Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Frsmsn Fight elazing Railroad
Carr and Prevent Spread
Of Flames.

ElrN 20 WA kept pu0y NS>t'Iuay
Afternoon and early last evening. when
A, responded to two alarms. The INST
WAC sent IN from Dohbinsvi,ie shortly
before . o'clock for a f,rc at tho home
nf John columbo. So3 Clayton strc"t,
supposed to have been caused by the
explosion ot a boiler on top OF gae-
iinc stove. The names were extinguish-
- by tho use of coats and CARPET and
the engine wa~ not pressed into ser
vice. Tho damage wxs reported 10 be
$40. Tn. e~cond alarm was sent In
about A o'clock by Harold McFarlin.
sou ~ Mr.. and MIN. Robert McFarlin
OF near rsrnhurst. due 10 the burning
~ amply box cars. which were stored
on tho dead line or storage tracks at
farnhurst. Within short time the
nre apparatus arrived on the scene
but it wss impossible TO get near the
fre. A shifting engine wac cent out
over the tracks and the water from
the boiler was used 90 help ouench the
flames. but not until 10 OF the empty
cars were destroyed. There were two
tracks containing over 200 empty cars
and Ave wcrc burned on each track.
tn. members OF the local fire com
psny we're commended for their ex-
coient work IN nghtins tho flames,
which prevented the destruction OF
many moro of the wooden cars The
cause " the fire was supposed TO be
sparks from n nearby field. whore dry
gre@e had been set on tirs.
Tho Board of Water and Light Com
mi~ioners met yesterday afternoon
IN their office on Delaware street near
Fourth. The books OF Secretary ed
ward W Eagle were audited by COM
mittee comprising Jacob II. Speicher
snd Charles r.. kllngmeyer. and were
found correct The receipts for the fis-
cal year totaled s24.Ai9.2e and the eS-
penditur,~, tigSSss7 leaving a bal
ance of t.s3O,s2 Tho assets showed
tih2 .560b5 and the liabilities, si0i.-
>sh.fa. leaving excess assets OF ss74.s0.
Precedent John Ries and Superintend-
snt George ! Cnser will attend the
annual meeting of the American Wa
tor Works Association on Thursday at
the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. phila
delphia. Secretary Eagle was instruct
"a 20 make up list of delinquent per
sons owing water bills and notices will
he sent out that unless the bills are
paid by the next meeting OF the board
tho water supply will be turned OF
New electric light meters were
ordered 90 take care 81 new con-
sumers of current and n surplus OF
lo viii be in stock. Notice will hs
sent 10 city Council that the board IS
ready to install an arc light at the
pennsylvania Railroad cutoff near
tho local ear harm, upon tho approval
~ the members OF Council.
a.. -
lsst evening In tho mayors Office and
decided 20 award silver and bronze
medals and blue ribbons as first. sec
vnd and third prizes ~ the first an
nual Memorial Day field meet. which
wil be an open one. 20 he held a,
Rattery Park during the morning In
Vitetions have been cent out 20 sew
ersl schools and organizations q the
county And stste. The events are
divided into two Glasses. first and
second. The mrs, class comprise,
Wilmington Hish School. Salesianum
Friends University of Delaware
Freshmen. Defiance 4. G.. parkside
\ G., Brownson Library Associa ton
~ Marys a. G.. Keystone Field club
knights 81 Columbus. Y. NJ. c. A
Nouns Mons Hebrew Association
Wesley Collegiate. Peoples Settle
mcnt, y. u & W. 4 G.. Hsgley Com
munity club. The second class com
priscs du punt High school. Newark
Middle,own, Dover Smyrna. New Cas-
tie. Delaware City and ST. Peters Pa
rochial school
AZ tho regular session of the Ney
castle Health Centre. yesterday. 4
children were weighed and measure
and seven mothers were present dur
ms the day.
on Thursday evening the eecon
twilight game Of baseball will TAX
place at Battery Park. between IN
New Castle Athletic Association tear
and the krebs team Of Newport. Tn
game will start promptly az O'CLOCK
The dance 10 be given by the mem
hers of Battery II. which was sched
uled to take place on Friday even
ms has been postponed until Frida
week. May 10.
Col N. W. Stark OF Wilmington
who Is the Armory instructor. pai
visit last evening 10 the member
Of the Battery II and delivered a
address on Anti Air Craft and Ma
chine Gun Fighting" About 60 pe
cent OF the menbers were IN al
tendance.
Thursday evening the members ,
the Young Mems Association OF III
first Presbyterian Church Will me,
IN monthly session AZ the home {
george W. Brittingham al Second an
b"lawsre streets. az o'clock.
ON sunday last Mr.. and Mrs. or,
:. Lunt OF Third and Chestnut street
observed their goth wedding anniye,
sary and entertained as week-eu
guests Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Patrie
Of Woodstown. n. j.. Mrs. Dav.
Bowen of Salem. y. j.. Samuel
sandy of Germantown. Pa.
The members OF the Dobbinsvil
sunday school class of the Methodi,
Episcopal Sunday school will hold
bake sale on Saturday morning at n
brittinghsm pharmacy.
-. Peters Parochial School All
leuc Association Will give a benet
moving picture show az the Row
Theatre tomorrow evening
Mothers Day will be observed In n
Methodist Episcopal Church on ne,
sunday. a committee has been a,
pointed 10 give 20 each person a
tending the service a badge OF whi
flowers.
cottage prayer services will be he
ai the home - Mr. and Mrs. r. MI
lonsy of clymcr street on Thursds
evening at ) o'clock.
Miss Helen Dlehl. a senior of u