Evening journal., 1922-12-04
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
William Sparks Accused of
Setting Fire TO His
Home
REVIVAL SERVICES
ARE WELL ATTENDED

rested william Sparks OF 722 Clark
street, last night on the charge OF
attempted arson. 1t is charged that
Sparks set fire 10 a cotton mattress
on a cot in the dining room or his
home and then left the house. The
fire was discovered by a small boy
who gave the alarm and neighbors
forced their way into the house ana
extinguished the blazing mattress
and mating on the floor.
shortly after the neighbors re-
turned 10 their homes. Sparks is
alleged to have reentered the home
and set fire TO the mating on
bedroom floor.
sharks told the officers that ne
did not start either fire but that
some one pulled off something on
him" According to the neighbors
Sparks was seen TO leave the house
shortly before each fire was diseoV-
cred.
When arrested Sparks was in the
dining room with two men friends
his wife not being at home.
Sparks three daughters, Margaret
aeed 4; Gertrude aged 2, and Anna
aged /, were taken from the nome
last wednesday and placed IN
home in Wilmington.
There will be no meeting. at the
Methodist Church tonight in con
nection with the revival It being
rest night.
tomorrow night, the Dorcas AS
eociation will attend the meetlns III
a body. as special guests and there
Will he SPECIAL delegations all week
Yesterday was a big day IN One
church. A large congregation heard
Rev. George w. Cooke speak on the
sDivine Householder" in the morn
ing In the afternoon he spoke TO
the Young people of the Sunday |
school and the Baraca class. There
were more than hundred in attend
ance at the Baraca class. Mr.. Cooke
smoke on "God fools" and in addl-
ton there was some exceptional
mueic. John Matthews, operate
renor and Russell Maine, well known
frumpeter, delighted the crowds
with their music and singing.
Last night Mr.. Cooke preached on
sWhat is Your Iife?"
The weekly business session OF
Industry Council, Jr. o. U. A. M,
will be held in Masonic Temple at
o'clock, tomorrow evening.
That the Good VIII Fire Com !
papy made no mistake In purchas-
ing a new ambulance is shown oy
the fact that since it has been placed
In service fifteen runs were made
Eleven Of them were to take per
sons TO the wilmington hospitals
the others TO the County ana stare
Hospitals at Farnhuret and 10 IN
iured persons homes.
The starting of a movement Tor
raising funds for the upkeep of the
and providing a driver Is
being considered. One method sus-
gested is that all residents OF the
citv and vicinity send a check an
,,,allv II for no more than dollar
40 the treasurer of the Good VIII
COMPANY. Charles ]. Dougherty. The
ablishment OF a certain day to be
known as ambulance Tag Day Is
another method proposed. me
latter method will be to have a
number Of young women to sell
tags on the streets and at various J
other places in town. All services
Of the ambulance are without charge
Local physicians are having IRE
ruent calls to attend sick children.
rhe principal ailment is chicken poN'
rbere have been about 20 cases re- I
,orted to date. Last reports for yes
erdav showed seven new cases.
The Board of Education Will meet I
Il o'clock Wednesday evening IN 2
Snavely's office. !
The Good VIII Fire Company Will I
meet at s o'clock Wednesday even G
ng in the company parlors on South
treet between Fifth and sixth
treets. r
The monthly meeting OF City r
,ouncil will be held in the mayors t
flee at s o'clock tomorrow evening. \
Trustees of the Commons will V
1eet in the Commons chamber, old
ourt house, at o'clock tomorrow &
vening. n
The members of Battery II. of the
esth Artillery, will meet in Van r
)ylke Armory following the weekly s.
rill this evening.
owing 10 the lack Of heat the last
ew Sundays the sessions Of the Rose S
I'LL Sunday school have been inter-
upted. Arrangements have been c
competed whereby the session will
,e held as usual at 2.30 o'clock each Z
Iunday. heat having been provided 81
or. Il
The Rev. Irwin F. Wagner, OF Will t.
preached in the First Pres a
,yterian Church yesterday He was n
guest at Hotel Louise. r
The public schools reopened this a
norning after the Thanksgiving +
lolidays. T
Miss Kate Williams, who has been Y
esiding on East Second street for T
many years, has moved to Newport 7
nd will make her home with her v
ister Mrs. Sadie Lyman. The house c
acated by Miss Williams will be oc- 7
upied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold r
Iobbs, who have been residing in
he property OF Mr. and Mrs. John b
roud on East Fourth street. 4
AT special meeting OF the corn \
low committee of Rose Hill Grange :
sld at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
,sse Jochen, Ogletown, It was de-
ded to hold the show in he Rose
i'll school house Monday evening,
scember IS.
The committee has arranged for
erary and musical program In con-
action with the show.
The monthly business and social !