On the cover of *The Caroline Progress* newspaper for Mar. 29, 2000 is this photo-article: "Suspicious fire at the old St. Mary's Church The old church in Woodford caught fire Monday afternoon. Fire companies from all over Caroline came in the rain to fight the blaze. They had the fire under control within an hour. The church was built in 1913 and was the only Catholic church in Caroline. The building is no longer used,the new St. Mary's Church is located on Rt. 639 in Ladysmith. The nature of the fire is suspicious because the building has no electricity running to it and there were no signs of lightening damage. The fire is being investigated by the State Police and is possibly connected to another recent old church fire in Woodford. Local resident, Margaret Fedder, whose father helped build St. Mary's, was very saddened by the loss and hopes that it can be restored." Story by Karyn M. Wiedman