Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-08
ELKTON.


Special Correspondence of State Journal
ELKTos, July 2.--This community mourns
the death, early this morning, Of Robert b.
Falls, the gentlemanly clerk Of the Howard
House. He had been ailing for some days
but did not take to his bed until Sunday. His
disease was typhoid fever Deceased was
about 20 years old.
The engineers are still at work marking out
the line of the Providence Mill Railroad
Your correspondent has it from trustworthy
source that the track will be laid at once. and
that Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger, and
The road will be an uphill one, and at Provi-
dence will be three hundred feet higher than
at Elkton.
The excursion to Colchester yesterday, was
under the auspices of Persons Grove Presby-
terrain Sunday school, which was Joined by
the Elkton Presbyterian Episcopaian schools
Nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the
trip.
The sudden and singular death of two
horses in the road near New Leeds is reported.
DR.. Morrison, of Oxford, Pa, was driving
along when one of his horses fell lifeless to
the ground, and in moment afterward the
other fell dead across its body Both were
examined and their tongues observed to be
swollen but cause of death is not known.
Mrs. Sarah France, the venerable mother Of
Rev. John France, of Newark, ID seriously Ill
at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. Joseph
Hinchliife. She has reached the ripe old age
Of rs years.
Sassafras Neck growers are shipping their
peaches and receiving good prices for them.
1t il reported that one farmer sold out at
81 65 per crate.
Poor Elkton Ekton on the Elk is on the
decline, according to the census returns.
From 1860 to 1870 there was a decrease of
few inhabitants but in the past ten years the
| loss has been about 40 and that, too, while
upiph horinp tnwr,a have pained. ElpHaDeake
city has increased from 1,008 to 1,423 and
| Port Deposit added 100 to its population.
Elkton foots up by careful work, only 1,751,
and it is the chief town of the county.
| ELKToN, July 5.-Bessie Lardner Is beau
tiful and intelligent young woman, II years
old. Her father, William Lardner, was once
a well-to-do Elk Neck farmer. He died sud-
denly some months ago in Wilmington
hotel. Bessie's mother is also dead. short
| time ago Bessie came down from Philadelphia
| on visit to relatives near Elkton.
Yesterday afternoon Elkton people were
startled by the announcement of dastardly
outrage upon Bessie in the wood three hum
dred yards from the house where she WAS
staying. The perpetrators of the tiendish act
were two young Philadelphians who arrived
here by the midnight train Saturday. Proper
complaint being made justice Foard issued
warrant for the arrest Of the outragers and
the sheriff and posse were soon on their track.
Az the story goes the young men arrived at
the house where they supposed the object
of their search was stopping about o'clock
yesterday forenoon. Being informed that
she had crossed the river to zee another rela-
tive they retraced their steps and at IL
o'clock arrived at their destination. They
politely asked to see Miss Bessie and she at
once made her appearance, seemed to know
them and after pleasant chat walked with
them toward fence hundred yards away.
Not returning in due time the
gentleman of the house went in search of the
party and came up with one Of the young
men standing in the road 300 yards from this
house. He boosted of his bad reputation and
said he was one of the hardest young men in
Philadelphia. Suspecting at once that all
was not not right the gentlemen, started to
summon assistance. He crossed the river
and brought another relation of the girl to
the scene. They found Bessie lying in the
woods in stupor, showing evidences of
having been drugged and foully dealt with.
She was unable to so to the house aud leaving
boy in charge of her, the men hastened to
! Elkton to intercept the outragers. They had
passed through the town III hot haste and
were believed to have gone in the
direction of Newark, to which place the
Sheriff proceeded. He found them resting
on the door step of the depot, handcuffed
them and brought to Jail. They protested
! their innocence and claimed that the girls
A physician was sent to see Bessie by order of
: the States Attorney. He found her still suf-
fering from the effects of too much whiskey.
She frankly stated that she had drank with
the young men and that they had offered hei
no insult whatever. She had no charge tc
make against them and what promised to be
most interesting rich, rare and racy-hear'
! ing this morning will not take place. The
+ Justice has determined to order the release OF
T the prisoners.
! James Barber who was sent from this count,
> to the Maryland Hospital for the Insane
q Baltimore, last winter was found on the rail
. road yesterday by the sheriff and placed il
r jail. He had quietly left the institution ant
r journeyed homeward.
@ The funeral of Robert b. Falls, who's
/. death was announced in EVERY EVENING o
a Friday, took Iplace yesterday. There wer
a probably as many AZ 800 persons present. Til
Groome Guards, to which the decease,
y belonged, escorted the remains to the gray
Q over which they fired three volleys in homo
l. of their departed comrade. .
, ELKToN, July 6.-Yesterday was truly
"gloriors" day III Elkton. Patriotism shove
|. itself everywhere and on every occasion
g Many got glorously drunk, and several glor
= GUS fights took place. BailiH Shockley, wit
= his single hand, WAS prominent i'll every crow
that gathered and sternly asserted I'll
supremacy of the law This morning "tl
boys" are settling their little bills of fine an
costs. The colored people, too, who al
sembled in the woods near town to celebrat
D. the day, allowed their blood to become heated
y and general row ensued. The Port Depos
a. and Havre-de-Grace darks, who were expecte
r. to come by boat, did not arrive, owing to IL
i'd failure of the managers Of the excursion
y. raise sufficient funds to defray expense
. Altogether the day was spent "indepel
D. IDENTIFY" rather more so than for some year
Miss Lettie Cleaver, who has for two weel
been i'll at the residence of Mr.. Mark Cleave
her BROTHER in Wilmington, died there c
Sunday. Her remains will be brought he
for interment tomorrow.