Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
THE NEWS Of NEW CASTLE.

Stan Correspordence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, Dec. 81. Tho monthly
meeting of the Board Of Education was
held last evening. A new stove, re-
Gently purchased by the Trustees of
the Commons for the room, made the
place comfortable The members present
were President Eliason and Messrs.
Mshoney, Stewart. Carrick, Msnlove
and Phillips. The report of Prof. W.
W. Knowles, showed the following
scholars deserving of special mention
for department and progress:
Fourth grade-Rose Keegan, Mary
Smith, Mary Bills, Beth Toner, Mamma
Toner, Geneyieve LAWYER, Mary Clark,
Minnie Hurd, Annie White, Helen
Gallagher, Hugh Mclaughlin, John
Toner, John Rodgers, Roy White,
George Harrington, Louis Vallette,
Harry Bills, Martha King, Maggie
Shaw and Eddie Toner.
Fifth grade-Geoige Maxwell, Helen
Bross, Alma Dyer, Harry Hall, Clara
Newloye, Helen Mahoney, e. Knause,
Paul Wier, Evan Lancaster, Ollie Lank,
Mamie Rodgers, Henry Taylor, Mary
Morrison, Lizzie Clark, Willie Glandon
and James Kelley.
Sixth grade--Luoy Morrison, Howard
Glandon, Sarah johnson, Emma john
500 and Rose MoGrory.
Seventh grade = Marie Mahonoy,
Myrtle Mcguire, Rose Morrison, Alice
Rodgers, Mollie Reisman. Willie Jester,
Charles s. Fleming, Michael Rodgers
and Willie Elkinton.
Eighth grade Harry Gravel Charles
Lank, RoDert McGrath, Lydie Price,
Mary PedriciS, Minnie Taylor.
| Nnn,hn, anKallaJ l,,.;.. ~hc ,,.ontb
Z; average attendance, 42l.
The board passed bills amounting to
| S64 and also bill of Eliason Bros. for
800 81. The committee on school prop
| erty reported having purchased num-
ber of blackboards for the rooms need
ing them. The sum of 5000 was re-.
ported in the treasury.
A man giving his name as William
Green and his home in New York was
arrested yesterday by Officer Palmer
and taken to the jail, where he was
kept over night and allowed to DEPART
this morning. Green was one OF a
party Of eight men who had been put
out OF freight car on the Delaware
railroad. He claimed that he had been
robbed by three negroes. His story
was not credited.
At the works of the National Tube
Go. workmen are Engineering the stack
on the cupalo at the foundry.
A gold clasp belonging to q pair of
eyeglasses was lost by some one on
Monday, while viewing tho art exhibit
of Mr.. Eckles in the Court House.
Mr.. Eckles is awaiting a claimant for
the article.
The funeral of William O'Connor,
ST., took place yesterday morning from
| his late home, on North Second street,
near Harmony. Mr.. O'Connor was
well-known and was a familiar figure
| on the streets. He assisted in the
construction of the cid New Castle 4
Frenchtown railroad, une of the first
steam railroads in the country. High
mass YVES said IN st. Peters r. G.
! Church and interment made in the
adjoining cemetery. Tho pallbearers
were Janus b. Toman, Matthew Tobin,
Matthew Sullivan, James MoGratb,
james Farley and William Madden.
An exciting fox hunt took place not
far from this city ON Christmas morn
ing. A fox captured several days ago
was released and hunt lasting three
hours took place, when the animal was
lost in the vicinity of the Morrison
farm. Another fox was started and
was captured after chase of an hour.
Il. 4. Clarke secured the brush and
presented it to Miss Warren of Phila.
delphia, who participated in the chase
and was nearby when the brush was
taken.