Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-20
The NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

lie NEWo UT NEW UHo LIE,
special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
4 New Castle, June 13. The assess-
Office of Mayor Boyd yesterday and was
examined by many persons. Such
dissatisfied lot OF people has seldom
been seen. The assessment is proper
oopy, or at least one similar to that
| made In 1896 or 1898. A lew notes
show that houses have been torn down
and tho lots sold to other parties, yet
4 the new list has them, marked ms they
stood serefal years ago. Al Instances,
there is q frame house on tho westerly
side OF Fifth street north OF Delaware,
| assessed to the Herbert estate. This
has been torn down several years.
property on School street, torn down
Iwu years ago, and The lots sold to
John Reynolds are also listed.
Among the poll taxablea are the
| names II persons who have been out
of the State for two or lie some cases
four years. Some names are those Of
persons who hays died. 1t is not
necessary 10 mention the names to
bring afresh sorrowful memories to the
loved ones who would read the names
II published. Therefore, the names are
| withheld, but can be found Oh tho list.
Now. this Is called an assessment,
aud $50 or $40 is allowed the clerk to
| make copy or duplicate for the rax
| collector The olork should as we'll he
| paid for making the assessment and
have the work done at one time and
SIS or Sl00 saved TO BIS used for other
purposes
aENew Castle, June Is. The killing OF
valuable spaniel owned by Charles
Sidney King on the rear stairway OF the
house at the northwest corner of Second
and Harnony streets, about o'clock
last evening, caused people to flock to
the corner. The dog showed signs IF
being mad OF suffering from fits. 1t
sprang at the throat OF its owner, who
struck it with his fist and sent 1T
through window. The bewildered
canine then ran up the stairway and
4 down again, and kent swapping at
chairs and other objects with which 1T
came in contact. Frank King secured
a revolver and when the dog reached
the lower part of the stairway. fred at
it with telling effect. The stair door
was partially opened. Five shots were
fred aud then Harry King took hand
in the shooting. Harry Timms arrived
with his trusty revolver and fred four
shots into the body Of the dog before it
was killed.
New Castle, june 19.--The closing
exercises Of the New Castle schools
were held last night and were the best in
the history Of the schools. The ontire
programme, which was arranged by
Prof. Richardson, was taken from
Longfellow, and was classical through
out Tho order was never better. The
! work Was under the supervision Of the
principal. The teachers deserve great
credit for the manner in whicn they
drilled and trained those taking part.
The parents OF the scholars took great
interest in this work. The divine
blessing was invoked by the Rev. S.
Beattie WyliR, pastor of the First
| Presbyterian Church This was fol-
lowed by the Loid'a Prayer by the
scholars Of the fret and second grades
taught by Miss Elizabeth Dennison
and Miss Elizabeth Wilson. A sketch
OF the life of Longfellow was read by
Miss Ida Saunders and Mas Jessie
Carswell followed with an interesting
sketch Of the works of Longfellow. A
character sketch entitled ..She sleeps, y
WAS given oreditnbly by the scholars Of
: Miss Wilson'S school. The motion song
/ and the character sketch Beware, y
by scholars of Miss Dennison's school,
showed the excellent training given the
) children. A feature was tina solo ano
duet, "They all love Jack,' In which
, Brice Vallette and Hugh Wylie each
. sang solo parts and then the duet as B
chorus. The singing WINS fine anG
greatly appreciated. The children are
I scholars Of Miss Wilson's class. eth,
arrow and the sona,'' by Miss Mary
7 Janyier's class. was we'll rendered al
8 were the songs Rainy Day. anc
Q sketch ..Trundle bed, Z by the sam,
: class. The defamation, 1.-THE chill
: dren's houi,' was we'll rendered b,
! Rose Reynolds OF Miss Lillian Sent
Q mans cluss. the song aud banner
: exercise Excslsior," by the scholar.
Q Of Miss Sentman's and Miss Emil,
/. Leach's Glasses was well received b,
/. the audience and well Gpoben of
.HapFy are we, motion song BY
I the scholars of Miss Sentnans ancc
= Miss Leach's classes was excellent ant
g was appreciated. Miss Reba Saunder' I
/. class rendered The seasons" in ;
. splendid msnner. The affair was i;
? !, character sketch with children Il
represent the eeasons. 1.-THE Recreation
Song by the scholars ot Miss Carri
Downie's class was one of the excellen
y features Of the programme and va
a roundly applauded. THE yillag
Il Blacksmth. WAS directed by Mis-
n Cecilia MahoDey and Is deserving o
! special mention, Tho boys were Johl
! Biggs, Harry Wnggenmann, Georg
2 Maxwell, James Campbell, ALDER
II King and Edward Gurmley. The tim
o was equal TO that Of older people
IT THE Bridge was neatly rendered b.
n scholars taught by Mics Mahopey AM
y Miss May Cooley. The sketch mile
. Standish, in which Charles Sweat
q Wan Of Miss Goodley's class, Emil
IS Frazer and Evan Lancaster took rar
|. was very neat. The orRtory OF tn
"a Sweatman boy was fine ard the mimi
y work by the others we'll executed
70 The OLD clock on the stairs, ;, by th
,. scholars of Miss Anna Reber's elias
10 was rendered with due credit to th
10 teacher who had taken great pains I