Evening journal., 1922-01-12
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Gasoline Engine Back-Fire
Starts Blaze in Hare'S
Corner House
TOWN HAS MANY
HONOR PUPILS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 12.-Fire,
thought to have been due to the
back-hring of a gasoline engine used
20 operate a wafer pump, caused
about 5000 damages to the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson, near
State Road Station. last night. But
for the timely appearance Of the
Good Will Fire Company of this
CITY, under the direction OF Chief
Campbell. Mrs. Johnson said this
morning the $4,000 bungalow would
have been destroyed. There was no
insurance on the building or fur
niture.
The fire was discovered shortly
after o'clock by Harry Dance. a
neighbor who saw smoke Issuing
from the rear Of the dwelling. He
warned Mrs. Johnson, Miss Alice
Shaw, and a son of Mrs. Johnson,
who were in the front of the house
and unaware of the FIRE. He then
called the Good VIII hremen.
The fire started in the pump house
in the rear of the dwelling. The
fire ignited the flooring and ate its
way along the floor beams to the
cellar Of the dwelling. where Il
burned a small portion Of the
kitchen floor and wall away and
damaged a new kitchen cabinet
Not until about IL o'clock. was
Mrs johnson able to get into COM
r. a.
operates a garage on East Fourth
street. Wilmington. This is the sec
ond fire caused by the back firing OF
this engine within a few months
The fire was extinguished in about
one ham hour after the arrival OF
the fire company.
Mrs. johnson, who has been suf.
fering considerably from nervor,
trouble the past few weeks wa
taken to the home OF her sister
Mrs NJ. "A Manning. OF 1915 Clay
ton street. Wilmington. II was no
until informed by the Evening
Journal reporter this morning tha
she learned the extent Of damage
done her home.
Prof II. E. Snavely. superintend
ent Of schools, has prepared the De
cenber report OF perfect pupils to b
presented at the next meeting OF tn
Board OF Education. The list fol
lows:
High school-Charles King. Les
lie Ingram. Edward Challenger
Harold Bannar. Harriette Marsh
Paul Kern. Iakley Eskridge. Rutl
Zimmerman. Elsie Walker. Mar
Lyman. Benjamin Leach. Cuthber
Bridgewater. willard Bicking. Dor
othy Ramsey, Arcadia Smith, Fran
ces Sheridan. Virginia Newlove, Ber
tina Jones. Btta Ingram, Mabel Gil
lett, Grace Cable.
Eighth Grade-Wallace McKnitt
Earl Freebury. Wallace Cannon. vii
liam Kirk. Forest Hamilton, Theo
dore Megginson, Henry Lester, VIII
liam Gebhapt, Irma McKnitt. Hid,
Rash Carrie Atkinson, Margare
snavely. Margaret Moore, Mar.
Blackburn. Edna Scott, France
Rees. Adelaide Davidson. Marguer
ite Currinder, Alice Loveless. Rutl
Wslhelme. Vivian Moyle, Elsie Dit
Edith Stanley. Dallas Abbott AIber
johnson. Harry Long. Mary Harri
son. Martha Rossell Mary Burris.
Seventh Grade-Dorotha Benton
Ella Burris. Lulu Freeman, Eliza
beth Hardy. Elizabeth Hemphf
Ruth FARRELL Rose Mandelovits
Ethel Marsh, Gertrude Miller, Elsi
stidham, Paul Bicling, ciaud
Haman, Arthur Hesther. Harol
Hobbs. Thomas Holcomb. King Nc
Naily. Charles Moore. George Pr
der. Harry Waldman. Irwin Walker
Sixth Grade-Clay Bridgewate
Gladys Clayton. Harley Clyme
Eleanor Cramer. Ethel Ford. Elizi
beth Foster, Francis Gebhart. ID
Mandelovitz. Chester McKnii
Elizabeth Megginson, Howard Nil
er. William Pittman. Emma Rec
Keith Rodney. Catherine Tindl
Mabel Whiteside.
Fifth Grade-Martha Shaw. Eie
nor Kern. Emeline Hopes. Eliz
beth Cramer. Sarah Ramsey Ma
Keen. Catherine Mandell Mar
Steele. Cleora McNaily. Myri
= Moyle, Anna shuitz. Anna Rifle
NFrank Montgomery. Howard Coo
er, Riehard Davis. Henry Speich'
EdWard Gebhart, Emile Rodn'
william Cannon.
Second Grade-Elizabeth Clayto
jeanette Cramer. Marian H0wai
Ruth Smith. Frank King, Char
McKnitt, Wesley Steele, Hare
Travers. Robert Talbot. CHAR
Watts
No. 3 School Fourth Grade
Catherine Alfree. Samuel Bidd
Vera Toppin Third Grade-An
Dvoretsky;. Second Grade-Ani
Anderson. Robert Montgomei
First Grade-Hazel Watson. Thou
Harrison. Bertha George. Ora
George
william Street School. Eigh
Grade-Margaret Harris: sir
Grade-Jeanette Jackson, Cal