Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28


Blanche Carr, Ia Dobbinsville. He was
promptly arregted and, last evening,
was given n hearing before Mayor
Boyd on the charge of bigamy and do
sertion. During the hearing the
mayors Office was crowded. Mrs.
Kellar testified that the defendant
had deserted her more than year ago
and that he had not contributed to the
support of the children meanwhile.
She stated that she had ascertained in
November that her husband was at
Marshallton and subsequently that he
was here. Mrs Carr said she first
met Kellar in October. In reply TO
question asked by the mayor she adj
mitted that Kellar had accompanied
her on visit to her sister, ut New
port. She also admitted that she bad
written to Mrs. Kellar, advising her
not to bother about her husband. She
denied that she was married to the
accused. Kellar said he had been
married six years and that no had left
his wife five times. He declared that
she had treated him meanly. He also
asserted that he was not married to
Mrs. Carr. The mayor discharged him
after severely lecturing him and re.
quiring him TO pay Sc. 05, the costs of
the case and the amount expended by
Mrs. Kellar in coming here.
New Castle, May %. Watson Post.
G. A. r., and Friendship Council Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, visited the Methodist
Church yesterday morning An APP
propriate sermon was preached by the
Rev. Vaughn s. Collins.
The Columbian Bicycle Club visited
Chesapeake City yesterday and will
visit Philadelphia next Sunday. In
| journeying to Philadelphia it will go
from Wilmington TO Chester by boat
and make the remainder of the trip by
wheel.
Fishermen are complaining about
Pennsylvanians dumping mud in the
cove between New Castle and Delaware
City.
New Castle, May 26. The reorgapized
New Castle Fife and Drum Corps is
composed of Thomas Smith, James
Smith, George Wright. Curtis Mont
| gomery, Charles Toner, Reid Mont
gomery. Albert Davis, George Bull,
John Daley, l.. o. Wise, Ebe Bull and
Mark Bennett. The corps will accom-
pany General +. l.. Watson Post, G.
| A. r., Memorial Day.
George Hatton, who had a foot in
| iured month ago by running nail
in ii, is suffering terribly and has
been taken 10 Farnhurst or treatment
William Andrews, who had foot
similarly injured five weeks ago, is
also suffering intensely.
After next Saturday the Columbia
Athletic Club will not play baseball
in Battery Park until July 4th. This
action has been taken because OF the
poor patronage. The baseball club
will meet next Monday evening for re.
organization. In the game with the
Montgomery, Saturday. William Leach
will pitch for tho Columbia and Connoly
will play at short.
Richard Myers was severely injured
yesterday afternoon by falling while
alighting from train.
Mrs. Taggart gave pleasant party
last evening in honor of the Misses
Stahl, Rosenberg and Kennedy.
The managers of the Columbia Ath.
letic Club thank, through the press,
those who assisted at the clubs festi'
val.
New Castle. May q. The monthly
meeting of the Board Of Education was
held last evening.
Mr. Stewart announced that the trus
tees of the Presbyterian Church are
willing 10 rent the chapel in Dnbbins
Vile, for school purposes, for $50 pei
year and expressed the opinion thai
the price asked is high. The commit
tee on school property was instructed
to confer with the trustees and session
of the church for the purpose OF ascer
taining whether the building can b.
obtained at lower rental.
Mr.. Stewart reported that a flag poll
and halyartls have been obtained TO
No. 9 School. The visiting commute,
OF that school was directed to represon
the board at the Memorial Day cele
bration.
The principals report, as follows
was presented:
Number of new pupils enrolled, IA
total attendance, 526; seating capacity
ST.; number Of classes, ~.
Scholars deserving spt ci Il commenda
ton for department ana progress:
Room No. 2-Hetty McCHughan, Ag
nes Mccoy, Eddie Truitt and Maggie
Lawlor.
| Room No. blanche Morgan, Daisey
Hatton, Alice Cooper, Rose Lenoir
Maud Hammell. Matte Wagner, Ce
ella CLOSER, Florrie Case, George
Murray, Andrew Lenoir, Walter Dalb,
and Narcissa Downey.
Room No. 5--Laura Wilhelme, kober
Vantine, Renie Becker, Florence kee
gan and James Murphy.
ROOM No. 7-Lydia Van Pelt, Pau
Klinert, Anna Dyer, Preston Pruit
and Milton Closer.
Room No. S-Frank Wright, Jessie
Watts, Howard Wilhslme and Ellt
Hammell.
Room No. 9-Carrie bartlett. Elsie
Stewart, Carrie Spear, Elizabeth Col.
Inns, Carrie Pruitt, Charlie Hammel
and Evan Lancaster.
Mr.. Ferris reported balance Of
about $500 in the treasury.
After ordering tho payment of this
teachers monthly salaries the boaro
met in executive session.
Morris, Taskss 4 CO., yesterday,
shipped to New York flAgrole 70 feel
long, which will DO put on the Cooper
& Zieger building. A copper ball, IA
inches in diameter, which is to sur
mount the pole. is being covered with
gold leaf by Henry Tetiow.
A graphophone concert will he given
tomorrow evening in Emmanuel
Church.
The Columbia Wheel Club. which
will take run to Philadelphia next
Sunday, will meet at it's hall at 6. 30 a. m.
twenty-five members of 20. A, N.
@ D., will wheel to this city this
evening,
PERSONAL George Maxwell and family
of Pensacola, Fla, former residents Of
this city, will come here Saturday tc
reside--Miss Laura Knause has ac-
copied position in Wilmington--Mr Mrs.
William Harrington and Mrs. Frank