Evening journal., 1916-02-24
Minstrel FUN At
new CASTLE TONIGHT
Young People of Town
Ready TO Entertain as
Blackface Artists
SPELLING BEE IN
SCHOOL TOMORROW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 24.-New Cas-
tie people in general were pleased to
learn yesterday afternoon when they
read in THE EVENING JOURNAL
that James w. Foster had again been
nominated by the Trustees of the
Poor for superintendent; Mrs. Mar
garet i. Bacon, matron. and Miss
Belle Wadsley. first assistant at the
county hospital. They are New Cas-
tie people.
This is the great night in New Cas-
tie. The Boys Minstrels are to hold
forth in the Opera House. The pro-
gram is a lengthy one. Nearly three
hours side-splitting laughing time is
promised. Mrs dell. Janvier and
George II. Madden have been in
structing the black faced comedians.
Some Of them will not be as old as
AL Fields forty years from now. but
they have the 1916 vintage jokes.
Sure, they are leap year jokes and
even newspaper correspondent
comes in for his share.
Dancing merrily along is the way
the Century Club people speak about
the dance next Tuesday evening
Members must endorse the cards for
their friends. All the young folks
will attend the dance.
High School pupils are interested
IN the spelling bee to be held tOmOt-
row evening at the Parent-Teachers'
meeting Two prizes are to be awar-
ded TO the most successful spoilers.
Only two can win and all the others
will fail to get the books. But it
is only an entertainment and all will
enjoy il. Mrs. w. S. Prickett will de-
( liver an illustrated lecture on Ser
via" The Parent-Teachers' Associa-
] tiOn has a big work ahead here as
well as in other cities. The asso-
citation is working hard so that the
/ New Castle schools can have mod
ern library. When Mrs. S. S. Deemer
! last November donated a set OF
! Shakespeare she did not imagine that
| the books would be the nucleus for a
! library here The books we're given
as a prize in the spelling contest at
! the Teachers Institute and a New
/ Castle High School pupil won the
prize for her school Then the teach
ers and pupils went to work with a
will and now there is a good round
sum on hand with which to purchase
books. Every one interested in the
schools is going to work until there
IS frst-class library here for tho
schools.
In addition to James T. Challenger
and James B. Lancaster, Wallace L
Cannon will be a candidate TO
= Trustee OF the New Castle Common.
] Following the last election thu
s trustees asked Alexander b. Coope
; for an opinion as TO who was entitled
, to vote at the election. He answered
) as follows:
"Thc only qualified voters at sucl
elections will be first, permanent in
habitants Of New Castle. who arr
citizens of the United States and hav'
at the time of voting a freehold in
terest in real estate located in New
Castle: second permanent inhabi
tants Of New Castle, who are citizens
OF the United States and rent rea
eatate located in New Castle, from
one having a freehold therein and pa.
rent. aggregating at least 40 shill
, ings a year.
'Lodgers, boarders. visitors, hirerl
Of rooms in hotels, boarding houses
or other places are not within thI
language and intent OF the charter
and consequently are not entitled Il
, vote at said election"
Heretofore young men who have al
, interest in their mothers propert