Evening journal., 1923-02-03
NEWSG0SSIP
OF new CASTLE
Couple Hurled 20 Feet in
Air as Auto Crashes
Into Wagon
DRIVER THEN FLEES;
POLICE KNOW OWNER
special to The Evening Journal.

.S'pecial TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Feb. g.
The soft and muddy condition oi
lhe ground in front of James Mil
Ier's store. az the Baldton, on which
they landed. possibly saved the lives
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Boulden. OF
fne Janvier farm near here, short
~ after 10 o'clock last night when
they were thrown 90 feet from their
wagon. which struck a speeding au-
tomobilist, who fed from the scene
The injured man and woman wera
picked up by neighbors who. hear
ing the crash. rushed out in time
to see the auto speeding away in
the direction OF this city. They
managed to get the license number.
The driver is known to the police
and a warrant has been sworn out
FOR his arrest. DR.. Brice S. VALET
attended the injured couple and had
them removed to their home. They
10 sustained many abrasions. bruises.
possible fractures and internal in
iuries. They were subjected TO an
X-ray examination this morning at
the Delaware Hospital.
The wagon was completely de-
'molshed. The horse was found
about an hour later az its stable
door. apparently uninjured.
The Bouldens were returning from
!. the home OF Clayton Jones, tenant
OF the Laussat r. Rogers farm.
when as they neared the Miller
store at tha Baldton. they heard
speeding automobile approaching
from the rear. Mr. Boulden pulled
40 the side Of the road and stopped
under the arc light, when the car
crashed into them.
= Mayor Cramer announced this
morning that the maximum SEN
tence would he meted out 20 the
.auto's driver. II arrested. Several
persons have recently complained
about speeding automo mobilists on this
land other adjacent highways in this
vicinity. and special efforts will be
made TO arrest and make examples
of them.
Mayor Cramer requests operators
OF garages. 10 report 70 him immedi-
ateIy any coupes placed with them
for repairs.
John Joseph Jordan. aged Il, Of
III Delaware street. died al the
home Of his daughter. Mrs. Mar
raret McDermott. Riverton, y. j..
yesterday Mr.. Jordan had been In
poor health for several years and
but recently had recovered from
severe illness al the home Of, his
'.son.. William NJ. Jordan. this city.
About two weeks ago he left here
for Riverton 20 spend the winter.
{ Last Sunday he was stricken with
pneumonia.
Mr.. Jordan was born in County
Cork. ireland. coming to this coun-
try with his parents. when he was
six years old. At 19 he married
and moved TO the vicinity of New
Castle.
Up to the tima ot his wife's death
in June. 1915. he had been far
mer. He was we'll known here and F.
in Delaware city and vicinity. hav-
ing tenan;ed farms in New Castle
and Red Lion Hundreds for nearly I
a half century. on retiring he came .
TO this city TO reside. Since the I
death OF his wife. Mr.. Jordan's /
health has been failing. He was
the SON 90 the late Christoph ar and .
Mrs. Margaret Jordan. Of near Riv- /
erton. y. j. re Is survived by four !
sons. Joseph. Of Marion. Ind; John, /
Of Philadelphia: william and Fran I
els Jordan. Of New Castle. and five /
daughters. Mrs. McDermott. River /
ton: Mrs. Ella Schuchardt. Mrs. .
Agnes Lancast or r8nd Mrs. Elizabeth .
Loaand. New Castle. Twenty-six /
grandch ,ldren and . great-grand- .
children also survive him.
Chandler II. Gehhart. undertaken .
NJ this city. brought his body from .
Riverton. Yesterday. to the home of .
william Jordan and Mrs. Agnes .
Lancaster. from where the funeral .
will take place on Tuesday morning.
REQUIEM mass will be said in st.
Peters II. G. Church at 2 o'clock.
Interment will he in the adjoining
Gem atery.
The february meeting or the
Hare's Corner Farmers Club will
take place at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Stafford, Farnhurst.
next Wednesday evening. Mrs. Ed
ward Megg.nson. chairman: Miss
Alice Clark and Cranston Bland
compose the entertainment com
mittee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Scale. Of
Second and Harmony streets. enter
tained at cards at their home last
evening The guests were the
Misses Mildred Holiday. Mary Elk
inton. Margaret Malone and Ethel
walsh; Messrs. r. V. Plat. John
McDevitt and Edward Mcdaniel.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess f6ilowing the games.
The following list Of pupils Of ST.
Peters Parochial School attained a
perfect attendance record in Janu-
ary:
Senior class: John A. McCaughan,
James J. Tobin, JOHN V Ryan. Mary
c. Tidwell. Ann c. Mcdaniel. Eliza
beth A. Tidwell,
Junior class: Walter j. Fahey.
Margaret V. Duffy Blanche L.
Truitt.
Ninth grade: James F. McCaugh-
an. Catherine A. Murphy. Mary l..
Hushebeck. !
Eighth grade: James J. Jordan
Helen NJ. Keegan, Joseph F. Ryan,
flames j. White. Joseph A. Young.
Seventh grade: Francis J. Beck.
John ]. Becker. Marie A. Gregg
John J. Kelly. Hugh Duffy. Rose c.
keenan,. Elizabeth Murphy Joseph {
Y. McCaughan. Mary A.. Palmer. /
Margaret NJ. Taylor.