Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

Jos. S. Cary, the old widower farmer i'll
Sussex county who is said to have COM
mitted suicide last week because he was
troubled in his love affairs, died possessed
of 1900 acres of valuable land worth $25
per acre, besides $500 in securities and a
large amount of personal property. His
estate is estimate from $45, 900 to $55, 900.
Mr.. Carey for some months before his death
gave indications of unsoundness of mind,
and those who knew him best say that he
has been partially deranged for some time.
lie leaves one child, wife of James Bishop,
of BishOpville, his only heir.
CoLoRED ScnooLs.-Aceording to the re-
port of the Actuary of the Delaware Asso-
citation for the education of colored people,
for the school year commencing October lst
1876 and ending June 80, 1877, there were
IA schools for colored children in New
Castle county, with $50 pupils, as follows
At Newark, GO; Odessa, As; Summit
Bridge, 63; New Castle, 40; Newport, 81 ;
Townsend, "a; Middletown, Sc; st. Georges,
%; Green Spring, sc; Delaware City, II !;
Christiana, 81; Glasgow, %; Mt. Pleasant,
30; Coochs Bridge, 20-total, $50. Expen-
dtures for school purposes $9SS.30; school
tax received from County Treasurer, $694.27.
This is exclusive of Wilmington. In Kent
county, there were l3 schools, with $50
pupils, as follows: At Dover, 55; Smyrna,
90; Milford, so; Plymouth, SO; Kenton,
As; Mt. Friendship, 60; Williamsville, 43 ;
Camden, %; Peterson's, %; Leipsic, 45
Magnolia, 33; Portsville, u; Potts, 81
total $50. Expenditures for school pur-
poses $479S5; school tax received from
County Treasurer, $66l.52. In Sussex
county there were y schools with SOB
pupils, as follows At Lincoln, 81 Bridge
Vile, 80; Seaford, GO; Bethel, Al Lewes
50; Slaughter's Neck, 5S; Concord, "a
Laurel, 40; Trinity, 24 Blaclwater, 81:
Millsboro, 43; Georgetown, 39-total, SOB
Expenditures for school purposes, 1897 .55
school tax received from County Treasurer
$G06.9S.
TIE New RAILROAD PRoJECT.-The pro
posed Railroad from Dover to Reho6ot
does not meet with favor in some parts oil
Sussex. The NaSscr .Joupal says:
Suppose the p. w. tE T. road builds tho
road to Rehoboth, nine months Of the yeal
they will have to run at cut-thrOat rate.
against the j. d b. road, and then the
j. a. b. (hOlding the water outlet) can pu
on a fast line of ferry boats to Philadelphif
during the summer season which woulC
carry nine-tenths Of the travel and freight
The j. q b. holds the trump cards and M
man with ordinary business sense woulC
put his money in a railroad that would no
pay for thn grease 10 run it.
The New Workers have expended half
million of dollars here in building road,
and paying the States interest. The propo
Sition now is to build road alongside o
this one (which has never yet paid running
expenses and interest) in which the Stat
has 100000. First, it would be wrong t.
the State, an infamous wrong to the stock
holders and bad faith to the capitalists VIII
have put their money here. But what o
; the scheme? Does any sane man believ
that these people yankee stockholders o
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimor
Railroad) arc going to invest $350,000 in
road running directly along side of one tina
does not now pay, Notwithstanding that
has an ocean outlet and feeder of eight
miles in length, opening up the larges
oyster grounds on the coast? No, certainl
not. What then does this much tal<e
of road mean? 1t means to frighten tn
owners Of the junction e. Breakwater Raj
road and drive them to sale or a
abandonment of the road. The interest c
the people in this county is to keep up tn
opposition line, to hold the junction
Breakwater as q check on the Delawar
road and the Delaware road as a check o
the junction Il Breakwater road.