Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Public schooI Oommenoements - Other
Matters of Local Interest.
sporial Correspondence OF Gazette anu journal
New Castle. June 90. Tho funeral OF
John Kern took place yesterday after
noon. The services were held at his
late residence. Sixth and Cherry
streets. the Rev. s. Beattie Wylie
officiating, and the interment WAS in
the Presbyterian cemetery. Thomas
ID. Walls. George Williams, William
Jolly, Samuel Roberts, Henry Wilhelme
and John Montgomery were the pail
bearers.
Ths schooner j. @. Atchins, which
was run into off Fort Delaware on
Saturday night by tug owned by the
railrond company, is on the flats near
Truss wharf, at the foot OF Harmony
street. Her cargo, consisting of WOOD,
will be taken off and sold, after which
she will be taken to shipyard for re-
pairs.
The New Castle Brick Co.. yester-
day, finished the erection of down
draft English kiln with a capacity of
1s0. 600 bricks, and now produces five
kinds Of bricks.
. Nav Castle, June 23.-The cummeuce-
munt of the lower grades of the New
Castle public schools will be held to-
morrow evening. The programme is as
follows: NJ usic, Directorate March. !"
orchestra; invocation, the Rev. S. b.
Wylie; greeting song, fifth grade; ad-
dress OF welcome, Mics Ella Davis ;
defamation. That Dreadful Boy. "
William Elkinton; hand exercise song.
fret grade; exercise. Trades" fourth
grade; recitation, "The Two Mites. !"
Miss Alice Hendrix: song, Miss Mamie
McNulty. defamation, What Know, :"
Charles VanArsdalen; doll drill, sacond
grade: recitation, We've Always Been
Provided For" Miss Mary Couper
defamation, "a 6x9 Rhy me- Hugh
McCaughan; parasol drill, third grade /:
exercise, "Ten Little Boys Went to
School," first grade: song. Miss David.
sons school; recitation. "My Answer, y
Miss Anna Lancaster: waiter drill, fifth
and sixth gra1es; recitation, Miss Ella
Morris exercise, "a Bunch of Flowers, -
Mics Lunt's school; duet In the Star
light" Misses jennie Lancaster and
Blanche Hughes; defamation, Paul
Revere's Ride" Frank Holcomb dumb
bell drill, seventh grade; exercise "Our
Holidays, eighth grade: motion song,
sixth grade; valedictory, William Grier ;
music, Railroad Galop," orchestra ;
benediction. the Rev. j.. +. Oorkran.
The commencement OF the New Castle
High School will be held oD Friday
evening. The programme is as follows
Overture, popular airs, orchestra; invo-
cation, the Rev. i. NJ. Mupson, LII.
D.; aalutatory, can Old Garrett, -
Dorsey Rodney essay, Great men Of
g., - <a4 n,.Tx o..
essay, Conversation as an Art, y Miss
Elizabeth Dennison; music, Love
Sigh Waltzes," orchestra: essay. ''Our
Duty, What?" Miss Laura Meredith ;
essay, "Women of the Past, Present and
"Dream of Love-" orchestra essay,
"All are Architects OF Fate" Albert
Pedrick ; valeuictory, Justice" Miss
Katherine Gormloy music, national
melodies. orchestra; address, James III.
Morgan presentation of diplomas, Hon.
Charles b. Lore; benediction, the Rev.
Edward IL. Brady.
Contractor Ira Lunt, yesterday, began
the work of stripping the schooner j.
q. Atcbins, laden with cord wood. The
schooner was struck by a Reading col
lier off Fort Delaware on Saturday
evening and was towed to this city by
the tug Lille Graham. The masts,
sails and all the movable material had
been removed by last evening. A por-
tion Of the cord wood has been sold at
from 50. so to SO per cord, and local
dealer offered So per cord for the re-
mainder. but the captain stated that he
would rather soc II float to sea or give
it away than to sell it at that price.
Several uumuzZled dogs were killed
yesterday, making total of 32 slain
recently.
Personal: Captain and Mrs. Winfield
Truss Of Philadelphia have been guests
of Mrs. Emily r. Truss--J John and
Arthur Robbins of Germantown, Pa. /,
are guests OF Edwin M. Herbert--Lee
Munson has returned from Lehigh Uni
versity-- William McCarter. formerly OF
this city and now OF Philadelphia,
visited relatives here yesterday-Mis iss
Cecilia Weggynmann is in Philadelphia
John Ries Is attending the Sengerfest
in Philadelphia-Dayid Steele removed
to Philadelphia.