The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-21
NEW CASTLE NEWS,
Whit Ia TranspIring in the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.

I
correspondence OF the Republican.
| NV CASTLE Feb. 81.
| The following program has been ar.
ranged for the Washington ceiebra.
ton by the school children, under the
auspices OF Watson Post No. 5. G. A.
r., to be held to morrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock.
Singing by the audience .......,..America
Snlntation. .....-...". Laurence walls
IRecitittioD, Washington like other boys
George Truitt
Recitation. the Story OF America
| Edna Han
Singing. The Star spanEled Banner
Address. ........,..,..R Rev. II. H. Iigbtner
Recitation. Washington. =. Thos Gemmell
The Nations Color bearers
| Eleven Boys
Singing. .......,........ Freedom Flag
building OF the flug. Sixteen Boys
Singing ...............Red, White and Blue
Recitation, Crown our Washington
Celia Boyle
ISlnElnB. ...'.ss.s '...s.-'...s Happy liz arte
A ddress. ........".-..,.......P. u. Ayers
A Especial meeting OF the Board OF
Education was hold last evening for
many members will be voted for at
the election on March 5. President
IEckles said that the meeting was
called In order that the secretary
would know how many to advertise
1.-THE election to be held for and as far
las he saw he did not see where they
could do anything with Mr.. Lunt.
Messrs. Eliaso Stewart Manlove
land Ferris wep the same opinion.
Mr.. Lunt had ,.hoyed from the city,
but his family was living here and
whereby they could declare his place
vacant and have his successor voted
for by the people.
IL Mr.. Lunt does not return In the
spring The Board, however, has the
right to ill the vacancy. While none
lof the Board specially favored the idea
yet Mr.. Ellason opposed the closing
lof the schools OH next Friday. Be-
tween holidays and short hours he
thought that the teachers should
teach school en- that day. So much
hns been said about no work, and half
time and half pay, he favored for tho
schools full time and full pay. The
jul commissioners are hustlinG. A
few years ago a concrete floor was
placed In all the cells and on the
lower corridor.
This has caueed good deal OF sick.
ness TO the prisoners, so the present
mlssioners have begun to lay
board floors on top OF the cement floor.
This will DO truly great improve.
nent. The correspondent of the RE.
PUBLICAN Is not very often left and his
are acted upon by IN en- of
good sense In nearly every instance.
There will be 90 suits for the prison.
era made here In New Castle for a
trial.
August Blumberg will do the cut.
ting out, and women will do the sew
| ing. Now the next move Will be to
get Knowles to manufacture the ma.
terlal.
The sherifrs residence is being
Enlightened up by good coat of paint.
William II. Saunders has announced
himself as candidate for the Boar
Iof Education. Will has a vost OF
friends and will make strong run.
4 The Bill Nye Club has dlsbanded and
vacated its quarters in the old Court
House. The property at present is
|, stored away Tor another time.
Two young men living near here
tho other day started to call on
young lady short distance down the
liver road. The walking was not good,
/, so after meeting with q disappolnt-
, nent, as the young lady had gone to
Delaware City, they returned To this
city to make another call. Near Dob.
i binsville they met with big surprise.
for in the darkness one OF them fell
into the ditch. When they arrived
here they presented rather rough ap.
pearance. but sure, true love never
runs smooth.
Mr.. Henry Foster has been indis-
lposed for the last week.
Miss May Jordan left this morning
on visit to New York.
Mrs. Nancy Martin of Mlddletown
was admitted to the State Hospital
lNaafarHav I'm Satin a n " oh
a bad fall. whereby she received frac
ture of her thigh. HRS. Martin is
very old woman. and It 10 feared that
the shock will prove fatal.
, 1t Ia about time that the papers
{ would let up on the strike at New
Castle 1t has been rehashed for the
! last few days. and IN reality there
. we're only handful OF the employees
! vent home, and they returned to their
:, work yesterday morning.
II | were the G. A. q. Ministries /
would not go 10 Pennsgrove.