Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Good viii Fire Company De-
oIdes to Give Numbers to
Its Three Engines.


Its Three Engines.
Special Correspondence livery Evcpins
New Castle. April S.---The Good WILL
Fire Co. met last evening In monthly |
seaSion. Treasurer Charles j. Dough- |
erty reported q balance of 367a68. A
check, accompanied by a letter, wac
received from Senator Coleman du
Pont, amounting to 500 as a donation |
to the company toward tho repairs OF
the broken crank shaft on tho Ah~ns
Fox engine. during recent fire on
me stnts road At farm owned by
Mr. du Pont, An estimate was received
from tho Electric Hose and Rubber Go.
OF Wilmington covering the coat OF IL
feet OF five-inch soft suction hose al
s315 per foot. Tho matter was placed
In the hands of tho board OF directors.
A communication was received from
the Delaware state Firemens Aaso
citation. acknowledging receipt Of the
initiation fee Of 81 and approaching
tho action taken by the company ia
becoming a member a letter wac re-
ceived from the FELTON, Fro Co. of
Ches,cr expressing appreciation for
aesis'a noe rendered by the local com
pany toward making the recent min
rtrei entertainment success. Fire
| Crlief James V. Campbell submitted
a request for the numbering Of the
| Silsby ateamer. No. j. AhrenE Foy
| combination engine No. nnd tnt
REQ chemical engine No. 3. In order
that complete records of reporting az
fros could 10 recorded The requsst
| wac granted
Tho Home and School ksAocis ton
met last evening In tho High Schoo.
auditorium In monthly session Mre
Julius Dodd read paper prepared ny
Mrs. Francis do H. Janvier on The
Early l1storlonl Events 81 New
Castle" Tho paper covered many in
teresttnR events. The most imp0rtan.
topics read worc the hanging ard
burning 81 Mra Catherine Bevan a.
tho Nav Castle bail. who WA charged
by the high sheriff during 1881 with
the killing OF her hueb1 nj. THIS W8a
the only woman who WaA ever hanged
in this county. Another feature rvaH
tho exhibit ~ m umbrella which was
ioR years old. nj that time the prop
crty of r. Reed, historian. Tho own
, 'r WIS walking toward his homo or
the Strand. whom gust 81 wind car
ricd the umbrella on board a vessel
which WAS lying ~ the wharf. the
captain who WIS just leaving the dock
procured the umbrella and returned
IL Ia the owner Tho umbrella was
made Of blue Rllk. With whalob,ne
ribs and s,ays with ivory handle and
N now in the poesoHsion ~ Mrs Jan
3 al
awarded 10 the second grade. which
had the largest numh'r OF parents
present the number being seven.
Tho Board ~ Education met last
evening An order for fi5 WAS drawn
In favor Of Superintendent Snaveley in
order 10 defray expenses - the base
. ball team for out-ofstown games. Blu
ford +. Lunt WAS engaged 10 make a
survey OF the school buildings in &C
. cOrdance with plans suggested by the
State Department OF Education. The
. following allotment was made by the
I State for the latter part Of the school
term: Text books. {1.415.60; main
. tenance. 1915; superintendent's sal.
airy. $4,000; agriculture and hom,
economics. $500; 209s Of enrolment
sl,l3l.6s: 1870 of teachers, s1,005.75
on average attendance. s6SS.05: teach.
T. ers salaries. $3.50; special appropria.
!, ton. s2.203.56.
e Last evening a committee compr 6
S ing Mayor W. Leslie Cramer, chair
!. man. Howard l.. WLhelme, Edward
d II. Naylor. Jr.. James McDevitt
Charles 8. Fleming and Harry J
|. Gable. made arrangements for Memo
g rial Day field meet. which will TAX
e place on Tuesday morning. May 80
Permission will be asked the New
e Castle Association to be run under tn
y latter's name 10 be held on the Bat
d terry grounds. The main prizes Wi
s. be silver cups and the second an
T third prize will consist of medals c
IS silver and bronze. All entries must b
T. filed with James McDevitt during tn
l. week beginning May % and endin
d May 81. The officials of the meet Sc
g. lected by the committee comprise d
r Lewis Booker. DIR. Brice s. VALET,
rs DR.. Il. NJ. Allen. DR.. Julius bod,
in Chandler IL. Gebhart, Horace l
B. Deakyne, John r. Lambson, John Nc
Dewitt. Edward V. Plat. and jaime
SIS II. w mite.
The second catch OF shad for I'll
- season was made yesterday by job
r. Pustill and partner Richard Smith WI
s. caught two milts.
Il, State motor vehicle officers Johnso
and Hastings were in. this city We.
e. terdny, from Dover. looking up driver
g. OF automobiles who We're operatin
=. without licenses
y The members OF the New Cast
Century Club tomorrow afternoon wi
So hold current events exercises in IN
" club parlors beginning at ESQ. Mr.
]. Ernest Phillips will read a boo
entitled The Enchanted Canyon
Tea will be served by Miss Reba HoI
comb and Miss Barney.
-. Tho following Arbor Day program
A will be given tomorrow afternoon O
the school green beginning at go b
the scholars OF the various grades
Song. Hail Forest King" school
"Arbor Day Proclamation" jaime
800 Wilson. High School; recitation, al
f,Cr~ NV Edna nrraU Hret Dr,.al q