Evening journal., 1911-06-01
NEW CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Assessor Has Work Ready TO
Present to City
Council
ELECTRIC STORM
CAUSES TWO FIRES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. June City As
SCISSOR G. Albert Pedrick will turn in
his assessment to City Council at its
meeting this evening. He has been
working hard to make the assessment
satisfactory one He has made a
number of changes throughout the
city and when the assessment is hung
up it will be best to inspect it. After
it is accepted by City Council the as
sessment will be hung up in Mayor
Rodneys office for ten days before
Council sits as a Board of assessment
and appeals.
Mr. Pedrick had a glorious time in
making the dog assessment and went
from house to house to do so.
Assessor Pedrick also took up the
school census. He found nearly 400
children between the ages of Z and Ia
years The compulsory school law pro-
vides that the school census must be
taken annually by the assessor. Then
the county superintendent turns over
the list to the committee on compul-
sorry education and the children who
do not attend school are reported and
their parents arrested. and fined for
disorderly conduct Should a boy be-
come incorrigible by continuously dis
obeying his parents he can be commit
ted to Ferris Industrial School.
Chief Of Police William J. Harring-
ton after being on the force for nine.
teen years turned In his star yester.
day morning. He Is succeeded by Geo
Woolson, who went on duty last even
ing.
New Castle people we're elated last
evening on account of the heavy fall
of rain
Many favorable comments are heard
daily regarding the condition of the
inner lighthouse and the grounds sur
rounding same. The keeper of the
light. George w. Duncan. has made
many improvements to the ground
since he took charge and the lawns
and trees are i'm full keeping with the
lighthouse, which is always shining
clean.
The funeral Of Mrs Stoops, mother
of John T. Stoops, took place yester-
day. Interment was made near Iron
Hill
City Council this evening will open
bids for the sale of the $4,000 street
Improvement bonds.
Michael OHanlon, who has beer
steward at the New Castle Club, left
today for a Pennsylvania Mountain
resort.
Seminole Tribe Imp'd o. r. Men an,
Industry Council, Jr., o. u. A. NJ, az
arranging for festivals.
Children's Day will be observed q
the Methodist and fresbyterIa'
Churches onr,5undayl iuner1i
State KNenmpnlep4
The cfacel Of fht Organized Mill
I|a 81 HelaHare VII go into camp a
{1 fian fan4t farm on Tuesday mex
H|te Government officers Will be de
t8iled for the five days with the stat
officers. The instructions receiyel
during the five days will be beneiicia
10 the militia officers when the Stat
troops go into camp at the rang'
farm a few weeks later.
Storm Caused Fire.
AS a result Of the electrical storm
wires became crossed at Third and
Delaware streets and caught ON fire
Later in the evening the Good VII
Fire Company was called out on ac
count Of a fire along the line of the
trolley road The damage was slight
The high wind yesterday Afternoon
blew down tree in front of norti
Second street house.
Prince Edward Lodge +. A. A. Y
Masons will hold a strawberry suppe
and drill In Moses Hall on Saturda.
evening. Hinkson's select orchestri
will furnish the music.