Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-15
NEWS or THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Discusses r'sca'
Matters and Public I'M
provoments.

Rpsctal Correspondence Every EVe"'"e
New Castle. Sept. ls.-Ci,y Council
mat last evening. Arrangements were
,,ada 10 pipe the ditch at Battery
park. The material will be furnished
by the railroad company. which owns
,hc land. and the work will be paid for
nv tho city. II was estimated that the
cost would be 5000 The work VIII he
under the supervision OF the street
committee OF Council. The membsrc or
Council discussed at length the cost
of me installation OF concrete cutters
on Harmony street between Fifth ana
sixth and on Delaware street between |
sixth and Seventh at estimated cost OF
sa50 for the former street and $3.50
for the latter. City Clerk Smith was
Instructed to render bills against the
uroperty owners Of the improved gut
ter section AT once in order that pay
ments can be made. Clerk Smith re-
l,orted the following uncollected taxes
For 1919. sl2s.75; 1890, s2.o2b.se; ls2l'
s4.sss65: 1899. se.ecs o2; balance In
hank. sl4.o2s.02. II was shown that II
would take for the next IL months to
operate the city without extra ex-
penses, 1900. divided as follows:
Good VIII Fire Co. appropriation.
81 600: bond Issue. $4,000; water and
light. $500; salaries. $500.
Tomorrow viii be registration day.
The last registration day will he Sat
urday, October 81. According 10 stand
ard time the First district registration
place. Irwin w. Kirk. registrar. Second
and Chestnut streets. will he open
from 4 until l2 o'clock; Buttonwoode.
! untl : at the School house: Second
district, Jamee u. Hance, registrar
near Fifth and Harmony street, from
A. m, until y. m: Third. William
]. EtcheI, registrar. Ninth and Wash
invton streets. \ n. m. 10 I p. m;
Fourth. Arthur NJ. Wise. registrar.
near Fifth and South streets. a. m,
20 p. m: Fifth. John Mcdowell,
reeiStrar. at the store Of Clayton ID:
Appiohy, at Bear s "a. m. 10 : p. m;
sixth. Paul Tihbitt. registrar, at Rose
Hill school house. n. M until :
y m.
The New Castle High School orches-
ira has organized for the school term
a. follows: Prof A. Arthur Powell.
piano and director: Edward Truitt, Jr..
and Vernon Mcdowell. violins; Frank
Kern. trombone. Harry Ahren, saNa-
phone: ogden Wise. banjo: Edward i.
Challenger, ,raps. The first rehearsal
was held last evening at the home of
James I. Challenger.
The members of the Sunday School
Board Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church met last evening and decided
TO discontinue the Dobhinsville branch
of sunday school. on account OF a
large number OF the residents in tina;
section moving from the city. Mrs.
Mary McCauley. Mrs. r. A. Nallett
Miss Mary Davis and Miss Lils John
son were appointed a committee to
make canvass Of that section in
order 20 take care OF the children still
there. Mrs. r.. A vallette and Miss
Elsie A. wooleyhan were appointed
teachers for the Sunday school
The members of the State ROAD
Community Club met last evening IL
the state Road Chapel. over loi
persons were present. The following
program was rendered: Recitation
Miss Elsie Walker: violin solo. VII
liam Hamilton: vocal solo, Mrs
Chandler u. Gebhart: dialogue. Mrs
Harry Hance, Mrs. Chandler II. Geb
hart. Mrs. William T. Harrington
Mrs Frank Silver. Thomas Brown
Lee Brown, William T. Harrington
Tilden Hamilton; recitation. Margare
Moore, solo. Miss Annie Cooper; duet
Chandler II. Sebhart, Mrs. wilkinsl
r. Harrington; banjo solo, Ezekie
Cooper. Jr.; duet. Harry Hance an
daughter: comic duet, Mrs. Chandle
T. Gebhart. William Harrington. TIL
next meeting viii take place on OC
toher Il. The entertainment commit
tee for this meeting will comprise Mr..
Chandler II Bebhart. Mrs. Wilkinso
z. Cranston and Mrs. Benjami
Moore. The refreshment committe
comprises Chandler II. Gebhart, Wi
liam T. Harrington and Benjami
Moore
The Ladies Aid Society OF the FRS
Baptist Church is making arrange
ments 70 hold e soup sale and bak
at the parsonage on September 81. Th
sum OF SIS has been donated towar
the payment Of the recently installe
electric lights and fixtures in ii
church.
Rally Day service will be held /
the Methodist Church on Sunday. O,
tober !. The arranging of the pr,
gram will be in charge Of Miss Myrt
Maguier and Mrs William o. Denny
The Ladies Aid Society of the Fir
Baptist Church met yesterday afte
noon at the home of Mr. and Mr.
Harry Haines on the New Castle roa
The next meeting will be held at Il
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Ma,
Micking on Wednesday afternoo
October l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Shockley al
daughters. Lydia and Mildred, of Sc
beyville are spending several DAYS
guests Of Magistrate and Mrs. We
din Nlning