Evening journal., 1915-12-29
news HAPPENINGS
IN OLD NEW Castle
Children OF P. E. Church
Sing Christmas Carols
Again
OLD RESIDENT
TAKEN BY DEATH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 29.-President
c. Ferris Jemison, OF the Board of
Education. found only Mr. Eliason and
Mr.. Holiday present at the meeting OF
that body last evening AS the teach
ers had been paid before Christmas,
there was nothing to do at the meet
ing last night but adjourn because Of
the lack Of a quorum.
Professor Howard r. Ennis reported
the following pupils deserving of spe-
cial commendation
Eighth grade Mary Eliason, Ger
trude DOrne, Mary Givison, Ethel
] Quigley. Helen Deemer, Bertha Hall
Mildred Holiday. Florence Townsend.
Seventh grade - Mabel Eskridge.
May Jones. Elsie Walls, Mildred Berry,
! Evelyn Bannar, Robert Roth, Douglas
| Proud. Florence Durfee, Emma Chal-
lenger. George Tobin.
Sixth grade Esther Berry. Edwin
Bruce. Charles King, James King,
Elizabeth Mckay, Earle Weggenmann.
Fifth grade-Edward Challenger.
Jack Holiday, Paul Strimple. Samuel
McKnitt. Normal Rilep Francis Sent
man, Marvin HattOn. Mildred COnnell,
Martha Shaw Sarah BrysOn.
Fourth grade Harry Ahern. Donald
Banks, John Berry. John Cannon, Paul
Jackson. Carlisle TObin. Richard
Watts, Minnie Burd. Louise Eliason,
Serena Green, Elizabeth Milligan.
James Wilson.
Third grade-Elias Clayton. Fritz
Phfrommer. Arcadia Smith. Margaret
Janvier. Cuthbort Bridgewater. Dor
othy Ramsey, Frances Sheridan, Ad-
die Duling, Ogden Wise. William Ste
venson. Mary Burris.
Second grade Carrie Atkinson. Bar
bara King. Ruth Wnhelme. Richard
Georgas, Vivian Moyles. Clarence
Preston. Helen Jones. Wallace Can
non. Harry Hurd.
First grade Gladys Clymer. Anna
! Ferguson. Elizabeth Hemple. Sonhie
Janvier. Gertrude Miller. Elsie Std
ham, Ida Selfn. Harold Hobbs, Will
liam Dadds, Leonard Hopes. Myers
selfin George Pinder Albert Burd
Joseph Camac, Arthur Heathers.
No. 3 school. grades 3. 4 and g.
Alexander SLbocz, Lillian Webb.
Thomas Toppin. Julian Dunning.
Brnonie Subocz. Louis Hurd.
Grades ] and 2Stella Pabalis.
Dominick Pabals. Robert Dunning.
Raymond Hurd, Lila Johnson William
Loveless, Frances Alfree
Nictrolas, Records Bridgewater
Mrs. Alexander E. Goudiss and son.
Lee Goudiss. are spending the week
with relatives in New York. Mr..
Goudiss had been in New York for a
couple Of day, but returned home.
! Captain Leslie Truss has accepted a
position as captain of the Bethlehem
barge Marion. The Marion plies be-
tween here and Carney's Point.
Word was received here yesterday
Of the death in Wilmington of Thomas
Rodgers, youngest son of the late Ber.
nard Rodgers. He was a New Castle
boy, and had grown to be a fine young
man.
Thomas Kirk, one OF New Castles
Oldest citizens. died yesterday after
noon. He is survived by his widow
four sons and two daughters. His
children are Mrs Mark Clymer. Mrs
Ebe Bull. William. Delbeit. Albert and
Irwin.
The Baraca Class OF the NJ E. Sun.
day school has elected the following
officers John r. Hendrix. president;
George T. Tobin. Jr., yice-president
Walter Dalby secretary; Charles e
Lancaster, Jr.. treasurer; Theodore w
Atkinson, librarian: James T. Chal.
lenger. musical director; Charles L
Lancaster, Jr., assistant director: y
f. Gambrill leader Of orchestra
George Hallman, organ.st: the Rev
John l.. Johnson. teacher.
John B. Manlove is confined to hi.
home with an attack of grip.
The towing barge belonging TO ]. A
Bader & Brother was recovered here
II was taken across the river {,
! Pennsgrove I'D there abandoned. Ther
me one else brought the barge Z,
: New Castle and left il here.
In the parish house last eveninl
every seat was occupied when tn,
children OF Emmanuel Church san,
% Christmas carols. At the conclusion
OF the entertainment the annua