Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-17
THE NEWS O.: NEW CASTLE

New Castle, Fob. 10. The report Of
tho committees OF the Assoclateu
Charities shows that the work OF re-
lieving the poor Of this city has been
we'll done aud at present so far as any
memhcra of tho committee are aware,
all who are in need are being taken
care Of, with food. fuel, anu where
necessary, wearing apparel. The com
mittee desires to thank the patrons OF
Kelley Bros,, of No. 500 Walnut street, |
Wilmington, for their donation OF $50 |
loayes Of bread. received to-day. Mayor |
Boyd also received from A. v Leslie |
George the sum OF Sll.30 from the
entertainment given 10 the Opera |
House on Saturday evening. The money |
Inns been turned over to Treasurer
Elkiuton. The total number OF persons
being lonked after daily by the Asso-
ciated Charities is AIS.
Tho snow pillow OF the Wilmington
& New Castla electric railway, 10
charge Of Acting Superintendent King,
was taken over thu line of tho road yes
tarday for the purTosa OF testing the
motor. The motor was found in perfect
WORKING order. The intention al Super
intnndent King is TO use the pillow in
placu of lid No, IS, aH a wiock or
repair car.
DennBy Mahoney, nephew Of John
q. Muhuney, while plnying near one OF
| the cabins on the battery, yesterday
afternoon, was chased away, ana in
running cullided with Hugh Remeutcr.
! lio was thrown violently to the ground
and bio forehead badly gashed. Ho
was carrud to his home in an uncon
Rcioua condition, hut afterwards RS
| COvered.
A piiahle sight, yesterday, was The
face Of William Gullfoil, for years
| welder in the hua mills of the Delaware
iron works. lie with number of other
mon from this city had secured work
at tho morocco factory OF Il. BlumeB-
thai Co.. in Wilmington, aud while al
work small sore brooks out on hi5
face, to which slight attention was at
first paid. The euro became woris and
home remedies were applied Without
any improvements. Finally IN. John
j. Black was ca'led in and pronounced
the case one Of blood poisoning IN its
worst form. Yesterday one side Of his
face was horribly swollen, the left eye
being entirely closed, ard his Textures
were mass OF sUrea. lie was sent 10
tho Delaware Hospital for treatment.
New Castle, Feb. 16.-Tho special
meeting OF tho Board Of Education wns
! called to order last eTening by PTeei-
dent Stewart. All the members wern
present.
Mr.. Frazor, chairman Of the text
book committee, stated that in accord
ance with the State boards new list
of hooks the committee recommended
several changes. The matter was post
poned until tho next meeting.
Edward Challenger and John Mont
gomery were eleuteh Inspector and
. Judge OF the coming school election,
: which will take place on the first Sat
urday in March, for three members OF
, the hoard to take the places of William
j. Ferris, Dr.. r. Raymond Tyhout and
, William A. Vickery.
Tho resignation of Mics Molle Sayei
Smith, teacher in the schools, wat
0 read and accepted. The resignation
takes place on February 25th.
The following applications for posi-
tiona in the public schools, to take
charge Of the places made vacant by the
= designations Of Mias Flora Lunt, Mis-
. Beulah Barnes and Mas Smith, wert
= received: Miss Lille II. Seminar,
= Gruhbs landing, Del. !: Miss Minnie
Bennett, Espyville, Pa. Miss Mary T.
Emory, Beverly. Mass. Miss Emmt
!. l3rigden, Balsam, Pa. Miss Bell,
q. Howard, Fair Haven, Vt; Mis-
Daloma Draper, Bear, Del. +; Mis-
= Edith Boyd, parkerA Landing, Pa.
:, Miss Loubells Kniliin, Onsonta, N. Y.
y Miss Sarah H., Musser, Shippensburg
(, Pa. Miss Frances NJ. Bliss, Syracuse
" N. y; Miss Jeannette Ryel, Water
town, N. y; Miss Eleanor u. Fore
u man, Elsmere, Del.
" In the election which followed Mis-
70 Lillian Z. Seminar resolved tn
. unanimous vote Of the board for th
, principaiship of School No. 3.
!, For the primary room OF School No
i 3, it required three ballots, this vot
standing as follows: