Evening journal., 1908-07-01
AGAIN IS
TAX COLLECTOR
Republican Reelected by the
Council Of New Castle
Last Night
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. July 1-wrliam w.
Leach was reelected lax collector by
City Council last evening. There are
five Democrats and four Republicans
in Council. The Republicans and one
Democrat voted for Leach on the first
ballot. The other Democrats voted for
John p. Murphy. Mr. Leach is a Re-
publican but has been successful as Il
tax collector. He will institute pro-
ceedings against thirty property owners
during the coming week. They have
been in the habit of holding up tax
collectors. but Collector Leach says
nothing doiog' in that line this year.
New Teachers Chosen.
The Board of Education last even
ing elected the following corps OF
teachers: Principal, II. " Holloway;
assistant principal, Mary Ratledge; Ce-
celia Mahoney. Carrie Downie, Anna
M. Platt, Margaret M. Lawler, May b.
Cooley. Josephine Salmon, Maude
Dealyne. Alma Dyer, Gertrude Nc
Crane. and Arnialia Ganbrill. At the
next meeting of the board the teachers
will be assigned. Bennett F. Lancaster
and Mrs. Mary McCaffrey were re-
elected ianitors.
The COMMITTEES on compulsory educa-
tion will arrange during the month
for taking the school census. The
school property committee during va
cation win have the doors of the school
buildings changed so that they will
swing out insted of In and thereby
avoid all danger in case of fire. An
alarm will be installed in the buildings.
Considerable repairs viii pe made and
new seats will be installed.
butchers to Play Ball.
NThe New Castle butchers will pley
the Wilmington butchers at Battery
Park tomorrow afternoon. Every
knight of the cleaver and block who
reaches third base will be given a
piece OF watermelon. Kee will brush
away the flies from the pitchers box,
while Wray Bacon win be back of TIE
home plate. McGrory VII be at short
Just to show a few tricks. James
Bacon is manager OF the club and he
may rearrange the players, who in-
clude George Tohin, Walz. Palmer.
McGrory, Leonard. Hatton. Mont
gomery. Lancaster. Lovciess. The visit
of the Wilmington butchers promises
to be a pleasant affair and the local
butchers say they will steak" their
reputation that no one will get
roasted" There will be plenty of
Bacon. and every PLAYER can play with
his Hatton or without a cap. for the
Walz are so high that the park will be
shady
The Epworth League Juniors win
have a clipping party tomorrow even
ing in the yard of tie N. e. Church.
A horse will be clipped and ice cream
and cake served.
When Samuel Nicl,erson. aged
years, pulled the ears of n dog in front
of his home. the animal bit the
youngster on the left cheek.
For acting in a disorderly manner on
one of the ca~s Of tho Delaware City
branch of the Wilmington. New Castle
and Southern Railway, George Morris
a soldier Of Fort DuPoat. was arrested
and fined SO and costs by Magistrat.
Terry.
The twenty-siXth anniversary of the
organization Of Division No. 3. Ancient
Order of Hibernians. viii be celebrated
in the Opera House on Friday evening
with a concert. moving picture show
addresses by prominent clergymen, a
luncheon and win close with a dance
In order to prepare the members oi
Company II. o. NJ. D., for the encanp-
ment at Rehoboth. and with the regular
army at Delaware City, Captain Will
liam e. Meyers is giving the men hikes
of several miles cut in the country.