The sun., 1898-03-30

express on books, 1885, ; Committee on
School Property reported bill from John
Megginson, for repairs on buildings, etc. +,
ST, %; bill OF Thos. Frazer, Jr., supplies,
s.. l;5 J. G. Budgwater, clock for No. 2
school. $l.0O; bill from "News" for
election posters, $l.5o; Finance COM
mittee reported $40 in bank and on
motion OF Mr. Ferris 4 resolution was
adopted authorizing the Board to borrow
by Individual note 5000 on ninety days
from the Farmers Bank of New Castle to
pay teachers salaries for past month.
Other orders authorized total, SjS5. An
order was drawn for tie payment OF
| IS expenses Of election officers.
On motion OF Mr.. Carrick the matter OF
text books was laid over until the new
schoo! law was settled. Resolutions
offered by Mr. Ferris that secretary be
instructed to write to Representative
Mccoy that ii is the sensc Of this Board
that the proposed new law should not
apply to the public schools Of this city
IN any particular carried unanimously,
Principal 5 report was then read and
ordered adopted. Prof. Andrews re-
ported that the following scholars were
reported as deserving especial mention:
school No. 9-Frank Leach, Will Cler,
Eddie Toner, Mary Clark No. : Chris
Grier, Paul Wier, Helen Mahoncy; aver
age daily attendance 43S. Mr.. Phillips
moved that the salary OF the secretary
he Increased from $50 to $50 per annu-l.
lhls was sttrnuousIy opposed ty Nlessrs,
Terris and Eliasou. An amendment was
finally offered Ivy Mr. Torri- that thc
matter be laid over until May meeting
Carried. Those voting in favor of the
postponemcnt being Ferris Eliasun.
Stewart, Manovc, Frazer rarrirk. Up-
posed: MAhoncy, Dcakyle, Phillips
Representatives. oi IocaIs Councils,
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew gathered in
Emmanuel Church this city, Monday
evening last, for thrr regular quarterly
meeting. Bishop Coleman presided and
made Il short addres. to those present
taking his text from Cor. II, As. Bus.
ness OF the society W;ls then taken, and
the reports OF committees oi hutff and
institutional work were read. The latter
referred to hospitals and ! asylulns
and Mlnq1adale Home. Charles NJ.
Curtis spoke briefly of thy success of the
noon day meetings fnI business men.
The chapters reprsSIted we're Trinity,
Calvary, Old S%rues, st. Johns aud
llnInanuel and me out OF town member.
IN attendance were Bishop Colman, Rev.
A. r. Walker, c. NJ. Curtis, j. $.
Grohe, Y. W. Hammond, j. b. Carter,
n. McCray, G. R. Good, VIM. Ninnick
and Charles Jones, all Of Wilmington.
Tho Rev. }. d. c. Hanna of Union
NJ. =. Church, will deliver a phono-
graph concert and lecture, illustrated
with sterloptican views on the Cuban
war and Maine disaster, in the First
Baptist Church this city on Saturday
night next.
The L. 5. Cruiser Columbia which
anchored at Deep Water Point Monday
evening last to await favorable tides fol
crossing the many bars and shoals of the
Delaware between here and Philadelphia
weighed anchor and left her berth a,
z.lo yesterday afternoon and passed
down by this point At 2.4O p. m. The
Columbia presented a fine appearance
with her brlstling guns and four stack.
painted dark yellow. Many persons
witnessed her departure from the wharf
The Columbia was gcins at about min,
knot gate and was drawing 2G! feet OF
water
George Roberts, colored, living on the
farm OF Westey Carroll below st
Georges was Yesterday committed to the
County Jail here for thirty DAYS bv Mag
lstratc Albert Sutton Of st. Georges or
the charge of assault and battery pre-
terred by Frederick Graft, white, of the
same place.
The New Castle Shirt Factory is run
nlng full time day and evenings in order
to get out large consi ignment of shirt.
that must be finished in few dav.
time.
King and Elkinton yesterday shippcc
one thousand shad to the New York
markets. Three hundred were sold t,
/ Wilmington dealers and one hundred tc
New Castle market. Fifteen hundred
were delivered to Mcssrs King and Elk
lnton yesterday. Two Of their transpor.
tat ion boats were delayed by storm anc
had to anchor before reaching wharf.
The Atlantic Transportation Com
Pany's large doubI" stack tug Jane,
smith, Jr., stopped at the wharf ycstcr-
day afternoon on her way from New
York to Philadelphia
! II. +. Brock~on, clerk at the GIpi,
House, this city, has moved from his
former residence on Harmony street in
the house of Mrs. Stevenson, to one OF
David Lewis houses on Delaware street
above Sixth street.
Members Thomas Frazer, Jr.. and
William Deakyne, OF the School Board,
were on tour Of iH"pnction yesterday yt
the various schools ~ 5Hia city.
Tax Collector john !. iIaves was at
the Mayor office yesterday afternoon Sc.
curing the delinquent COUNTY taxes.
Farmer Richard NIaoney was visitor
IN New Castle yesterday.
Quite a number OF New Castle peopl.
attended the performance Of the "Sport~
ing Duchess at the Wilmington Opera
House last evening.
Thomas Gelnmil Of this city will at
tend pie party III Wilmington to night.
The old choir of Emmanuel church
furnished the music at the Brotherhood
meeting in the church Monday evening
aho their services were appreciated by
those present.