Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
THE NsN3 OF new CASTLE

Interesting Session of the Board of Eduon-
tIon-A Light Catch of shad.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, March 30. AN the mem
hers we're present at tho meeting of the
Board of Education last evening. The
report Of Principal Andrews showed the
following names recorded ae deserving
special commendntiop for department
aud plogrss
No. Z .Christopher Grier. Paul Wier,
Helen Mahuuey.
No. g-t'rank Leach, Willie Gear,
Eddie Toner, May Clark.
A motion TO increase tine salary OF the
secretary from $50 to $50 per annum
was laid over until tho May meeting.
President Stewart announced the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing year !:
Teachers Stewart, Deakyne, Ferris.
Text Books-Frazer, peakyne, Phil
lips.
School Property -Manlovc, Eliason,
CarriGk.
Finance Ferris. Carrick. Mahuney,
Visiting Committees, No. l-Deakyne,
Maploye, Ferris; No. 2. Carriuk, Frazer,
Stewart; No. 3, Eliason, Phillips,
Mahonay.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferris, II note of
5000 was drawn and signed by the dit
ferent members OF the hoard. The note
will BIO presented at bank DAY for
discount 1t is the intention of the
members to relieve the treasury rs it is
not likely that any money will be OBJ
tanned from tho tax collector very soon.
The following bills were allowed :
Charles L. Ferris, s.. 10; New Castle
Nowa el.50; John Megginson, So. 20 ;
John &. Bridgewater, 81; ThomaH
Frazer, Sl2. 10; express and hooks, 81 30.
The report of the finance committee
showed about $40 in the treasury and
thar tho tax collector bad great dilii-
Guilty 10 making collections.
On motion Of Mr.. Carrick the matter
Of purchasing new books was laid over
until the disposal of the educational
bill now pending in the Legislature.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferris it was de-
ci,ied to have Secretary Eckles writY to
Representative McCoy under the seal
Of the board, TO the effect that il is
the sense of tho hoard that the proposed
new law should not apply to the public
schools of this city in any particular.
City Tax Collector Jamss E. White
will sit at the Office of Mayor Boyd or
Saturday and Saturday week from ? IA
s o'clock, p. u., for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes.
George Robinson, colored, who hal
been working OH the farm OF ".
Carroll, near st. Georges, was giver
a hearing yesterday before Magistrate
Sutton on the charge Of assault ant
battery On Frederick Graef. He wat
found guilty and committed to Jail fol
80 days.
A photographic aud illustrated con
cert will he given in the First Baptis
Church on Saturday evening. TIN
etereopticon views will include features
Of the Cuban war and the Maine dis
aster. The affair will he under tn,
direction of the Rov. }. ID. @. Hanna
pastor of the Union NJ. 4. Church
Wilmington.
The auditing committee of the Citi
zens' Building and Loan Association
last evening. recommended tina. tn
fret series of tho association be con
tinued for the coming three months
and that the money on each share b
bold until July, in order that it ma
obtain its full value. Should the serie
be closed in June. as at frat prescribed
the holders of the shares would DO pal
off at Sl79 per share in place of $780,