Evening journal., 1915-11-10
Place MEMORIAL
TO OLD RAILROAD
Judge Gray Orator at Dedi-
cation of Unique Monu-
ment at New Castle
TRUSTEES RENT
THE COMMONS FARM

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Nov 1O.-For-
mer Judge George Gray was a New
Castle boy again yesterday when he
delivered the address at the unwilling
of the shaft, commemorative of the
New Castle and Frenchtown railroad.
The exercises took place opposite the
High School building and, as stated in
THE EVENING JOURNAL yesterday,
the members Of the Century Club had
the shaft decorated and speakers
stand was also aglow in national col
ors. The school children sang pa
triotic songs. including Delaware"
and America" Colonel H. G. Cav
enaugh presided.
Judge Gray delivered a very inter-
esting address on the old railroad,
covering a description of the rails.
First the cars we're hauled over the
strlngers or rails, and later steam
was substituted The Judge told OF
the men who headed the company and
many stories regarding the expert
ences of passengers. Judge Gray re-
ferred to the coaches used on the line,
the manufacture of engines here and
told of the steamboat lines, which
succeeded the old railroad. He ex-
hibited a picture OF the old railroad
and its cars.
Judge Gray spoke at length about
his boyhood days in New Castle and
told about attending the school here.
He enthused the children by his ad-
dress
The monument sta,,ae l.; r,....
Square and is about six feet in
length. 1t was built Of the stone
crossties used on the New Castle and
Frenchtown railroad
The trustees OF the common met last
evening in adjourned session and
rented the farms as follows: Jeffer-
son farm. william G. Abbott, for s543: :
Stockton farm, Mrs. Lydia A. Biggs.
| for S1,02450; -Oglethorpe farm, Will
liam b. Ratledge. for $477: Centre
Hall, r. T. T. Clark. for S744; Bayard
/ farm, George NJ Blackburn, for
( S1,3O5; Clayton farm, Tasker T. Clark,
/ for 1855; Model farm, John Jordan,
/ for $43733.
Abraham Ingram informed the trus-
tees that he did not desire to rent the
penn farm, containing 1877 acres. Ar
| chibald r. Walton was an applicant
for the farm, but il was decided to adj
vertise the farm for rent and rent il
at meeting on next Tuesday evening
l The question of renting the town
hall room to the town band was con.
sidered.
4 Victrolas. Records-Bridgewa
? The many friends of DR.. John p
2 CARRIER were pleased last evening
p when it was learned he had beei
/ elected superintendent of the Phila
e delphia Schools. DR.. CARRIER was prin
a cipal of the New Castle schools som
years ago.
Doctor CARRIER has served Philadel
phia public schools since 1885. He i
graduate OF Chambersburg Academ.
and Cumberland Valley State Norma
School and has done postgraduate
work at the University of Pennsyl
vania and University of Jena. He ha
been acting superintendent since tn
death OF DR.. William c. Jacobs las
July.
City Council met in special session
last evening and fire hose was agaiI
the subject. The fremen will get tn
300 feet of hose. The fire compan.
also expects to install a hot wate
heating plant so that the engine hous
will be comfortable all winter.
Prof. Vaughn, of Delaware College
addressed the meeting of the Centus-
Club last evening.
The quot team OF Seminole Tribe
Imp'd. o. r. NJ, defeated the Wawa
set team four games out of five las
night.
The Young Friends basketball
team, OF Wilmington. plays Barac
here on Friday night Baraca vii