Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

blown down and roofs and fences dam
aged. The sign-boards near the depot
from which the circus bills were WASHED
by the storm of Sunday morning, wer
blown down this morning.
The Grow farm, situated on the Blu,
Ball road, about five miles from Elkton
was sold on Tuesday at public sale b,
L. M. Haines trustee. II comprises II
acres and brought 1913 an acre. Rober
Lynch was the purchaser. The Bennett
wharf property ut Elkton landing, belong
ing to the estate of the late Rudolph Ben.
nett, was sold this afternoon OF public
sale by Henry M. Mccullough and viii.
liam L. Warburton, Jr., trustees. The
| property which is improved by wharf,
n warehouse and two-story stone dwell
ing, was purchased by Charles Bennett
for 1900.
ELKToN, May 1.-The new church of
Saint John the Baptist, in Newark, which
| is in charge of the Rev. John A. L. ons of
| this town, will be consecrated on June
2Sth by Bishop Becker.
William NJ. Singerly, proprietor of the
Philadelphia Record, is about to have
erected ON West High street purchased
some time ago by him, a handsome dwell
ing house. The house will be for his own
use when he visits his pulp works at this
place and the paper mills at Providence.
| The first instalment of contract for
1000, 900 pounds of paper to be furnished
| the government printing office was Skipped
to Washington recently from the Provi-
| dence mills.
Frank Robbins circus, which exhibited
here on Thursday was poorly attended.
| The general verdict is that the show was
a very good one.
The county commissioners yesterday
awarded to John s. Knight, at $3.50, the
contract for restoring the public road
from Porter's bridge to Rowandville,
which was very badly washed by the flood
of last June. They also appointed
Charles Wesley Cooper of North East,
constable for the fifth election district, to
succeed David Tucker, resigned.
The school commissioners were in SEES
sion yesterday and fixed the time for the
annual examination of teachers for June
9th, at Elkton, and June 10th ut Port
Deposit.
James Buck was given hearing this
morning before Justice A. j. Scott on the
charge of aiding Theodore Porter in as
saulting Lawrence Hawkins in Port
Deposit on Tuesday The justice dis
missed the complaint.
Amos Bradley and w. Winder Henry,
both colored, fought last night over
woman. In the fracas Henry's nose was
bitten severely by Bradley. Henry
struck Bradley over the head with
board. They both appeared in police
court this evening with their heads tied
up. Justice Scott, before whom the case
was brought, made it cost them each
about IS.
ELKToN, May About 100 O'Clock
yesterday morning Sheriff Smith was
called to the door, and, much to his sur
prise found there George Parker, whom
he supposed to be safely confined in
cell in the Jail. Parker, who is one
legged man, in scaling the Jail wall had
fallen and broken bone in his only leg,
and had sprained his ankle badly. II WINS
with difficulty that he dragged himself to
the door of the part of the JUL in which
the sheriff resides. james Riley,
colored, and James Andrews, n
white inmate of the jail, succeeded
in getting away. The men in some way
got possession of key fitting the reaI
door, leading into the yard, long enough
to make cast of it. This they filled with
melted lead which, with tablespoon foi
n holder, made tirst-rate key, which
they kept for a favorable opportunity.
This happened Saturday night James
Andrews was nursing sick prisoner and,
on this account, was not locked up for
the night. He unbolted the cells of
Parker, Riley and Frank Evans. They
unlocked the door leading into the yard
then tying two iron bedsteads together
placed them on barrel. This reached
to within six feet of the top of the wall,
which is about % feet high. Riley sue
ceeded in getting on the top and let him
self down to the ground with rope of
bedticking. Andrews got over all right.
Evans courage failed him at the last
moment and he concluded to stay. As
Parker, the one-legged prisoner, was let
ting himself down, when near the top,
the rope broke, which resulted in in
juries to him which as before stated pre-
vented his escape.
Parker was indicted at the last term of
court for firing the warehouse, connected
with the Ericsson company's wharf in
Elk Neck. Riley is under indictment for
receiving stolen goods. Andrews is an
insane man who has been in jail many
years. It is not his first attempt at JUL
breaking. The men have not yet been
captured. Sheriff Smith was in pursuit
all of yesterday.
A meeting of the citizens of the town
was held Saturday night to nominate
persons to be voted for for town commits
sioners to-day. The meeting was poorly
attended The following 10 were named.
From these the voters to-day will select
| five to serve for one year: George Il.
Howard, Dunbar Morgan, @. @. Strick
land, Amos Pierson, Thomas Green, George
McQuilken, John L. Bennett, George
| Turner, II. G. Wells and w. Z. X Frazer.
ELKToN, May 4.-The annual town cleo
/ ton which was held to-day was quietly
| conducted and, only 213 votes were cast.
| There was no contest for the bailiffship, n
very unusual thing. George L. King, the
present incumbent, received 205 votes.
Eight votes were cast for Thomas George
These were complimentary MS Mr.. George
wns not II candidate.
The ten names placed in nomination
for commissioners by the citizens COM
inittee last Saturday night were printed
on each ticket. As only five commits
sioners are elected five had to be stricken
l
| votes. The following is the vote: Dun
bar Morgan, 149; George r.. Howard,
| 1l9 ; @. @. Strickland, III; Thomas W..
Green, 113; W. E. X. Frazer, 112; Amos
| Z. Pierson, 100; John Il. Bennett, 80 ;
George McQuillSin, 80; Henry O. Wells,
so; George Turner, 80.
OF the five elected, Messrs. Howard,
Strickland, Morgan and Frazer, are mem
1 IS bAnrI H.,
been talked about that an effort would be
made to elect commissioners who would
vote to prohibit hogs being kept within
the town limits, the hog men were out in
force and succeeded in electing aiority
of commissioners opposed to the measure.
! The Elkton Amateur Dramatic Associa-
ton, which SO acceptably rendered
"Oliver Twist" and 'Robert Macaire, '
has decided to perform the "Tickot-of.
Leave Man" two nights during the lust
week of May.
james Williams, an employee OF
Singerlys pulp works had leg broken
this afternoon by being caught between
two hogsheads.
The fugitive prisoners have not vel
been captured, and have probably made
good their escape. Parker suffers con
| SlueFhDle from HIS hprhlneu uukie uiU
broken leg: The sheriff denies that
Parker came and woke him up. He shy,
one of his family heard n noise and h,
went to the window, where he saw
in the moonlight Parker dragging himself
in the direction of the depot where {
freight train was standing. He seized I
gun and ran down and brought him back
The sheriff says that the case agains
Parker has been abandoned and he wa
to have been discharged this week as 500,
as the officer received the necessar.