Evening journal., 1922-04-06
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Interesting Paper Prepared
by Mrs. Janvier on Early
History of Town
REFERS TO HANGING
OF MRS. BEVAN
special % The Evenlnr onrnnl.

Special to The Evening ournal
NEW CASTLE. April At the
meeting OF the Home and School
Association last evening Mrs. julius
Dodd read paper on early histor-
ical events in this city, written by
Mrs Frank deli. Janvier. who was
unable to attend the meeting. Many
amusing incidents concerning events
happening in New Castle during its
early history we're recited in the
paper.
One OF the interesting facts cited
was the hanging ana burning Of Mrs
Catherine Bevan charged with the
murder OF her husband The crime
and the paying OF the penalty took
place in 1871. II was shown In the
sentence that for the purpose OF
making an example OF Mrs Bevan
the high sheriff was ordered to Gre
mate the women while she was
hanging on the scanold on the
school green. This was the only
woman ever hanged in this city.
This hanging has for years been
tradition handed down through the
many periods Of industrial inactlv-
iiy among the plants here. II is said
the woman as the moose was being
adjusted proclaimed II she were
hanged New Castle would be fol-
lowed by an evil genius.
A relic, over an hundred years old
an old fashioned blue silk-covered
umbrella, with whale bone ribs and
ivory handle was exhibited and its
story told In Mrs. Janviers paper
An interesting feature concerning
the umbrella was that In s1S00-0i-02
% was carried on a long sea voyage
by a CAPTAIN, who afterward sought
and found William T. Read who re-
sided on the Strand, and owned the
umbrella, returning IL 10 its owner. In
the early spring Of 1920 Mr.. Read
was returning from a trip up town.
when the umbrella was torn from
his hand by a heavy gust OF wind
and blown 10 the vessel, which was
weighing anchor ready to leave for
some foreign port. The umbrella IS
in the keeping OF Mrs Janvier, and
is in an excellent state OF preserva-
tion considering its age.
AT the monthly meeting OF the
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Buford Lunt. a craftsman was em-
ployed to make a survey OF the
school buildings OF the city in ac-
cordance with plans and instructions
received from the State Department
Of Education. last evening.
A report from the state Board of
Education received yesterday. show
ID the local board receiving during
the school term OF 1922 the fol
lowing listed appropriations for text
books, Sll5.50: for maintenance
and upkeep. S3,375; for superinten-
dents salary. s2.5Oo; for Hom'
Economies, from smith Hughes
fund. $500; percentage allotment
from the annual State appropria
iions on the basis OF enrolment
teachers employed and average at
tendance. S2S25.49; for teachers sal
aries. $3.50. and for High schoo
apportionment from the 500. 0.00l
state appropriation, s2,0Se.5s. max
ing a total OF ss3.195.62 amount re
ceived.
Prof. snavely presented the fol
lowing list of pupils to the Board o
Education last evening who are OF
the honor roll for perfect attend
ance:
High school-Olga Glenden
Mabel Outlet. Mary Miller. Virgins
Newlove, willard Bicking. Cuthber
Bridgewater, George farrell, Benia
min Leach. Fritz Pfrommer, Ed
ward Pinder, Marjorie Lyman, Ruth
Zimmerman, Harry Ahern, Jacl
Holiday, Lester Inrgam, Pau
Strimple.
Eighth grade-Edwin Ratledge
william Kirk. Harry Wortz, william
Gerbhart. Dallas Abbott, Alber
Johnson, Harry Long, Carrie Atkin-
son, Margaret Snavely, Margaret
Moore Mary Blackburn, Elsie Wipf
Frances Reese, Marguerite Currin.