Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-23
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| Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal.
!. ELKToN, Nd. July 1.-THE Elkton NJ.
e. Sunday school excursion TO COLCHESTER
yesterday, on the Pilot Boy, was the
| largest that ever went out from this place.
Owing to some Encouragement there
were great many more ticket holders
than the boat was licensed to carry. The
steamer left Singly's wharf quarter Of
an hour ahead of time. The number that
got left is estimated at from 100 to $50. A
large party from Newark was among the
number. The Elkton base ball club went
on the excursion and played the Chester
town nine at Colchester. The game WIS
holly contested, and resulted in victory
for the Elkton nine by a score Of II to 8.
Several stacks of wheat on the "Red
Hous" farm belonging TO the estate of the
late Daniel Bratton and tenanted by
Dennis Mnlloney were consumed by fire
yesterday shortly after noon. The wheat
was yield of about 90 acres and il is
estimated that about $50 bushels were
destroyed.
EIKToN, MD, July 20.- Republican
primaries were held in each of the nine
election districts of Cecil county on Sat
urday afternoon, between the hours and
z o'clock. There was no fractional contest
in any of the districts. The Third or
Elkton district was the only one in which
there was more than one ticket in the
field. The delegates elected are in the in
terest of Palmer c. Strickland for clerk
of the circuit court. The defeated ticket
,.r ,ln.a ..E
both James I. Mccullough and George
Ricketts, for the same position. .
The candidates and their friends were
at the polls but did not succeed in getting
out full vote. This was partly owing
TO the fact that very few colored men
voted. Some stood around near the polls
but refused to vote. One gentleman of
color when asked why he didn't vote one
ticket or the other, replied whats de
use of voting, there's no whisky around"
The election was very quiet, with no
drunken men around the polls.
The following was the result: Strick-
land ticket-Townsend Poole, 134 O. G.
Strickland, 1874 Robert Il. McVey, 1874;
Covington Wood, 1874; 1. ID. Davis, 1873.
Mccullough Ricketts, ticket--Themas @.
Crouch, SO; Joseph T. Shippers, So; John
Burke, SO; Jacob Rambo, 80; George p.
jackson, So. f.u. no.
In the First (Cecilton) district the dele
cation elected is in the interest of Thomas
p. Jones, Jr., for register of wills. There
is no opponent to Mr.. Jones and it is
thought TINT he will receive the nomina-
ton. The delegation is also said to favor
Strickland for clerk. The delegates
elected in the Second chesapeake City,
district are favorable to Thomas B.
Hopper of Chesapeake City for clerk of
the court. The delegates from the Fourth
(Fair Hill district are for Strickland for
clerk, Jones for register and Samuel
johnson of North East for sheriff. The
Fifth or North East district delegates ore
said to be for John McNamee
for county commissioner and Samuel
johnson for sheriff. H. II. Haines of
the Sixth (Rising Sum district has been
mentioned for state senator and O. W.
Wilson of the same district for the house
Of delegates. Both of these gentlemen
are members of the Sixth delegation.
The Seventh port Deposit) district dele
gates are in the interest of James A.
Davis, the present incumbent for
clerk of the court. John r.
Bond, q member Of the delegation, is
mentioned in connection with the nomi-
nation for the state senate. The names
of the delegates from the Eighth and
Ninth districts have not reached this
place, but it is thought they will be
| favorable to Davis for clerk of the court.
Charlotte Reed, ! 10 years of age, daughter
of Joseph Z. Reed, a merchant of Bay
| View, Cecil county, was dreadfully
burned Friday night by the explosion of
a coal oil lamp. The lamp on the table
exploded and the young lady attempted
to throw it out of doors. Nearly all the
| clothing was burned from her person
before the flames were extinguished.
ELKToN, July 20.-Mrs. Kimble, wife
of Henry Kimble, president of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Cecil county, died on Saturday night
last, aged about 60 years.
Samuel Short prominent politician of
"the barrens," came to Elkton on Satur-
day and got gloriously drunk. Justice
Scott to-day fined Samuel 81 and costs.
Amasa Brown, the proprietor of the
North street market, was fined this morn
ing by Justice Scott for having parts OF
dead animals in the rear of his store.
A couple of ElBton sports with 9
couple Of girls apiece amused themselves
by driving up and down our streets Oh
Sunday evening at more rapid rate thar
the law allows. They We're arrested to-
day and fined.