Evening journal., 1898-06-07

LEY. JR., FOR LEGAL SEVICES.
WENT OFF WITH THE BOOKS
AND REFUSED TO RETURN To-
THE DISTRICT MEETING.
Ogleton, June AT a regular meet
ing OF school committee OF district NO.
AZ, New CASTLE county, James p. Rat
ledge was elected chairman and VIII
liam r. Lyman secretary. Charles N.
Davidson, Oliver Rothwell and Charles
Currinder were the appointed commlt-
tee to audit the books. The committee
reported si1O5 on hand to the credit
Of the district.
The meeting Then opened for tho
nomination for commissioner. James
p. Ratledge and Robert B. Morrison
were nominated. The nominations
were Them closed, and the following
was the result; Jamts y. RaGedge re-
ceived sixteen votes, Robert b. Nor
rison received three votes, William
Sheppard received one vote. The vote
was ANNOUNCED as above, and James P.
Ratiedge was declared elected school
commissioner for the term of three
years.
"A vote for on against the tax OF the
district was taken, a majority voting
for tax, and ii was decided to raisa
$780, The clerk. Robert Hawthorne,
reported scholars inl said district TO
number twenty-three girls and twenty
six boys. The report to be sent to The
state auditor was filled and signed by
THE commissioners, Robert Hawthorne.
William Hall and Harry II. Sutton. The
clerk, Mr Hawthorne, claimed that the
committee made a mistake, and that
there was not that much money to ths
credit OF The district The chairman
returned THE books to the committee
for another examination. After a most
careful examination OF The books by
the committee and Mr.. Hawthorne the
report as first made was found to be
correct Mr. Sutton then offered LETT
ter to be read before the meeting, the
purport of which was to retract what
one Leroy Brian had said DURING a
heated discussion at the last year
election denOuncing Miss Regan, thu
present teacher. The letter was owe.
the signature OF Mr.. Brian NIr. SUIT
ton then called the voters autention to
the fact That $3.50 had been appropri-
atsd by the Legislature for the reldei
OF school district No. AZ, New Castle
county Delaware, directing the STAKE
treasurer to pay to Robert Hawthorne.
clerk OF said district, the above-named
sum Of $3.50 immediately upon the pas
sage OF this act, passed ait Dover, May.
20, 1897.
The chairman OF the meeting called
Mr.. Suuton's attention to the fact that
Mr. Hawthorne had stepped out After
waiting FOR a few momens it was learn
ed that he had taken the books and
gone to the house OF his brother-in-
law, john Stewart, being but a few
hundred feet from the school-house.
On motion OF Amor o. Perkins a COM
mittee was appointed to 80 and request
Mr.. Hawthorne to come back and
bring the books. The chair appointed
as that committee the two other com
missioners. Mr.. Sutton and MIR. Hail
The committee reported THAT he re-
fused to come. or. send the books.
Aftersa long discussion by THE voters
Of the district his son. made state
ment before the meeting, saying that h;
had seen his father and that he has
said he was here with the books anC
was not coming back any more for q
little thing Of tkat kind. That if the,
wanted to know anything about tina
$3.50 William f. smalley, Jr., woulC
explain it TO them before the squire
On motion Of Harry f. Sutton, vot'
10 reconsider the vote taken on tn
adoption Of the report of the aduitina
committee was taken and the vote re
considered. On motion Of Charles n
lavldsons the clerk OF the district, Ma
Hawthorne, was requested to returi
the report Of The auditing committe
to the secretary of the meeting an
Mr.. Hawthorne refused.
On motion OF Harry F. Sutton
committee, consisting of two was az
pointed to wait ON Mr., Hawthorne an
request him to come before uhe NEE
lug and bring the books Of district NJ
AZ, or send the books and mis- resigns
tion as clerk OF this district The mS
tion was carried unanimously. Til
committee appointed was Charles