Evening journal., 1922-09-25
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Mr.. and Mrs. William ].
Connor Observe 18th
Wedding Anniversary
HOLCOMB NOMINATED
FOR LEGISLATURE

than 600 votes were pol.ed at th'
. Democratic primaries in New Castl
hundred, the Tenth Representative
district. Saturday afternoon. Rich
ard T. Cam. Of Kirkwood. polled s4'
votes, and Harry Rose, of Delaware
City. 262 votes in the hundred foi
State Senator.
Brinton received 304 votes, Walls
, 21s, and Ralston SO in the hundred
for sheriff. ]. Rogers Holcomb in
the contest for representative was
nominated. He received AIS votes
to 142 for Clarence L. Kilvington
giving him a majority OF 27s votes
The following inspectors were
nominated: First district. Frank T.
Proud; Second district. Harry Mum
son; Third district. Benjamin ].
Moore; Fourth district. John B.
Montgomery; Fifth district. Sewell
d, Scott, and Sixth district. William
b. Davis.
The weekly meeting OF the Wo-
tomorrow evening in the town hall
at s o'clock. All Democrats. men
and women. are invited. The speaker
will be Ezekiel Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Connor.
of PIP East Second street, celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary OF their
marriage Saturday evening. when
about fifty members and friends OF
the family assembled at the Connor
home in honor of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connor were mar
ried at st. Peters r. c. Church by
the Rev. Edward L. Brady then
priest of the parish.
About $50 in silver and several
handsome silver table pieces, beside
many other presents were received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connor have prac-
tical.y been lifelong residents of New
Castle.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
George McCloskey and family, Phila-
delphia; Mr., and Mrs. william Mar
shall and family; Mr.. and Mrs War
rem Connor and family, New Castle;
Mrs. James Lynch and children. Of
Kimbleville. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Mckinney and children; Mrs.
William Hogue. of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Gertrude Mitchell and chill
dren. of Wilmington; Mrs. Elizabeth
Clymer, OF New Castle
The bake and soup sale by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the First Bap-
tist Church Will be held in the par
sonage on East Fifth street adjoin-
ing the church next Wednesday
morning.
About twenty-five former and
present high school boys have de-
cided TO organize n football team
and play under the name of the New
Castle All Scholastics. Any former
high school boy desiring tryout
should report TO James Wilson, man
ager.
II Is expected several members OF
the high school alumni will coach
the team. This team is being or
ganized because of the lack of suit
able material in the high school to
form team competent OF compet- /
ing with other high schools of the
county Most of the students are
light in weight.
The boys already signifying their
intention OF Joining this movement {
are Douglas Proud, Morton White, /
Frank Bacon. Bob Wright, Samuel
McKnitt. Carlysle Tobin. Jack Holli- +
day. Harry and John Wallace :
Char'es Cannon. Wilbur King, John
Toman. Jimmy Wilson manager;
Arthur Miller, oakley Eskridge and
Edward Challenger, /
The Parochial School Athletic As
sociation realized S39.76 at the bake
sale held last Saturday.
The Rev. Father Kelly, OF the Or
der OF Dominican Fathers. New
York City. conducted the evening
service in St. Peters r. c. Church.
yesterday. His subject was THE
Holy of Jesus" About so new mem
bers were received into the Holy
Name Society at this service.
Several boy members of the First
Baptist Sunday school have organ
lied a club to be known as the Bap-
tist Boys Club. A. Gordon Cable.
who organized the club. is teacher
and president OF the class. The
club is planning the installation of
a radio. by which Sunday school
LESSONS and sacred music will be
heard by the class. They will hold
Friday meetings when the lesson
for the following Sunday will be
studied.
Ollie. Jr., the one-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ollie Edwards, fell on
The pavement. near his home on
East Fourth street. sustaining a Sc
rere laceration OF the nose. DR..
Julius Dodd gave medical attention.
George. the 3-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Peden. of West
Seventh street. pulled pan filled
With hot fat from the kitchen range
md was severely burned about the
hest and arms. DR.. Lewis Booker
dressed the injuries.
Mrs. John Lester. of Hare's Cor
ner, who has been confined to her
lome with pneumonia for several
lays, is improving
The condition Of Elwood Garrett,
II River Road. who was taken TO the
Hospital. wilmington,
several days ago suffering from
fractured right arm, is reported to
pc slightly improved.
The st. Annes Guild of the I'M
Episcopal Church will meet
IN weekly session on Monday eve
ming at o'clock. At this meeting.
arrangements for the Halloween
festivities to be held In the Parish