Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-15
kLKTON.
Special correspondence of State journal

Special correepondence OIL state JournaL
ELKTos, July s.--The liquor prohibition
boom has been inaugurated. Under an act
of the last Legislature, the question of
license or no license for the sale Of intoSi-
eating beverages will be submitted to the
voters at the general election in November.
| The local optionists propose to organize at
once for the campaign and on Tuesday a
preliminary meeting was held in Elkton 10
arrange for county convention on August
Sd. Delegates will be regularly chosen in
each district at meetings to be held on the
3lst instant.
At the election last fall the Republican
Legislative candidates were pledged to local
option and all Republican tickets bore the
words 'for local option" The Democrat
tickets left it optional with the voter and con-
tanned 'for against local option" The vote
showed decided majority for local option,
and it il believed that the sentiment of the
county is strongly in favor of the abolition of
public drinking places
Yesterday the first peaches were brought
into town and sold for ~ rs per basket. Ship
ments continue from Sassafras Neck, and big
prices are obtained. Choice peaches bring 80
per box of two baskets
Mrs. France, mother of Rev. John France,
OF Newark M. Z. Church, who has been i'll for
some time, is convalescing.
The remains of Miss Lettie Cleaver, of this
town, who died in Wilmington, Sunday, were
inferred in the Presbyterian cemetery yester
day. Revs. Heberton and Smith conducted
services in the church in the presence of
concourse of friends and relatives.
ELKToN, July I4.-All yesterday afternoon
the directors OF the Cecil County Agricultural
Society, who were not afraid of the intense
heat, sat on the Howard House porch and dis
cussed the prospects of the organization.
The subscription committee reported $4,000
obtained, and the prospects of $500 more.
| 50, 900 il required to make the Society sue
| cess, and it il feared that unless the farmers
show greater interest some trouble will be
| experienced in securing that amount.
Another meeting will be held on the 9th of
| August, when it is to be hoped more favor
able report will be made.
The Cecil County Medical Society held its
| regular monthly meeting in the Courthouse
| yesterday.
The upper part of Cecil county has been
turning in prisoners to the Sheriff with
unusual activity the past few days, while the
lower part has only done half as well. Con-
stable Hindman, of Rising Sun, brought
down George Green last Friday and he was
provided with apartments in the jail until
such time as the Court shall liberate him, or
order his removal to tho State penitentiary.
He was caught stealing meal from the gran
| airy of A. X. Magraw, near Colora. A Mary
| lander who has been working in Delaware,
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warrant for his arrest on private charge,
foolishly drove to Rising Sun early this week,
was quietly taken charge of by the constable
and conveyed to Elkton. Sassafras Neck sent
| up one prisoner on Monday, in the person of
John Pennington. who is charged with taking
$40 from companion, with whom he was
| enjoying a sociable spree.
Unfortunate Bessie Lardner who was
| enormously reported to be the victim of u
liendish outrage in Elk Neck woods last
| Sunday week, az stated in this correspondence
| at the time, has gone back to Philadelphia.
Some person with view to her improvement
morally sent her number of tracts through
the mails, but, unless they were forwarded to
her in the city she did not receive them The
alleged outrage, it will be remembered, was
| only mutual drunk between Bessie and two
| youthful Philadelphians.
The wheat is not turning out so badly after
| all. An Elk Neck farmer realized 50 bushels
| per acre for several acres. The crop will
| range from 20 to 50 bushels per acre in upper
| Cecil.
John Morgan, who was buried yesterday at
| New Castle, was 90 years ago employed at the
| depot in this town and afterward worked for
| the Railroad Company at Perryville. His
brother is in the service of the Company here
/ Crouch's Chapel is of to Tolchester Beach
| to-day and the next to go from here to that
resort will be the Nasons of Elkton and
| Newark, on the 23d. The Grand Army of the
| Republic will be transported by cars to
| Atlantic City on the 3lst.