The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-29
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, June Goth.

Az 6ne meeting OF tne b3afu OF Educa'
tlon held last evening 1t wa, announced
that the examination of teachers will be
held In Wilmington on Saturday, July O..
Under the new law the school teachers oil
this city will be obliged to take the exam
| ination and cannot teach unless they have
the proper certificates. An order In favor
Of the chairman OF Committee on Teach
ers for the deficit to pay the expenses OF
the commencement exercises were drawn,
The principal 8 report showed thefollow.
ing pupils deserving Of special commenda-
tiop: No. 7-Chris Greer, Anna Winslow,
Jake Gilkie, Katie Sullivan, Paul Wier
| Average attendance 35 ). enrolled during
| moniha The City tax collector has been
| unable to secure the taxes of the past year.
| As result the Board of Education has
been unable to secure its appropriation
| from the city The Board vas obliged to
borrow $3.50 to pay the teachers for March,
| April and May.
The Finance Committee reported that
only $72 was In the treasury. In order to
pay the teachers for the month of June the
note for 5000 had to be renewed. c'he du.
plicate will not be in the hands of the col
iector until next Week. During the re.
mainder Of July the collector will bc able
to collect enough money to meet q note
for sl,2CO, which will be presented to the
Bank todav.
As some of tho teachers have gone to
thes homes tho matter of election Of
teachers caused a considerable discussion
In order to secure the present corps of
teachers members were Of the opinion it
was best to elect the teachers subject to
the teachers passing the examination.
Mr.. Maloney objected to the election OF
the teachers until they take the examl.
nation Good teachers in the past have
been dispensed with aud poor ones elected.
The youth and taxpayers of New Castle
have been cheated
Home rule Is favored all the time. Let
us have Delaware teachers and New Cas-
Ito teachers Mt that. ahead of Massacbu.
setts or Rhode I.land.
If tho material is at home then there
should be no going outside for teachers.
They teach German and botany and can
not speak English. Mr.. Frazer, you
make charges which cannot be proven. l
cannot understand.
Mr. Mahony, the principal, about year
ago went into the room Of teacher and
sail she wus no lady If she was not a
lady then what was she?
She went to you and you, Mr. Frazer,
would not give her n hearing. Mr. Fr.zer-
am ready to stand by my action of two
years ago. You made mistake in advising
your daughter. Mr.. Deakyne-That is an
old song There Is no truth in tho state
ment
Mr.. Ferris-A mi-take has been made by
keeping the present principal. 1t is wrong
to brand tho membo's with crime when
they have only followed their convictions.
intcnd to vote against the present prin.
Cpal.
Mr.. Ferris moved tG POSTPONE the cleo.
tiop OF teachers until July 10. Miss Sent.
man and Miss Draper hold certificates
from tho county suDcrintendent. Mr..
Frazer, in tho cage Of the teachers who live
away what action arc thoy to take.
Mr., Phillips favored the examination
first and :hen hasg rcion The election
was pos roped. TIE secre ary was in.
st:uctcd TO notify tho teachers and appli-
can 8, of the date of examination.
This sec, ion of the county was visited
hv II severe cleclr; storm yesterday. At
Harn's Corner ONE boards wcro blown Off
The barn. A numher of Telegraph noles
were split in two by the lightning strk-
ing the wires. Several trees were also
damaged bv the storm. The trolley cars
wrrc ont of service for two hours This
was causcd bv an acridnnt to tn, wiro at
Third street bridgo, Wilmington where the
connection Is mrdc Sumo of he people
who were in Wilmington came homo by
thu train.
Full line oilitcvns SEC. up Stoops.
Mira. Clark and daughter who have been
staying fn'-Nrw Castle re. urncd to Dover
Yesterday afternoon. Clark will go to
Trenton to-mo"ro.v to serve his sentence
o( llvo years. Before he leaves New Cas-
Tie he will give n big suspriso to the au.
thcriies.
Three honscs for rant-Stoops.
Jame' Lancaster, Ir.. met with q pain
ful accident on Monday. While in bnth-
ing he tired on a piece Of n bottle. His
OF was badly injured thereby. The in
step was cut clear TO the bone. One of tho
nrterieS WAS severed DR.. Stewart dressed
the wound and stepped the flow of blood.
Report has Il that there will he q meet.
Ing held during the coming week between
he directors of the New Cas- leAnd Will
ningtnn railways. The inter ton is that
nav follow.
Mr.. and Mrs Fritz and Miss Matthews
,ra visiting relatives ia Oxford, Pm.
Frank Janvier, who recently graduated
rom til" u. Of p. arrived home Yesterday.
Mr., .Ianvi5r will open n law office in vii.
Mington.
St Johns sLodge. No ?. A. F A. NJ,
will celebrate its golden jubilee this oven
ng. Prominent nembers of the Masonic
paternity from Wilmington and Philadel.
Ihn will be present.