Evening journal., 1912-08-28
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEWCASTLE
New School Principal Meets
Members of the Board
of Education
CITY TO DO EXTRA
STREET PAVING WORK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Aug. 2S.-ln the
absence of President Ferris of the
Board of Education last evening Mr..
Eliason presided. The following bills
were ordered paid:
Home Fire Insurance Co, $50;
American Book Co, $46.S5; Rand Nc
Nally & Co., S31.16; c. Sewer & Co,
S36.4O; D. c. Heath & Co, s2.9S; The
IT. M. Rowe Co, $3.50; ]. T. q l.. T..
Eliason, S204.75; William Deakyne,
S175. Geo. Bryson, SO; Adams tx
press Co, $40.
Prof. Cross, the new principal of
the schools arrived yesterday and at
tended the meeting Of the Board. He
,has rented the house vacated by r.
Eben Watts.
The schools will open on next
Tuesday and Prof. Cross will meet
assign them to class.
New scholars are also to meet the
principal.
Prof Cross and the members of the
board had a general talk over school
conditions and the members told him
he would have a free hand and be ex-
pecteO 10 give results.
Prof. Cross intimated that he will
require home study ON the part of the
pupils in the schools. The children
cannot make progress in his opinion
by study in the schools alone.
The New Castle Republican Club
room was opened last evening and
Representatives from every section OF
the hundred we're present Emmei
Simon was chosen temporary chair
man and Alexander f. Melvin, secre-
tary Short addresses were made by
Charles E Nickerson. John NJ. Wilson
Harry P Ahern, Clayton d. Appleby
Sameul Barnes, William Kirk and
others. Tho club will meet on Fri
day evening at o'clock when the
state ticket will be ratified and Off
GERS OF the club elected for the year
All Republicans of the hundred are
invited to be present The New Cas-
tie hundred Republicans feel san
guine of carrying the whole Republi.
can ticket this fall.
Tax Collector Charles Doherty will
sit in Mayor Rodney's Office eacf
evening this week to give the taxpay'
ers a chance TO pay their taxes anC
save 8 per cent on the face of tbs
bill.
City Council held special meet
ing last night and decided to make
the improvements as outlined in THE
EVENING JOURNAL last week. CouT
ell agreed to have the Amber Davis
Company to lay two additiona
squares OF concrete pavement from
The Strand to Second and Third t
Fourth streets. Work on the square
is being rushed.
George Ford suffered a paralyti'
stroke on Monday night and is ser
iously III.
Robert c. Gordon has the contrac
for painting the fence in front of tn
NJ. 2. cemetery.
Hiett Graham has placed his new
cabin at the foot of Seventh street.
Mrs Jas l.. Bacon is in Merchant
Vile ~ j.. visiting Arthur Whitelocl
who has returned home from Los An
geles, Cal.
Miss Sadie Myers of Farnhurst, il
spending her vacation with her broth
or and sister-in-law, Mr.. aud Mrs AL
fred Myers at St Georges.
The annual excursion Of ST. Peter
Holy Name Society to Augustine Pie
takes place tomorrow.
Letters are advertised at the post
Office for John NJ. Erecz, Rose Hill
Mrs. George Miller and Joke Pulzc2
J. T. Hamilton will shortly remov
TO Wilmington.
Col Henry Cavenaugh who is il
Virginia for his health is expecte'
home IN the near future.
The Boy Scouts spent a jolly tim
yesterday in the woods south OF New
Castle