Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Now Castle, Feb. q. A pleasant I
O'Clock tea was given Saturday by Miss
Armytage Black in honor of Miss
Campbell Of Gold Spring, Now York.
Among those preent were: Miss Starr
of Philadelphia, Miss Bush of Will
mington, Mis- Anna Cooper, Miss Greta
Cooper j. Rodney Cause, Andrew
Gray, Joseph L. Wales, Murray Stewart,
Roger Wilson and Christopher L. Ward.
The bell welding department of the
Delaware iron works has closed for
repairs and in consequence about 20
men arc out of employment, Work
will probably be resumed next Monday.
Lizzie RUSSELL colored, who was
arrested by Officer Harrington Satur-
day night on tho charge of drunken
ness, was committed to Jail for 10 days.
William Hunter took charge of the
postofflce this morning.
New Castle, Feb. %. --Presiding
Eldor Barrett held al arterly conference
in tho Methodist Church last evening.
Tho Rev. James NJ. Wise, Alexander
Biggs, Amos Il. Davidson, Thomas
Frazer, Jr., John S. King, James II.
Matthews, James f. Cannon, John
Megginson, Edward 4. Deakyne, Henry
a. Dennison, DIR. j. Leloy Fisher,
Patrick j. Ahern and John b. Mont
gomery were appointed stewards. The
Rev. James M. Wise was elected dele
gate to the annual conference and John
b. Manloye alternate. The Rev. Vaughn
s. Collins, the Rev. James NJ. Wise,
A. Il. Davidson, James Il. Biggs, S.
Atwood Stewart and John Il. M9nlove
were appointed committee to arrange
for the celebration of the 10Th anniver-
sary of the church.
New Castle, Feb. 26. Tho monthly
meeting of tho Board Of Education was
held last night. President Ferris pre-
sided and Messrs. Tybout. Eliason,
Stewart, Frazer, Manlove and Deakyne
were present
The report of the finance committee
was road. The treasurer reported
balance Of 81, 36l in the treasury and
announced that 81, $40 ia TO be received
from the collector. On February LIST,
1895, there was Sll3 in the treasury
and on the corresponding date of the
previous year only Is cents.
The purchase of curtains for Schools
Nos / and ? was postponed until the
sumE.er vacation.
Report was made that School No. 3
is becoming overcrowded. To remedy
this scholars from the western section
of the city will probably be sent 10
Schools Nos. l and 9.
The principals monthly report, as
follows, was read: Total attendance,
55T; average attendance, 465; number
of applicants for admission, 2. Names
Of those deserving special commenda-
ton for department and progress:
Room No. 9, Hetty Mclaughlin; room
No. 3, Anna Vantine, Mary Campbell,
Bella Megginson and Ethel Vickery !;
room No. 4, Blanche Morgan, Maud
Hammill, Narcissa Downey, Alice
Cooper and Lydia Price; room No. s,
Bessie Morrison, Robert Vantine,
Frank Hewlett Clara Grimes, Flora
Knauss and Richard Brown; room No.
z, Preston Pruitt, Willie Cline, Lottie
| Grimes and Muriel Sudell; room No.
s, Mario Mcdaniel, Lucy Longacre
and Michael Rodgers.
G. Edwin Eckels and John G. King
were appointed officers of the election
to be held March 7th.
1t was decided to obtain flag for
School NO. 2.
Florence Evelyn, the 5-months-old
daughter of Thomas and Mary Rodgers,
died yesterday.
Frank Congo, eolored, was arraigned
in Magistrate Daley's court on Tues
day on the charge of larceny Of shoes