Evening journal., 1904-08-17
CITIZENS ARE
INDIGNANT
Door of the Mayors Office
Has Been Painted a Deep
Green
SUMMARY ACTION TO Be TAKEN
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle, Aug. 1.-THE door of the
mayors Office has been painted green.
Not that light pea green color that ap-
peals to the eye and lends beauty to
the surroundings, but that dark dull
color which penetrates to the very core
of the soul Of a beholder.
Much CONSERVATION. indignation and
speculation as to the why and where
fore the door of the Office ofsthe chief
magistrate was painted that aggressive
color is rife. In the space Of half
hour last evening no less that 2Tr COM
ments were made upon its appearance.
Some ventured so far as to assert that
by a three -fifths vote of Council Colonel
Rogers was requested to'paint the door
the hue that it has assumed. Council
denies that however. Members of the
New Castle Club are mp in arms at
what they consider an aggressive act
and last night some one, to add fuel to
the fire, doled out on the pianola The
Wearing of the Green"
Great excitement prevailed for a
while until the offender was elected
Others said that it was the inten-
ton to outline a plot Of the new suburb
upon the door and bring out conspicu-
OuSll Ant lDcdllon VI Ait PioRDoSu hottA
10 be erected thereon.
Another class. or persons started a
rumor that the doors and windows of
the post office would be treated simil-
arly to heighten the effect of the work
Great Excitement Prevailed
People stood about in groups in front
Of the chief magistrates office and dis
cussed in low tones the situation.
Some talked of taking the place by
storm and tearing the door from its
hinges. Cooler heads prevailed how
ever and it was decided that If the
obnoxious color was not removed within
twenty-four hours that a town meet
ing would be called and q formal re-
quest made to the Trustees" TO have
the door repainted.
A spirit of uneasiness prevailed
throughout the entire night and the
arrival of a large party of eolored peo-
pie from Wilmington in hack about
$50 o'clock lent color to the report that
fhe outrage had been heard of in that
city and mob had come over bent
upon revenge.
Although the night passed without
event it can be safely said that If the
obnoxious color is not : removed by
nightfall serious results may follow.
New Teacher Selected.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board OF Education held last night
Miss Mary B. McGonlgal was chosen
as teacher to succeed Miss Reba Saun-
ders, resigned.
A full board was present at the meet
ing and the result of the ballot was
six votes for Miss McGonigal and three
for Miss Margaret Lawler.
Prior to the balloting President Ella
son stated that Miss Anna Platt had
withdrawn her application for the
position as she had obtained a similar
one at the State Road school. He also
stated that teachers in other grade:
did not desire to be promoted to the
position made vacant by the resigna.
tion Of Miss Saunders. other appli.
cants for the position were the Misses
Marleys of Delaware city and Mis-!
Vera G. Pomeroy of Delavan, N. Y.
Miss McGonigal is a New Castle
Young woman and is fully equipped fol
the position to which she was chosen
having graduated from the West Ches
ter state Normal School.
IIriah Mcguire reported he had abou
completed the work of repaintinl
schools No. / and No. and that h
would finish the job in two or thre'
hours more work. He added that HI
had found it necessary to go beyond
the. specifications I'm one or two IN
stances and apply extra coats Of stail
in place in order to make his work sat