Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-23
ELRTON.
Cecil County Officials Elected-The
nramra by Home Talent.


Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
ELKToN, April lG. The Elkton Anna.
| teur Dramatic Association, which gave It's
| first performance in " Oliver Twist last
january, to night rendered " Robert Ma
caire, with "A Regular Fix MS IN after
piece. The entertainment was success
| in every why except in attendance, which
owing to storm was not large, and the
performers took their roles creditably.
''Robeft Macaire" will be given again to-
night with "A Widows Victim" as mn
afterpiece. Ritchie's orchestra furnished
excellent music.
The public schools in this county will
close ON May god. This is five weeks
earlier thnn usual, and is oceasioned by
lack of funds.
The fisheries on the Elk and North
East rivers are about to begin operations.
The most of the fishing will be with
pound nets. Hauling seines, it is said,
will be used by but two large fisheries.
The Presbyterian church of Zion, Cecil
county, has called the Rev Mr.. Milligan
of Gloucester, N. j.
The county commissioners have &C
cepted the resignation of David Tucker,
constable of North East.
ELRToN, April 16,-The county COM
missioners yesterday made the following
appointments for terms of one year. Col
lectors of taxes; First district, Richard
Merritt; Second district, William Lyle;
Third district, Walter s. johnson; Fourth,
district, John L. Gallagher Fifth dis
trict, j. N. Black Sixth district, John
F. Reynolds; Seventh district, Michael
Moore; Eighth district, John S.
Knight; Ninth district, Zimri Taylor
Jail physician, DR.. John II. lamar
keeper of the standard of weights and
measures, Thomas Pierce; bridgetenders
At Bohemia, Robert Shelton; at Cheso-
peake City, Charles Z. Clark; directors
of the Bohemia Bridge Company, Henry
II. Brady, George Biddle and Richard G.
Reese.
The county commissioners ordered q
reward of 300 to be offered for the APP
prehension of Thomas L. jackson, col
ored, who is under indictment for the
murder of Pasquel Manzo. He is thought
to be in Virginia, having gone there after
the killing.
The Elkton Amateur Dramatic Society
gave its second rendition of Robert Ma
caire" tonight before n large and appre-
ciative audience. "a Widows Victim IA
very amusing farce, was rendered Us IN
after-piece. Among those taking roles in
the performance were Misses Annie j.
Smith, Lizzie Merritt, Nettie Mcfarland,
and Lizzie Hutton, John s. Writ and
Henry Mccullough, Esqs., of the Cecil
bar, and Messrs. E. l.. Taggart, Harry @.
Hurn, George II. Ash, Robert L. Strick-
land, Rufus d. Rowland, H. M. Nichols,
Jr., Asher A. Scott. Ritchie's orchestra
furnished the music. -.
ELKToN, April l8.-Felice Ranzo and
Giuseppe Saltore were brought to Elkton
last evening by Sheriff William j. Smith
and lodged in Jail. The crimes with
which they are charged and for which
they are indicted by the grand jury of
the March term of court, are assault with
intent to kill and robbery. Car1nino
Lnbriola, who now resides in Wilmington
or vicinity, on night in August last was
enticed from his sh;Inty by Felice Ranzo,
Giuseppe Santore and Michael Santore,
Who assaulted him, stripped him of his
lbtiua and taking his money, about $40,
a him for dead. He was taken to New
,fk, where, he made nm ante-mortem
statement on account of which the crimi-
lals were arrested few days after the
rhine committed. No charge being made
against them at the September term OF
court they were released ON writ of
habeas corpus.
Labriola having recovered appeared
before the grand jury of the last term Of
court, which resulted in the parties being
indicted. A writ of requisition from the
governor of Maryland on the governor of
New York was secured and served on
Governor Hill this week. Warrants were
issued and Inspector Byrne of New York
detailed two Italian detectives to assist
the sheriff in finding the criminals. They
searched the Italian quarters of New
York city without success, but found
Ranzo a few miles above Tarrytown.
Giuseppe Santore was afterwards arrested
in New York city, The sheriff thinks
Michael Santore will yet be unprecedented.
Mrs. Maclal, relict of the late Henry
MaclSnl, died yesterday morning at the
residence of her son-in-law, William May.
Miss Annie Howard, daughter of Will
liam P. Howard, was thrown out of
runaway team yesterday afternoon on
Main street hut was not seriously injured.