The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
whut Is TransDlrIng In tho Prstty Town On
the Delaware. =..-
Correspondence OF the lsEPuBaICaN.
New CASTLE. Fob. 2S.

Correspondence OF tile REpuBaIoaN.
New CASTLE. Fob. 2s.
The following letter was received by me
last evening from IA we'll known property
owner who has paid his tux. For reasons
best known the names OF the ladies' men,
toned are omitted.
The ladies' are not considered at such
times as an election In New Castle. Your
correspondent is not framing tickets this
time bur will cast his vote for the persons
VINO are oest adapted to have charge OF
the school.
On Saturday next the citizens OF our
town are to vote for four member OF the
Board OF Education, and In the opinion
OF the writer l think a new departure
would tend to the bsnefit OF both teachers
and scholars. by which 1 mean to elect
two ladies' to fill two of the vacancies and
would name as one of the ladies' Nlrs. A.
M. D. The other name / would sug-
gest Is that of Mrs. Mary C. Both OF
wnom would reflect credit on those elect.
Ing them,
While on the subject OF schools there is
another measure that l think would ao-
crue to the benefit of the Taxpayers and
that is to deduct from the teachers sal.
aries all lost time. While not wishing
to speak disparuglngly of them or wisll-
Ing TO be thought ungallanL yet 1t is
matter OF business and u question of dol
l..
In oil branches OF business. and In near.
ly al our leading cities. people are paid
only Tor services rendered. teachers in.
ciuned. SO that can see no use In paying
lot OF money for 3l3 days service when
thete are only about 200 lays rendered;
besides IL might save the Board Of Ed uca.
lion having 10 borrow money to carry On
their aiInirs.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday the
services appropriate to the day were held
In I'm EpiSnhnal Data
Catholic churches.
At the evening service In the latter
ohuroh an eloquent and impressive SER
mon was delivered by Rev. Il. l.. Brady.
de chose his text from the 50th psalm.
During HIS remarks he dwelt on the life
OF Cain the ilrst murderer and Gontrgsted
their lives with the sin ner of to-day.
Inc tug boat captains, In the harbor here
assert that the next few days will be ones
oil danger to the shipping craft as the rain
Will break up tho vast leo beds of the up.
per Delaware and the oontributory
streams.
Ice cnkes at least six feet thick Will float
down the Delaware.
The Boston packet SchuylkilI. in tow of
the tug International, put Into harbor last
evening with her BOW stove Ia and sides
badly cut. Ship Carpenter Israel Rulings
began the work OF repairing her this
morning.
1t was stated here last evening that
Hiram r. Borle will be a candidate tor
the Board OF Education on Saturday.
MIR. Borie has the time to give to the
schools and also the qualifications neces.
eary and would make first class mem
Der OF the Board to succeed one of the
retirlnR members.
The result OF the visit OF the committee
OF the tax reform club to Dover has been
shown already. as the prospect OF doing
away with taxation on improvements aud
making the land pay ths taxes has be en-
an Incentive to Orbid Porter to purchase
the Wlmot property on Third street
Mr.. Rorter will remove to his newly pur-
chased home about April 2nd.
The Hushabeck orchestra will be re-
organized.
The stereoptcon exhibition was largely
attended last evening in the NJ. Il, Church.
florrle Christy is still indisposed.
Chas. ii. Ciewell ls reported to be much
better.
Carrie Straub has been confined to her
room FOR about three weeks.
Mrs. Charles HormGnu is indieposed at
her homo.
Two duck shooters from Marcus Hook
are having big time near the Red Lion
Greek.