Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-05
ELKTON.


Special CorresI ondence Of State journal.
ELKToN, July 30.--Mrs. Susan b. Register,
who died after an hours illness on Tuesday
evening and will be buried this afternoon, WAS
a native OF Kent county, Del. Her maiden
name was Ham, She had been in poor health
for some days but was not confined to bod,
and was on the street during Tuesday after
noon. No one expected her death and had it
not happened that neighbor called in to see
her she would have died alone. She owned
considerable property in this town.
Captain Bacon and force are at work sur
veying $40, 900 channel for Elk river az far
down as Frenchtown. 1t il expected that the
mud machine will be put in operation by Sep
TENDER list. North East river, for which Con-
gress also made an appropriation of 80, 500,
will receive Captain Bacon's attention after he
is through here.
Little Joe Porter, aged about years, son
II. O. Porter, grocer at 205 West Fourth
street, Wilmington was struck in the eye by
stone from u sling shot i'll the hands of
another lad with whom he and others We're
playing yesterday. The attending physician
says it will bemonths before he fully RECEIVERS,
and he may lose the wounded eye. Young
Harry Clemson, son OF the proprietor OF the
FELTON, hotel fell from tho high platform at
the warehouse, yesterday afternoon, and broke
his arm.
Isaac Samler, trading as ID. Myers X Co.,
of Philadelphia, dealers in ready-made cloth
ing, was arrested yesterday for selling with
out license, but released upon payment of
costs and promising to take out license before
the September term of court. He pleaded
Ignorance of the act OF the last Legislature,
which provides that travelling agents from
other states shall obtain a license from the
clerk of the Circuit Court before proceeding
to sell. The law has vexed agents very much,
but now that one of them has been arrested,
and narrpNylp aanopa1 r,IIpialuiput they will
do well to take out license.
Rev. John France, the popular pastor OF
Newark Nj. Il. Church, has been granted II
leave of absence for one month by the con-
gregation.
ELKToN, August 2.-Over 700 persons went
onithe q. A. Il. excursion to Atlantic City on
Saturday. Owing to the heavy train and
other delays the excursionsts reached WASH
ington street wharf, Philadelphia, ninety
minutes behind time. They were conveyed
byIsteamer up the river to Camden, the trip
atfording them fine view of the shipping a
sight entirely new to many of the ruralists.
Better time was made on the Camden and
Atlantic road to the seashore, where the train
arrived at 1890. A number who understood
that the train was to leave at G instead of
p. m. were left in the city, but made their
way home by later trains. One gentleman
lost his little son, and at last accounts had
not found him. Altogether the affair was
very successful, and reflects credit upon Cres-
well and Wingate posts, under whose auspices
il was given.
District meetings were held by the temper
ance people throughout the county on Satur-
day to name delegates to the county conven-
ton which meets here tomorrow. Both
license and no-license advocates are in earnest
and the approaching campaign will be lively
one. Upon the part of the temperance
people it promises to be conservative and in
no sense n personal crusade. Tomorrow con-
vention will form the outlines of the cam
paign. Man y Prohibitionists regarded
the recent Congressional fight as i'll part n
preliminary contest between the whisky
interest and themselves, and therefore took
decided grounds against the candidate who
was supported almost unanimously by the
drinking places. The Prohibltionists figure
out good results for their cause from the
fight and say they will now have supporters
on election day who would have probably
been against them had not the question been
mixed with politics.
ELKToN, August 4.-The Prohibition Con
vention yesterday brought quite crowd tt
town. Delegates were present from all the
districts and there was q large atten dance Of
townspeople. The proceedings embraced
singing by select choir, reading of the re-
port of the committe to prepare business fol-
the convention, and speeches by the chair
man, w. +. Miller, Esq, A. d. Morrison ant
William Daniels, Esq, of Baltimore, the latte
President of tie State Temperance Alliance
An Executive Committee of two from eacl
district-a Democrat and n Republican /
Campaign Committee from each district wer,
appointed. The convention is regarded b,
local optionists as an suspicious event.
The directors of the Cecil County Agricul
tural Society wrestled again with the fai
problem yesterday and adjourned till mex
Tuesday, when estimates for tho erection o
fences and buildings, &c, will be considered
The lutte field has beer secured AZ the fai
ground.
Last evening n droyer on north boun,
cattle train dropped his pocket book just be
fore reaching this place. The train stoppet
and let him off but the book had disappeared
A paper which, with about SO in money and
number of documents valuable only to til
| drover constituted the contents of the los
article, was found.
Hon. John A. J. Creswell and wife hay
started for Europe.
A large party of ladies and gentlemen lief
here by carriages this morning for Delawar
City to board the Clyde for Cape May.