Evening journal., 1907-05-15
TO SPEND MONEY
OF new CASTLE
Heavy Vote POIIed for Com
miSSiOnerS at Yesterdays
Election
WOMEN CAST THEIR BALLOTS

Special to The Evening Journal o..
NEW CASTLE. Del, May 15-For
the first time in the history of New
Castle women voted at an election here
{ yesterday There are a number Of
woman suffragists here but they have
been denied the right Of franchise in
the past. When the polls opened at
1 o'clock Mayor Boyd swore in A. V. L
George as Inspector; Harry C. Cava-
naugh and Alexander b. Cooper, Jr.,
as judges. and John II. Rodney, Jr.,
and Arthur M. Wise as clerks.
II was soon evident that there would
be a good sized vote polled for the
five commissioners who will handle the
funds should the people decide later
to borrow 500 900 for improvements.
Mrs Mary c. Weggenmann was the
I first woman to cast a ballot at the
election. Prominent women from all
parts of the city went 20 the polls and
many were accompanied by their hus-
bands or brothers. The result fol-
lows;
Francis De H. Janvier. si73; c. Fer
ris Jemison. 32O0; James e. Biggs, SO3S,
/ a
James B. Toman, 1888; James b. Lam
caster, 7sS Patrick McGrory, 32 The
first five were elected commissioners.
Votes were cast by people from
Colorado, New York, illinois and Will
mington.
Some years ago when the woman
suffragist question was being agitated
a prominent resident Of the strand
said 1t would be more becoming for
the women TO be in their homes peel
ing potatoes. One of the women yes
terday was approached by the same
man who asked her to vote. She paH
her debt by telling him that it would
be more appropriate Cor the women
to be peeling potatoes and others to be
attending to their own business.
The commissioners will organize in
a few days and then will decide re-
earding when the election for or
against the borrowing of the money
for improvements.
Wall papers. 8 cents up. Paints.
varnish. stains, oils brushes. Stoops-
CITY Council at a special meeting
last evening took action regarding the
bonds. In order that the city may be
i'm a position to pay the interest, Coun-
ell arranged for the assessor to make
the assessment so that sufficient
sum can be collected.
Council last evening PASSED an ordin-
ance granting the Western Union
Telegraph Company the right to erecS
pous and string wires TO the office at
the wharf. No additional poles are 10
be erected on Delaware street.
lou
window and door screens, enameleo
beds Stoops'
Superintendent Chauncey P. Hol-
comb to-day will lodge complaint
with superintendent Hon, of the VIII
mington city Railway Company, re-
oardinp the conduct OF two employees
of that company on car yesterday.
Four trolley men in uniform boarde1
car here Yesterday afternoon ana
tboir oonduct was verv Objectionable
10 the Messengers. When Conductor
wits demonstrated With them for
shifting on the floor of the car two OF
them cNrsed several times in LOUD
voice.
should superintendent Hoff agree TO
tho intention of Superintendent Hol-
copb the men will be arrested under
the law prohibiting splitting in street
cars
Ladies', mems. chlldrens shoes.
Stocps.f ,.
AT the meeting of the New Caste
Library Association. the ioiiowlhs
hoard of directors were elected: JonA
II Rodney. DIR. John J. Black Willialp
7 Ferris. Francis de Haas Janvier'
Alexander B. Cooper, Richard ;. kou-
nev and Lausatt r. Rogers
The axle of the delivery wagon %,
Platt. the grocer, broke at lhlru III ahu
/ Harmony streets YESTERDAY. ~
horse ran away and Charles Wrls,'.
the driver. was thrown rom V'
,,.aoo,, He held on 10 the lines and
vas dragged half a block before the
,,oree was stopped. His injuries are
slight.