Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
DOG SAVES NEW CASTLE
DWELLING FROM FIRE
Burglars, After Entering Vim.
Gebhart's House, Made Stove
and Pipe Red Hot.
Special Correspondence of Hvory Evening

and Pipe Red Hot.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, Feb. 5.--On Wednesday
evening about midnight two marauders
gained entrance 10 the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gebhart at corner Second
and Chestnut streets. The men who wore
masks, pried open n rear window, where
they gained entrance. After plundering
tho kitchen they opened the side door and
let the small pet black dog out The
nnimal began To bark and paved on the
door. This noise aroused Mr. and Mrs
Gebhart, who hurried downstairs, but the
burglars made their escape. In connection
with the house the occupants operate n
grocery store in the front part Of the
| building, but the thieves did not get that
| far. The draughts on the cook stove Of the
| kitchen were left open hv the robbers and
| the top Of tho stove and the stove pipe
were red hot when Mr. Gehhart cnme
| down stairs. The timely discovery proba-
| hly saved the house from being burned
| Several Of the neighboIs heard the barking
of the dog but did not attach any im-
| portance 90 IL.
Yesterday afternoon, Sara Parkinson
Tobin, the six-weeks-old daughter of Mr.
! and Mrs George T. Tobin, Jr., died after
n ten-days illness, Of pneumonia, which
was followed by whoopinR cough The
| funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home Of the parents, fli
Delaware street. in charge Of Rev. J II.
Bicking. pastor Of the Methodist Fpiseo-
pal Church. Intenneut will be made IN the
Glebc cemetery
The High School Alumni Association
on Thursday evening held card party
trt the homo of Mr. and Mrs John T.
Stoops. on East Third street Ten tables
were occupied and 40 persons were in
attendance Prizes were won bv the
following players Mrs Peter G. Madden,
Mira John f. Cloud, Miss Grrta Toner
Miss Elizabeth Toman Mrs Bessie
Ring and Hugh r. Duffy The proceeds
will he used for the benefit Of the aRso-
catlon.
On Tuesday evening the members Of
the New Century Club will hold their
board meeting and their business session
at : 81 o clock, which will be followed by
a social, in charge of Mira John T Stoops
assisted by Mrs Joseph Carlin, Miss
Ella Brown and Miss Elizabeth Denui-
son
Tomorrow in the First Presbyterian
Church. the pastor, Rev : Bcattip
WylIe, will conduct the morning services
! at 1890 Sunday school will convene NJ
30, in Oh rg of the superintendent
Frank Iong Tho evening meeting will
be in charge oi Rev Robert X. Marquis
of Wyoming. representing the Missionary
and Education Department of the BOARD
of Publication and Sabbath school work
The pastor desires that the members of
the congregation make a special effort
20 hear the eloquers speaker
In the Emmanuel Episcopal Church
tomorrow the rector. Rev Joseph II
Earp, will have charge Of the services
Holy communion will he administered at
30 At the 1890 service the rector will
take for his subject Kindly Services that
Yield Big Returns The SUNDAY school
session and the Mons Bible Glass will
be held At 30 The evening session will
be held At 80 and the rector will take
for his subject The Good and the Evil
IN tho Policy of Speeding Up
Rev. J. X. Blcking, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. tomorrow will con-
duct the morning and the evening services.
At 1890 he will take for his theme, Stand
ard of Holiness The Baraca Glass and
the Sunday school session will convene at
2. The Epworth League meeting will be
III
| when the pastor viii take for his subject
''Tho Kings Highway
In the First Baptist Church tomorrow
the pastor, Rev George T. Street will
conduct he morning and evening services
The Sunday school session viii be held
at 10; preaching at IL, followed bv the
Lord 5 Supper. The evening services will
be held AT 7.30, when the pastor Will take
for his subject The Bible Doctrine OF
Conversion or What has Become of the
Sinner"
The services at Lebanon NJ T.. Church.
Red Lion, tomorrow morning at 1910 viii
be in charge Of Rev Norris Elzey OF Viii
mingtOn. on account of Rev. r. ]. Cochran
the pastor, being still confined 10 his home
with grip. The Sunday school session viii
convene at $50. Services will be held in
Glasgow NJ. T.. Church at 3 o'clock The
EpwOrth League services will be held ut
7.30, in charge of Miss Gertrude Ratleelge.
Rev. David Reed pastor of Christiana
Presbyterian Church, tomorrow will have
charge Of the afternoon services, which viii
be held at o'clock The Sunday school
session wilfbe held at / 80
Tomorrow the services at Bethany
tcolored) L A. NJ H. Church will be in
charge of Rev. r. f. Williams at 1890.
The Sunday school viii meet al 80 in
charge OF the superintendent Grayson G.
Brown. The Christian Endeayor will meet
st Z, in charge Of John Dover st 745.
the pastor will preach a special sermon.
During the past two weeks at the revival
meetings, 30 persons were converted
Last evening FIVE members were adj
mitted TO the Tank Corps, making the
total enlistment to date 10. The commit
mlttee in charge will not be present this
evening to receive enlistment. but will
receive members ON Monday evening in
the new Van Dyke Armory
Last evening the dance gwen by the
girls Of the local plant Of the Wilmington
Fibre Speciality Co held in the Opera
House, was largely attended
Yesterday Mrs Susan II kee moved to
the epropertyrecentlpvacatcd by the mem
bers of the New Castle Club, which was
formery the sheriff 5 residence.
Last evening the members of Adelphia
Lodge, No. 5, knights of Pythias, met in
regular session
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Townsend and
family moved 10 Wilmington. YESTERDAY.
where Mr.. Townsend is employed
Great preparations are being made by
the members of the Little Light Bearers.
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