Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1852-04-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Ne1 School Houses. On Friday evening last,
the Board Of Education appointed Messrs Poole
ID. G. Wilson; Webb, Moore and DR.. Wilson
ia committee en- Building nsw school houses.
The Board is acting very promptly in the work
before il and we hope to see ere long School
houses sufficiently capable of accommodating
all the children in Wilmington, many of wnoul
have for long time past, been deprived OF The
nreniences and comforts suited to the wants
Of scholars in consequence OF not having pro-
per school hou ses in which TO meet.
Runaioay.-0n Tuesday as the black boy
was leading the horses attached to dearboan
belonging to James Jackson, in Mill Creek
Hundred, from the barn to the house, they be-
came frightened and turning round suddenly,
they threw the colored boy against a pile OF
wood, slightly ipiuring him. The horses contin-
ued at full speed down the pike to baskerville,
wher they came in contact with MIR. Bracken's
house AMI broke the top and body Of the wagon
10 pieces. The horses wher caught some short
distance down the road, when it was found that
neither they nor the running gears had sustain
ed injury.
4 Increasing Business When every one is
complaining of dull times, il is with no little
feelings Of satisfaction, that we row and then
notice a citizen over-run with business, SO thai
manufactory. We called the other day al the
lcrackpr mandatory Of Mr.. Robert Taylor, cor
ner Of Fifth and Tsinsll SIS. and dropping into
his basemnei, where his ovens and manuiacto
ny are, perceived large body workmen. busy
excsvasing the side Of the bill, preparatory to
erecting two new large ovens which his increa
lelng business renders the erection necessary
; He was then finishing contract OF biscuit FOL
the cutter. Mr.. Taylor's crackers are deser
vedy popular, being some OF the best we hav,
lever eaten. He now employs between sixIeer
and eighteen men. and when his arrangement,
are finished will have to increase his number o
hands. We congratulate him these dull times
lor his largely increasing business.
Ineredssd.-In the year 1915, after thirty
Years hard work, of differen, ministers, there
were only one hundred and thirty members oil
} the Methodist Church in this city. Neither
J was there at that time, any churches at Noun
I Salem, Mount Pleasant or New Castle
+ Now, Asbury Church in this city alone, ha,
I between sevon and eight hundred members. II
addition within this ten years, iheie has beer
erected three new meeting houses, viz; St. Paul,
= the Union, and that oil Of Inc Rev. Mr.. Kennars
and attempts are being made to erect fourtl
% one at the corner Of 9TH and Spruce Sls. Tn
Methodisis have increased largely in advanc,
oil tbs I opualion.
D. New Cdsik Eleeiion.-An election was ha
lie to elect Town Commissioner in New Casil,
on Saturday last, in place of DR.. Black, decd
IT. but failed. VIM. II. Dobbs, received 65 vote
lie VIM. P. Janvier, So, Samuel Plat, 26 an
H. Scattering 3. The law requires majority
" he votes caat, consequently there was no ele
lion.
fu a Nurrow Eseape.-A small dog, which hs
slightly bit Henry, son Of William Morrow
lon Tuesday last, was afterwards caught
Constable Vandever, who suspended him fro
the bridge over the Christana, for the purpo,
alof putting an end 10 his career but the rel
t-lslipped over his head, he fell into the waite
n, lswam ashore.
IT. The Trustees Of he Poor meel at the Ain
House on the 18th Of April.