburn will be sol
at public auction during next montl
e The sale is to provide funds for pa,
ing more than $4,000 rent due III
a trustees by Mr.. Blackburn. Undo
y The agreement. the automobile true
r belonging to Mr.. Blackburn will NJ
a be sold.
o Mr. McNally, tenant OF the Basl
e. Road property, reported that aboi
y TWO weeks ago an automobile bea
II ing Delaware license No. 1890, ha
ie ran into and torn down large SCI
tion OF the newly constructed fenS
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