Smyrna times., 1880-04-14

IMPROVEMENTS IN DOvER-Last week G..
b. Dickson, Esq, who has been alderman
for Boms years past, was removed by the |
town counsel from his Office, and A. Good. |
win, ESQ.,, was elected alderman in his |
place. The city fathers also ordered whole |
blocks OF new paving to be done by the |
ewnsrs OF lots on State ST., Bradford street. |
Governors Avenue and New street. Rich |
ard Harrington, Esq, has moved his family
into, and is now occupying his new hand
some residence on State street.
"Good- bye, peaches says the Deya,care
Inquirer, adding that last week trees were
examined with the following reaults: OF
20 buds from the Troth tree all but one
were dead; Of As Of the York variety not
live bad could be found, while but out of
65 buds from the Hale's tree were alive.
The Bartlett and Vicar pear buds have also
been killed to a large extent, and some
kinds of growing vegetables have likewise
been injured. The cold ef this week and
its effects have yet to be heard from.
By the statement of the Trustees of the
New Castle Commons for the ysar ending
March 25, 1880, it is shown that the Com
mons, which consist Of nine farms and one
lot, rent for $7062. The total receipts Of
the year were $9,379.55 and the sxpend;.
| lures $9,579.39. OF the latter the sum Of
$4,000 was paid to the New Castle Water
| Works and $1,000 to the New Castle Public
Schools. DR.. John j. Black is the presi
dent of the board, and Andrew c. Gray,
elected in 1889, is the oldest member.
At Harrington last Sunday the school
! house was flied to oVerhOwiRg with a con.
grsgatiOn to hear the Introductory sermon
| preached by Rev. j. f. Nicholson, Of the
! Methodist Protestant Church, who came to
establish an appointment at this point.
| The sermon was ably delivered and re-
Osivsd marked attention, and evidently
created deep impression. Harrington,
Greenwood, and Milford constitute what is
known as Milford Mission NJ. p. Church.
Preaching at Harrington every other Sun
day afternoon.
600 ACRES NoRE.-The Chester Times
says: "The Msssrs. DUPONT of Delaware
have purchased more than GOO acres Of farm
land and meadows on the Delaware, about
three miles southwest Of BilliAgspOrt, the
eastern boundery Of which is about on
line of the Lazaretto grounds on the western
shore, embracing over 600 acres of land, the
southwestern boundary of which is nearly
opposite to Eddystons. These gentlemen
have already erected an extensive wharf
securing l2 feet depth of water at low tide
railways narrow and through the premises
and wide guage from the Delaware Shore
railroad, the terminus Of which is at PsRns
grove, Salem county. Some three or fou
buildings for storage, &c, and numerou
other ersctions are in progress. 1t Is sal'
in the newspapers that these lands hav
been purchased, and the ersctions are bein
made, for manufacturing nitro. lycerins
PRoTECTING GAME.-At the annual meet
ing Of the Delaware Game Protective AssC
: citation. held at Dsvsr last week the follow
ing officers were electad President-l. \
| Mills: Vice Prssidents-John C. Higgins
j. r. Lohand and r. A. Rossnbaum
Treasurer-Richard Harrington, ESQ.,; SCI
retary-George Churchman; Directors
; Now Castle County, Linton Smith, II. D
Edward BriRghurst, Jr., r. Smith, TiIgt
. man johnson, Anthony Higgins, E'q
, David Bondl0r, John N. c. Rodney, Esq
f. w. Jester and Jas. II. Ray. Ker
County-John F. Salisbury. VIM. Ellison
r A. r. A. Terbert, Charles J. Harrington,
: Slaughter, VIM. Anderson, Amos Cole an
: Thomas Conaway. Sussex COunty-Ni
; liam N. Ross, Thomas Curry, |. n. Fook
Ebe Tunnel, DR.. Hitch, Jshu Derricksol
Edward G. Giles, J. T. Wright and Philli
Cannon. An adjourned nesting will
held on the 23d.
. NEGRO EDUCATION IN DELAwARE.-TE
. papers of the Northern States still hay
their say about our LEGAL affairs and they a
; not mind the Delawarean, though it tel
: them it is our ewn affair aad none of the
: business, worth a cent. The following
!. what the New York Herald has to say:
Q "Ths education of the colorsd people
2 Delaware is at present one Of the chief su
. iacts of discussion in the journals OF thi
. State. According to the statements OF tt
Q Republican organs, Delaware has mac
,c little or no provision for the instruction
her colorsd children. Mixed schools the
are none, and the only action thus t;
). taken by the Legislature on the subject vi
y the passage of law some five years a.
. providing for the taxation of the cOlors
= people for the support Of their own school
= Under this statute about eighteen hundre
dollars year are raised, an amount whiC
3 barely suffices TO support tive er thr'
struggling schools, whereas at least fifty a
It required This state of affairs is not Isdi
70 able to Delaware. In every locality, we a
j. told, there are oolorsd children enough
d sustain one school but under the presel
/. system they are denied all opportunity f
is advancement. No other State in the Sou
y is so niggardly in its policy in this resps
as Delaware. Maryland appropriates OIL
hundred thousand dellars year for tn
= purpose; Virginia, the Carolinas, Gscrg
y and the other Southern Commonwealth
- contribute more or less literally toward Il
education of the blacks, but Delaware
y policy seems to be to keep them in ignC
: aRcs. little less money sor whippil
y o,,1 for Wnnl1
in order.
y, DEATH OF VETERAN SPoRT.-Benjdmia
~ ISeribner, the Partner of John Morrissey Dec
- - Benjamin C. Scribner, the oldest sporti
~ man in the country, died at the Brow
ae y House, New York, on Friday afternoon
'. the advanced age Of II years. He W
70 born in Milford, Del, and came to this CT
in sloop at an early age. On the passa
as thither his boots were stolen from hi
SO and to use his own expression, he "arriv
of in New York barefeoted." He found e
Ist pleyment in hardware store in Pc
sr street, where he remained for six yea
lc- 1t was during his stay here that he Fl
to met with sporting men, with whom
h, life was aftsrward spent. 1t is said that
made and spent many fortunes during
long carses and that in 1860 he stru
ssA Saratoga $1,000 in debt. At that time
nns comparatively old man his nerve never
~ him, and in two years he had again ans
rs ed fortune estimated at $I50,000
ne was we'll known in financial circles, wh'
lT' o3 his word was regarded as good as his boz
2Icc On Friday afternoon Mrs. Crochsron, NJ
0l Sherman and other friends who had ga
cred around his bedside, nOticing signs
he approaching dissolution, asked Mr.. Scribl
raj if he would not like to see a minister.
ge, replied: al have been my counss
de through life, and will be ray own minis
sh in death. l have wropgsd no one-m
he woman or child" One hour later he d
ul. without struggle. His body was rOmeI