Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-12

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sereck F. Shallcross Esq. has lost by
DEATH few days past, seven mules and one
horse, with a disease resembling CHAMBERS.
The Town Hall. Of Middletown, was
truck by lightning during the storm of
saturday last and slightly damaged.
Our town was visited on Saturday by a
thunder storm, unusually heavy for the
line Of year.
At the regular meeting of Tasker Loan
Association, held on March Goth, money
sold at 80 per cent.
Our house now contains ninety-one board
ers. We move the addition Of another story
)r two. They are getting too thick TO thrivs.
"The cry il still they come" Sheriff
Armstrong now has ~ boarders. most Of
hem permanent till some undetermined
time In May.
couple Of gentlemen from wilmington
rented the store Of ]. II. Fols, on Water
street, in which they are holding auction
sales. day and evening, OF various kinds of
gOOds.
The schooner Cohdsscf, from Connecticut.
arrived on Saturday last with load Of
berry crates for Mr.. David ]. Cummins. of
SMYRNA. They will be shipped by rail this
week.
Our citizens who wish 10 enjoy a musical
treat should remember that a special train
will be run on the 18th, the occasion Of the
visit of the Berger family Of Swiss Bell
Ringers, to Wilmington.
Mark NJ. Cleaver. Esq, on Saturday last.
purchased. at Sherif7s sale. the farm OF
Erastus Lodge. for s22- 800. This farm con.
fains five hundred acres Of land, and IL con-
-idered well worth $4,000.
Mr.. VIM. G. Guyer has had the necessary
machinery put In his brick yard below
town, and will soon commence the manu-.
facture Of bricks by steam. His unusually
large orders has made this necessary.
The register Thursday admitted to pro-
bate the will Of Jane NJ, Smith, late of
Wilmington, deceased. and granted letters
iestamentary on the same unto Geo. r.
Namperson and VIM. Stevens, executors
named In the viii. Letters Of administra-
tion were also. on the same day, granted
unto Margaret Goodman and Charles Good
man upon the estate of James Goodman,
late Of Wilmington, deceased.
Our yach'men are busy in painting and
reftting their respective yachts, the Nafdd
Queen in particular having been thoroughly
Overhauled and fitted up with view TO
comfort aud convenience. She will be for
hire rs soon as the yachting season opens,
and would be a desirable vessel for pleasure
parties. Persons desiring 10 engage her
can learn the terms by addressing her
owner, Israel Riding.
And now we have Board Of Trade. II
was organized about week ago, but held
its first meeting for business on Tuesday
afternoon last. It's officers are, President
Capt R. II. Barr; J reasurer, s. NJ. Copper,
ESQ; Secretary, ]. II. Rogers. ESQ. In
ness demanding their attention, incident to
the first existence Of an organization Of this
kind in our town. they will for some time
hold daily meetings at their rooms on Della
ware street, at SO o'clock p. m. Who dares
call our town Anticipated now9
The question that Is agitating the minds
Of our country friends of this hundred at
this time Is, as to whether or not we really
have any Road Commissioners, whether
they have moved away or resigned or what
has become OF them2 The condition of
certain. in fact nearly ali the roads In this
hundred, is such rs to lead one to believe
they. the commissioners, have resigned or
emfgrated. II we really do possess such
Board will they have the kindness to take
ride through the hundred and take a
birds eye view Of condition Of their charge.
Un Saturday afternoon last two young
men. who are on visit oMr. Ezekiel Fols,
living on one Of the Commons farms while
walking through a felu adjoining the rail-
road. picked up I've pistols within a circle
of few yards. Two Of them are four bar
relied. and the other three seven barreled
They are silver-mounted and in complete
order and had evidently been there but a
short time, as they were very slightly rusted.
How they came there, or by whom put
there. is a mystery, but the supposition is
that they were thrown out by some one
riding past in the ears. II is thought they
are the some pistols that were token from
the store in smyrna that was broken into
and robbed in February last as there were
five taken answering to the description of
those found.
The following Grand Jurors were drawn
yesterday to serve the ensuing year:
Brandywine hundred - Esau Sharpley
Perkins. Saml. NJ. Talley.
Wilmington - Philip Plunkett, George
W. Sparks.
Christisna - Ashton Richardson, David
Lyman.
Mill Creek - Aaron Klair, Stephen
White CLAY Creek-wm. Morrison, John
W. Evans.
Peneader -Mahlon Baton, Jonathan
l.. Ellison.
New Castle-Joseph I. Taggart, George
Rod Lion-John t. Chairs, Alex. N.
Bddle.
St. GeoEges-Charles Beasten, Wilson E.
Vandegrift.
Appoquinimink-Joseph Roberts, DR.. J.
V Crawford.
MIL Creek-Thos. L. !. Baldwin.
VIII e Clay Creek-Ceorgc G. Evans.
s.. DE- orges-.Iamcs Is. Alrich,
Appoqu ,nimink-lames Brockson.
hard case was brought to light one day
last week " hich shows how the power Of
issuing a cdpids may he abused. A young
female Swede was brought over to this
country some mont hs since by the Swedish
Emigration Society aud hired to farmer
near Wilmington for sixty dollars, with
whom she was 70 remain one year AS she
Is young, being but about il or - years OF
than she WAS able TO do. she concluded to
leave aud seek place in Wilmington where
the service required would be less severe
Accordingly, week or ten days ago she
went to Wilmington after having scrs ed
about four or five months of her time with
the farmer. This being a violation OF her
contract the farmer comes over here post
haste and has a cdpids issued for her, fixing
the bail At one thousand dollars. The writ
was placed In the hands Of an officer the
girl arrested aud lodged In prison, where
She was in a fair way OF remaining till
court But the circumstances leaking out,
some gentlemen here interested themselves
in her favor and employed counsel to take
her case. The Orphans Court being in ses-
sion on Monday, petition to show cause Of
bail WAS presented TO the Court, who, on
hearing the evidence, Immediately ordered
her discharge, and she at once returned to
Wilmington.
The gentlemen who interested themselves
in the girls behalf, as also her counsel,
Alex. b. Cooper, Esd, are deserving Of the
highest commentator for their prompri-
tude In the matter. For obvious reasons
we withhold the name Of the man who
could be guilty Of sending a young, iatelli-
gent and virtuOus girl to prison under n bail
Of u, 900 for a debt of $50 or $40.