Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-09
DELAWARE CITY
AND VICINITY
Or. w. w. Ellis and c. e. Brown
Have Close Call In
Motor Accident.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening |
Delaware City, Sept. 9.-Dr. Walter |
w. Ellis and G. Earle Baum, while |
returning from the Bankers Convcn-
ton Mt Rehoboth. were run into on
the state highway below Milford about
IL o'clock last night. DR.. Ellis was
driving his Ford coupe, which WINS hit
by truck filled with coIored people
returning from the State Fair. The
truck swerved and ran into q concrete
wall along the highway. damaging It
so IT could not proceed. DR.. Ellis and
Mr.. Baum repaired the Ford and ar
rived home at 4.30 in the morning.
The truck driver admitted that the
accident was his fault and promised
to make good the cost of all repairs.
! Joseph Sikorsld. who was found
dead OF heart failure, In the stable of
his home. near Kirkwood, on Tues
day. was buried today in the local
Catholic cemetery after funeral ser
vices in st. Paul's r. G. Church, at
which Father J. G. Dolan offlciated
Sikorski was forty-five years OF age
and leaves widow and six children.
the eldest OF whom is< IL.
Mrs. Cbesleigh A. Bonine and
daughter Ann returned yesterday 10
State College. Pa. after spending tho
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas j. whiteman Mr.. Bonnie
is Professor at Pennsylvania State
College.
, Mrs. ChiIds, wife OF Sergeant Chflds
Of Fort du Pont. while crossing on the
dropgate over the locks last evening
slipped and fell into the canal. She was
rescued by two soldiers.
A Hudson sedan. the property OF
! Harry c. Clark, which was stolen from
his garage last Fridey night. wa.
found yesterday in a send-pit back OF
Harry Pratt's farm. near the roadway
between here and st. Georges. 1t wa.
disabled.
. The Ladies' AID Society Of tho M
F.. Church met last night II waH de.
I cided to hold bazaar in December
Tho meeting was turned over to tn,
8 hostesses. Miss Emma La Boube and
e Mrs. e. J. Grifrenberg. Refreshments
y were served. Members present were
= Rev. DIR. and Mrs. l.. w. Layf1eld
Mrs. Judson Northrup. Mrs. Roy Cole
Mrs. John Caina. Mrs. Joseph Ander
Pordham. Mrs. William ]. Daniels
: Mrs. Albert Lawrence and grand
: daughter of Wilmington: Mrs. Gle
ment Everett, Mrs. William ]. Bowen
. Mrs George Patterson, Miss Emmi
j, La Boube. Mrs. z. ]. Gutenberg, Mrs
e Russell Miller and Mrs. William Hines
" Mrs. George Sheldon and son vii
! liam, returned yesterday to their hom
: in Brooklyn, after spending tv
o months here with her brother, for
s mer Councilman Frank X. Irons.
IS The First Engineers baseball team
went to Salem. Thursday evening an
was defeated to o.
. Sergeant Ponders Is having a ne,
n home built at Fifth and Adams street,
: Services In the local churches ar
:. scheduled for tomorrow as follows
a Methodist Episcopal. Rev. L. "
Layfield, pastor. 1870. sermon by pas
10 tor, on The Incompatible Christ
81 Has. Sabbath school; $50, quarteri
II conference; 7.30, sermon by DR.. Rober
Watt, District Superintendent.
I Presbyterian, Rev. Robert C. Pitzs
re- pastor-l0.S0, sermon by pastor, O
Al THE Church IN the Wilderness" ]
III Sabbath school,; 7.30, sermon. on "Ir
s, spiratlcn."
lie st. Pauls r. c.. Father Joseph {
Dolan. pastors, morning worship /
v, charge of Father Dolan.
Christ p. E., Rev. Joseph II. Ear
rector-There Will not be any Sabbat
school or evening worship IN TIL
10 church tomorrow, as Mr.. carp
,n spending his vacation at the Clerg
House in Rehoboth.