The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-27
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.


The Riverside Hunting Cub met at
Hare's Corner On Christmas Day. There
were 160 horsepen present at the meet.
Loudens woods were searched aud o flno
fox unearthed. Tue 40 hounds soon gave
music and ten miles run to st. Georaes
where he ran aground WAS the result. The
hunt was the boat of tho season.
When freight train stopped at the sta
tion yesterday morning tho conductor dis
covered five colored men and one white
man in nm open box car. They were
Obliged to vaCate their quarters And the
white man told the conductor that thny
had seen tho door open and did not know
it was wrong to get into tho car. short
time afterward he informed Oilcef
Palmer that he had been robbed by the
coiored men Of $40. so which he had saved
while dredging for oysters at Cambridge.
The man was suffering intensely from
tho effects of the cold. He said his name
was William Greenwalt and that his
home was in New York. officer Palmer
took but little stock in the mans story
and took bin to the jail where he could
spend the day and night In a nice WARM
cell. 49,.
A gentleman from Wilmington has
kindly conssni ed to act rs KRIS kingle at
the Sunda y School entertainment III 81
Peters Sunday Schoo! room tomorrow
Claus on several occasions and the PIo-
fess0r Is suro to interes the children.
An addition of eight feet ia being
placed IN the foundry Cupola ut tine WORKS
Of the National Tube Company.
The Trustees Of the Commons nave
purchased new stove for the mee' lug
room and at the nesting Of the Board OF
Education last evening the room was
comfortably warm,
L.. ..,t,r m n
to the Art Exhibit in the old courthouse
building lost gold fastener for holding
eye gla sos. MIR. C. Edwin Eckles has the
property awaiting The owner. !,
At the regular meeting OF tine Board OF
Education held last evening the following
members were present. President Eiason
Mahoney, Corrick. Philips Manlove'
Bills amounting to s64 os were ordered
paid.
The COMMITTEES on School Property re-
ported tha contractor Frank Mitchell had
taken ono OF the tiles from No. school
building in order to get new tiles to
make repairs.
Secretary Eckle, reported that there
was $500 on hand after paving the Decem-
ber's salaries. -
The committee on school property re-
ported having purchased bank boards Tor
the schools. An order in favor OF ). i. q
l. Il Elias1n for cnal and wood amount-
ing 10 $50 81 wns drawn.
Principal w. w Knowles reported thae
the following pupils were deserving OF
special cummentia ion for attendance anu
Eighth Grado Harry Gravell, Charles
Lank, Robert McGrath, Lydia Price, Mary
Peiiics, Minnie Taylor.
Seventh Grade--Maria MalOney, Myrtle
Mcguire, Rose Morrison, Alice Rodgers
Molie Relsman, Willie jester, Charlie
Fleming, Michael Rodgers. Willie Elking'
ton.
sixth Gradc-Lucy Morris n. Howard
Glnndon, sarah johnson. Emma johnson,
Rose MoGrory.
Fifth Grade George Maxwell, Helen
Bross, Alma Dyer Harry Hall, Clara
Newlnvr, Helen Mahoney, h. hnause,
Paul Wier. Evan Lancaster, Olive Lahk,
Morris Rodgers, Henry Taylor. May Nor
rison, Lizzie Clark, Willie Glaudon, james
Kelley.
Fourth Grade-Ross Goegan, Mary
Lawlor Nary Clark, Minnie Hurd. AMMO
VIII g, Helen Gallagher. Hugh McCuurh-
an, John Toner, John Rodgers. Roy
White, George Harring' on, Louis VIlette
Harry Bills, Mamma Toner. Martha King,
Maggie Shuw, Eldis Toner.
Enrole during the month Z. Average
at cndance 42!.
Mrs. Trnc.y and Misses Martha and
Anaa Tracey Of Philadelphia are the
CUES. s Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson.
AT the funeral of William o. COnnor.
Sr.. held yesterday morning the pail
bearers were Jumes B. roman, Peter q.
Madden. James McGratb. sJame' Early,
John Becker, and Matthew sullivan.
High mass was celebrated in st. Peters
Church and intermsnJ made in the ad-
joining cemetery.
Whoopirg cough has taken hold
among the children of Now Castle and 1t
is II fortunate thing that tho schools are
cu cd,
Even the infants in some instances have
the troublesome couah, II you notice m
extra bright smile on the face OF Night
v arden Barnes. put 1t down as being
caused by Christ mas present which Mrs.
Barnes presented him with-a bouncing
baby boy,
The present cold snap will make Ice
sufficient for skating in u few nights Tho
dyke is the favorite place with tho New
Castle skaters.