Evening journal., 1891-07-01
TEACHERS REELECTED.
The Board of Education is Satisfied WIFI
the Present Corps-Closing Exsrcisel

Tho Board of Education fs Satisfied With
the Present Corps-Closing Exercises
Deficit.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July The Board Of
Education held It's regular meeting last
evening with a full attendance. The
com mittee on closing exercises reported
having discharged its duty and that the
exercises were successfully given on
Friday evening, June 26 The receipts
were $36 40 and the expenditures were
$66 25, making deficit Of S2g. So. On
motion the treasurer was instructed to
draw an order for the amount
communication was received from
Captain Evan \. Watson Post. Mob. g.
4. r., stating that the post had procured
handsome American flag which it de-
sired to present to the public schools. to
be raised over the High School buildi ng
during the patriotic celebration in this
city, on July 4. A resolution was
passtd thanking and commencing the
post for this movement, and the com
miltee on school property was instructed
to raise a flag staff over the High School
building and see that the handsome gift
was appropriately received
The annual election of principal and
teachers was then held resulting in the
re election of the present efficient corps
The janitors who have served this term
were also re chosen. The monthly re-
ports were read and accepted.
The annual report of d. B. Jones
principal of the schools, was read IL
was interesting throughout, and con
tained careful recapitulation Of the
years work, and spoke encouragingly OF
the outlook for the coming year Pro
lessor Jones recommended that an
additional teacher be appointed, that a
school library be established, also a
bureau for musical instruction. He
also suggested that improvement be
made In heating and lighting the school
buildings The report was referred to
the Committee on Teachers.
Gone 10 See Her Daughter.
Mrs Mary Bartlett, mother of Anna
Bartlett, the girl who, with John Il
Reed, disappeared so suddenly a few
weeks ago, left for Chestertown, Md, to
which place her daughter has returned
this morning. No letters of explanation
have yet been received from the girl. but
her relatives may persuade her to return
home before the end of this week.
Some excitement was caused in this city
Yesterday by the circulation of a report
that Reed was seen near State Road
station on Sunday morning.
Timely Change in the Weather.
The members of the Virginia SPOTS
wood Mission Band of the Presbyterian
Church swent TO Woodland Beach this
morning on the steamer Thomas CLYDE
on their annual excursion. Early this
morning the threatening weather caused
many of the excursionists to change
their minds about going, but the sun
shone out brightly Just before it was toe
late to pack the lunch baskets. The
crowd OF merry makers was then swelled
to several hundred
William Penn WIN Not Go.
Several members of the Hushebeck
Orchestrs, City Cornet Band and First
Military Band had organized themselves
into the William Penn Fishing Club and
had mapped out bay excursion. The
club was to have left on Monday morn
ing FOR weeks fishing, swimming and
other pleasure and had everything ready
for the start. Their plans were thwarted
however, by their boat, the sloop Rein
deer, spliaging aleak and fearing that
she might spring an onion at any time
the trip was indefinitely postponed.
Mrs. F. L. Hubbard and daughter
arrived here yesterday for a short stal
among friends.
The Misses Gertie and Bessie Kunti
will leave for visit to their forme
home at Slatington, Pa, to-day