The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-30
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Trnuspiriux In the Pretty Town On
tho Delaware.

Correspondence of tho ltEPuBhchS.
NEW CASTLE Del. jan. 80.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Educntlon was held last evening with
President Ferris In tho chair. Tho other
members present were Messrs. Frazer.
Munlovo, Reynolds. Deakyne. Stewart
Eliason and McIyor. The clerk was Oh
dered to give the usual notice for the hold.
ing OF the election on Saturday. March 2.
There will be four members to be elected
this year. Three will lie for a term of
three years and one Tor the term OF one
year. The retiring members Will he
Messrs Ferris. ManIove. Herbert and Me-
Ivur.
1t il too soon to SEQ the aspirants spring.
Ing up bar II is certain that the last named
person will not be candidate for re-ele G.
tion.
The inspector and judge of the election
will be Bennett +. Lancaster and James L.
Challenger.
A cOmmlttee consisting of Massrs
Ieakyne. stewart. and EIiason was ap-
polntad to look after school legislation,
The prlucIpHis report showed that the
average attendance for tho past month
wUs i54. 10 new scholars were admitted
and III promoted.
, Tho following were reported as being
deserving OF special com mendation dur
ing the month.
No. Waller ". Bacon John b. Wright
Matiie Calhoun, Kate Duty, Kate Gorn-
, Icy, Elizabeth Wilson George Brown,
Name Heakett. Nellie Winslow
No. 2-llette McCaughan, Mary Wins.
low, Anna stewart Martha Tallnferro.
No. 3-John h. Flemning, Eddie Iruitt,
james Mahoney.
No. 4--l5eile Megginson Anna yantlne.
Georgie Longacre. haud Irultt. Rose
| Farley.
No. 5-Hlram BorIe, John Willis. John
Carltn, Robert Va ntiue, James SaunGers
Edile Elkiuton.
:, No. 7-Laura Williams Ida Saunders,
| Blanche HugheB.
| No. S-wlliie Kees, Archie Kennie, jus.
Lancaster.
No ll-Salie Jones, Frank Pagan, John
FlLnegan. Robert McFarlin. Warren Nc
| Coy.
The Board will borrow $1,000 to bridge
over tie present crisis.
| those who wore fortunate enough to
own horses and sleighs were out III full
| force yesterday and last evening. There
| were several little tits between the fast
horses on Delaware street. Wilbur Mere
dlth thought he would try the fun of get
| ting out of his sleigh while In motion, SO
he tried to p!ck up some OF tile snow on
| his eyebrow anu failed. but he succeeded
IN taking of soma OF the skin. Tns acci.
| ueEt occurred on Union street.
! Coroner Emnet Stidham was here yes-
terday trying TO lind out some informa.
ton about the Colured man who was
/ frozen to death at Mludetuwu lust Friday
| night.
When the Smyrna steamer put In here
white man cot OIL with Il drove of norsee
and wanted to hire two men to
help him take the animals to Dover. He
must have hired the man who was found
dead between hurs and Middletuwn.
What would have been fatal accident
was narrowly ayerted at tlle Ninth street
| crossing last evening. Two men in n
sleigh were about to cross the railroad
TRICKS as the eouthbonnd train passed by.
The llagman was In hs Matchbox ut tho
time.
IL was learned here yesterday that the
| schooner Fannie KINNEY. from Phlladel.
| PIMA for Trinidad, Cuba, with a cargo OF
conl, was fotceh ashore by the Ice on
Monday last. while on her way down the
Delaware River. She was tioated yester.
day morning and proceeded to Marcus
look Ice Piers to repair her sheathlng
The tug Reese, which had her in tow,
broke her propeller.