Evening journal., 1922-05-01
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Report Penn-Seaboard Steel
Corporation May'Eeopen
Plant
NEW METER TO
BE INSTALLED
special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, May Work OF
installing the new meter at the
water plant. near the New Castle
car barn. will be started this week
bv John ]. walls. plumbing con-
tractor. 10 whom the Board OF Wa
Ter and Light Commissioners award
ed the contract at its last meeting
All material for the work has been
received. The repairing OF the BIZ
pass valve in the western section OF
! the city, through which the surplus
water pumped 10 the stand pipe is
transferred TO the old Non-Such
Creek basin or reservoir. relieves
the commission from shutting Off
the water while the installation is
being done.
There are consfd cradle repairs
needed to the stand pipe. which will
be done while the meter is being in
stalled. The question OF construct
ing an aerating plant 10 relieve the
water OF the matter which rapidly
dest=oys the pipes and boiler tubes
through which II passes. will not
be acted upon until the meter Is in
stalled and the amount OF daily
consumption is determined.
II is reported that operations will
be resumed at tho local plant OF the
Penn seabosrd Steel Corporation
as soon as tho coal strike is adjusted.
II will be reopened as a bloom
a1naad nnWn
about two years ago.
Tho Ladies' Aid Society OF the
First Baptist Church will meet In
monthly business session at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs John Cannon,
on East Fourth street "Wednesday
afternoon. when tho committee In
charge OF making aprons for the
sale to take place In tho near future
will report.
Charles Hewlett. OF the Baldtoh,
is confined TO his home with Sc
we're attack OF grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Madora, OF the
western section OF the city, are re-
ceiving Congratulations on tho birth
OF a sM pound daughter yesterday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ozro s. Lunt will
entertain the members OF the First
Baptist Church at a cottage prayer
meeting in their home at 7sO
o'clock tomorrow evening.
The Rose Hill Orange will meet
In the Rose Hill School House
wednesday evening.
The local baseball fans were
agreeably surprised last Saturday az
the convenience OF tho new grand
stand and bleschers and the condi-
ton OF the new diamond at Battery
Park. More than $500 has been
spent on the improvements OF the
grounds this year. The fans are as
ardent as ever and are backlog the
team TO win tho championship OF
the new County League this year
Great credit is due the untiring ef-
forts OF the New Castle Athletic As
ground committee ana I
officers In getting the grounds In |
such ine shape.
Several young folk were enter I
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph /
DouSherty last Saturday evening in
honor OF the fifteenth birthday OF /
their son James and tho twelfth
birthday OF their son Francis.
The scheduled meetings for the
week are; Monday evening at 7.S0
,'ciock, Seminole Tribe OF Red Men,
n Masonic Temple; board OF dlrec-
ors OF the New Castle Century
,iub in the club psrlors; Tuesday
,venlnE. 1880 o'clock, City Council,
n Mayors Office; Trustees OF the
Commons. in Commons chamber;
industry Council. Jr.. o. u. A. NJ. in
dasonic Temple; probationers' class
n the Methodist Church psrlors;
at O'Clock. W. c. T. u.
Il the Methodist Church at the
lone OF Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mont
.omery. West Sixth street: at 7.SO
,clock. Good Will Fire Company in
ire house: Board OF Education in :
superintendent Snavely's office;
mid-wek prayer service
in church; Methodist prayer service
in church; Thursday at 2.S0i o'clock
Dorcas Society in Methodist Church ,
parlors; at : O'Clock. New Castle
Athletic Association at Chandler Il.
Gehharts; az T.3O o'clock. Friend y
ship Lodge. A. o. O. w, in the old
Town Hall; Friday, at 7sO o'clock.
Adelphia Lodge. X. OF p. in Masonic
Temple.
John, the two-year-oid son OF Mrs.
Elkinton Adams. OF Cherry street,
was sent to the Delaware Hospital, /
Wilmington. for treatment last Sat |
urday evening.
James. Jr.. the 12-year-old son OF |
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith OF Shaw |
avenue sustained a broken collar
bone Saturday evening while wrest- |
ling with a companion. DR.. B. NJ /
Allen reduced the fracture.
r. Edward Pinder. Jr., who has |
been III for several weeks. and COM
PEELED TO leave school about two 1
weeks ago, will leave next Saturday |
for Dover, n. j., where he will re-