Evening journal., 1905-02-16
COST OVER 5000
TO CLEAR ROADS
Road Commissioners Meet
and Pass Bills for That
Work
WEEKS OF HARD LABOR
snecial to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal
New Castle. Feb. 16.--ROad Commis-
sioners OF New Castle hundred met
here yesterday afternoon and drew or
dars amounting to $500 for work done
A. cleaa,ing the roads which were filled
an with snow by the recent blizzard.
The work of digging out the roads
consumed "a period of nearly two weeks
and large force We're engaged
throughout the hundred in placing
highways in a passable condition. In
some Instances snow was drlfted 20 a
depth Of 70 feet and the men worked
under che greatest difiiculties. one Of
the worst places TO open was the Del
aware City road, near Rogers Corner
where for a distance Of nearly 200
yards a solid mass OF snow had drift
cd to a depth of ten feet. Although
the highways have been practically
cleared travelling over them Is difficult
on account of the roughness Of thedr
surface.
Term Soon Expires.
Much interc-t IS manifested here IN
the election Of a successor to B. Frank
Blackburn. whose term as superintend-
ent of the New Castle County Hospital
served but one term OF two years as
superintendent and his management Of
the institution has given entire satis-
faction He has always been staunch
Republican and has several brothers I'm
this section who are equally devoted
TO the welfaro OF their party. AS II is
customary 10 re-elect a superintendent
who has proved faithful TO his trust
80 L. q
many friends n New Castle trust that
he may succeed himself 1t is said that
there IS at least one man from Will
mington who seeks the office also.
His Work Has Begun.
A. L. George who was recently app
pointed "A trustee of the poor. Is re-
ccivng concentrations from his
Friends An New Castle. Although Mr..
George has not yet taken Office he has
already been bosieged by persons seek
ing AID from the county.
His Experience With a Quarantine.
A few evenings ago after tho adj
jounment of a public meeting several
Of those who were present began the
discussion of scarlet fever and the pros
and cons Of quarantine. We'll" said
was a youngster and / am alive and
we'll today. Was ! quarantined? In
deed was. MY mother quarantined
mo by tying me TO the leg Of a bureau,
not only to keep mo IN the house but
TO prevent me from drinking water,
which ! craved. The other children in
the house used to tease me. had but
a light case, and one day I made a tug
at the rope / was fastened with and
over came the bureau. When It fen
the leg I was tied TO broke Off and
darted FOR the door and ran out to the
spring near the house dragging the
rope and the bureau leg after me. Ny.
how I did gulp down that water. Was
It goode Did It injure me? Indeed a.
was good and I drank until they came
and took me away. I'm hearty and
healthy today so YOU can imagine Il
did not hurt me much. Yes. "a quaran-
tine is a good thing, under some cir
cumstances.
Delegates Appointed.
J. Harry Stewart. Theodore w. Cav
ender and Harry j. Rothrock have
been appointed delegates from Industry
Lodge No. 25. Jr. O. II. A. NJ. of this
city. to represent the lodge at the
twelfth annual session Of the state
Council. 20 he held in Eden Hall. VIII
mington. on February 2L The session.
convenes ,at II. a. m. and during the
morning open house will be held at
which prominent officers OF Wilmington
will make addresses. Mr. RothroclS has
also been named as delegate TO repne-
sent the local dodge az the meeting OF
the f. B. A.. which win be held i'm
Eden Hall on Monday evening next.
Well-known colored Woman Dead.
Harriett Handy wife Of Edward
Handy, one OF the best known colored
men in New Castle, died at the home
OF her husband, on North Fifth street.
yesterday afternoon after "a lingering
illness Mrs. Handy was about SO years
OF age and has lived in New Castle an
her life.
Columbia vs.. Old swedes.
The Columbia first and second bas-
ketban teams win play the Old swedes
fives IN Wilmington this evening. The
boys VIII take over strong teams and
good games are looked forward to.
Dead n Chester.
Word has been received in this citv
of the death OF Mrs. Marry Weir. Of
Chester. Pa, mother Of Mrs. Charles
Dckerson. Of this city Her funeral
took place IN Chester at O'Clock today.
mterment being made in Mt. salem
cemetery, that city.
Entertainment in Armory.
Under the auspices of Company II.
n. @. D., an entertainment and dance
will be given in the Armory on the
evening of February %. Professor Ed
win T. Hough. of Hornersville. n. ".
will be present and give an exhibition
OF whistling and trick piano playing.
Baltimore & Ohio r. r. to Washinoton
account Inauguration of President
Roosevelt. Very low rates.