The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-30
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. March 30, 1S9a'

At the meeting of The Board Of Educa-
tion last night all the members were pres
ent. The members openly expressed their
opinion that New Castle is abl0 to look
after Its own schools without tho aid OF
the county superintendent or State Board
Of Education.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid: Charles f. Ferris & Son,
$2 IS; expressage, $3.50; New Castle News,
$3.50; John Megginson, $625; Thomas
Frazer, $l2 Is; repairs 10 clock, eli total,
S27.
President Stewart announced his COM
mittees They are as follows.
Teachers-Stewart, Deakyne, Ferris.
Finance Ferris, Carrick. Mahoney.
Text Books-Frazer, Deakyne, Phillips.
School Property-Manlove, Eliason,
Carrlck.
Visiting Commlttess-No /, Deakyne,
Manloye. Ferris.
No 2-Carrick, Frazer Stewart.
No 3-Eliason, Philips, Mahoney.
The principals report showed the aver.
ago attendance to be 438. The following
pupils were reported us deserving of spec
ial commendation for department:
No 9-Frank Leach, Willie Geer, Eddie
Tower Mary Clarke.
No 7-Chris opher Grler, Paul Wier and
Helen Mahoney.
The matter Of selecting text books was
laid over pending the fate Of the new
school law bill before the Legislature.
The members considered the bill o very
poor substitute for the present law. As
the finances In the treasury reached only
80 and as the salaries for the month
amount to 1855. the Board agreed to bOr-
row 500, from the Farmers Bank.
Owing to tho heavy downpour Of rain
yesterday afternoon,p New Castle people
tnI I'D nt nk -
the Columbia, when she passed. Sho
anchored for the night at Reedy Island,
because the weather was bad. She looked
we'll in her coat of lead color. This was
the color of all Federal ships during the
civil war and is said to be the best fight
Ing color. Captain Crowninshield select
cd the color.
George Robinson, colored, was lodged in
Jail this afternoon by constable Ash of
. st. Georges. He spends thirty days at the
brown stone front in default OF payment
OF fine aud costs for disorderly conduct.
He was committed by Magistrate Sutton.
The fist series Of the Citizens Building
and loan Association will mature In July.
The tenth annual report shows each share
worth $172 at present. Payments will be
made in April, May and June, The GER
tiflcates of stock will not be redeemable
until July 10
Dy making lOur payments bne stoCk
would run over. BY paying only three 1t
is not enough, so the interest for the half
month will square things nicely.
Theproflt on each share of the stock Is
sued ono year ago was 81 cents
A new series of stock will be issued by
tho Citizens Loan ut its next meeting.
County tax collector John y. Hayes, of
Red Lion, was here yesterday and re ceiyed
some small amounts
1t is understood that 1.-The office of tho
Water Works and Gas Companies will be
leno> ed to he sore recently vacated by
John Bacon.
The '96 club which occupied quarters In
the Merit building has disbanded.
William Mohler has removed to Will
mington.
b. 7. Lank will open cigar, fruit and
confectionery store where Mohler carried
on business.
The catch of shad yesterday was only
half as big rs it was on Monday. Shad
sold Mt SIS ger hundred.
'Bc Joyful is tho sorg which Com
pany FL, n. g. D., is singing at present.
The heavy rain yesterday loft
enough water on Sixth street for the small
boys to sail toy boat.
John II. Martin is in New York.
The early flowers are III full bloom in
the Jefferson House garden.