Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16
ELETON.


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ELKroN, Dee. 9.--Yesterday being The
Ieast OF the immaculate Conception Of the
BLESSED Virgin according 10 the calendar of
me Catholic Church and the paternal feast
OF the church i'll this town, special services
We're held by the rector, Rev. ]. A. LYONS.
lhere was high mass and sermon in the
morning and yespers, benediction and sermon
IN the evening, with sodality celebration.
The sodality of the Newark Church were
present IN the evening. and Joined the solemn
service. The reverend rector's discourse was
ON the immaculate Conception, and was de-
lVereh with the eioqnence and earnestuess
for which he Is SO Well known To the Catholics
of Wilmington.
Our river is nearly always crowded with
vessels loaded with wood for Providence
paper mill. The ice this week has prevented
three OF these boats from reaching the
wharve5. The one containing the frame for
the new wharf to be erected for the exclusive
use oil the mil, has succeeded in reaching a
point where Its cargo can be discharged.
hey. Il. u. Hunter, pastor of the NJ. T..
church at Cherry Hill, fell through the roof
OF the pump house ut the pastoral residence
last saturday and was SO seriously injured
mat ne was unable to preach on Sunday He
was closing an opening made in repairing the
pump when tho shingles gave way.
me remains of Mrs. NJ. N. Naudau. wife
oil cX-Collector Naudaiu, were inferred in the
new cemetery. She was an aged lady and has
been afflicted with paralysis for some tin o
Both the deceased and her husband were
formerly residents of Delaware.
ELEToN, Dec. 10. The Ice dealers are busy
this morning gathering their stock for next
summers trade. The average thickness OF
the ice il five inches.
The Elltton Young man who started fni
Albany, n y, by way of Baltimore, last sun
day night, has doubtless met with cooler
reception than he calculated upon. He il Il
shrewd fellow, and has wcll.cunnected and
plausible story to tell He took the milk train
south from this place for Baltimore. and pro.
posed To himself to raise cash there to pay
his fare to Albany, whore. according to hi-
story, his parents, who drove him from home
When lie was young, nov anNlOusly await lii
return.
There was an exciting scene in the Office OF
T.. A. ELLA. Esq., yesterday, during the taking
OF testimony before MIR. Ellis, as cOmmis
sloncr in chancery in the ease of Scotch vs.
Welde. Weldc the readers of the EVERY
EVENING remember, obtained Judgment ii
the Hartford County Court Tor damages
against Hugh +. Scarborough. who had
beaten him almost to death. and under M
execution, Sheriff Logan OF this county pro-
ceeded to sell certain property alleged to he
long to scarborough. MIR. Scotch Of North
East claimed the property, secured an injunc-
ton and stopped the sale. Weldcs counsel
declared the sale of the property to Scotch
was not bohd .ttle and the testimony before the
commissioner was Ill relation to this. Mr.
Scotch was on the stand and had been under
going sharp crOsS-GXamlatiUn by McssrI
Constable and Blddle defendants counsel
lie had Just answered that the money he paid
to scarborough was $4,000 he had at home
and about II 900 Nv drew from the bank Oh
his own check, when he leaned his head upon
the counter against which he was sitting and
tainted. Proceedings were, of course, sus.
pended Mt once and Drs. Mitchell and IamDl
administered to MIR. Scotch. lie spou
revived but owing to his condition the case
was continued uutil to-day. Mr.. Scotch is
advanced III years and the mental strain was
too great for him.
ELKToN. Dec. l3.-On Saturday, Sheriff
Logan was informed that Il badly frozen
tramp had been in the engine house ut Perry
vile since Tuesday, and would probably die
ii something was not done for him. Tho
sheriff provided q new outfit for the poul
unfortunate. stripped him of his filthy cloth.
ing, had him thoroughly clCanscd and then
brought him to jail.
During the whole time he lay in the engine
house, 1t seems no one was wiling to give
him attention He says that all lie ate during
the liVe days was two small pieces of bread
and an apple. HIS feet are much swollen witt
frost and he will certainly lose his toes.
He il Il small man. stOop-shuuldcred, and
his hair and whislIcIs are light in bolor. He
IL about 80 years of age. In an old bag he
had with him were found a few tools belong.
ing TO II bOllermaker and it was learned that
that was his trade. He is very deaf and hi'
name cannot be ascertaned.
Frank Kline and Charles Monroe, tive
young men about Is years old, will go to the
House OF Correction this morning. in com,
pany with Sheriff Logan. They were allowed
to sleep i'll the jail on "Wednesday night, but
as they did not leave the town on thursday
the sheriff arrested them, greatly TO then
delight and they were committed under the
tramp act.
Justice Lewis gave them hearing and
sentenced them to the House of Correction
for four months. One of them said he had Q
step-mothcr Iii Baltimore, but could not sc
home. Both had been down the bay oyster
ing, and had suffered terribly from the cold
Thomas Bouden. with two other young
men, went skating on saturday. Boulder
broke through the ice at lrunchtOwn, three
miles below Elkton and WAS difficulty
rescued by his companions.
John Lambert Il young man engaged il
harvesting ice ON Westamwel mill dam, fel
from scaffold, with 2OO pound piece Of
ice ON saturday. and sustained painful
bruises.