Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-20
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stan Correspondence Of Every Evening.
New Castle, June 20. At the meet
ing Of the Board of Education. on
Tuesday evening next. the ballotinQ
for teachers to serve for the ensuing
year will take place For the position
Of assistant principal TO succeed Miss
Clara M. kast, resigned, there are a
number Of applications filed, some
from people who are highly recon-
mended and who appear to be well
qualified for the position. As far as
can be learned there will be no further
designations among the present corps
OF teachers and all have sent in their
applications for reelection.
Because of the meeting of the New
Castle Grange in the x. of p. Hall
this evening the proposed meeting of
Division No. 3, A. O. H., which was
scheduled for tonight, will be held on
Wednesday evening of next week. The
meeting had been postponed from last
week on account Of the large number
of members who were in attendance at
the mission in ST. PETERS Church.
noys Brownie overalls-Biggs.
Many persons in this city are inter
ested ln the excursion Of Grace M. n.
Sunday-scnool Of Wilmington to Lewes
next week. 1t is expected that good
crowd from this city will go, provided
the weather is good
A meeting Of the New Castle Ath-
letic Association Will be held in the
parlors Of the Gilpin House at S
O'Clock this evening. The change of
meeting place is due to the City Coun-
Gil occupying the Office of Mayor Boyd.
The association has several matters of
Importance TO come before IL and all
the members and board Of directors
are requested to be in attendance.
The chart has been opened for the
reserved seat sale for the school com
mencsment in the Opera House on
Friday evening, at Ferris & Sons
pharmacy.
The Jim Shoe S3.5O-Shaws.
The Hilles yacht Vesta, Captain
Cunning master, is in readiness for
the run down the Delaware River and
Bay on Friday, when the commits
sioners of this State and New Jersey
will try to establish the head of the
bay, Messrs. Hayes, Hilles and Cooper
attended the meetings with shed
fishermen during the past spring and
heard their opinions
The close of the pool tourney for a
series of three games took place at
Becker's, on North Second street, last
evening and resulted as follows
William Kirk, 100 points to al for q.
l.. Mcconnell; John Wiley, 100, 20 IS
for Jesse Watts; William Hawkins, 80
TO 40 for Frank Biggs, the latter sub
stituting for James n. Mahoney, who
was i'll. William Modem was the
referee. This places Mr.. Wiley high
man, leaving Mahoney winner Of the
80 point game. On Tuesday evening
the tourney for the Kline cup will be
started at kline's.
Fresh fish, clans. Kings.
On account of failing TO secure a
quorum of members, the meeting Of
Industry Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
was not held last evening.
Mrs. John A. Walls was called 10
Hartley, yesterday on account Of the
critical illness of her grand daughter,
Mildred Wallace, daughter of Mrs.
Anna Mohlen Wallace.
Rev. DIR. Campbell of Philadelphia
will conduct the services IN Emmanuel
= r. Church, on Sunday next. The
evening service will be held earlier TO
permit the preacher to return to his
home on the train leaving Wilmington
at Q. 10 O'Clock.
Umbrellas, hosiery, suspenders-
Biggs *f
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Reeves Rodney.
whose marriage took place two weeks
| ago in Emmanuel =. +. Church, ar.
rived at Boothhurst, yesterday, as the
/ guests OF Mrs. Henry Cruger Walton,
mother of the tide. Last evening.
accompanied by relatives and friends,
/ the newly welded couple visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ii. Rod
ney, parents of the groom, where a
reception was held.
The local battery for the game of
ball on Saturday with Browntown, will
be McGrory and Countiss. Newlove,
who injured a finger last week, hopes
TO be able to enter the pitchers box
next week. From a recent letter from
/ Archie Rennie it is feared that the
/ kearsarge team may be unable to play
here on June 30th, as the orders are
expected daily to leave Philadelphia
waters
A large hay wagon filled with resi-
dents from the northeasterly section
of the city enjoyed a straw ride to
/ Christiana last evening.
The shepherd dog which is alleged
to have bitten Harry Dobb when he
attempted to stop fight between the
shepherd and his own dog, is still
alive 10 was shot with one bullet
from a revolver, crawled beneath a
house and all efforts TO get it out have
been unavailing. Food cannot tempt 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis j. Beck, whose
marriage took place in Wilmington
last week, have arrived in this city
and taken up their residence on North
Second street.
One of the busy young men Of this
city is Charles Il. Lancaster, Jr., who
is kept on the 60 from a. M, until 8
p. m, daily, looking after the sup
plies for four dredging machines and
four tug boats. The captains aud
stewards Of the vessels are greatly
pleased with the service.
Personal-Frank CAESAR of Whining
ton has been visiting friends in this
| city-Mrs. Frederick Macklen of Will
mington has been the guest Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob NJ. Saun-
ders-Mr. and Mrs. John MCGOWAN
and daughter Of Philadelphia have
been the guests of Mr.. ami Mrs.
William Newlove.
Among the sick-Esther Rothrock.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Harry j.
Rothrock, who has been i'll for several
days, is in a critical condition and the
attending physicians have little hope
OF her recovery. The cause of the
illness is bronchitis and whooping
cough.
SALE OF A FINE Farm.
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