Smyrna times., 1875-04-21

VII lHtttN even iilS last Inv ''lllN lllit
Base Bali Club effected an organization.
with the following otliccr~: President @.
b. Noshrll Vice President, w. Polk Cum
minis Secretary, VIM. II. Holding Treas,
Il. l.. Cummins; Directors, @. Il. Noohcll
J. G. Lassell, VIM. q. Hill, Tho~. Jefferson
and Chas. Moore.
The Levy Court Of this county. at their
recent s,~-ion made the following aplro-
rriutions for roads and bridges in the diff
fcrcmt hundreds: Duck Creek 2.255; Little
Creek. SI.5uO: Kcnton, Sl,S7j; Dover,
$2.qlj: North Murderkill, $l.67S: South
Murdcrkill, 81 ,N62; NIispillion. S2.29o; Mil .
ford, $l,7>0; total, Sl6.l55.
1t is stated. aS a matter worthy of notice,
that there is much greater mortality
among the colored people of Wilmington
than among the white people. une-t"urth
of the deaths are of the former class. while
they constitute only about onc-rghth of
the population. This di,proportion has
. existed for a long time ii Is said.
Only two of the tracts of real estate
advertised to hc sold in this town last
Thursday hy Sheriff were disposed Of. viz
the Palnatory farm of VIM. Collins, in
Ravmond's Neck. 100 acres. to \. I. .Jcr-
man, of thi~ town. for $l6.2j per acre, and
? vacant lot in Spruancc City, belonging to
Brn prnury. for $Io, to John II. Bailey.
\ man named John +. Footr attempted
to take his own life last week. In Whining
ton, hy drinking laudanum. He came very
near sucrrcdns in hi effort. II" did it
because his brother kicked him out oi hi,
house. and his brother a married man
kicked him out through jealousy. He was
restored after considerable, effort. after
| which he left tn, city on to",.
At the In>t grand spelling bee ii the
Academy Of Music. in Philad"lphia, last
week. the first prize was won ly Mr.. Gro.
+ L. Reynolds. one of our former young towns
t men-son Of Mr. SaIn1 Reynolds. Vt til"
. former bee there two or three weeks ago
one of the prilc, was Won by Mr. 9. \.
:. RaS>. formerly assston, Principal Of Smyrna
= Seminary. and a most accomplished lady.
:, meeting of the directors If tn" Nil
e ford n Bay Shore Railroad held al Dover
ON Tuesday. April 9TH. Hon. John W. Hal
;, was elected President and Treasurer; Geo
p. Dickson. Secretary. Two Thousand am'
=. thirty shares w,r, taken 10y John W. Hall
&c Il. w Reynolds. p. 7. Cmli~le. John West
VIM \. Cook .Ialn,~ l.. IIcvrriu. y. /
Barnard. VIM A. Shakespeare. Cleo. /
r dickson and Charles II. Z. Dav the who'll
'' aggtc4atng S5o,7jo
~. The Spelling Be-. in thi, town n"ttr
over SD for tn, Library. 1t should hay
been more than this. hut u persons ~ir"ak'
r. IN on rcscrved-Scat tickets which they lol
I". over from Mrs. Ymng'- lecture. some
e" the parties wllo did this ar, known. and
"r their names were published it would 81
I,ri,c tn" community. They ar" rcr~ol
to who. while they are proud.Piritrd rn"r4
ow to resent the nnluIaIion. ar" not hone
,ar enough to keep thrir characters free fro
-h suspicion.
The Spring term of Court will comm"n
ck at Dover next Monday 1t will b. held
m the now Court House. andit isrXpert"d Il
ke. session will continue at least twn wr"k-.
ost consequence Of not having convent"
I'm. place to hold court in during the past t
49,. or three terms, but very little civil busin'
,,,, wa tran-act-d As TIA" new Court llm
,co i now finished, there i, n" reason why t
al. docket should not be- cleared. The tr
IN list contains Us civil cases for trial, and
for argument The criminal business
mostly Of petty nature, and can soon
-. disposed Of.
- The law passed ly the legislature auth
-, izing the Levy Courts Of Kent and Iue'
-. to pay - cents for the head Of every h3,
and owl killed within the limits Of :
counties has set the gunnrIs to work
is stated that one PARTY on Bombay IL
= has already upwards of fifty scalI~. s.
'''' Of the New Castle gunner, those along
border. ere trying to wing" their 1
when on the New Caetl" side and Il
bring the birds over into Kent to take Il
'ahY- SCALP, Thus they can get within
Iday meaning Of the law, which requires that
crlP- birds must brlIlcd within the limits Of X
pro or Sussex.
The Wilmington spelling bee came
last Thursday evening. when Il cla,-
=" III sixty wa, demolished IN one hour and Il
me quarters by one thousand words. Thrc
me" the successful spoilers were from Goa
some Vile, Pa, viz: Miss Emma SpcakmHn
One" prize; Mrs Geo. 4. L"Mai,trc. Sd prize.
were Miss Ella Spcakmam, 4th prize. Tn" /"
three were from Wilmington, viz: Ilc
wn.a p. Grubb, 2d prize; Miss Lizzi" tirubb'
ing pizc and Miss Emma Houston, 9th p
that The first prize was a Webster. Cnabri'
Iudgc Dictionary and one share of Center
Il the stock, valued at $22. The other plizc-
\ fine books and medals of various kinds, Va
at from $l6 to $50.
S''"" AS INTERESTING CASE is to be tri,
'lr''l Dover, during court, it is said It j, ii
y" n.y. the heirs OF Henry Stout, deceased, yS.
'' VI Henry p. Hall The Errry E"n,ng
are an speaks of the case: Mr.. Stout was a ]
tI,