The sun., 1898-04-04
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
New Castle.

county Jail, died here yesterday at SIC
p. m. from an attack OF meningitis
He has been complaining for some time
past and gradually grew worse, not be.
ing able to recognize his mother and
brother who came over to see him. from
Wilmington Friday night, but his death
was not anticipated so suddenly. Roth
well was serving ten year sentence on
the charge OF burglary in Wilmington
in 1883. His time expired September IL,
1898. He had twice escaped by going
over the wall. Tie last time under
Sheriff Allen and later under Sheriff
Simmons. The last time he got away
he was accompanied by Johnny
Dougherty and was out about eight
months before he was captured.
Recently he had become resigned to his
fate, and made up his mind to await his
legal freedom. He was considered by
the present Jail officials one of the best
prisoners under their care, and was al
ways good worker. His remains were
taken in charge by Undertaken Charles
Clewell, and will be buried from the
residence of his moth her in Wilmington.
j. D. C. Hanna delivered all interest
ing lecture on Cuba and the Maine dis
aster last evening, at the First Baptist
Church before q large audience. Pro-
eeeds for the benefit Of the church.
Miss Marion Reeves, formerly of this
city, died at her residence in Washing
ton, D. c., on Friday evening. The re-
mains were brought here for burial. Miss
Reeves was the sister OF Mrs. Fl. Rod
ney, of this city, and Of Chief Engineer
|. s. X. Reeves, U. S. N, of the cruiser
Montgomery.
The proposed new school law is Great
ing considerable discussion and the mem
bers of the Board of Education have
taken decided stand for or against its
adoption as whole by the Legislature.
The law, as it stands at present, places
the absolute control of all school matters,
such as appointment and examination OF
teachers, erection of school buildings,
ETC., in the hands of the Board and
some of its members are not inclined to
sanction any encroachment on its rights
even by an act OF Legislature. The re-
cent act, drawn up by Henry Ridgley,
Jr., after the manner of the government
of the Massachusetts schools, provides
that county superintendent shall be
appointed, who shall have general and
actual supervision over all the schools in
the county, hear and decide all COM
plants made against scholars and teach
ers, prepare examin;t ons for teachers
and Issue certificates of the said eXamin-
ations; compels teachers of incorporated
cities to attend Institute, and provides
that no person shall be eligible for the
place of Il teacher in the public schools
unless holding certificate from the sup
erintcndent.
To these features some members nf
the board object to on the ground that
they would deprive the board of all Of
Its usefulness and OF the preparing nf
examinations; the appointment Of teach
ers is taken away from them tl,n tn
would be no necessity OF School Board
existing. Tn the other hand those in
iaVnr 81 Llic passage OF the act claim that
even II the State has no legislative right
to say III the administration of school
affairs it las Il moral one in as much as
$500 was appropriated last year for the
payment Of teachers salaries That the
section relative to tie holding
OF cert ticat from OF state or county ex-
amlnatons does not necessarily mean an
applicant must be appointed toa position
astteacher but is only necessary adjunct
for application for position and that tie
board may, as at present, reject any or
all appliants who fail to pass'a reason
able examination demanded by them.
Another advantage that is claimed
will be the result Of the suLeriLt ~
dent having some sayin teachers
appointments is that all existing
local feeling at school board e!ec-
tionS would be removed. Though it is
not quite clear how this can be the cas-.
if as the advocates Of the act claim, the
board still has the power to reject ap-
plicants holding certificates will be
practically in the same relation to the
schools as it is now. The board as Il
whole, however, are opposed to the pas
cage OF the act as it stands and have sert
resolutions to Representative Mccoy to
tn 1t effect and desiring him to Use his
efforts to have the New Castle schools ex-
cludcd from the provisions OF it.
The funeral of Miss Marion l.. Reeves,
formerly of this city. who died at her
residence on I; street, Washington, u.
c., on Friday last at p. IN. will take
place It Emanuel Church this city,
at 4.3O this afternoon. In the death uf
Miss Reeves, New Castle loses one Of its
most valued residents. She was an
authoress Of no mean ability and in all
charitable work was foremost among all.
Her death was severe shock to her
many friends here. The bearers will
be Thomas lIolwart, John Johns, &. A.
Maxwell, Edwin NJ. Herbert, John l..
Lambson, David W. Elkinton.
The large house ON the Scott property,
formerly Reynolds, some six miles be-
low here on the Delaware City road,
was burned to the ground. together with
ice houses, on Saturday night last, about
- p. III. The house was used as the
summer residence Of James ?. Wincles-
ter, of Wilmington. Cause OF fire and
loss unknown.
Among the tomb-toncs that arrived
here last week for the q. A. X. to be
used to mark the burial place of old sol
diers were those "i William Dyer and
r. $. Martin, war OF 81. Presbyterian.
cemetery; Samuel Sqnibbs. Mexican
war; NJ. f.. chulchyard; levi Foster, 'GI.
Red Lion; Levi Wilson, 'Gl, Chrstiana;
Isaac Byard, Joseph Jonsun, colorcd,
'61, Zion Chrr h. More are expected
from the department in Washington.
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