Evening journal., 1915-01-04
NEW LEGISLATION
FOR NEW Castle
Citizens Endorse Plan to
Keep Snap Tickets Out
OF School Election
DIVISION OF
BOARD MEMBERS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan. As Since
members of the Board of Education
took up the question Of regulating the
annual school election many citizens
q been giving the matter attention
Mayor Rodney suggested at the last
meeting of tine board the idea of having
bin presented TO the legislature com
pellng the candidates to file then
names ten days 3 fore the election. lr
this way no moro snap tickets could
be sprung ON the day of the election.
"It is splendid idea" said resi-.
dent of the Third ward yesterday, "bui
how about representation In the First
district there are four members. ia tho
Second two and IN the Fourth three
thereby leaving the Third distric'
without representation.
"Ihe people in the Third district pay
their school taxes and by all means We
ought to have representation. Accord.
ly you can say for me thar We favor
the election of two members from each
district and the president elected at
large. Let the term of Office he for two
years and as We have school in Shaw
town let us have two members of tn,
Board of Education there in that see.
tion. That is the way the City Coun.
ell is elected and constituted. BY all
means give each district its share OF
representation"
In st. Peters Church yesterday the
Feast of the Holy Name was celebrated
The members of the Holy Name Society
attended first mass in body and re.
ceived Holy Communion. Ina the after.
noon while they held lighted candles
In their hands the members renewed
their pledge not to take the Holy Name
in vain.
More men went 70 work today IN thc
Baldt steel plant.
Citizens IN general are invited 20 at
tend the meeting OF the Board of Trade
to be held in Mayor Rodney's Office
this evening. Legislation to come betort
the Legislature will be considered ns
well as plans for the furtheranee OF
the work of the Board of Trade
Many young people enjoyed the skat-
ing here yesterday.
DR.. j.. l.. Cross attended the meeting
of the executive committee Of Pomona
Grange, i'm Wilmington on Saturday. the
meeting was for the purpose OF consid-
ering the conditions in rural schoolss.
+. n. Baldwin of Claymont was in
charge of the services in the NJ. D..
Sunday school yesterday afternoon. Re
vival arvices will be continued each
evening in the church at present.
Gunners during the past week have
had excellent luck on the Red Lion
marsh As there are about 800 acres
covered by water and ice the gunners
have a splendid cunning section.
The annual meeting of the New Cas-
tie Athletic Association viii be held on
Wednesday evening, when directors for
the year win be elected and other busi-
ness transacted
Passengers on an afternoon trolley
car were treated 10 a surprise. As the
car bowled along the Causeway, near
Wilmington the steam tank above the
heater Ia the ear gave way under the
pressure and the steam poured through
a small hole. Conductor Leach pulled
the bell rope and Motoman Davidson
stopped the ear. Then the men pulled
the Gre and as the car door was onen the
escaping steam did no narm Tho ear
was replaced bV another vehicle