Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION,


The committee appointed to designate
places Tor holGing the next school election,
in the several wards reported the following
places :-Fiist Ward-Pubic School.house
No. 10 Second Ward-Felton House Third
Ward Water Witch Engine House Fourth
Ward-Ciy Hall fifth Ward-Edward
Grifhth's, Sixth and Orange streets Sixth
Ward-American Hotel Seventh Ward
School house No. 9; Eighth Ward-School
house al tenth and King streets Ninth
Ward-Old Academy Tenth Ward
Brewery on Front street near Adams.
The Board refused to hold the election ia !
the places designated In three Of the wards
and the matter was referred back TO the
committee.
The monthly report Of Sup, rinlendent
was submitted TO the Board. The average
registered number ofpupilsis 4s7 average
attendance, Ala ; per cent of attendance
30 vacancies, 1903 available seats, 261.
An amendment to the bylaws, fixing the
salary of the Superintendent at 5000 per
annum. and requiring his election to be an
nually in April, was adopted,
The Committee on Mig It Schools reported
that schools were opened in the following
places last fail pursuant 10 a resolution of
the Board Ph9nix Engine House, Institute
building, Pussy s. Scolt's building at Third
and Tainall and at Madeley Chapel south
.
estimated expense $780, cash rec, iyed from
use of books 5000 cost Of zach pupil, S2.75.
The committee could not make an accurate
statement, but believe the above to be cor
rect,
The report was accepted
The pans Tor II School House over Third
street bridge were again taken up, and the
further consideration IOstpOned until April.
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
The schools were ordered 10 be closed ON the
25h was lost.
The yeas and nays on the original mo ion
were then called for and resulted in yeas, .
nays s.
A resolution directing that teachers who
are sick, not more than six consecutive
days shall receive the same salary as when
on duty was offered, and laid over until the
next meeting Of the Board.
MIR. Frock move that the Secretary notify
members whose term expires in April next
Adopted.
A numbers of orders were directed TO be
drawn, to pay bills and the Board Adjourned.
A Little Singuldr.-The Westminster
Democratic Adgocate informs us that three
weddings have lately been celebrated in the
Methodist Protestant Church at that place.
the bridegroom in each case coming from a
Northern city, one from Philadelphia, one,
from New York, and one from Newark
N. j.
fiys.-About l 30 p. NJ. on Tuesday al
ternoon The house Of JUhn Wier, No. 1909
Market street was discovered to be on fire,
the firemcn came promptly to the call aud
got under way as soon as possible, but some
gentlemen had the flames nearly extlnguish.
ed by the lime the engines were in service.
The loss by Ere was light but that by water
much heavier. The house was covered by
insurance.
iSuccess.-Thc fair closed on Monday eve
ming the articles were drawn in the presence
OF great many people The watch was
drawn by Mr.. 0. :. McVey, the lounge by
Mr. b. G Sewcl, the sewing machine by
Mrs. Briefly, the coach by Mis-. Crozier,
there also was a vase Of wax flowers voted to
Mr.. Ben Mooney and a handsome doll vo-
ted 10 Miss Molly Salmond, the proceeds
amounting to five bundled dollars.
Dig0rce Case Compromised. The celebra
ted divorce case of DR.. Koecker and vile o.
Philadelphia, came 10 romantic conclusion
by the parties compromising their Difficult
ties and reuniting. The counsel for the lady
acknowledged that tue witnesses who tesu.
fed TO the main charge against the husband
of his being at Neville, Pa, Hotel with
young lady were mistaken. Mrs K0ecker
that her charge was unlounded, and she now
remains in a critical condition.
Ahnigdrsary Cele5rat'on.- 30th, an.
niversary of the Water Witch Fire Com
pany, was celebrated by the members of the
company, on Wednesday evening last, with
an oyster supper, in their engine house. |
The tables were laden down with good |
things and the "bnys' did them ample jus
tice. Dung the evening fiuc large pound |
cake was presented 10 them by lady friend |
of the Contrary. During the day colors
loated from the flag pole on their engine |
house, and the entrance 'oi the bull ling was |
paly decorated with banners, wrealhs. |
flags sc. About midnight the programme |
beng carried out, they retired quitely to
their homes,
Aarkets.-There ia very little change in
the markets, on Wednesday the iollowin z |
were the ruling figures, beef, IL 10 25 per |
pound; veal, 10 TO 90 cts. do; mutton 10 ito |
IS do; pork, whole u do; cut 10 to II do; |
ham, whole l6 to IS do; sliced, IS to % do; |
shoulder, IA 10 1s do; lard, 10 do; scrapple 2 |
do; sausage, 10 do; turkey, 90 do, chickens |
Sl.75 10 5000 per pair; ducks, 81 % 10 Sl.75 |
do; geese, 81 90 70 $3.50 each; butter as to
5Oper pound; honey, 80 do; eggs 30 to SO
per dozcni cabbage, 3 10 10 per head; beets
20 per halt peck; carrots 90 do; parsnirs, 20
to 80 do; sweet potatoes, 70 to IS do; white
polatOts, 10 to do; hominr, 10 Gle per
quart; homiay beaas II do; celery 3to 10
cts. per bunch.
Leap Year The following ancient Leap
| Year custom, peculiar 10 Splniards and
| Mcxlcans, published in a California paper,
| iu which State It is praclised, might be
adopted in this city 1.-THE names Of ladies'
and gentlemen known 10 be mutually ac-
| quainted are written upnn slips Of paper and
| deposited in hRts, the name of lady being
drawn simultaneously from one hat with
that Ol gentleman from another, the two
whose names are thus Drawn to be eonpq-
| dress cOmDlddres to each other for the year.
| The obligations incurred toward each
| ler are very SIMPLE. The gentleman is
10 be the escort of The lady on aay and eve
| ry occasion that she may desire and she
in return must consider herself engaged for
any and every entertainment which he may
wish to attend. OF course the relationship
can be dissolved by mutual consent, either
temporarily or permanently during the pc
riOd for which the agreement is made
Bring along the hats
A Melancholy Bieak Down.-There are
| lively break downs that make an audience
laugh, AMI there are sad and soErOwful
| break downs tina. make the kind hearted
| grlevc, To the latter class belongs the ener-
walton OF body and mind which 10 usually
called general debility" or ''hervous
weakness, and which, when neglected, too
often terminates in alrophy and DEATH A
wholesome medicated slmulent in the one
thing needed in cases Of this description
and science and experience unite in pointing
to PLANTATION BITTERs rs the irue speci-
| c. The fact that II combines the properties
oil an lnvigOrant with those OF a regulator
and alternative in exactly the proportions
necessary TO produce II radical change IN
the lone of the system, and the action OF
the digestive and secrelve organs, is an uu
answerable argument IN its favor as general
restorative.
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