The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-15
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. juno 15, 1897.

When the scholars of the High School
appeared on the street yesterday afternoon
tears streantd down their cheeks. Upon
inquiry as to the cause OF sorrow, the
children stated that their teacher, the
assistant principal, Miss M. X. kast, had
announced that at the end of The present
season she would resign her position. Miss
Kast during the past year showed good
work in the schools and having recently
obtaineda three years certificate to teach
in the schools here was unanimously
elected by the Board of Education. Miss
Kast will accept of a more lucrative posi-
tion near her home, ,at Mechanicsburg, Pa.
The many friends of VIM. II. Spruance
were truly elated last evening when the
news was received that that gentleman
had been appointed resident judge of New
Castle county.
At the meeting of Division No. 8, A. o.
H., n committee was appointed to tender
reception to Rt Rev John J. Monahan
Bishop Of Wilmington. The committee
has about concluded the arrangements and
the new Bishop is expected here On Friday
June 25. The reception will be held in
the X. Of p. hall where the Hibernians
hold their meetings
At the last meeting Of the Hibernians
John +, Campbell was elected Recording
Secretary to fill an unexpired term.
noon that DR.. George X. Edwards of this
city died at Princeton College. Dr. Ed.
wards recently came here from California
where he went for the good of his health.
Accompanied by DR. Black ho went TO
Princeton last week to witness the com.
mencement exercises AS soon as DR., Ed.
wards arrived he was given an ovation as
he was truly popular young man
On Saturday night ho made speech at
l,n nnln lp WI rI1
room he occupied when he was student.
His remains will bo brought here for inter
ment from the residence OF his grand
mother Mrs Mary Smith.
DR.. George Kerr Edwards, son of DR..
Lewis A. Edwards and Elizabeth Couper
Edwards was born in Baltimore, Septem'
Der 6, 1866 He graduated from Princeton
in 1889 and from the University OF Penn
sylvnna Medical School in lS99.
For eighteen months he was resident
physician at the Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia and afterwards was on Dr.,
Kclloy's staff at the John Hopkins Hos
pital in Baltimore for nearly year before
failing health caused him to resign.
The Evangelical Lutheran Ministerioum
yesterday afternoon dismissed Rev. w. ii.
Kuntz, who for years has been practiciug
medicine in this city.
He was dismissed becaused he has engaged
in q secular persult Incompatible Wltn
active work in the ministry.
Lyons was to be the opponent for honors
to Scott, but he got lame in the game OF
ball. The west side won the relay race.
In tho tug-of war contest number OF
west side rootcrs grabbed the rope and
pulled tho west side away from the east
81 le. 1t was q foul decision to give the
laurels to the west side. In the broad
jump contest Payne won by jumping II
feet inches.
The contestants and distances were as
follows: James Shields, II #. in. Dan.
iel Collins, II IT, 0 in; George Lucas: IL It.
8 in. Hugh Mcbride, l2ft in; John f.
Welsh, IL #. II in; George Black, ID it,
in; John f. Welsh, 1S #. 10 in; John
Payne, II it, ? in.
The winning base ball team will be chal-
lenged by the reporters for a game to be
played sometime i'll August.
Chief Justice Lore will address the High
School graduates.