Evening journal., 1913-01-16
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OF new CASTLE
DObbinSviIIe. Ruins May Go to
Make Room Tor Modern
Houses
CHURCH PREPARES
ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE Jan. 16.--Anothcr
visit was paid yesterday by three
prospectors who wish to purchase
some or an of the Dobhnsyille
houses One of the men i'm the party
has been in the real estate business
for nearly twenty years He has
hiult and sold more than $50 houses
and said yesterday thai he could not
soc why Dobbinsvillc should not be
splendid residential section I'm the
opinion of the men who were here a
sewer should be built i'm DOhbinsvillc
aud all tho houses be rcmodelled.
The same builder and contractor
has made an offer to owners of lots.
Rnd In all probability there Will be
TWO lots of houses built under the ar
rangements started here during the
past week. The idea is TO build
these houses with modern convcn-
icnccs and porches with concrete
payemcnts and curbs. There is a de-
mand here for houses at present and
the men want 10 buy the houses be-
cause they propose making New Cas-
Ele their home
The Rev w j. Ryder. pastor of
Bethany Union Church. is working
hard on the anniversary plans of the
church The church was built in the
year 1915. the work being superin-
sendcd by the r. Rev. p. Spencer.
The first colored religious society
was organized in this country in Del
aware. on October 27, 1917, and until
nS4O, this was the only col
church in town, and those OF color
not Worshipping at II worshipped
with the white people.
Later a piece of ground was pur-
chased from the heirs Of W. b..
launer, on which the present brick
church was built, and i'm 1863 the.
old frame church was torn down and
fho lot transferred to the Union
American Church of New Castle.
The transfer papers were signed
bv J. Ayres, n. Maxwell Samuel
Waters, Nathan Brinkley and =.
Eisco.
The committee i'm charge Of tho en-
fertainment under the ausuiccs of ST.
Peters Holy Name Society has Sc
cured several out-oi-town singers for
the entertainment TO be held January
So The committee expects TO make
The affair a grand success.
In the Nj. r. Church last evening
fhc Rev. G. r.. Necse. of Wilmington.
preached at the revival services.
ln the First Baptist Church This
evening the anniversary celebration
oi the Sunday school will be held
Following is the program:
Singing, Let joyful Melodies Re-
sound, school; Invocation; well
come. a class; Christmas Welcome, T"
Allen Patton; singing. Following
the STAR school; recitation. "The
Christmas story Mary Gilman; re-
citation. "lhe Story / Love Best,
Elizabeth Mckay: address. "A Hoiy
Sermon, Paul Strimple; singing
"Sing Again That Story Sweet
school; exercise. Little Lights" a
class; recitation, Alfred Gooden
exercise, Christmas Thoughts" a
class, recitation, Christmas Bells.
John Edwards, solo, Myrtle Wilson;
recitation. Holly Berries Martha
Shaw; recitation. Happy Christ
mas Margaret Patton recitation.
Lenora Lank; recitation, Lille Da-
Wis; singing, "Circle Earth With
Song school; recitation, 'rrhe
Christmas Story" Elsie Walls; re-
citation. Star OF Bethlehem" Doro-
thy Gilman; recitation, Mary Pustill
recitaNop, Olive Jones; singing.
"All Hen the King" school: recita-
toy, Alice Edwards; recitation Ber-
fha Barnes; recitation, John Barnes
singing, Lights Of Gladness," pri-
mary school; recitation, Catherine
Davis recitation, "Christmas Time.
Mary Mcdowell; recitation. Lille
Proud; recitation, Millard Stradley
singing, "The Strain Triumphant. p
school; exercise. "Christmas-tide." a
class; solo and chorus. (solo by Elsie
Walls): singing. christmas is
Here school; offering; ppesenta-
tion OF rewards; distribution OF
candy; singing. "A Crown of Praise.
school: benediction
Several persons from here will gt
10 Wilmington this evening to al
tend the euchre aud dance i'm Edel
Hall for the benefit of ST. Thomas
Church.
J. Harry King is in communication
with the brokers who sell the Ma
rme Coast ice. There is a probabil
ity that ice VIII be dearcr this yea
because there will be little or no ic
IN the East. While the Marine ic
IS made the same way as formerl
and costs no more yet the broker
say the ice viii be dearer.
SANTA CLAUS' HOME.