Evening journal., 1896-04-01

bf"o"''3 49, @"0"t'on OF OWnership
ofons OF the steam Fire Enesues-ro BE
Referred TO the Trustees' Meeting.
other Happenings of Day.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, April The sbsd
season began In earnest with the advent
Of April and the warm weather today.
All along the Delaware river. as FAR as
eve can reach--north and sontb-tbe
channel is dotted with shad fshermen's
skIffs and bucys, drifting from ono tide
to another.
The run Of shad really began last
evening whom the fisherman arrived
with the fnny prIzss ia blocks Of five
and dozen. which they sold at from 80
cents to 81 apiece. Captain Thomas
Riding and George Russell bronght In
fourteen 81 shad and two rock fish
Captains Hanson and Rogers soon fol-
lowed with twelve Others then fol
lowed with good reports OF their work.
Captsin Charles Lancastor's new boat
was shipped from Phlladelphia on the
steamer Major Rsybold and he will soon
ioln the New Castle feet. There were
no commission buyers at the wharf until
to day, when one shipper "set up shop. "
Board Orders an Examination.
At the regular meeting of the Board
Of Education last evening all the mem
bers we're present, with President Ferris
presiding. Oscar RldlnRs announced on
behalf OF the Order of American Mechan
ics that 1t would present an American
flag to No. 2 school, provided the order
be allowed to conduct appropriate cere
monies. The proposition was accepted
and the COMMITTEES on School Property
instructed to confer with the order In
making arrangements.
The following bills were ordered paid /;
B. Y. Blackburn, 40 cents. William
Deakyne. $40 70; Theodore w. Hanf.
81 90: Edward Handy, $2.00; J. q
Bridgewater, 90 cents: Thomas Frazer.
sc 8S; New Castle News, SO 90; inspeo-
tor for holding recent election, $S 90.
The Finance Committee reported $0S5
In bank.
President Ferris appointed the fol
lowing committees;
On Teachers Ferris. Stewart. Eiason.
Text Books - Frazer, Deakyns !,
Vlcksry.
School Property -Eliason, Stewart,
Frazer
FinaDce-Tybcut, Reynolds Msnlove
Visiting Committees, No ] School
Ferris Manlove. ElIason. No. . School
Frazer Deakyne. Tybout. No. 8 School
Stewart. Reynolds, VickeIy.
The principals report for theINmonth
showed Number enrolled, IL; total at
tendance, 600; average attends.ce, 459.
Names Of those deserving special com.
mendation for department and progress:
No. school-Hettie McCaughan, Mag.
gle Lawlor.
No 3 school--Msry Campbell, Thomas
Gravell
No. A school-Mary King. Alice Cooper,
Maud .HAmmill Rose Lenoir, Emma
BrAdley,l Blanch Morgan, Nsrcissa
Downey. Jennie Bull, Mary Gemmill,
Daisy Hstton. Walter Dalby, John
Campbell
No. School--Rsbert Vaotlne, Frank
hewlett. susie Gormley. Ida Saunders,
Richard Brown James Murphy
No. School Preston Prultt, Walter
Wilson, Aunie Dyer. Laura Johnson,
Muriel Sudell, While Cline
No. School-Michael Rogers.
Miss Mary Fleming wEs reported sick
aud Miss Anna Fleming substituted for
her.
motou WAS mauo thhb uhc piluclphi
be instructed to hold an examination for
teachers, the second week In May. A
motion to lay the same on the table was
lost and the motion to hold the examins-
tion prevailed.
The examination will be held In No 1
School Saturday the May 16. All the
teachers will be notified Of this action OF
the board, aud others desiring TO take
the examination must make application
to the secretary.