The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-06-06
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transpiring in the Pretty Town ON
-- the Delaware.
correspondence OF the republican.

Correspondence of the Republican.
New CASTLE. June 5th.
When President Ferris called the Board
OF Education meeting to order last night
the following members were present:
Messrs. EIlason Frazer, Herbert Deakyne
and Stewart.
Mr.. Ellason moved that the election OF
principal be postponed until the regular
meeting In June. Mr.. Herbert moved
that the election OF the subordinate teach
ers be held on the same night. Mr.. Ella
son was ready to elect the teachers to.
night.
The Board went into the election OF
teachers. The following teachers were
elected:
Assistant Principal-Miss M. l.. Draper.
Room.
2-Mlss Mary Lofland
3-Miss Mary Janvler.
a-Mss Nellie Wendell.
5-Allss Katie Mahoney.
6-Miss Flora Lunt.
7-Miss Carrie Downey.
S-Miss Mary Fleming.
9-Aliss Reba Saunders.
10-Mss May COOLEY.
1l-Aliss Emma Davidson.
The teachers were voted for separately
and they received the unanimous vote of
those present. except Miss Janvier, Mlss
Downey and Miss Fleming Tho first two
received six votes and Miss Fleming five
Notes Mihs Anna rlemlnp received the
other two votes. The closing exercises of
the schools this year will be interesting.
The applicants for principal arc: Pro.
fessor Tharp. Middletown; Tamany,
Samuel d. Knapp. Vincentown, N. j.; W.
a. Groves; Military Aoademy, Mt. Holly.
al Freshman Solltr,vlile, Pa.
Mayor Evan g. Boyd has Issued a call
for q meeting OF all cltlz0ns interested In
the Fourth Of July celebration.
The meeting will be held In the Mayors
Office on next Monday evening at 8
o'clock. All patriotic citlzens should at
tend and give the proposed celebration
boom along. New Castle a lew years ago
had celebration that is still remembered.
Ihe railroad can take hand In the IN tier
and run excursion trains from Whining
ton and down the Slate. Let the firemen,
the militia and the mem bers OF the q. A.
r. turn out. Let the banda be secured.
Let there be bicycle parade of both
ladies' and men let every one In the city
do his share towards making the ceiebra.
tion OF our national inde pendenoe grand
success With our patriotic young mayor
at the head OF the arrangements and the
citizens at his back, 1t 10 safe to expect
that the cele pration will be worthy Of the
day and a credit to our city.
Manager Hushebeck regrets that
catcher Madden will be unable to wear
the mask on Saturday in the game with
the strong Echlbe club Of Philadelphia.
The batting order Of both clubs will be
as follows:
O. A. O. soHIBE.
Leach, p. Smith. lb.
Ferguson, SO. Lilly 3b,
Higgins, 2b. Berry, Q.
Duffy, 3b. Matthews. D.
Mont gomery. II. ]. Bratton. 2b.
| Steele, IS. SpeRler, S.
| MoCaughan, tb. Conrad, II.
Gutenberg, Q. Chow Of
| Malloney, RI. Groher. RI.
! Hartsell. sub, D.,
There came very near being two fires in
our city yesterday. The frat was ut the
stable OF the Atlantic House, where Mrs.
| Graham's little boy threw a lighted mato h
Into pile OF hay. The prompt action OF
those In the neighborhood at the time
saved the stable, from being bRrned as 1t
surely would have been had the fire gain
| I'd hendway.
| The second instance was at the Lupton
cotton mills where owing to the friction
of the machinery one OF the loome be-
came on fire.
One of our young men went to VIII
mington last evening and renouneed the
Order OF single blessedness. Congratula.
| tlons ure In order,
Zeke Davis, colored, Delaware City. was
yesterday committed to jail In default of
| furnishlshing peace bond.
John DouRheriy. who wae sentenced to
three years imprisonment on February g..
| loSu, was relenseu from jail last evening.
lie broke jail under Sheriff Simmons, but
was reeapIured. He served year and a
half under Sheriff Gould. ono year under
simmons and the balance under Sheriff
| Glllls.
George Bull Sr, had narrow escape
from being mashed TO death by an ele.
vator In the cotton mills. While he was
engaged In putting stand to keep the
elevator from the floor, the bolt In tine car
broke and 1t foil to the floor with thud.
Johr A. Walls will go TO Clayton to-day
TO SEQ Superintendent Holiday in refer
ence TO placing root On the railway pisI
at the river front. II such IA thing il per.
mltted Mr.. Walls will furthermore place
II new floor on the pier to be used as 0
dancing floor. In one end a grand Ice
cream stand would be erected and to the
strains OF high olass orchestra the young
people would tread the light fantastic.
The Idea of MIR. Walls is to get the rail
road to run special train each evening tx
New Castie. Ii is known fact that whet
the wind is from the south tho tempera
ture Is ten degrees lower here than II
Wilmington. 1t is earnestly hoped thai
the enterprise will work.
The funeral Of Mrs Ann Gallagher tool
| place this morning. Requiem nigh mas
was celebrated In st. Peters Church and
interment made In st. Peter'e Cemetery
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