Evening journal., 1889-05-29
NEW CASTLES ELECTION.
TWO TRUSTEES OF THE COMMON
ELECTED YESTERDAY.
Meeting of the Board of Education-No
Prisoners Escaped Prom the Jaii-Por-

Meeting of the Board of Educatfon-No
Prisoners Escaped Prom the Jaii-Por-
sonals.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CAsTLE, May 29-The Board OF
Education held its regular monthly
meeting last night in its room In the old
court house. Those present were l.. Il.
EliasOn. William Herbert, William U.
Worthington, Elwood l.. Wilson, Julien
d. Janvier, S Atwood Stewart, George
w. Eckles.
President Eliason was in the chair.
The committee on school property pre-
sented a bill from Ambrose Spear for re-
pairing fence around the Shawtown
school Of 81. 80 II was ordered paid.
The salaries Of the teachers and jsni-
tors were ordered to be drawn.
on motion Of Mr.. Herbert, the com
mittee which waited on the Trustees Of
the Common at their last meeting. and
asked for an appropriation of 81, 500 to
build a school house at DObbinsville, was
instructed to wait on them at their next
meeting and ask for $40, 900 to build the
school at Dobbinsville and to rebuild
school building No ..
1t was decided to give Friday as holi-
day TO the schools.
MIR. Herbert moved that the board
notify President Harrison TO turn out
every Democrat now in Office and put in
Republicans in their places.
The closing exercises Of the public
schools were referred to the Committee
on Teachers II was then decided to
authorize the principal Of the public
school 70 grant diplomas TO the members
Of the graduating class having a general
average Of 75 per cent.
The board decided to give the principal
OF the schools the power to dispense with
the afternoon session Of school during
the month Of June as often as he may
deem necessary to prepare for the closing
exercises.
A communication from Harold Suddell
was read. He stated that he would fur
nish coal for the schools at the following
prices Egg coal, $43 per ton; nut,
a. 45; stove, $460.
The communication was referred to the
committee on school property. The
meeting then adjourned.
An election FOR two members of the
Board Of Trustees of the Common was
held yesterday. It. resulted in the cleo
tion Of Hiram Borie, superintendent of
the Delaware Iron Works and Michael B.
King, Mr.. Borie received 413 votes; Mr..
King received 274; James B. Toman, pa;
and Robert Wight AZ. There
were sixteen scattering votes. The cleo.
tion seems very satisfactory to the citi-
zens. Mr.. Borie's election was predicted
by all, but Mr. Kings defeat of Tomar
was hardly expected. The people are not
disappointed, however, over Mr.. King'I
election. 1t is said that Messrs. LeckIel
and Janvier are going to resign in short
time. This will make another election
necessary.
Mrs. G. A. Lippincott and daughter
Miss Minnie Lippincott, Of Wilmington
drove to this city yesterday.
Quite a good deal of talk has beer
caused by the article in Sundays edition
Of the Philadelphia Record in regard 4
the red haired girls Of this city. TIL
girls are righteously indignant at tn
appearance of their names in such al
article. The reporter who wrote tina
article is known here and IL he enter
New Castle any time soon, the RecOr
will have to procure another reporter, a
some Of the girls big brothers will Civ
him warm reception. The way of th
reporter is hard.
The post office viii be closed to morro'
from 10 80 a IN. until 8 p. m. on accoun
Of it being Decoration Day.
William Barr will go to Glasgow t
night where he will visit his sister.
Mrs w. w. Heacock, who has bee
seriously i'll for somo time, is improving
Mrs William Simpson and Miss Ann
Dalby visited in Philadelphia yesterday
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb spent yesterda
in Philadelphia.
There will be only two graduates from
the New Castle public schools this year
They are Edward Challenger and Joh
| Wilson.
Messrs. Susan and Jennie Spottswoo
visited in Philadelphia yesterday.
Four men, whose names could not b.
obtained aud who are probably Whining
tonians. were fined 81 for driving rapid
through the city last evening.
The woolen mills have closed for tw
weeks, while alterations are being -aad
in the buildings.
A new car has been placed on the New
Castle accommodation train between her
and Wilmington.
There is no truth in the report tina
twelve prisoners escaped from Jail las
night