Evening journal., 1917-04-26
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
List of School Children Re-
ceiving Commendation
Marks for Month
MISSIONARY WOMEN
TO MEET TODAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 26.-It is said
that Just about half the usual number
OF crews are fishing for shad this sea-
son. The fishermen have been handi-
capped by the War Departments ruling
prohibiting night fishing, bat they are
taking advantage of every tide to dutt
for shad. which are running now every
day in increased numbers. some OF the
boats are bringing in as high as - OF
100 shad which. at tine prevailing
prices. make the-catches more profitable
than when the hauls were much larger
few years ago. but the prices consid-
orably lower Roe shad are bringing
Sl25 each at the wharf and the milts
from so to 20 cents
The following public school pupils
have been named by superintendent
Ennis as worthy of special commenda-
tion for the month ending Tuesday:
Eighth grade -Emma Challenger,
Bertha Barnes. Edna Rhoudes, Mabel
Eskrdge. Elsie Walls. Evelyn bannar,
Blanche siblcy, May Jones
seventh grade Charles King, Esther
Berry, Alice Clark, Harlan Ferry, Eliza
beth Mckay, Joseph Cannon, Gladys
Alaloney, May Mcdowell, James King,
Robert Seward, Earle Weggenmann,
Charles Cannon.
Sixth grade Rosie Seymour, Eliza
beth Long. John Roberts, Charles Meg
ginscn. Edward Truitt, Lillian Proud.
Jack Holiday, John Megeinson, Frank
Kern. Archie Lauk. Martha Shaw.
Fifth gradc-lohn Cannon, John
Berry. Leah Glanden. Minnie Burd,
James Wilson, Danold Banks, Fannie
Bryson, Mary Davis. Harry Ahcm,
Elizabeth Miligan. Elizabeth Cannon.
Fomth Cuthbort Bridgewatcr
Mildred Fehl Alice keegan, Randolph
pinder, ELIAS Clayton. Olga Glahden,
Bennie Leach Lillian Rees. Addic Du-
ling, Margaret Janvicr, Fritz Pfrommer,
Frances Sheridan.
Third grade-Carrio Atkinson. Harry
Long, Vivian Moyle. Preston Jones,
Anna Clayton. William Gehhart, Yer
non Mcdowell, Claude Mcfarlin, AdA
laide Davidson Mary Thompson. Bar
hara King.
Second grade Ebert Burd George
Pinder. Jessie NJ. Carter, Gladys ely
mer, Myers Senin, Gertrude Miller,
Gladys Butler.
First uade-Clay Bridgewater.
Marie Cavender. Blank Morean. Jane
Tobin, Francis Gebhart, Harley Clymer,
Jack Bridgewater Catharine Tindal,
Ethel Harper, Charles Smith. Elizabeth
Foster, Eleanor Cramer. Margaret
Schuchardt. Louisa Sillitoe.
Second. third and fourth grades, No.
3 school-Julian Dunnmg, Antoinette
Richard, Pearl Hill, Norman Seymour.
Raymond Hurd, Brownie Subocz. Abe
Miller
First and second grades Myrtle Al
free, Charles Nhiteside, Arvilla New
ton. Robert Dunning, Elizabeth Meggin-
son, James Piergallini.
City Council, whose members also
constitute the Board of Health. will
cooperate with the State Board of
Health. aud the New Castle Century
Club Ia a campaign TO prevent the
spread of disease. promote cleanli-
ness and sanitary measures, STAMP
out filth and consult with citizens
with the idea of remedying unsani-
tary conditions.
The death of Ebe Bull. which oc-
Cured last Saturday, leaves the Board
of Education without a truant officer.
IL Is no likely that a successor to
Mr. Bull will be selected this term.
Harry r. Short, an employe of the
freight department OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. has returned to his
home at Georgetown to recuperate
after several days illness.
City Council will hold its first gen
eral meeting Tuesday night. when
The rules under which the body will
conduct its deliberations will be
adopted. At that meeting too. the
budget Of $4,000 asked by the Board
OF Education to carry it through next
year will be considered.
The members of the Womans Mis-
sionary Society of the First Presby-
terian Church will hold their last
meeting Of the season this afternoon.
The articles made by the women dur
ing the winter and donated will be
shipped TO Bell Institute. n. c.,
school in which the society has been
interested for several years
John Walls and Felix Marshall were
knocked down by an automobile while
walking along the Seventh street cause
way yesterday, but neither was badly
injured. The steering gear of the au-
''tH'oAc hNiil NiNNHf MNtN iNHiiN OPP
posite them and caused the machine TO
sWerye Unexpectedly
Mrs. Harry G. Hunter desires TO thank
the friends who so kindly assisted with
thoir automobiles at the funeral OF
Harry G. Hunter. April -. 1917
Miss Mamie Hance narrowly escaped
death at her home when a gas range ex-
ploded. She was burned on the face,
but her busting cap saved her hair. Her
skirt was set on fire, but the blaze was