Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-01-03

CONTRACT FOR BUILDING THE FRANKFORT
AND BREAKwATER ROAD AWARDED.

CONTRACT FOR BUILDING THE FRANKFORT
AND BREAKwATER ROAD AWARDED.
On the 23i the Directors of the Frank
ford aud Breakwaler Railroad, to run
between Georgetown and frankfort, met
Ia Georgetown aud awarded the contract
for building the road to Amos Smith y
Co.. Of Potlsyille, Pa, for s2TO,000. The
contractors are TO accept In payment the
bonds issued hy the STATE in adolf the
road (s20J, GOOD, are 10 subscribe about
$4,000 towards building the road and
accept $40 900 in the stock of the COM
pany. Messrs. Smith II Co. are also the
contractors for the road between New
town and Cherrystoue, on this peninsula,
and are said to be responsible parties.
SMYRNA AND THE DELAWARE RAILROAD
Smyrna Ia pcniteut. When the Della
ware Railroad was constructed her people,
by claiming enormous land damages,
made the railroad company construct its
Inc long distance from the town. This
only annoyed the company they found
4 t. cheaper to leave Smyrna out 10 the
cold than 10 pay $40, QUO TO this man, aud
/ $4,000 to that, AMI so on, for the prlvi-
lege ut imprnyir 2 the town, and they had
manhood sufficient about them to refuse
to courcde TO such uujnst demand, aud
therefore located their road on the line OF
the resent village of Clayton. Bat, as we
have said before, Smyrna Is penltent,
wants to be forgiven. She admits her
sins and says ~ the Delaware Railroad
Company, ''Gcntlemen, please curve youl
ROAD into our town, abandon the branch
line, and let Us enjoy The benefits of a rea
rairoad." And il is said TO be 8 fact
that the Railroad Company, like good
Christians, are 10 forgive Smyrna and
run their road Into the town at large
cost and much trouble, This work, It Is
said, will be done some time next
year.
BRANDrwINr VI. E. CuuRcH sUNDAl
scuooL ENTERTAINMENT. The children
Of the Brandywine NJ. +. Sunday schoo
rave their annual Christmas entertain
ment m the church Tuesday before
crowded house, aud hundreds were unabl
TO gain admission. The exercises wer
opened With an appropriate hymn by M
sclolus, followed by prayer by Rev.
h. Hunter, the pastor of the church
Then followed In rapid SUGGESTION apprc
p-iate addresses, pretty and faithful
rendered. f4los, Ducts, chofuses an
:emi-choruses, etc.
After this part of the programme wa
! over with, Miss Weldie, Superintender
OF The infant Room, was presented wit
a book Of poems, aud Mr.. John W. Todt
musical dire ctor, with ilue gold-heade
: cane. These were presented by th
. scholars as tokens Of their respect an
! esteem for the recipients, who are euthl
J siAstic workers in the Sunday seho
: cause. Rev. Enoch Stubbs and Re-
] John France made addresses during Il
evening, and the entertainment closed
a liberal distribution of c0niect'onsi nut
fruits and cakes 10 the children.
DEATH OF A Colonel MINIsTER.-Re
Lewis Hood, n colored preacher who ha
4 served over 1fiy years In the mlnistr
died at his home in Chandleryile, Chest
: county, Pa, one day last week, and b
remains were brought here for bnri
Tuesday. lie was buried In the Gem
terry of the African Union Churc
French street between Eleventh al
! Twelfth. lie was Que of the founders
4 the African Union Church, IN this ell
Z and az the time Of his death was in
1ith year.