Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-23
MOTOR PARTY UNDER
FIRE NEAR PORT Penn
Delaware City Youths Targets
for Mysterious Revolver
Shots.

Special Correspondence Every Evening |
Delaware City, Sept. 23.-Emmett |
O'Nen. Jack Iarkey and Norbit Cook,
while motoring to the Pliers" at Port
Penn. Thursday night were fired upon |
by someone with n revolver, when |
about midway between the two iron
bridges near Port Penn. When the
first shot was fired. O'Neil stopped
the car thinking he had had pune
ture. As he started up the engine
again two more shots were fired and
he didn't stop the car again. The
boys said that they heard several
bullets come whistling by the car
They spent an hour at the Piers and
on their way home were fired upon
again at about the same place. The
car was not struck and no ono was
hurt. The shooting liz a mystery.
Miss Ray Taylor and Miss Reoa
Jones. of Vineland. n. j.. are spend
ing n few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Anderson.
The Misses Ruth and Virginia
smith. Of Washington. are spending
the week-en here with Miss Eliza
beth Murphy.
The services In Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church will be in charge
| of Rev. Joseph n. carp tomorrow.
| Mr.. carp has just returned nome
after spending two weeks vacation
at the Episcopal Clergy House In Re
hoboth. Sabbath school Will be held
at 1890 n. m. In the evening at 49,
the second OF the series Of Young
Peoples Community meetings viii be
| held In charge of Rev. Joseph III. carp.
| The congregation OF the Presbyterian
Church will attend this meeting and
Rev. Robert G. Pitzer. pastor of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church Will preach on
the subject, THE Twelfth Law" The
first of the series of Community Club
congregational services was held In
the Presbyterian Church one month
ago. The public in general Is cordially
invited to attend the service.
At the Presbyterian Church tomor-
row morning the usual morning wor-
ship will be held with Rev. Robert G.
Pitzer in charge. His topic for the
sermon will be THE Reut VEIL" Sun
day school will be held at IL o'clock
There will not be any evening services
in this church as the pastor and con-
gregation will attend the Community
Club service In the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
Services will be held in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church as usual. Rev
l.. w. Iayfield has been visiting II
Hurlock, Md, since last Tuesday. but
as far as can be learned he will b,
: home today and have charge of tn
: morning service at $780, Sabbath
school at 11.45 and the evening wor
: ship at 7.30.
At st. Paul's r. c. Church thes Rev
5 Joseph c. Dolan will be in charge o
the regular morning worship at i
,, o'clock.
a Rodney Schunder is i'll at the hom
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
!. Schunder
V Miss Leah Reybold gave an evening
a party to a number of her friends fror
r here and Fort du Pont. Those presen
Y were: Miss Grace Phillips. Miss Ann
c. Marvil. Miss Eula Vineyard an
: Miss Jester, teacher In the local pub
4 lie schools; Miss Dorothy Gano, {
Cincinnati, Ohio. who Is visiting rela
tives at Fort du Pont; Major Roger {
!. Powell. Captain Gano, Captain A
, bert CT. Matthews, Captain Dwry an
: Lieutenant Marburg. of Fort du Pom
and Mr.. James Schaefer OF Delawar
City.
Miss Grace Phillips of Cheswold an
: Miss Anna C. Marvil of Laurel, of III
= local school faculty, left last Nigh
to spend the weekend at their home
Mrs. Vaughn. wife OF Capital