Evening journal., 1901-11-02
PUPILS DISCUSS
FAMOUS PERSONS
Interesting Literary Exercises
Hold in New Castle
Schools Yesterday
Special to The Evening Journal.

oNDilAl 10 TIE i4NtnlnE dNNIllAis
New Castle. Nov 2.-In the High
School yesterday the regular Friday af-
ternoon exercises were held. Lives of
a few Of the persons who have come
into prominence were reviewed. The
exercises opened with the singing Of
Music in the Air" by the school. Fol
lowing are some of the recitations
rendered. John Fiske." George Duffy;
Sir Walter Scott Robert McFarlin
"Longiell0w." Catharine Whittock
"Lincolns Romance Mary Sullivan;
James Russell Lowell" Anna Smith,
Henry Clay" Lille Abrams, Robert
y. Lee" William Elkinton; "The
Praise of Great Men" Charles Flem-
ing; Patrick Henry" Carrie Gemmill;
Alfred the Great" William Green
"McKinley's Assassin" Alice Hendrix
"Windeld Scott Schley." Everett How
Abraham Lincoln Myrtle Maguire
Martha Washington" Alice Rodgers;
Abraham Lincoln" Nellie sutton; "U.
S. Grant" Harry Smith; Christopher
Columbus Olga Wise; Lieutenant
Hobson.' Howard Wilhelm: William
McKold.' Jessie Watts: BENJAMIN
Franklin" Michael Rogers. The pupils
of Miss Mahoney's and Miss Good
ley's school took part In line exercises
and Joined in the singing.
The big tugboat Carlisle recently
constructed by Neade & Levy, of
Philadelphia for the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, came on
her trial "trip to this city yesterday.
The boat was made fast to the wharf
and the party came ashore. The Jail
building was inspected and other
points of interest visited. About fifty
persons were in the party.
While walking down Delaware street
on Halloween night, Howard Boungie.
cOlored. was struck by some person in
masquerade attire and knocked sense
less. The assailant then made his es-
cape. Boungie is lying at his home in
a serious condition. The cause of the
assault is not known.
II. Eben Watts has a badly swollen
hand, which is giving him much pain.
George Booth got first prize for the
most cOmical attire at the masquerade
ball on Halloween night.
While gathming cat-tails in the
marshes yesterday. William Pustill
found a yawl boat 1t is in good con-
ditiOn.
Work on the marine railway on the
wharf at the farm Of William S. Hilles
has been suspended for the past two
days. owing to high water
Revival services I'm the Nazareth NJ
y. Church continue TO be largely at
tended and several persons have pro-
tcssed conversion.
William Medols, colored, living near
Delaware City was attacked by n vi
ci0us dog last night and injured se-
vorely Michael was walking along the
tracks of the Wilmington and New
Castle electric railway when a mastm
which had been crouching along the
tracks, sprang at his throat Nichols
was unarmed save a walking stick.
Grasping this firmly, ne beat the ami
NAL with such force that IL fed. Mich
OILS right hand was lacerated by the
animals teeth.
There was block in trolley traffic
ON the Wilmington and New Castle
trolley line about 6 o'clock last night.
caused by the lights going out
SOCIAL NOTES.
Mrs. Augustus Weik, of st. Georges,
is the guest of New Castle friends.
A dance viii be held in the X. Of p.
Hall tonight
Robert Miller. Of Chestertown, was q
visitor here yesterday afternoon.