Evening journal., 1912-06-05
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Town Council Hears Appeals
From Assessment
Ordnance on Pigs
BsY SCOUTS IN
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, June Sowing to
the Boys Scouts having sold between
900 and 400 tickets for the entertain
ment this evening it has been decided
10 give the performance in the NJ. e.
Church instead of in the Opera House
as originally intended. The program
for the entertainment follows:
Part boy Scout Song; orchestra
selection, boy Scouts of America"
chorus. selected; male quartettc,
Messrs Blare, Thompson, Challenger,
Deakyne; reading. The Jiners,' Mrs.
l.. o. Wise; violin solo, Albert
Frische; solo, THE Broken Pitcher"
Mrs. James McIntire; piano duett,
selected, Mrs Challenger and Mrs.
johnson; cornet duett. Messrs. Nall
or; reading, selected. Miss Rebecra
Moore; orchestra selection. The
Golden Dawn, Overture"
Part Chorus; solo, selected, Geo
Ware; female quartette Mrs. Jami-
son, Vallett. Harrington, Meggison:
flute solo. "Hether Rose" Bruce Val
lett; reading, The Race" Mrs J. L..
Johnson; a double mixed quartette;
solo. Let Me Like a Soldier Fall, -
Charles Lancaster, Jr; orchestra, se-
lection, Squadron A."
DR.. r. r. Roth complained to City
Council last night regarding a case
of diphtheria at the Buttonwoods. He
suggested that the child be sent TO
the pest house or that an officer be
named to guard the house. DR. Roth
said he was sure the case was one of
diphtheria. He wanted the City Coun-
| ell to take cognizance OF the matter
SO his skirts would be clear.
DR.. Roth was instructed to send
! the child to the pest house and have
( the house fumigatod
! L. O Wise complained OF disorder
existing in a colored family's house
/ opposite his residence Mayor Rod
ney said that if a warrant is sworn
out he will proceed at once.
An ordinance regulating hog pens
in the city was given two readings,
/ The ordinance provides a fine o. s.
/ for maintaining a nuisance and 81 a
/ day All previous ordinances on the
subject are repealed.
Mr. Spiccher presented a resolution
authorizing the Trustees of the Com
mons to pave the square in front of
the old court house. The street rail-
way company is to pave between its
tracks and three feet on either side or
/ pay the cost Of the work
/ Treasurer Manlove reported having
received from Tax Collector q A.
Smith $3.50 and 1915 from Mayor
Rodney. Bills for street work were
ordered paid.
Miss Elizabeth Hart and Manlovc
/ Shilling were married at st. Peters
rectory on Monday evening
David Boulden is having removed
the big pear tree which the storm
blew down in his garden last week.
Magistrate NickersOn. president OF
City Council and Walter r. Burris
have returned from an automobile
trip to Kimbleville, Pa.
A colt belonging to Mathew Walz
had it's leg sprained yesterday.
Joseph Ogram. at one time propri-
]
on Monday night at the Little Sisters
OF the Poor Home in Wilmington. His
children are Mrs. Charles Shearer
New Castle; Mrs. Frances Price
Blue Anchor; n j.; Mrs. Annie Price
Miss Frances G. Ogram. Philadel
phia; Joseph, William and Herbert
Ogram.
Last night was the last night e
make appeals from the assessment
George Bennett, of Wilmington asked
that his name he taken off as his
home is not here
An appeal was made by the owner
of Baldton on 143 lots assessed al
s35 each
Mr. Jones addressing Mr.. Fox said
the land was purchased for specula
i've purposes. Some of these lots have
been recently sold for SIS a lot
Eby Bull complained that his house
was assessed at more than he pait
for the property
Mrs HOlccmb complained of an as
sessment OF S9.S0O In 1910 the assess
ment was S5.400 and following The
demand for $4,000 for the river
front site the assessment was in
creased.
The assessment on the property
No. IS South Fifth street was re
duced from $1,000 TO $500
The appeal OF Eby Bull was disal
lowed Mrs Margaret Atlinson''
property was reduced 500 TO stanC
as the assessor placed il.
MIR. Jones moved that the assess
ment on the Baldton property remair
the same.
Mrs. Blacks appeal on an assess
ment of $500 on the lot at The StranC
and Harmony street was refused.
Mrs. Holcomb's assessment was re
duced $1,000