Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-10
NEWS Of THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Fire Damages Home of Mrs. Nancy
Blockson; Personal and Gen.
eral Notes.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening


New Castle, April l0--Fire Of unknown
origin broke out yesterday morning at
the home of Mrs. Nancy Blockson, who
lives on North Second street near the
Dyke. The blaze was discovered by one
of the neighbors, who quickly got IN
communication with fire chief James V.
Campbell, who ordered the apparatus on
the scene. No one was in the house at
the time of the fire, which started IN o
bedroom on the second floor. All OF the
furniture OF that room was destroyed.
The Good Will combination engine was
unable to pump the water from the narrow
Dyke nearby. The land being very soft,
the engine could not get close enough TO
draw the water. Several lines of hose
were run from the fire plug st the corner
of Second and Chestnut to the burning
house, and within n very short time the
fire was under control The loss 20 the
property and contents, party covered by
insurance, is estimated to be $3.50.
Several army trucks are engaged hauling
cindcrs and Stag from the various steel
plants to the roadway Mt Fort du Pont,
Delaware City, and other roadways near
that point.
Martin Kenny, employed at the Ameri-
can Manganese Steel Co.'S plant. IN the
melting department, who was injured
several weeks ago has recovered and IS
able TO resume work.
Ozro S. Lunt is in receipt of postal
card bearing the date of March %, 1919
which reads as follows: Brussels, Bel
piun. My servants brother has bought
a pair of shoes very cheaply, which was
sent from America for the poor Belgians,
and inside them he found n paper, with
...,.,. ,.n.,,o a,,I .,GI r,.ss .uI alat win
they were your wedding shoes. He is
very pleased with them and send you my
thanks. aud also my poor fellow country
mems. for your kind thought. Josephine
Lcrnen, 28 Rue Lancert Brussels, Bel
gium" Two years ago MIR. Lunt, recalls
that his wife gave To the Boy Scouts uf
this city the pair of shoes which he wore
at the time he was married IN le02, and
he enclosed az this time q note 10 thus effect
Rev. John II. Bicking, pastor Of the
Methodist NJ u. Church, tomorrow will
take for his morning text, "A Transfigured
Church" Services will begin AZ 1890
At the Epworth League, will meet.
with George Tohin, Jr., in charge who
will take for his subject, What Shall We
DO With Our Sundays2' At the evening
services the pastor will take for his text.
doubt 20 Gladness Special cantata
music will be arranged for both the morn
ing and evening services, both the senior
and junior choirs taking part.
Rev George L. Street, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, will take for his
morning subject, 'Salt and Light,
Services will be at IL o'clock Immediately
after Sunday school, whchswill convene
at 10 o'clock At the evening service,
+. Ross Farra, promotional leader for
the Baptists Of Delaware State in tie
500 600. 600 drive will he the spcaker
John B Maulove was in charge Of the
rehearsal Of the senior and junior choirs Of
the Nazareth NJ f. Church, last evening
The chorister J, r. Challenger, was visit
ing his son Edward, who underwent an
operation at the Homeopathic Hospital.
The boy is getting along very nicely.
Rev S. Beattie Wylie, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church will hold
communion service at the morning session.
Sunday school will be AZ 2.30 o'clock,
with superintendent Frank Long in charge