Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
NEW CASTLE F|REMEN
FIGHT TWO OUTBREAKS
Timely Work Saves Buildings at
Plant of Deemer Steel
Casting Co.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, Nov. 20.-The members
OF the Good Will Fire Co. yesterday
responded to two fires. The first one
occurred at $50 o'clock In the after
noon, when the grass lot adjoining the
plant of the Deemer Steel Casting Co.
at Ninth and Washington avenue, was
set on fire by several boys. The COM
pany extlnguished the blaze before
damage was done to the nearby frame
buildings. The second fire occurred at
7.30 last evening, when the frame
shed adjoining the property belonging
TO the James Brady estate on Schoo.
street, near Ninth. caught fire from
an unknown origin. Several neigh
bors assisted in quenching the flames
by the use OF buckets. The estimated
loss was S25.
The funeral of Henry Wihelme,
| who died last Thursday mOrning. took
place yesterday afternoon, with SER
vices in the First Presbyterian Church
in charge of Rev s Beattie Wylie. OF
Wilmington. a former pastor of the
church. The flower designs were
handsome and numeroWs. The pail
! bearers were his sons and sons-in-law,
George, Albert and Howard Wilhelme.
Samuel Campbell. Samuel Roberts and
Harry Salmon. Interment was made
in the First Presbyterian cemetery.
Mrs. william f.. Smith. former
resident of this city. widow Of William
T.. Smith. died yesterday at the Della
ware State Hospital. The deceased
was so years of age and was a well
known resident OF Kirkwood. The
! funeral will take place on Wednesday
morning at 3 o'clock from the under
taking parlurs OF Chandler II. Geb-
hart. with services at ST. Paul's II. g
Church, at Delaware City. at 10
o'clock Interment will be made in
the adjoining cemetery.
Gesge l. Unger. superintendent OF
the Board OF Water and Light Com
mission. on Saturday afternoon sus-
taned injuries to his head. caused by
; n fall while at work at the water
plant In the installation OF foot
valve on n six-inch pipe. The super
! intendent fell from a ladder, striking
his head on the concrete base OF the
wall. DIR. Julius Dodd gave attention
I and several stitches were required tC
: close the wound.
, On Saturday evening about 1926
r o'clock, Sylvester Tidwell was strucl
> by an automobile owned and driver
by Nathaniel Watson of Ninth anC
Young streets. The accident happen
ed near the freight station of th'
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. Mr.. It'd
well received slight injuries TO his hip
-, Attention was given by DR.. Levi
. Booker.
The members of the condemnation
commission, recently appointed b,
Judge Rice of Wilmington. failed t
hold meeting last Friday, a
scheduled, with the owners OF tn
: National Tube plot at the foot o
Fourth and South streets. relative .
setting a price on the piece of Lam
to be secured for a site for Negr'
school, The commissioners will NEE
the representatives of the Nationa
Tube Co. together with the member
of the local Board of Education, mex
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The members of the Methods
Episcopal Church cleared the sum o
s31 a. a soup sale held last Wednes
day in the kitchen of the church.
The members of the Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist Episco
pal Church. have completed the max
ing OF two large quilts and the pro
ceeds will be truned in to the Mission
airy fund.
The members of the Women's Hon
Missionary Society of the Fir
Presbyterian Church will meet on ne
Thursday afternoon in the Marb
Hall building at 2.30 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard f. Pindt
have announced the marriage of the
daughter. Mrs. Mabel Hurt, to Charl
Somers. OF College Mound, Nilsson
The wedding took place on Mover
Der l, in the First Presbyteri
Church and the ceremony was lt
formed by the Rev. William Eastl,
the pastor. Mrs. Somers was Il
mer resident of this city.
This evening the members of I
Seminole Tribe, No. 40, l. o. II.
will meet in regular session in
lodge rooms of the Masonic Hall {
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