The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-10
Elkton Notes.

The streets of this town need fixing.
organized here.
Doctor Bratton, of Pennsylvania Uni
versiry, spent Sunday last at home.
The work on the new drying house at
Singerley's pulp mill, is progressing rap
idly.
The base ball fever has not yet struck
the town. 1t maybbc because the Cap
tain is away.
Mr.. Kerr is erecting n new porch to his
residence Oh Bow street, occupied by Mr..
John S. Rossell.
The applicants for the place of the late
John e. Brown, as crier OF the Circuit
Court, are numerous.
The new dwelling house of Mrs.
Martha Finley on East Main street, is
rapidly being completed.
The old board of Town Commissioners
met on last Tuesday night, to settle up
their business for the year.
Tho Elkton Lyceum and Jubilee singers
will give concert in Odd Fellows Hall,
on Thursday evening, May 10Th.
Tho County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners meet in
regular session on Tuesday next.
There must DO something in the atmos-
phere of Newark as when our boys go
over they generally come home sick.
Mr.. +. 4. Ellis is attending the session
of the General Conference, now being
held in Philadelphia, of which he is
lay delegate.
Mr.. John Wilkinson, is putting in
glass front, and repairing generally the
building recently purch ased by him in
the "ilollow."
A meeting OF the Stockholders of the
| Cecil County Agricultural Society will
be held in the office on Tuesday next, at
| II o'clock A NJ.
The water works question is now being
discussed by the citizens We think it
would be well to call a public meeting
and settle matters.
The Cornet Band was out on last Mon
| day night, and serenaded Mr.. Robert
Marshbank ard John B. Myer. They
| didn't make much noise.
A young lady was placed in rather a
embarrassing position last Sunday. While
| returning from church she lost her bussel.
1t consisted Of newspapers an dity
bingham apron.
Mr.. w. j. Jones, trustee, sold in til @
Court House yard on Tuesday last the
property known as the Morrison farm, "
consisting of 81 acres of woodland, to Mr..
Jas. Morrison for S92j, A. p. Shockly
auctionoer.
During the thunderstorm on last Wed.
nesday afternoon the lightning ran of
the telegraph wires in to the composing
room of the Democrat office, and set some
paper on fire. William says IL was toe
close I or comfort.
On last Monday night fire was discoy-
cred in the dining room of the Howard
House. 1t having caught from Il lamp il
VIM. j. Alrich's jewelry store in the
basement. 1t burnt hole through III,
: ceiling when it was discovered.
A fight occurred in the "Hollow" oil
last Wednesday evening, between Geo
Shivery and man working on the new
: Il. and 0. Railroad, in which Shivery go
tho worse. Bailif' Titus arrested the b
and o. man and lodged him in jail.
The election for Town Commissioners
I was held on Monday last, the followin
I gentlemen being elected: w. j. Jones
n C. G. Strickland Dunbar Morgan, Gee
= r. Howard, Jr., W. L. X. Frazer. MI
y Jones receiving tho high number c
j votes cast, was declared Mayor Of tn
town. The contest for baliff was hotl
d contested between eX-Sherilf, Thomas
and Geo. f. King. The cX-Sherif ha
too much of load to carry, he bein
the ring candidate, and therefore Kin
beat him IL votes. KNOTT