The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-01
Elkton News.
quiet.

NeIy qulet'
William ]. Smith has bonded and is
now our brand new Sheriff of Cecil.
The extra meeting at the Methodist
Church is still in progress
All Of our stores and places of bust
ness were closed on last Thursday.
DR.. c. NJ. Ellis has just had hand
The B. & o. telegraph office located
in the Democrat Office is doing a good
business.
The appointment of John S. Rossell
as clerk to the new Board of Commits
sioners, seems to give general satisfaction.
some iron fence put around his house.
Some of the boys were "out'' on Sat-
urday evening last. One young man was
very lame on Sunday
-Singerly's pulp mill at Elkton has in
it 100 horse power Corliss engine, fur
nished by Wetherall & Co., of Chester,
Pennsylvania.
--Singerley's mill seems to attract our
young ladies and gentlemen on Sundays.
Our young fellows say they strike
matches" there.
Religious services was held in the
churches here Thanksgiving day. The
Presbyterians and Methodist joined at
the NJ. e. Church.
1t is reported that DR.. Jno. H. lamar
will be the physician at the jail, intead of
Dir. H. II. Mitchell, who has been for n
number of years.
Quite number of our young men
and ladies' went to Wilmington on last
Thursday evening to see the play, entitled
the 'Passing Regiment"
Miss Maggie Bennett, sister of Mr..
Chas. Bennett of Little Elk, was stricken
with paralysis this week. She is speech
less. and but little hopes are entertained
of her recovery.
On last Wednesday night about 2
o'clock, a fire was discovered in small
house by the railroad which was formerly
used as an ice-house. It is supposed to
have been set on fire by tramps.
Men are now engaged in cleaning the
streets under the direction of our Town
Bailiff, and the payers think that one
good man could do as much work as the
three who are now at work, Shame
VIM. r. Bowen who is extensively
engaged in the clover-hulling business,
reports heavier crops of seed in the lower
part of Cecil county. This same gentle
man is baleing great amount of hay.
That embryo Republican sheet will
never be born. There are just about as
many papers that can comfortably get
along. Maybe the party who contem-
plates STARTING it intends to run it for fun.
Charley Collins will soon take the
place in McCrery & Boulden's store as
salesman vice William Chick resigned.
Mr.. Chick was well liked by the custom
ers. This firm has made good choice
in selecting Mr.. Collins.
Several names have been mentioned
for Congressional honors next fall. AL
bert Constable and G. G.. Crothers of this
town have been prominently mentioned.
Chances are in favor of Albert, who al
ways has the boys with HIM.
Turkeys are selling dressed at IA cts.
per pound. Ducks, tame, 12 cents per
pound. Wild ducks, blackheads, rs cts.
per pair; redheads, 81 90. Canvas-backs
81 so. Oysters, best, lao per gallon
Fish (Giles) 10 to 12 cents per pound.
Mr.. Henry Hess will return this
week with superior lot of cattle from
Ohio, where lie went sometime ago to
select. He will offer the same at. public
sale in short while, when those in need
of fine stock will have their demands
granted.
Talk is talk. but the question among
many here is, "Who will be the new tax
collector of the Third district ?" Some
think Walter S. johnson, Deputy Sheriff,
or Sheriff Dunbar. Well, the Commits
sioners might do much worse than ap-
point Walter as he is Il good fellow and
always votes the ticket.
There was quite brilliant wedding
took place in our town on last Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. The contracting
parties were Mr.. William Per l1ins and
Miss Lena Hinchliffe. The happy couple
left hero on the $40 train for Whining
ton, where they will reside.
The new mills on the Susquehanna,
in Hartford county, under the presidency
of Mr.. Harry Carter, who for some
years successfully managed the Ledger
mills in Cecil county, will consist of pulp
and paper mills. The power to run these
mills will consist OF five turbine water
wheels whose capacity will be 1S00-horse
power.