Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-08
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The Wilmington & Heading

1HL RECEIVERS TAKE possEssInS OF THE ROAD
80 CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE OFFICERS AT
PRESENT
Idward Brooke OF B.rdsboro' Abraham Glib
IONS OF Coatesville and George Richardson,
u Wilmington. the Receivers of the Wilmington
4 Heading II. II. lately appointed by Judge
tadwallader, took possession OF the rond,
Today, and make publ. announcement
u the fact. No change in the Off
or policy OF tho road is contemplated ut
present, but tho Recievers say they will uuder-
lake to operate tho road on the most economical
tasis and with the view TO making as profitable
possible. In carrying out this plan they may,
Nhere they sec that such thing can be judcions-
" dene, dispense with an officer here and there,
and iinally no greater force of officers or EN-
Pioyees will be- retained than IL actually TO-
,lnTed by the business Of the road. The change
VIII not, we are informed, affect in the least the
shttlement of legal questions now pending 1t
not proposed at present to make any changes
~ the running Of the trains, but everything will
20 on jIst as under the old management,
\ kuuBY ACADEMY BEE.--At Rugby Academy,
Yesterday afternoon, there WAS interesting
-pelling match between the pupils in the highest,
~ ronlor class, on one side and those OF the ill.,
isrmediate and primary classes on the other.
-lilar match, a week previously, WAS won by
she lower classes, and those Of Glars 4 now tried
If over with better succesA. The contest CON
unued about an hour and half, and was c!ose-
" maintained, only three of the seniors remain
ng up when their opponents had gone down.
several prizes were given by the principal, DR.,
=. w. Murphy HIS follows :--lHt, gold pen and
penrll, to Ohss. q. Phillips 2nd, pocket knife
Ia Robert W. Smith Bird, box of initial paper
nhd envelopes to Isaac G. Elliott (the proceed
ING were the three last mp in the matei all be-
longing to Glass AZ 4tll, priza for last speller
vat in junior department, gold pen, to WIN.
Ward 9TH, prize to last speller out i'll primary
department, ball and bat to Walter Butler. \
plle-5 cents worth OF candy---was given to the
i.rst boy ont in the Senior Class, and another ii
iHrcnit--was given to the first boy out IN the
primary department. Az both these unlncky
toyr are well known to be excellent spoilers. by
Their teachers and schoolmateE We tlnnh It fAlr
n1 to mention their names.
ftBlIc IMpRoyEMESrs.-City Council, last
night, approved the plan for the enlargement OF
me city Hall building recommended by Tie
itlblic Buildings Committee, and the Committee
we're authorized to prepare specifications for tho
sane. Tho same Committee were authorized to
Negotiate with the Wilmington Market House
company for the lease to the latter of the
sronnd upon which the present market house in
second street now stands. This will insure the
erection of fine and commodous new marke
budding in that locality.
DOLL Times WITH THE MILLERs AND Coop
'hr. Though this is the usual time for dnlnehs
amongst mllers and coopers, it is unusually so
Che present season. This il accounted for on
l4e ground that farmers who can afford 1t are
holding on to their grain, expecting higher prl-
'~s, In consequence OF this the mills are not
iatning on full time, and many OF the coopers
"h0se business depends entirely upon the do
nand FOR barrels, are idle.