Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-11
NEW CASTLE F|REMEN
SAVE WALLS HOME
Timely Arrival Prevents Spread
of Blaze Started by De-
fective Flue.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Dec. li.-Last evening
about Gao the members 81 the Good
VIII Fire Company were called TO
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cherry. Flames were discovered
there by Forward McIlhenny, who WAS
en- route 10 the home Of his fathcr-in-
law. Chief Of Police Matthew Tobin.
Mr.. Mcllhenny went TO the home OF
Undertaken Chandler IL. Gebhart at
the corner OF Sixth and Delaware
streets and notified the firemen. The
FIRE was said to have been caused by
= defective fue. The residence is a
frame structure adjoining the home
OF Robert =. Nan;ine. and the flames
were spreading to the latter's home
ard II was necessary for the firemen
10 cut a large hole in the wall in order
to make sure that the fire had oeen
extinguished. The loss from fire and
water is said 10 be $500.
Last evening word was received in
this city OF the death Of Miss Bertha
McCalhster "a, years Of age. daugh-
ter OF Annie and the late James Nc
Callis,er, former residents OF the State
'Road. who several years ago moved
10 Philadelphia. The deceased wa,
well known in this city. She was a
graduate OF the HiGh School. She had
been in a Philadelphia hospital FOR
several weeks where she underwent
an operation. The funeral services VIII
be private tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock from her late residence 1870
North Thirteenth street. Philadelphia
This evening the Citizens Building
and Loan Association Will meet In the
parlors OF the New Castle Trust Co.
in regular monthly session.
On Saturday evening Miss Kathryn
Neher Of East Second street enter
tanned the members Of the Senior and
junior classes Of the St. Peter:
Parochial School at her home. Tn,
/ following officers were elected
President. Miss Elizabeth Tidwell
vice-president. Miss Ann McDariel
I secretary. Miss Rosamond Conerford
! treasurer. Miss Margaret Duffy
Other members present were: Msse
Mary Tidwell. Blanche Truitt. Helei
| Ryan, and Mena Klingmeyer. Waite
Fahey and Edward Gear. The eve
ming was spent in the playing o
music and games after which re-
freshn ents were served. The mott;
Of the classes was Always Fin.sl
I What You Start"
On Wednesday evening a card part
will he held in the parlors OF the Ne'
Castle Century Club. by the member
Of the visiting nurse committee. 70
the purpose OF raising funds 20 he
the work. a report will be made 10
morrow evening by the committee {
which Miss Elizabeth G. Black is III
chairman.
Miss Ann Cooper. OF Orange. Va
who has been spending several day
az the guest OF her aunt. Mrs job
J. Black. OF the Strand. is visiting hs
sister. Miss Mary Cooper, OF WHINING
ton.
This evening Seminole Tribe. ~
80. !. O. r. NJ. will meet in the lodg
rooms OF the Masonic Hall Co, az
o'clock.
Manager Edward Challenger Of n
New Castle High School basketba
team has arranged for the followir
schedule OF games: December l.
Elkton High School at Elkton: d,
cember is, University OF Delawai
Freshmen at New Castle; Decemb,
%. Frederick High School at FREQ
erica; December 20. New Cast
Alumni at New Castle: January
Dover High School at Dover: Janu
airy .. Frederick High School at Ne,
! Castle; January u, An-Scholastic a
New Castle; January 10, Dover Higl
] School at New Castle; January q
/ Penn's Grove High School at Ne,
+ Castle; January 20. Newark Higl
School al Newark; February
/ Beacon Business College at Ne,
/ Castle; February 2, Elkton Hig
/ School at New Castle; February IL
Salesianum at New Castle; Februar,
70. du Pont High School at New
! Castle; February 2s, Pennsylvania
Military Academy at Chester; Marcl
/ 3. wesley College at Dover; Marc
9. du Pont High School at Whining
ton; March 3. Newark High School q
! New Castle ; March l6. Wesley Co
iege at New Castle; March 23. Penn
/ sylvania Military at New Castle
March 80. New Castle High Soho,
! Alumni at New Castle. Manage
challenger has several open dates tina
he would like TO fll.
On Friday evening December 2.
/ the Battery III basketball team wi
/ play the opening independent gam
OF me season at the Van Dyke Armor
with the Ali-Collegians Of the Uni
versity Of Delaware.
Ivory pyoriin. Extraordinarily.
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