Evening journal., 1915-06-05
CUT ASSESSMENT
ON TOWN INDUSTRIES
Baldt and Brylgon Com
panicS' Appeals Recognized
BY New Castle Board
YOUTH ACCUSED
ON LARCENY CHARGE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del, June &C
Ferris Jemison, representing the
Baldt Steel Company appeared bofor,
the Board of Assessment. Revision ant
Appeals last night and asked thai
the company's assessment be reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000. The appeal
was granted The appeal Of the Bryl-
gon Steel Casting Company from
$4,000 TO $4,000 These were the fig.
ures at which the assessor had Origl.
nally placed the properties. Their,
were but few minor appeals. II
was decided to place a tax of 81 on
each of the $3.50 poles in the city. An.
other notice viii be sent to the Ma.
tional Tube Company notifying IL OF
the increased assessment on It's prop
erty and City Council will take it up
on Tuesday night at the meeting.
Plans and specifications for the new
barn to be erected on the Penn farm
by the Trustees of the New Castle
Common are on view at the store of
James +. Bggs The bids will be
opened on next Friday evening at Mr..
Biges store.
Word was received here yesterday
Of the death in Washington of the Rev.
Timothy j. Brosnaham, professor OF
ethics and political economy at 10y
ola College, author of several books
and pamphlets ON these subjects, and
one of the leading philosophers of the
Jesuit Order.
Daniel p. Rogers. son of the late
Bernard Rogers of this city, died on
Thursday at Phoonixvillo, Pa He was
known in religious circles as Brother
Thomas His funeral took place to-
day with interment In Avondale. Pa.
The New Castle Opera House was
crowded last evening when the Geibel
Chorus, under direction of Professor
George E. King, gave a high-class
concert.
Magistrate Nickerson yesterday af-
ternoon put a youth named Travis
through the third degree and he fur
nished Information upon which eight
warrants were issued and sent TO Wi
mington. The charge against the
youths was that they stole copper wire
from the tracks of the New Castle and
Delaware City Railway. Three of the
youths and man. who is in the
workhouse serving ten days for
drunkenness, will be charged with
the larceny of brass from the gas
house Of the New Castle Light Com
pany officer Beck. as stated ycster-
day, secured team on Thursday
night, and yesterday a Wilmington
junk dealer came here and claimed
the team. He told the name of the
person to whom he hired the team and
young Travis was arrested.
Frank Lawler died at his home in
South Third street yesterday morn
lng OF pneumonia. He is survived bv
a widow, two sons and two daugh-
ters. He was SO years old and for
many years he was a member of the /
Ancient Order OF Hibernians.
Division No. 3. A. O. H.. in spocial
,esslon last night. took action on the
leath of Mr.. Lawler.
The members OF the New Castle
baseball club are selling tickets for
ne strawberry festival to be given
leXt Friday evening at Battery Park
The committee in charge has arranged
o have dancing at the park as we'll as
contest in a beauty show and several
ther interesting features.
The Rev. S. b. Wylie will preach
the Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
Wiihelmina Green had william
..oreman. colored. arrested on
harge of assault Magistrate Nicker-
on hned Foreman SO and costs.
The Penn Literary Society of the
ign School held a pleasing enter
'inment yesterday afternoon.