Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-08-22
new CASTLE
NEWS GOSSIP
State Road Community Club
Picnics at State Road
Chapel
$4,000 FIRE DESTROYS
LUMBER YARD STOCK
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASIDi1s aug. zd.-flre OF
undetermined origin destroyed the
large lumber shed and its contents
on Young street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets Shawtown, owned
by Michaele Sierra about 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The loss Is es-
timated at about $1,000. The shed
contained several thousand feet of
lumber, several hundred cords of
cut firewood, 100 bicycle frames. a
new gasoline engine, and a large
circular saw.
The shed extended from Young
street to School street, and was
erected by serna about two years
ago. Tho fire was discovered in the
northwest corner Of the yard by
Charles Sharp. who was working in
his garden. adjoining. II was OF
small proportion, when first seen by
Mr.. Sharp, but the building and con-
tents being ny and inhammable. It
spread so rapidly that the entire
area was a mass OF flames before
the arrival Of the firemen.
A small girl. aged about 10 years,
said she had seen a boy sitting on
the grass smoking a cigarette near
where the fire started. shortly be-
fore II was discovered. 1t is thought
the boy had thrown a lighted match.
which ignited the dry grass causing
the blaze.
william Montgomery. a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Waterman, at the
Young street crossing. sent in an
alarm to the Good VIII Fire Com
pany. 1t responded with pumping
engines Nos. and 8, which worked
for moro than three hours TO save
two adjacent frame dwellings and
a frame garage.
Councilman and Mrs. william p.
Kee and children Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Hobbs and son. the Misses Elsie
Scully and Elsie Alexander and Jo-
seph l. Mullin are spending this
week camping at Lorewood Grove,
on the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. The men folk motor TO and
from their places of business here
each night and morning.
About 200 members and guests at
tended the second annual picnic OF
tho State Road Community Club at
state Road Chapel green yesterday.
The program committee, Benjamin
H Moore. Jr., chairman, presented
the following sports program:
Clothes Pin Race for girls-Won
by Miss Mary Stroud. prize. string
OF beads; for boys. won by Roger |
Cranston. prize, baseball; for wom-
en-, won by Miss Mary Eliason. prize,
box OF candy; for men. Theodore
w. Lavender. prize. Columbia phon-
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girls, won by Miss Elsie Walker.
prize, box OF candy; for boys. by
Franklin Johnson. prize, a fishing
line; for women. Mrs. W. f. Grams
ton. prize, jar OF olives; for mon,
W. McEroy. prize. necktie. Potato
race for boys, Roger Cranston. prize.
bat; for men. Frank W.
Silver, prize, necktie; for women,
Mrs. Frank w. Silver, prize, nap {
kin ring. Pillow race between men
and women, the latter winning,
prize. a box OF candy. 5O-yard dash ,
for girls, won by Miss Margaret
Moore. prize. a fan, for boys, Roger
Cranston. prize, a bottle OF sham
poo. second. Second 50-yard dash
FOR boys. Forest Hamilton. prize
box OF candy. Diving contest for
men. Lee Brown. prize. plate.
whistl,ng contest for women. Miss
Dorothy Miller, prize, pair OF
green hose. A cracker whistiing
contest for men. Frank y. Silver.
prize, a bottle % hair tonic. Nall
driving contest for women. Mrs
Cooling Norman. prize. Ratchet; for
men, Lee Hoffecker. prize. home
made peach pie; Alfred Davidson.
iecond, apple pie. Suit case race
or men, Richard Appieby. first. bot
10 of toilet water; James Black
urn. second. napkin ring. Pie-sat-
ng for boys. Samuel Hsman. prize
Columbia record. Duck race for
vomen, Mrs. w. T.. Cranston, prize.
nuscovy duck. Chicken race for
hildren, Roger Cranston, prize.
AIRED PIyrn outh Rock pullet. Bean
uessing contest. John Biggs, first
ag of flour; Mrs. T. T. T. Clark.
econd. pound OF coffee. The pint {
Z beans contained 1854 beans. Mr..
3igg's guess was 1855 and Mrs. I
guess was 1860. !
The refreshment committee, Lee
Brown. chairman, served the pic J
aickers with ice cream and cake. '
Miss Alice Vail, child welfare \
nurse, OF Delaware City, in charge r
OF the local health center, who has
peen on a four weeks vacation, re- d
eumed her position yesterday. Four I,
mothers were advised. and 21 chill Il
oren weighed and examined. Sew
srhl OF these children are OF pre- g,
senool age and are being prepared !,
tor the removal OF enlarged tonsiIs \
and adenoida. y
Ihe ~. Panls Church League .,sp,
OF Maryland will play tho New ca -tla =
Reserve team at Battery mark ~, 4
Saturday afternoon. :
John Berry Harry Marsh. Harry .
Hallman, Fred Huyter and John T.
Sullivan are employed by q salvar- !
ing company az a Curtis Bav am /,
munition plant unloading shells and r
salvaEing machinery.
The recently organized New Castle
city band. Gene Chase leader, will
meet In the old armory. Second and /
Delaware streets at o'clock this ,
'vening for rehearsal.
The Rev. George II. Street, of Rid I
cy Park. former pastor OF the First J
Baptist Church hero. will preach Z
a that church at 7.s0 o'clock next
unday evening.
JudEe and Mrs Richard 8. Rod q
~. OF Third street. who have been I
pending several days at Middle q