Evening journal., 1919-03-03
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Farm Hou e on Davidson
Farm is Destroyed by
Sunday Fire
SCHOOL BOARD
TO REORGANIZE
speeIal % The Eyenlng Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, March IA dlsas-
truos hre Of unknown origin yesterday
destroyed the home Of Frank A. Smith
on the River Road, two and one-hall
miles south Of New Castle. The prop
erty was known as Clearfeld Farm
but as members OF the Davidson fam
lily have been tenants there for dhC
past 81 years. the people Of New Cas-
Tie hundred better knew 10 as the Da-
wilson Homestead.
Mr.. Smith Is a nephew OF Edward Da-
wilson and moved from the William 5
Hllles farm on Friday. February %.
AT dhe time OF fire MIS-. Smith and
children were alone in the house. On
hearing a noise In the rear OF the house
Mrs. Smith went to investigate and
found the rear Of the house in a blaze
The ordnance guard from the Bethle-
hem Loading Company was the first b.
reach the fire They did great work IN
removing articles from Tive burning
house.
The Liberty, Weccac0e and Fame
Companies OF Wilmington and the Good
Will OF New Castle responded TO th
alarm, but only the Weccacoe went
lnlO service as the house was com
pletely quilted. Nothing could be done
except protect the other buildings.
Mrs. Smith and children were taken
10 the home OF her father, Charles II.
Clewell at New Castle.
The entire family has not fully re-
covered from an attach Of influenza.
Cons. .derable money was In the house
at the time, but all was saved except
s35 which belonged TO Edward David
son who had just sold stock and
goods.
This Is the second large fire in this
family within the past two years, Lee
Davidson at COrblt station, having lost
home and household goods some time
ago.
The meeting Of the Dorcas Society,
which had been announced for Thurs
lay at the home OF Miss Mabel q.
1lewell will be postponed.
At a town election on Saturday, Dr..
Julius Dodd, Jacob II. Speicher and
George T. Tobin, Jr., were reelected
% Board Of Education. There was no
opposition.
Charles E. Lancaster was inspector
Of election; Frank C. Weggenmann,
Judge, and Charles S. Fleming. clerk.
The board will meet tonight for re-
Yesterday marked Prof. William N.
Thomas's last day at the NJ. p. Church.
As an appreciation Of his services dur
ing the past two weeks, the members
OF the CONGREGATION gave him a free
will offering OF si0O There Will be no
service IN the church this evening.
Beginning with Tuesday evening. the
Rev. John e, Brown, an ex-p0liceman
u New York, will be I'm charge Of the
ervices.
The financial committee Of the Off
ial local Of NJ. p. Church will meet |
his evening
Mrs. 2. II. NaylOr would like all those
'ho have been helping with the work
)r refugees to meet at the Red Cross
IONS tomorrow.
Seminole Tribe, No. az, I. o. r. Mr.,
III adopt several palefaces tonight.
aminole degree team will DO the work.
lut uuuu VIII tHt 1uhlloig VIII /
eet on Wednesday eevning. A large
tendance Is desired.
Miss Elizabeth Seward, a stenog-
apher In the store-room department Of
ne Bethlehem Loading Company. is
pending two weeks In western Mary
md.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Pedrick and chill
rem, Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in
lew Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pedriok and
laughter spent several days with rela-
Ives here.
Captain Harry Cummings spent the
weekend here.
Robert Roth, son Of Dr. Robert r.
Roth, has recently entered Keyser Pre-
)aratory School at Keyser, w. Virginia.
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