Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
AT NEW CASTLE
No Contest for School Board Seats
Only S Candidates Appearing
for S O6ces.
St., c,rcspcndcnce of Every Evening !

sta, Correspondence Of Every Evening
Now Castle. Feb. 22.-Only five per-
SIMS have lied their names with George
Rrovn clerk Of the Board of Education,
nc candidates to I'LL that number Of
vacancies in the board:
The election takes place on Saturday
of next week between the hours Of | and z
n m. Therefore the election is but a
matter of form rs there is no contest.
The one new candidate is John F.
2 CLAYTON. o grocer and resident of this
CITY who needs no introduction to the
peonle Of the community.
Those fling their names within the
spcci ed 10 DAYS prior to the election. are:
Harry T.. Holiday, Harry J. Rotbrock,
John +. Il. Clayton. three-vcar term:
William T. Rothwell two years, and Dr.
Julius Dodd, ono year term The re-
tlrinr member of the board is Captain
Jesse A. Mckay, u. s. a., now at Camp
Dv. Wrightstown. n. j.
ON Sunday afternoon at the session of
the Raraca Glass of Nazareth NJ. T..
Church, at O'Clock. the speaker will be
Frank Baker, a layman of Union NJ. Il.
Church, Wilmington. A special feature
will bc the singing of c. Layton. promi-
ncnt soloist. who has been heard here
before and pleased the people.
provided 10y the scholars OF the eighth
qrnde OF the public schools, Miss Carric
pawnic. teacher. Yesterday, at the Wash
Ington Dav observance, by the members
of the Civic Pride Club: Song Della
ware. club; reading, George Wash
ington, Charles Cannon; play, The
tlag of Our Country; reading. Spring
Ho,lsecleanirv Esther Berry; song. Tho
Barefoot Rov," club
The scarcity Of coal is again being
greatly felt IN this city and the people
arc 81 ANXIOUS 60 secure the commodity
that they make haste TO the coal yards
a. soou rs they hear of the arrival of
car load. that they may be able 10 secure
il IA any sized lots rather that await
delivery by carts. There are orders IN
hand by the scnrp and the supply does
not equal the demand Every effort Is
made 10 divide the coal evenly as far as
no,sihlc and 10 look especially after
those IN dire need.
some excitement WAS occasioned yes
tcrdav afternoon at No. , public school
building. after the school was dismissed
when two bows reported 10 Miss Emily
Iunt, one of the teachers, that a iire had
started under the stairway, IN the build
Inc City superintendent of Schools
Hcnry r. Snavely and Patrplman Charles
" \lckcrson were soon on the scene,
and IN loss than ten minutes had the
tirc cNtng,nshcd The cause of the blaze
Is unknown, but IS supposed TO have been
a hoy with asciearette.
Tie o;hcal board of Nazareth NJ f.
Church will meet on Monday evening
At the customary hour IN the church
parlorS.
A. the invitation Of the American Le
I he foil
members OF CITY Council and the Good
Will Iire Co leave Wilmington today
for baltimore, Md, where they will Wit
ness demonstrations of the latest produc- |
tions OF their fire fighting apparatus, |
several oi which are in use in that city: !
John L. Stoors. John Ries, William Veg !
genfnaun. Scldcn :. Dccmerr James '. |
Campbell Mayor Theodore W. Cavender, |
Andrew lenolr.
Emplovcs 81 the American Manganese !
Steel Co. 10 the number OF 100, became I
mamhcrs oi the New Castle Red Cross
branch. Yesterday which swells the total
N the city 10 more than too members.
some time ago .,mher Of the men con
neeted with the plant became members
of the local Red Cross branch.
Nrs. Clara King Cummings, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs John c. King. of War
mony street near Fifth. who has been il
with pneumonia tor some DAYS and for a
time IN critical condition, Is now on the
road 20 recovery.
The devotions in ST Peters Church
will be held AZ 80 o'clock this evening
with the stations Of the Cross
enc of the best patriotic programs ever
gwen IN the High School was that of I
Yesterday afternoon, when under the
direction OF the Penn Literary Society, |
songs. rccitations and original essays were
given by Joseph H. Rothrock, George T |
Tohin. Sd. Phyllis Marsh, Elizabeth !
Maddox. Brokaw Sentman, Irene Quig- !
lev, James LovelesS The participants were |
colnplmented for the excellence OF their
work
Box stationery with correspondence ,
cards. bought before the advance in
paper. pc. Saturday. See our window
display T. Challenger 4 Son, prescrip-
tion pharna cIsts. ADV.
Public sale To settle an estate, / Will
expose 10 lie on Saturday, February %,
al 10 a m, at the store OF Edward Ryan,
ON Ninth street IN New Castle, the brick
house Ne. 92s Clayton street and the
frame house No 926 Clayton street, in
New Castle. Delaware Margaret v
RYAN. LXccutrix. Adv.