The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-30
items FROM
NEW CASTLE,
Correspondence of tho REPUBLICAN,.
November 30, 1873

about the successor to Senator tieoTge
Gray number OF Republicans would llkc
to see The plum fall 10 James q. KNOWLES.
He has done mOle for New Castle IN ono
year than all OF tho Othor candidates IN
their life time. His puy roll amounts 70
thousands of dollars each week, and wheh
a few hundred persons arc employed regu-
larly 1T means full larders in lhs peoples
homes. 1t means full enjoyment or
Thanksgiving and II happy Christmas
MIR. Knowles Is qualified In every way to
represent Delaware in the United otates
Senate.
Now Castle Hundred has paid its re-
spects to William s. Hills. Tho Road Com.
missiouers of New Castle hundred at u
meeting on Monday afternoon elected Mr..
Hills attorney for that body. lie succeeds
.Iohn II. Rodney. The commissioners vii!
make an effort to find out the condition Ot
the affairs OF New Castle hundred.
With Arthur NJ. Wise as secretary to
tho commissioners the people OF New
Castle hundred will bs made aware OF lhe
financial condition Of affairs. Ii Is TO DC
hoped that the new commissioners VIII
be able to change the wrctched conuitlon
Of the county IOads.
About thirty men from New Castle hun
dred expect to get work for noarly two
years from MIR. Lobtlell. Adjoining tna
car wheel works is a. large tract or lulld
which is better known ai a marsh,
The intention at present is to reclaim the
ground. The work of widening ana deep
ing tho Chrlstiana cannot be done uh,
less large quantity of mud was hnIleu
away, As to where to dump the same Is 10
be considered. There IL II blowing ma
chine in use nowadays which can blow the
mud from barge good distance Such
a machine well 10 secured AMI the Chris
tluua mud will he utilized TO fill in tho
LobdeIl marsh.
In order to prevent tho mud going over
on he nein nhboring mark force OF work
men will be put to work to build Dank.
The work was begin yesterday but owing
to n mistake having been in"dcln the sur
vty of the ground Tho work had to be post
puned for II day or Two. .
Mr.. James x. Mu!ligan, Mrs. Mary Mul.
ligan and Mr.. Campbell Of Delaware City
and Mr. Thomas Murray and Mrs Robert
Dcughrrty, of Wilmington, were in New
Castle yesterday attending tho funeral OF
James Campbell.
James and William Manning OF Eliza.
belL, N. J,, are the guests OF Miss Anna
Mahoney
James Sinister, we'll known resident
of Now Cas- 10 died yesterday morning at
the advanced age OF 50.
Tho monthly meeting OF the Board OF
President Stewart in tho chair. Tho re-
port of Professor Knowles for the past
month was as follows; no. enrolled .; to-
tai u tendance 5lJ; average attendauca
4l0; seating capacity t22; applications Tor
admission 2; forfeited seats Il suspended !.
The following bills were ordered drawn;
J. Il. and l.. L. E'iasun $"3; This McCon'
Hell School Supply Co. !! 3?; American
Book CO., s26 a; Maynard Merrill Cos
II ri Lri, -, p 81 "a. ID g.
Heath Co, $ll 81; Peckham Little Co.
Sl.U5; Potle. and Putnam Co. 2. 10 Ex-
pro says In book, IL ilJ. &. Bridgewater
IS cents; John W. Hudson, So 81; B, L.
Lumk % cents; William Deakynr, 500; NJ i.
Cunnel school Supply Co for 3G4 square
feet OF Mack board .S625
The report of S,a;e Treasurer W. NJ.
Ross IN relation to Tho appropriation for
tho sciotl districts Nos. 45 and AZ showed
that tho appropriation was S3lU, ire uvi-
dend SELLS making ! total of sl52l OS
less the amount of s5424 for books left
SIlG9 "a. Treasurer Ferris statad that only
portion OF the amount was available rs
yot and that tho amount was Si0u loss than
the allotment of las. year.
The report of the finnncs committee was
the effect that there was enough money or
nan.l to pay the salaries OF the teachers
and janitors. In relation to the tnltlon lee
OF Warren Carnagy n resident or Mount
Pleasant 10 was stated tina tuition tee OF
$40 would not be cxorbitanL Tor tho year.
The books used by him wee to remain us
the property OF the board.
Secretary Eckles was IN -tructed | notify
the guardian OF the lad to that offoct
Tho mntter iu relation to tho payment
of the substi Il 0 teacher was taken up ana
1t was decided that 81 30 per diem should
TO tleCucteli frcln1he salaries Of Miss Reber
AMI Mis- S,utn,dn and paid to tho suDstl-
tute. The teachers were absent on account
uf tic illness Df''Members OF the family
and not on account of individual illness ns
/, provided for by .he laws of the school.
The ccndi ion of the walk from tho brick
row in Shawtown TO No. school was
taken up and it was stated that the old
cindcr pa h which had been placed there 10
years ago was no longer amy good ana that
teachers and scholars were compelled TO
wadY through the mud ankle deep.
1t was decided to have cindcr path
made 1T this point Mt once, MS 1t would not
be advisable to wait on Council, lest the
winter bo over before 1t be made
Mr.. Frazer reported that the Father or
thu lad Henry Lenth had paid 20 cents for
tho window glass which the lad had ma
lciously broken.
Prof. Knowles made inquiry in rotation
TO the holding of one scs ION in The pri-
mary departments in case Of storm and
was informed that it was within his prov
iuce to 50 have such arrangements made.
Clark Ecklcs presented TO the board
communication from tho Board of Trus'
ices of the New Castle Common, u tuition
bill of Eliza Picroc, grandmother Of Mrs.
Mary Lane ,-.
Tho hill was made when the former
named was but years old and Is IL curl
osity: It is in m excellent State OF preser-
walton and was accepted and ordered past
cd in the minute book. A copy is rs fol-
lows: "At u meeting Of all the trustees
of tho New Castle Academy september
13 1890,
Resolved unanimously, That the tuition
money and contingent expenses which
may hereafter become due for the schol lars
in the Academy, to- -ct her with all arrear.
ages, be paid either to the tutor or the
treasurer within ono month after tho OK.
piration OF each quarter and upon failure,
that this child or children for which such
payIncut shall be neglected to be made,
Shall be excluded FROM tho Academy. un-
til tho sums so! do bn discharged to tho
treasurer and his receipt tor tho same pro-
duccd to tho tutor.
Resolved, That tho Tutors givo notice
of tho above Resolution to Pnrcnts or
Guardians OF the Pupils under their Care.
Mr. GEORGE PIERCE, DIR.
1900 Oct. 49, for instruction Mi S Eliza
PIERCE from July 20, S. Assessment for
contingent cxponscs 80.
Received Payment
Joseph Dana.
The board hen ndjourreI.
State Councillor Clark and Vice. Council.