The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-10
NEWCASTLE NEWS.
The Board Of Education Settles
the Question by Electing
An Eujeyahls Time spout by . Fi.hius
Party at Bn6era's siills-othsr Gem
eral Notes.


An Enjeyahls Time speat by q Fi.hins |
Party at Bnfera's aiilis-othsr Gem
eral Notes.
Correspondence OF tho Republicans.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. l0.--The adjourn.
cd meeting OF the Board OF Education |
was hold last evening". The following |
members were presenE Measrs. Eek |
Les Frazer Fsrris' Sewart. Eiiason.
The meeting was for the sole pur.
pose OF eisctinE an assistant princl-
pal. The committee on teachers 70.
ported that there were no applicants
for the posihoH who attended the ex-
animation. The board then went into
the election, and the first ballot decid-
ed the Tangled question. The result
was MisA Martha L. Draper, Groten,
New YoHs, s; Miss Mary Janvisr, I;
blank. " Miss Draper was therefore
declar& the new ASSISTANT principal.
Miss Fraper comes with very fiattcr-
ing RECOMMENDATIONS and the grade
Of sw Castle schools with her, and
th9efieient principal will be raised to
a fgreat extent. Miss Draper will
Hobabiy assume her duties on next
l<iondav morning.
An application for an increase In
salary was received from Miss Mary
Fleming. She claimed in her petition
that she was teaching the same grade
and same length Of time as other
teachers were who received higher
salaries. The matter was laid over
until the next regular meeting. Bills
amounting to ESQ. IS were ordered paid.
Mr.. Herbert said that on Mou,iuy he
was In Wilmington and several parties
there twitted him about the city being
bankrupt. He denounced the mean,
untruthful party who set the false re
port atloat. Was IL not great report
to send out through the country from
city which was trying to Induce
other industries to locate here, The
city was financially sound.
The other members OF the Board
considered that MIR. Herbert's expires.
sions were we'll directed. Tho tinan.
clal condition OF New Castle Ia excel
lent. At the last meeting of CITY
Council the tax collector for 1899
stated hs was afraid there were tho
taxes OF few from whom he could
not collect the taxes, without struln-
ing the parties. aud yet in couple of
daya u relation of one of those very
parties sends out damaging story
Tor no other reason but to reap the
price paid for good space.
New Castle people are OF the belief
that newspapers and newspaper writer's
who canhut do any goo for the city
should not do itany harm. ani more
especially when they lire In glass
houses themselves.
a PLEASANT FIsHrSa TRIP.
Yesterday. though II was rather cold,
10 Buiorl mills went a party bold;
When they arrived the y ke ya- seei,
BY Harry Herbert and Cnleb Stson.
Matthias said, ''oh. watch ihs,n shining. y
Well catch them ali.' sail Albert viu-
I'VE wiil,n said rogers "if W. can"
"Oh, You may bet, . sail Weggerman
The Eagle screamed aud Daihy did sing
And Booth just acted like amy KIM
Hugh McCanghn 81 d IL was ont OF sIynl,
And every one said he was Wright.
Five dozens they eiuglt. each heart to
gladden..
Ami two were glyen away by Mad len:
Roys hs-p sthl, or he'ii cut cs.cr.
And put Tho whole thing in the paper.
The fishing party 10 niun,
Daily reads the REpuaLtcAN;
So. to you all 1 will say q )od-bys.
Tint you your Ash may quickly fry.
The remains OF Miss Ethan Smith
were brought here. accom- panied by a
number OF relatives from Baltimore.
whore she died. by a special car last
evening. Her funeral will take place
, to'morrowat IL O'Clock. Services will
be held Mt the house and the Inter.
mont will be made In the Presbyterian
Cemetery
The scene OF the accident where the
man lost his life on Monday night
was visited by large hunters of peo.
pie Yesterday. That part OF the city
Is unprotected with safety gates, and
there should be- some light placed
around Tenth street w..
Notice the following In a music
iournal:
The City Cornet Band OF New Gas
tie was first organized about sever
years ago by the late Professor L. 5
Duncan. and was then known MS tho
Seminole Cornet Band tho mem Der.
all belonging to the Seminole Tribe
OF Rod Men. About four years ago il
became an independent organization
i. and took In outside lnHInbers. From
that time the band seemed To prosper
ana then became known as the CITY
COrnet Bann.
After the denth OF Prof. Duncan
Prof. Geo. W. Price. OF Midnletown
) Del. took the HELM and made an OK
ceilent leader.
About year ago Mr.. Hugh No
Caughn, one OF the lest Eb cornei
: players in the State became leader
, Under tbs guidance OF thrss thrss
men The band Is now one Of the hes
In the State.
! They now have twenty.thres piecei
and all seem to lie striving to one end
, TO be second to no baud in the State.
The present efficient leader of tn,
; band Ia Howard W. Eberle, OF vii
) mington.
The @. A. G. Minstrels held splsn
did practice last evening.
Report has 1t again that ono of New
Castles young girls has left home 70
= parts unknown.
The members of the dramatic com
pany which 10 soon to produce Ltttl,
Ruby. held practice lust night AM
are getting along very nicely.
Nrs. Worthlngton has returned
home from visit to Philadelphia
friends.
Tue cutting shop of the Delawar
Iron Works ia running to-day.
Robert Jordan IL he guest OF friend
at Olaymont.