Evening journal., 1917-12-27
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW CASTu.
Local and Wilmington Fir,
Departments Come TO
an Agreement
GOT PRESERVES WHILE
HER HOUSE BURNEL
sueoiai 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL

Suecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Bel, Dec. 27-Mayor
Theodore w. Cavender and Fire Chief
Patrick Golden, Of Wilmington, have
made a definite arrangement in regard
TO the conditions under which VIII
mington fire companies shall come TO
New Castle fires Chief Golden told the
Mayor that he would gladly send one,
or. If necessary. more, Of the Whining
ton companies TO help New Castle The
arrangement was made between them
that this should only be done upon
call 10 Chief Golden from Mayor Cav
ender il he is in the city, or from the
chief Of the New Castle police force,
the Mayors only authorized represen-
taiive, II his honor is out Of the city
st the time Of a fre 10 Is thought this
viii straighten matters out. Chief
Golden emphasized the point that he
had no desire to keep the Wilmington
companies from coming TO New Castle
when help was really needed. but he
wanted assurance from definite author
ity that IL was needed.
The New Castle nremen and those
from Wilmington were highly praised
for their good work yesterday, which
saved a row Of houses from being de-
stroyed. The New Castle police also put
In a strenuous early morning helping.
When the FIRE started from a defective
nue in the Gore house that family re-
moved clothes and personal possessions
10 the McIlhenney house. but lost all
OF them when the second house was de-
stroyed also.
Fearing the Cooper home, which was
pariially burned, would collapse,
member Of the police force went TO the
cellar to rescue Mrs. Cooper, and found
her busy packing up celarful OF pre-
serves into tubs, with an eye TO their
further preservation. TWO tubs and
peach basket of Hoover treasures were
taken out Of the cellar before Mrs
Cooper would leave, and then it was
with regret she retreated from the cell
lar. Sparks the size Of hailstones fell
over an that part Of the city i'm the
path Of the high wind, and many people
began 10 think about bundlng mp their
possessions, but, fortunately, The wiz
diea down New Castle has had seven
fires I'm one month, and thinks that is
quite a sunciency.
Four men, who were well under tue
influence Of liquor entered the Burris
garage on Christmas night, pushed
aside the hoy in charge, and filled the
tank OF their automobile with gaso-
line. Then they departed along the
state Road. without paying a cent for
the gasoline. Their car bore a Penn
sylyania license.
only one man was gathered in by the
police FOR imbibing too freely on
Christmas. lie will be given a hearing
today. The stove where he boarded,
got in his way, and he proceeded TO
knock the legs from under 1t and re-
fuse to allow Il to be set mp again.
When it came TO a choice between a
stove and boarder this sort Of
weather, the other bOarders naturally
took sides with the stove.
Mr. and Mrs Alexander f. Goudiss
and son Lee, spent Christmas in New
York, Mr.. Goudiss returning yesterday
Mr.. Goudiss reported the worst con-
gestion on the trains that he had ever
known 10 was case of standing room
only, and not much Of that The great
New York station was nothing but a
mass Of uniformed men.
The town Is glad TO welcome the
local officers on furlOugh from Camp
Mcclellan. Captain Jesse A. Mckay,
Lieutenant Duncan, Sergeant Din and
Sergeant Kane.
First Lieutenant Philip Roth, OF the
medical corps at Camp Meade was on
a furlough last week. visiting his wife
and son in Philadelphia. A number Of
local friends received Christmas cards
from him yesterday.
William Kuebler chief chemist with
the Penn SeabOard Corporation, has re-
turned from his Christmas vacation in
Philadelphia.
Colonel Walter Wilson, a brother Of
John NJ. Wilson, is visiting New Castle
relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cooper have
returned from Merchantville. r. j..
where they were guests over Christ
mas OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 7. Chal-
lenger Mrs. Challenger is their daugh-
ter.
The posioflce did the biggest holiday
business in its experience. over a
thousand calendars are occupying Post
master Murphy's attention at present.
The three local teams raised over
5000 for the Knights of Columbus war
hut fund Only one refusal was report
ed in the requests for subscriptions.
The patriotic community tree, with
Us red, white and blue lights is a
brilliant spectacle on Delaware street
these nights.
A local man was amused 10 over
hear q conversation between a patriot
ic white woman and a coiored soldier
on the train. The soldier assured the
woman he had seen three years and
two months Of service In the regular
army The local man recognized him
as a New Castle man who had gone to
Camp Dix in the second draft