The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-29
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,.
March 70. 1899.

The first meeting Of tho Board OF Edu
oa,ion was held last evening with Prssi-
| dent Eliason In the chair. The other
Carrick, Manl0ve, Ferris, Stewart, Dea-
kyne, Frazer and Phillips.
Tbs school property COMMITTEES ASKED for
curtain for Mas Saunders' room aud o
closet for Miss Maloney's room. The COM
mtttoe was instructed to proceed with the
work.
MI. Dsakyne reported every thing in
good trim In school No. 1.
Tho. Principals report showed enrolled
during month. 8; average attendance 4s8
Pupils deserving special colnmsndation:
Florence Case, Alice Cooper, Mary King,
Katie Rodgers, asorge Duffy. Emma
Bradley, Julia Lavender, Lily Abrams,
beurlah Kurd, Katie SH,livan, Mamie Boy
le. Mary Stewart, Bessie CArlin Lizzie
McCaughan, Eddie Cline, Addie Murphy
George Maxwell, Myrtle Colt, Rsba,
Stops. Charles Wright Mama Lower,
Helen Ford.
Marie Maioney, Carrie aemmill. Michael
Rodgers, Alice Hendrix. Lucy Longacre
Harry Wsggenman. Albert King Alma
Dyer, Carris Spear, May Smith. Hslen
Gallagher, John Toner, Manlove Shilling,
Evan Lancaster, Oiis Lsnk, Fred Kee,
Elsie Stewart, Mary Morrison, Anna
Winslow, Edna Hammel, Bertha Toner,
Frank Frazer, Mary Clark. hose Kssgan,
Elsie Miller, Julia Leonard Minnie Mo-
! G1a1sms1Ns Ms, ssilis 4oc S ANN Anna Whit.
Snyder, Joe Tobin, Walter Harris, Anna
Ioppin. Emma johnson, Ida Book, Viola
Wright John Reynolds.
Bills amounting to about $40 were Or
dered paid.
Mr.. Ferris moved that tho board present
ist Individual note to the bank for $500 for
sixty days.
Mr.. Phillips said that he understood
City Council was In arrears to the Board
collected. HIS was Of the opinion that the
City Council should pay the interest," on
money borrowed and not the Board Of
Education. Mr. Deakyne our hands are
tied. Council has 1t all In its hands.
President Eliason 1T used to DO that
when We asked for our appropriation it
was cut down. During the past four
years 1t has been different.
We cannot expsct more than our
amount OF the taxes.
Mr.. Maloney then II the Collector COL
lects only 5000 year we GET only half Of
1t. IT no collections arc made then no one
gets the money,
Mr.. Manlove favored telling the new
Council how much money ia wanted each
month.
President Eliason announced the cem-
mittee.
Teacbers-S Stewart, Ferris.
Text Books Phillips, Frazer, Ferris.
School property-Maloney, Carrick and |
Phillips.
Finance-Manlove, Carrick, Deakyne. |
Visi ing Committees:
No. 1-frazsr, Ferris. Elason.
No. 2-Maniove, Dpakyne, Stewart.
No. 4-Phillips, Maloney, Carrick.
John Finney. colored, Is In Jail this
limo.
For months paet Finney has been SELL
ng chickens to parties in New Castle. He
carried on the business in day time He |
usually had two or three only In the bas-
ket.
The police became suspicious on account |
II complaints coming in from farmers
hat some one had been too familiar with
heir hen coops. Officer Palmer bought
;hrce chickens from Finney. Then he
vent to tinney's house and tried to buy
,wO hens. He was informed that more
chickens would be in tho yard next day.
Officers TOhin aud Palmer waited that
right In stable and about 2 o'clock Fin
ley appeared. He had five chickens in the
,asket.
They have been identified az the prop
rty OF George Morrison. u .eDaut OH tho
commons farm. Finney will be given a
tearing this evening before Mayor Boyd.
Jacob Simons aged SO years died on
Monday night at bis home at Rose Hill.
The cold weather Is keeping the shad in
he back ground The each yesterday
mounted to about 80 fish.
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