The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-01
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Trsn.pirlng In the Pretty Town on
tho Delaware


Several OF the citizons believe that the
city should be divided into four wards.
ln city Council let each ward have two
representatives and let the president be
eieetsd by the people. Then Guy ouncll
would be ina good working condition.
Lot the Bourd OF Education be elected
In the same manner ana let no member of
that body be allowed 10 cit as q member
who fals TO visit the schools 0very month.
Tho school teachers BhoulI be obliged to
hold certificates Of al least rs per cent Of
an average and all substitute teachers
should hold similar certificates and ell
vaeancles should he filled from the ranks
OF the substitute teachers. Several other
changes could be made In the workings OF
the school system here.
matter which should not be over.
looked at the present sesaiol OF tho legIs.
lalure is the power given 10 the Mayor.
The Mayor should alao Ue empowered
to sentohce person con nvieted before him
to longer term in iiii than ten DAYS.
The law should 10 made clear in regard
TO tha President OF city Council acting
as Mayor.
The person who refuses TO pay his city
tax should bo arrested and lodged In jail
In default Of pnyinent. Fake shove aIid
bogus ciolhlng Bnle5 should not DO al.
owed to take place.
WHO Is IN FAULT?
Considerable complaint is heard from
the parents OF the school children that the
pavements opposite the city properties
have not been cleaned since The snow
storm. Whoever Ia at fault should be
made cieam them according TO law. What
Is the good OF city ordinance II IL Is not
enforced? BY all means clean OFF the pave.
ments.
POWELL. GOT FOOLED.
last evening shortly after seven O'Clock
big man walked Into Wilbur Mereuitis
cigar store and called for three or four
iiVe-cent cigars. handful OF the leading
brand OF oi2ars WIS placed on the show
case; the man took up three and turned
10 walk out without paying for them. He
wns Offset at the door by yaung man
who was IN the store at the time und was
Obliged 10 pay tor them.
lie was told that none OF his Front and
West street tricks would do In New Cas-
tie lie became Indignant and began to
curse. but stopped for time. " hen he was
informed thnt he would ue sent back to
where be came from.
lls name was Powoll, habltual drunk
ara from Wilmington, and WHO had been
released from JUL only few days lie
wns Under the influence OF drink lie
created considerable disorder on the street
anu several citizeI5 wondered taat he WAS
not arrested, such people are not want.
el hure, but II they do come here they
should be given no quarters.
PLAYRD SMART TRICK.
lew uuys ago HI agent afflVeu nero
end sold cigar dealer Il iointing pfess
for ~ He Then went to west end cigar
1eaier and sold half interest In the press
fer 81 So gave him a receipt Tor - and
left the city. When No. 3 went to No.
10 Ret the press to use for a time he
could not get it, as No ] had his receipt
In full for the price OF the press No 3
Is out OF pocket $3.50, but ne has had
rlcL cx pcreuce.
GENERAL NEWS
The gymnasium class OF the G. A. q.
Will begin In earnest now, as the large
mats have been recovered.
}. Elliott Riggs superintendent of
Knowtes' Wooden Mills has returned
homo after few weeks trip for the bene.
lit uf his health.
Noble donovan has returned home after
few days ylst with friends at I:ussstl-
vile. Uhester County. Pa. He said last
, evening that he thoroughly enjoyed the
sleighIng.
Inc installation OF the ofTlosrs OF
Friendship Lodge No. w OF the Mosui
lions took place last evening at their
room In the X. OF p. Hall.
Past Master Mogul. J. Leroy Fisher;
Master Mogul, Il. 4. Blackburn; Senior
Mogul Orion Carrisk; Junior Mogui Jos.
toneld; quIil driver, NJ. b. Fleming: cash
Rraliber. S Atwood Stewart; worthy supe,
Helry Pad9erG; inside snoozer. GeorRs
A. smith; outside anoozer, Robert Ii.
joyed a delightful time.
Several loyeiS of the light fantastic at
tended the bail given by the Christiana
Band last evening
Iha lug Albert U. Hughes brought into
harbor yesterday the schooner Rob Roy
with here sheathing all gone Tho cap
tain OF the Rob Roy is the Ganlel Captuin
Parker who maue 80 many friends
here Two yeurs ago when his vessel was
dstalned b, the Ice for month.
John ED dwatd. practlcinH lawyer OF
Washington, was the guest OF his grand
molneg. Mrs Mary Smith OF North Front
street.
J. Il, Barras, Of Philadelphia, who has
been in this G, ty for IA coupleof days in the
interest of Iiildrlth and Co, OF New York
testing iron pipe loft for Philadelphia yes.
terday
John J. Reynolds and John Gott went
to Philadelphia thts morning to attend
the funeral Of Mr. Taylor an uncle of Mi.
Key nolds.
Tho big American liner Illinois passed
down by here yesterday afternoon. On
Wednesday night she grounded on the
Cherry Island flats, Two lighters from
Philnde phia came down and part OF the
cargo was taken olf Tho tugs James
MeGHuley, juno and Ghurchman pulled
hor oil yesterday morning. The tugs
ana b8fKes came down as FAR as New
Castle with tho liner.
Wedding hciis.
Mr., VIM &. Cox, of Wilmington and
hiNa Anna M hlIInaD pf Stiuka ta,,t,,