Evening journal., 1913-07-24
.NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
10y and Regret Mix After
Cross appointment as
County School Super
intendent
UNDER OPERATION
FOR INTERNAL TROUBLE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 2i-lcvy Court
Commissioner Martin h. Smith made
peculiar find recently When about to
remove from his former office, m VA.
mington, he mscrcwcd a case OH box
in his office Then he found that the
box contained large number of straw
eases Tor bottles. Knowing that The
cases would be just the thing to place
over lowers at night in late fall, he
took the cases out carefully one at h
time. As ne ncared the bottom of the
box he found bottle in une OF them
Continuing the examination, an smith
found he had a bottle of John !. Jamison
& Sons old malt whiskey, bottled when
seven years old
James Y. Campbell on Tuesday even
ing, while walking near his home. at
Fifth aud Delaware streets. lest his wal
let and SA5. John Hendrix found the
wallet ana returned it and its contents
TO is owner.
Members Of The Board of Education
we're sadly jovous last evening. when
theY learned that Governor Miller had
appointed Prof. l.. T. Cross county su.
perintendcnt of free schools tor New
Castle county. Ticv expressed sorrow
that the New Castle schools are 10 lose
such an excellent principal. They were
glad. however. that ono more New Castle
teacher had been honored. Several of
the principals who wcrc in charge of the
schools here are now holding prominent
educational positions
Tho now county superintendent was
born near Mansfield. Ohio. aud was cdu-
Gated in Nineand y j. and the Pen
ninaton Seminary. lie WIS graduated
from Dickinson College m 1891. and
taught Latin in tho Wilmington Confer.
onco Academy. Dover. Hc was principal
of the Flushing. \. V. High School. and
principal Of the Carlisle. Pa. schools for
three wears. lie served ~ principal "
Tho Milford Consolidated Schools for two
wears. and for ten wears was principal
Of the Wilmington Conference Acadcmy.
He has served one wear in tho New Cas-
tic schools. Hc was graduated with the
honors Of g. g. 4. NJ and Ped d., from
Dickinson College.
When Professor Cross assumed
chsrge Of the Conference Academy,
/ he found only three students and an
indebtedness Of S37 500. He built up
the student class and IN four years
had the largest class in the history Of
the Academy. During the years Pro-
fessor Cross resided in Dover. he had
charge Of the summer school. Profes-
sor Cross said today that he has not
decided whether he will remove 10
Wilmington or live here He will
SPEND the month Of August getting ac-
quainted with the work Of the county
lEuperintendents Office. He received
telephone message Yesterday morn.
ing from Governor Miller. and When
hc called or the Governor. he learned
Of bis appointment.
Mrs. Robert H. Harrington. who has
been sick for several weeks, is re-
towering
Mrs. John p. Murphy is gettine
alcpg nicely and gaining strength
daily. She had a severe attack Of
Typhoid fever.
John 2. Taylor. county tax collector
is sending out the tax bills for this
lyear.
Charles Hewitt met with an acci-
dent on Tuesday evening, and ycster-
day he went under an operation IN
the Homeopathic Hospital. Whining
ton. His injuries are internal.