The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-08
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:. The Board OF School Commissioners Of
New Castle county yesterday districted
the county for colored school purposes in
accordance with the school law passed by
the recent Legislature.
Il. N. Moore, Andrew Eliason and
Arnold NaIdain were the Conmis 'ioners
present They were assisted by Henry G.
Conrad, who is conversant with colored
school matters, and they divided tho coun-
~ into twenty-five districts, as many as
there are eolored schools. The districts are
as follows.
District No. 1-Brandywine hundr ed
entire. One school to be held near Carr
croft.
District No. ALI OF Christiana hun.
dred lying north of the Lancaster turnpike
Ono school to be held near Rockland.
District No. 3.-All OF Christiana hun.
dred lying south of the Lancaster tnrn-
pike. One school to bo held near New.
port.
District No. An that portion of Mill
Creek hundred lying north Of n boundary
line beginning at Hopkins bridge, where
the public road crosses White Clay Creek;
thence In q northeasterly direction, follow
ing the public roads through Pleasant Hill
and past the Red Clay Presbyterian church
until tho bridge Is reached on tho Lancai-
ter pike and near Wootdale. One school to
be held at Hockessin.
District No. 5.-All that portion Of Mill
Creek hundred lying south of the before.
mentioned line. One school to be held near
Marshalton.
District No. New Castle hundred en-.
tire. One school to be held at New Castle
District No 7-All the portion of White
Clay Creek hundred lying north of tho
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad. Ono school to be held at Newark.
NJ, A kt,of ftn,, NJ w IA
Clay Creek hundred. lying south of the
Philadnlphin, Wilmington and Baltimore
raiirodd. One school to be held at ChSis-
tiana.
District No. 9.-Al that portion of Pen.
cader hundred lying north of Five Milo
Run. One school 10 be held at Iron Hill.
District No. 10.-All that portion Of
Pencadfr hundred lying between Muddy
= Hun on the north, an d the old line of the
Now Castle aud Frenchtown railroad on
the south. One school to be held at St.
Thomas chapel.
District No. l1-All that portion of Pen.
cader hundred lying south Of the old line
of the New Castle aud Frenchtown rail-
road, north of the public roadleading from
Summit Bridge to Maryland. and west of
the public road leading from Summit
Bridge to Glasgow. One school to be held
near Boulden's Corner.
District No 12-That portion of the cas-
terly section Of Pencader hundred, School
ut kirkwood.
District No. 13 That section compris-
ing the southerly part of Pencader hundred
and the westerly portion Of Red Lion.
School at Summit Bridge
District No. 1.-THE westerly half of Red
Lion hundred. School at st. Georges
District No. l5-That portion of Red
Lion hundred east of the river road. School
at Delaware City.
DistrictNo 1o-That portion of the north
westerly end OF S. Georges hundred. School
at Mt. Pleasant
District No. 1.-THE land embracing the
southwesterly portion OF ST. Georges hun
dred. School at Middletown.
District No 18.-The town Of Olessa and
the outlying districts. School at Olessa
District No. 19-The portion embracing
School district No. 81. School at Port
Penn.
District No. eO-Distriot of irregular
shape extending from st. Augustine bridge
to st. Georges. School at Georgetown.
District No. 21.-District embracing the
northeast section of Appoo uinimiuk hun
drcd School at LEAFS chapel.
District No. 22-Seu,ion running north
and south in Appoquinimink hundred
parallel to the Delaware railroad. school
at Townsend. }
= District. No. 23.-District composed of the,
northwest corner Of App6quinimink hun
Wired. !, school at Ebenezer chapel.
~ District No. 24-AThe section OF Black
9bird hundred east Of the State road.
School in Scotts chapel.
District No. 25.-District embracing all
OF Blackbird hundred west Of the State
road. School at Grcenspring.