Evening journal., 1922-09-26
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Farmers May Establish Ex-
change for Purchase and
Disposal of Products
NEW BAND AFTER
"a MEMBERS

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 26.-The es-
Enlistment of a Farmers Exchange
at New Castle, through which the
farmers of the vicinity may pur-
chase their spring and fall seeds and
dispose of their productions, there
by dispensing with a middle mans
profit or charges, is being serious
ly considered by about twenty far
mers. While the majority of them
favor this city as the central, others
are endeavoring to have some other
convenient point along the Della
ware Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad selected for the erection Of
a large warehouse and exchange Of
fee.
The supports of New Castle as
the proper location are advancing
the argument that both rail and
water shipping facilities are to be
had here with free wharfage at the
Delaware street wharf. Stock Is to
be sold IN blocks of to 10 shares
at $40 a share. While the member
chip fee will be nominally 81. the sale
venture. A meeting of the farmers
Interested will be called sometime
the first of next month 10 discuss
plans for putting the proposition
Through.
The Industrial Boom Committee
of New Castle has been solicited to
aid in the venture and will prob I
ably get the necessary land for the I
purpose. 1t is said by persons un-
derstanding such projects that sew
eral employees VIII be required and !
they Will be selected from the town /
in which the buildings are erected
In conjunction with this the con-
struction OF an ice plant is being |
contemplated
The plot on which the old gas |
house formerly stood. along the 4
river front below Battery Park, has
been looked over and the owner has
Uniformed those interested the land
may be had at nominal figure.
This site is on a siding OF the rail-
road company and ADULTS the river
front. where the deepest water in
this vicinity Is TO be found.
At the weekly business session OF
me newly organized band this even
Ing in the Fire House, the naming
Of the organization will be discuss
cd. Following the meeting the week
~ rehearsal will take place.
The band now has a membership
Df 16 with several parts yet 10 be
assigned The intention OF Director
Chase Is to have a 24-piece band.
Any young musician OF the city de-
string to Join should give his name
10 Director Eugene Chase.
The ushers for October In the
Methodist Church are, for morning
Harry Ahern, Jr., Eugene
Johnson- Carlysle Tobin and Edward
evening services: Thorn |,
Is Rees. Harry W. Hushebeck,
George Swan and r. z. Pinder.
Ralph Duiing. a member OF the
ts22 graduating class OF the high
school. has entered Drexel Institute,
Philadelphia {
Maxwell's Household and Automo-
HE Polish can be secured at 40
strand. or Bendier's store.-Adv.
st. Peters r. c. Church Holy !
vame Society VIII meet in the base I
nent of the church at s O'Clock. Z
Monday evening. when ARRANGEMENTS I
'or trip to Washington, d. c.. on {
sunday October s. will be discussed.
At the meeting OF 81. Anne's Guild
of Emmanuel Episcopal church. 8
Which was held this evening. several (
new members were admitted. At
he business session. plans were {
made for the Halloween parties 10 be
given IN the Emmanuel parish house
during the Halloween season. While
DO definite dates have been decided
Upon, It Is expected that the plan to
hold two parties one for children
and one Tor adults viii be adhered
TO-
The Benevolent Social Association.
n the Wilmington Fibre Speciality ,
Company. will meet in monthly ses-
don in the Masonic Temple club
'ooms on Friday evening. October :
l The president. James McGrory. ,
'eQuests that every member be pres
mt at this meeting as final plans /.
or the Halloween ball and party 10 /,
'e held within the next few weeks
viii be made and committees ap-
'ointed. Charles G.. Wortz has been :
appointed chairman OF the social :
ommittee for the next three months
nd with other members OF the
committee has arranged a delight =
al program for this meeting. |,
All water rents must be paid by i.
eptember 30.-Adv.
Mrs. Susan vantine, Of Parks =
urgh, Pa. is spending several days :
ere as the guest OF her daughter
frs. Edward Gebhardt, OF South
treet, who has been seriously III !
or several weeks. Mrs. Gebhardtl =
) showing signs OF improvement. =
Clarence Preston. OF 500 Clark !.
treet employed as a guard by the :
pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY.
rho was shot by an unidentified :
nan on Tuesday evening. while he
vas guarding Eleventh street rail- y
DAD bridge. was painfully, but not n
atally injured. His condition is re- =
orted good today.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Eliason
nd daughter. and Mrs. saalle Ella
on, of West Fifth street, who have
cen at Ocean Grove. n. j.. for the
asst four months, returned home
oday. Mr.. Eliason is president Of
he ]. T. and L. T. Eliason Inc. of v
MS city He has been i'll for several b
ionths but is much improved. s.
Mrs. George, Heldemeyer, of Odes- c
L is spending several days with g
err parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John +. v
[ontgomery, of West Sixth street. i
Mrs. Ernest MCLEAN, of West i