Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-20
ACTIVITIES OF
DELAWARE CITY
Henry p. SCOTS Yacht Starts
on New England Cruise
OF a Week.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware City. June 2o.--H. p.
Scotts Yacht, the Countess, commanded
by Captain Charles +. Tugcnd, left here
at 10 O'Clock this morning for New
London, Conn, where the Yale, Har-
ward boat races will I've staged late Fri
day afternoon. The Countess will pro-
coed from here direct to Bridgeport,
whcr- the following party will board
the boat: II. y. Scott, Jr., and wife;
Poyntell Johnston, ]. Simpson Dean,
Sidney Scott, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Field. After the races, the party will
return by Yacht 10 bridgeport, where
they will leave the boat TO be enter
tanned for few days at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fields in Bridgeport The
Countess is scheduled 10 arrive back in
Delaware City next Monday.
The monthly communication Of Jack
son Lodge, No 10, A. +. & a. NJ, will
bc held tonight
The first concrete on the new State
highway from Tybout's Corner 70 St
Georges was poured this morning. The
road from Wilmington 10 Tybouts s
Corner was finished last spring which
left stretch of II miles between "
bouts and Odessa of the old road which
was in very poor condition.
After witnessing James Roberts, Jr.,
of St. Georges 90 down for the second
time Sunday afternoon while IN SWIM
ming off the canning-house wharf at st.
Georges. Irving Wolfe dove into the
canal and rescued the youngster Just
rs he was about to 60 down for the third
time.
The sloop Vessels unloaded cargo
of stone at St. Georges yesterday to be
used in the construction of the new
State highway at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Phillips OF
Easton, Md, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Theodore Carrow at st. Georges.
Miss Virginia Carrow is visiting at th e
home Of her aunt, Mrs. Edward Philips
in Easton, Md.
A new front porch, entirely screened,
is being constructed at 81. James Pro-
tectory.
Officer V. B. Peske has registered, to
date. "A dogs at the yearly hcense-tag
tax Of 81 90 for females and Sl.OO for
males Breeds OF the dogs registered are
bird dogs, 4; blood-hounds, L. shep-
herds and collies, Is; airedales, 6; bull
dogs, >: Chesapeake Bay water dogs, ,
rabbit dogs, IL; mongrels ?. The usual
annual registration runs from SIS TO &c
and the time set bv City Council IN
which all dogs must be registered is
April, Nav and June.
Mrs Charles Ash returned home
Yesterday from Middletown, where she
had been visiting Mrs George Brady
On SUNDAY she attended both services II
81. Anne's 7. T. Church in celebration
Of the 2l7th anniversary Of the founding
The work of re-surfscing the gun plat
pIrhs at Fort Salisbury on which {
number of local men have been en-
ployed, is about completed. On Thurs
dav, y. W. Wilkinson and Major Lyon
who is in charge Of the District Engi.
neer's Office, will inspect the completed
Job.
Miss Emma Clark returned TO hel
home at Greenlea, yesterday, from
Washington, where she has been spend
ing the past several months. She spen
the winter at Palm Beach.
David Rothstein carried a party o
hathers to st. Georges last evening
where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Van Kirk.
Automobile traffic was EXCEPTIONAL.
heavy in this vicinity on Sunday du
20 crowds going TO st. Annes Churc
anniversary, Augustine Beach, and th
baseball game at Fort du Pont. Flv
hundred and ffty-eight automobile
were officially counted passing owe
canal bridge between l2.35 and 4.3
u. m.