Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-01
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, July 81. AT the meeting
Of the Board of Education, last even
ing, Secretary Eckles stated that be
had received letters Of acceptances from
the teachers of the schools for the en-
suing year.
Messrs. Mahoney and Phillips no.
ported an examination OF the roof of
No. school building and that the
only remedy would be new roof. The
cost OF Eew roof was discussed and
the matter left in the bands OF the
committee.
The following hills were passed: Ed
ward Handy, $3.50; New Castle Water
Works Co, water, IS; ). 4. and l.. Il.
Eliason, e93. 81; school supplies, s2.2T.
Prof Richardson was granted the priyi-
1ege of changing some of the seats 10
the High School, which are now too
close to one another.
The salaries of the secretary and
janitors were allowed. etE a
The secretary reported 5432.69 on
hand. A new note will be given to
cancel the old note, and Payment
made on the latter. Recommendation
offered by Prof. Richardson to the
board at the last meeting aud postponed
were taken up and acted upon as fol.
lows: We.
New encyclopedias will take the place
OF those which have been In use for
many years and are worn out and not
worth reminding. sa
work on Pathology will be pur-
chased
Wall maps will be placed in the
rooms where geography ia taught and.
which are now without the maps
weekly publication. entitled "Cur.
rent Events, z" published in ChicasoI
and devoted to giving general news OIL
the world, will be taken for the use of
the scholars above the fourth grade.
One dozen copies will be ordered. a
TIE members advocated manual train
ing in the schools and hoped 10 sea ~
day when the finances will admit a
conducting such departmen
When bicycle boat appeared off
this city. yesterday afternoon. 1t caused
some surprise and many persons at first
thought 1t to be submerged wreck,
A boat put out from the Delaware
street wharf fol the purpose OF rescuing
the OCCUPANTS, as two men were plainly
discerned. The rescuer rowed nearby
the object and saw the two men pseai-
Ing their boat with bicycle pedals and
driving the craft by screw. He re-
turned to the wharf and related his find
the occupants of the boat nut 10 TO
Delaware street wharf, and after rest
OF several hours started for the De,a.
wars S Chesapeake Canal, to 60 through
to the Cheeapeake Bay, where they will
spend several days They found the
tide too etrong, however. and archored
off the Rashouse. 4elE
The boat il mn odd object and con-
sists really OF two bulls fastened about
- inches apart and over this bridge tho
operators sat while propelliug tho boat,
The men found the work Of puahing the
boat through the waters of the De,a.
ware more difficult than through the
placid waters of the Schuylkill, where
they had been using It, t,.s
The work Of killing the dogs sun
posed to have been bitten by the Lang
ston mad dog has been started and Thus
far five have been destroyed within 4S
hours.
Yesterday afternoon a s years old sou
Of Mr.. ard Mrs. John +. Shearer was
knocked. down by n northbound trolley
car. in the rear of the Town Hall, hut
fortunately was only slightly injured.
He was about to fall beneath the
wheels when passenger on the car,
with great presence of mind, jumped
off and caught the child, and pulled
him out OF harms way. The little
fellow was about to cross from the
market square to his homo on the
easterly side OF the street when the car
came along and struck him. He failed
to sec the car on account Of the build
ing itervenine.
The marriage Of Miss Marion Hushe.
beck, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Ia
II. Hushebecl, to George A. Tobin.
will take place this evening at this
home OF the PARENTS of the bride, Ihe
Rev. William q. Rooms. pastor Of
Nazareth M. 4. Church, will perfoim
the ceremony.
A. Hermann Padberg has secured sths
contract for painting the new houses Of
James Z. Eliason and George Hastings.
and has men now at work on the
properties.
Superintendent Lancaster OF the winter
works was engaged yesterday openjpg
the outlets Of the fire rlugs and allow
ing the muddy water to escape. p
A valuable horse owned by William
Gregg of the ButGonwoods has been i'll
several days with spinal meningitis. A
veterinarian from Wilmington is In
attendance
It was learned here yesterday that a
great ovation will be rendered Lieut..
John Constable of ElSton on his arrival
home about August 10th. The Lieu
tenant is returning from two years'.
stay 10 the Philippines. He is nephew
Of DIR. and Mrs. John J.. Black of this
city. nE.i2
Personal; Miss Marie Rogers of
Philadelphia is the guest of her parents,
MIR, and Mira Moulton @. Rozors-Mis s
Hannah Wolfkiel is the guest Of The
Misses Deakyne Of North Front strest
DIR. John j. Black is Spending two
weeks ut Saratoga Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hammers have gone to Atlantic CITY,
Miss Reba Saunders and Miss Grace
Saunders have gone to Philadelphia,
where they will visit MIR. and Mrs.
Elmer Hawlke-Mrs. William Hewlett
OF Chester, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Davis,
has returned home-Miss Pauline May
of Philadelphia 10 the guest OF her
sister. Mrs. A. X. Goudiss-Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin w. Truss, who have been
spending several weeks here as guestn
of Mrs. Emily Truss, left today for
New York-Miss Margaret Sands Of
Chester, Pa, is the guest OF Mrs.
Charles v. Wise-Miss Julia Mahoney
of Philadelphia, who has been visiting
here, has returned home--Miss Mary
Bridgewater OF Wilmington is the guest
of friends here. '-oF
Among the sick The Rev. DIR. r. M.
Mupeon, rector of Emmanuel P. H.,
Church. who has been Ill with an
attack of ACUTE INDIGESTION. La inn