Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
news GOSSIP
: |OF new CASTLE
Gopd Will Fire Company
Extinguishes Two Fires
in Rural Section
APPLE ORCHARD
is DESTROYED

NEW CASTLE. Oct. e.-The Cool
win Fire Company extingu.shed tw'
hres yesterday afternoon. Both FIRE
were in the rural districts. Thu
frst call came about o'clock. wher
a FIVE started In a field on Senator T
Coleman duPonts farm, tenanted by
Fraak Hufnal, who was attempt.
inr,to burn dry grass. The fire
SPREAD to large orchard adjoining
belonging TO DR. r. z. Ellegood
and threatened destruction TO the
remaining crop OF late fall and w,n'
ter,,Apples. Several large trees fill-
ed with fruit were destroyed. en-
failing considerable loss to the
owner.
On the arrival OF the firemen. the
entire orchard was found ablaze
ana for time It was feared the
house tenanted by Mr.. Hufnall.
short distance away, as well az sew
erai. outdwellings on Senator du-
ponks farm, would be destroyed
Flames were ieaping through the
tall, grass OF the orchard as high In
places as the tops OF the smaller
trees II any Of the trees hit by the
flames are saved Il was where there
was no under brush The loss sus-
tanned by DR.. Ellegood could not be
estimated, while no damage on the
dupont farm was sustained other
than the destruction OF a few fence
posts and several panels OF fence.
The company had just returned
from this FIRE and renlled the chem
!caitanks, when a second call came
from State Road section, This time
Il was to the John Woods farm
shout one mile below the location OF
the first FIRE. The tenant house
roof was found TO be on FIRE but by
using water from a nearby stream It
was quickly extinguished with about
1900 damage. This fire Is alleged
10 have been caused by small boy
playing with matches setting the
largo hedge and underbrush nearby
on gre.
A third IRE. about one hour later.
wax extingu.shed by workmen en-
ployed on County Road repairs on
River road. near the state Rihe
Range. An automobile belonging
10 Former Representative Joseph
ouigley, as II was passing the work
men suddenly burst into flames. The
men threw a large quantity OF stone
dust on the machine. smothering
the,,fre. Only slight damages were
suEsined.
Elisha Stats. who has been in the
hospital for the past seven years,
suffering from injuries received while
employed as an electrical engineer
on the New York City Rapid Tran
alt, died late las. evening.
HIS body was brought 20 the home
OF his parents at Second and Hsr-.
moty streets. last evening.
air. Stats. 80 years old, was born
near Clayton. and was a resident OF
Delaware until about twelve years
ago, whom he went TO New York TO
work. Mr.. Stats was unmarried.
the Rev. John r. Hendrix and
daughter. Miss Margaret, who have
been residents OF this city, moved
TO abe home OF their daughter and
sis;sr, Mrs Howard Kirby, of 1903
West street. Wilmington.
Mr.. Hendrix. whose wlfo died
here about one year ago. recently
sold his home on Delaware street
and his household furniture. Mr..
Hendrix was a ciass leader and local
pre4cher in the New Castle NJ. Z.
Chnrch
At the meeting OF the Home and
School Assoc alton last evening the
parents OF the Sixth grade pupils
greatly outnumber those OF any
other grade. The monthly award OF
e.Parent Banner was made to the /
above grade.
Adelphia Lodge. X. OF P, will con-
feri,the second rank on a class OF !
eevefal candidates for membership I
at the lodge this evening In Ma
sontc Temple. These candidates re-
ceired first rank at Pyth'sn Castle.
last Tuesday evening.
when the calanthe degree team did
thcs,work
The young mems sporting club will
give dance IN the Opera House
this evening.
Anmeetlng OF the New Castle Ath- /
ietlE Association will be held In the
parlers OF Chandler II. Gebhart, un-
dertaker. president OF the Associa-
tionnat 8 o'clock this evening. The 1
meeting will be the Anal one for the /
baseball season and all bills must be I
IN the hands OF the secretary by that
time. The cash balance on hand I
will'be divided. between the players ,
OF the County League team. All I
PLAYERS are requested TO be present.
William H. Ramsey is doing duty I
as policeman in place Of William