Delaware weekly Republican., 1872-07-04

y af@drded. The CONTRACT ibr building tI,c adj,
dition to the MiddlctQwn Academy has been
awarded to John Morrison. y ~
I'd 7roHing--The sporting gentry Of st
Geolges Hundred will indulge themselves in n
DISPLAY OF their fast nags at Cochmn's course on
the. 4th INST. They should remember that the
weather Is hot and therefore l,e careful of
ovq-eSeition on the occasion.
Soid.-The Fame Hose Company have sold
lhelr house In Second Street near Orange. To
Isaac Murray, for $1,000. He propos s 10 con-
very IL INTO a shoe store, and titinp the upper
rooms for societies. The Company are making
arrangements TO erect a new house directly op-
posslte tne OLD one, The front of the first story
press brick, with cupola on top for new BELL
ihe work VIII soon be commenced, as Il is 10
pe completed this fall, The company Is COM
poseu OF active and energetic men who are
among the most useful in our city.
d. +. a. M.-1he sixty-tourth Annual Com
nunlcation of the NJ. w. Grand Lodge of Del
aware, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons was
helu IN This city on Thursday, When the an
ilual address Of the Grand Master was delivered
IL contained an account Of the doings of the
Hisna Lodge the past year, and other valuable
information. = ''''''' II
A communication was received from the
OhaShO VI AyldHll, dSklIlK LfldJ commune
eatlon De opened between that body and the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, which was unani-
molisly agreed to. A chapter was ordered TO
@ @De gwen to Oriental Lodge, No. 81, of this city.
Inc election OF officers for the ensuing wear
t9ok place as follows: G. NJ, Rey. j. G. NC
g, Uaoe, ID: p, Of Aliddletown: d. G. NJ, q. j.
III, OF Milford; G.. s. W., John I. Dent, Of
n1n nM1nnlnington; y. j. w, Samuel r. Lawson, OF
wilmington; q. t., Thomas Holt, Of Whining
ton; g. s., John p. Almond, Wilmington.
Police 4fairs,--The following cases were
disposed of by the Mayor. 'TIr nj, j.
DANIEL Mclaughlin by officer Heal, for drunk.
enness fined so cents and costs. iH..t Z
James Dougherty, by officer Heal, for drunk
enness lined 80 cents and costs. .I
ooshua Murray, col, by officer McCafierty,
ior an assault and battery on Mary Bunder,
col, fined 81 and costs, and held to bail IN
the sum Of 5000 to keep the peace. i61l'lf
Henry G. Finnimore, by officer Magee for
uruhkenness; fined 80 cents and costs. r
" ". Ward, col, by officer Bacon, fol
drunkenness and disorderly conduct; fined so
cents cents and costs, aud held to bail in the sum of
$zOU Tor his future good behavior.
samuel Mann, by officer Thomas, for threat
ening bodily harm to Charles Glow fined costs
and held to bail in the sum of 5000 to keepthe
peace. '-'N
school Eran,indtion.--The examination al
no on Friday last, proved highly Interesting
tne pupils exhibiting such proficiency as to be
igS,y niigSn,ly credltable to the principal, Miss Mary
Miller, and her assistants. The exercises com.
menced at nine o'clock in Miss Boyd,s division
and passed off very satisfactorily. Miss Susanna
Iyles room came next, and the boys acquitted
themselves very creditably. The examination
IN Miss Reeds department occupied an hour
and the boys evinced much readiness in reply.
ing to the most difficult questions. The boys
N the fourth division, under charge of Mis-.
Mary j. Francis, eyinced by their answers To
factorily in the different branches Of study, and
that many of them will soon be prepared Ia
enter No. l school. =
The examination in the Girls Departmeu
TOOK place in the afternoon. The exercises con
sisted in singing by the school; examination O
MISS Slocum's class in geography; essay BY
BECKY iearce-"To be, rather than to seem =
sonS-"hoseate Summer" examination of Mis-
Nllllers class in arithmetic; song by the class
| "We are happy tonight - recitation by Viol,
| Spurway,--"Miss Snaps schoolu songtG-Sister'
Cail, by Misses Hawkins, Conner and Glen
mer; The examination OF Miss Yates class IL
mental arithmetic, San Aerial Trip TO Spain,
| oy Emma Johnston; duett, aThe Organ fearl;'
Miss Allller's class in English history; @The Rol
Can, by Louisa Gould; aLet's be Cay" by th,
school, reading, "The Vagabonds,6 by Ad;
CarsWell; song, "The Last Rose of Summer - b,
/ Ada Conner -
The prizes were presented by Benjamin Nields
Esq, Ill very appropriate speech. He said h
was requested by Mr. Head, in awarding Tn
prizes, to saytlia hetook pleasure in encouragln
euucation because he regarded it as constitutin
the mental and moral growth of the pc oplt
whiShh placed rs against the material wealt
OF the nation. lie desired also to say that whei
he applied to No. for clerks to serve in his "a
adjustment, he was always supplied with per
lectly competent and reliable persons. Mfr
Nields contrasted the practices at the old, Olym
pic games with the school exhibitions of tn
present time, to show progress of civilization
and the improved condition of woman.
Tho prizes were received on behalf of the re
clpients by Col. Grimshaw, President of III,
Board OF Public Education, in brief and yer
appropriate address, who compliinented the sue
ceSsiul pupils, on being amongst the best scbol
ars IN the best school in Wilmington. ~
The lirst, NJ. Irene Hawkins, Paper Mach
writing desk, $40.
ary $12.
To Annie Fullerton, the third, Webster's Tn
abridged Dictionary.
The award for the best attendance, of the So
prize from some unknown friend, was divide
between six scholars who were equal In thei
attendance, neither having been tardy or lat,
during the last year. bTiJ
| Maggie b. Mcdonnell, two vols. Whittier
poems. Georgetta Jones, "Cuba with Pen an
Ink Sketches" Lizzie Sayers, "Roses an
Holly zelia Pierce, "The Josephine Gallery.
| Tillie Burns, .The Wonders of the Yosemit
Valley" Eva Wollaston, ''Swiss Pictures. -
In addition to the above, little boy name
Deacon Taylor, was called forward, much
his surprise, to be presented with two books,on
Dung American" the other, "Child's Histor
Of England" This present was provided b
| the Visiting Committee of the school, for no
being tardy or late in all that time