Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19
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A Valuable Farm Changes Hands
Ordered 10 Set Their Fences Back
Special Coirespo dence Of Gazette and journal.
BLKToE March IL Thomas DreIpen
. merchant u Ekton, has purchased @
Tobias Rudolph his due isrm on tn
BiktGn and Glasgow road, adjoining th
farm Of ex. Postmaster General Creeswel
for $lb, 900. This farm had bsen In th,
Rudolph family for over q century. Mr.
Drennen's store and dwelling house, sit
uated on Main street, nearly opposite The
court house, was given in part payment
a. valuation OF $4,000.
The county commissioners we're In sss
slon on Tuesday. IL was ordered that ali
persons who have their fences set within
the boundaries Of the Principle and
Woodlawn and the Principle and Whit
takers mill road, and the main road from
Elktou to Perryviile, be notified to remove
shem beyond the limits Of said roads be.
fore Monday next or they will b. pre-
sented to the grand jury.
BLKToN, March 13.-ConstAble William
G. Grow was yesterday morning held in
bail TO answer ~ the next Term Of court
the charge Of assAulting John Smith,
better known as John Bari, oolored
man, on Wednesday afternoon. Crow IL
Arresting Smith, who had been swearing
and In other ways 30 ing in disordsrly
manner, struck him several times over
the head and arms with club. Smith
claims that he offered to give himself up,
and that the clubbing WAS unnecessary.
The oolored man was fined % and costs
for disOrderly conduct.
BLKToE, March 16 William Freeman,
Elijah Boyer and Richard Hutchinson, Jr.,
all oolored, were fined s6 and costs on
Saturday by Magistrate Scott for creating
evening, given under the auspices OF the
Bradley Cornst Band. John Newton
Jones, oolored, was fined % and costs for
AssAulting William Fowler.
Seven young ladies were confirmed by
Bishop Lay yesterday in Trinity 2. &.
Church. The bishop delivered q very
able sermon. He conducted services at
Chesapeake City P. Z. Church at night
A young Italian lAborsr was badly
injured on Saturday while at work
several miles from here on the Baltimore
u Philadelphis railroad, by an embAnk
ment falling on him. One OF his legs was
broken near the thigh and the thigh
bone crushed. B. was taken to a hospiIa.
in PhiladelphiA yesterday afternoon by .
couple Of fellow workmsn. ...s
RLKToE, March 18.-In oourt the 1ss
Of the commissioners Of Cecil eOuu.y We
Samuel Wood was concluded yesterds,
afternoon. The Jury brought In seAled
verdict.
The case Of the commissioners va
William T. Hariot was taken up and
occupied attention till adjournment
This is an appeal from the decision Of q
magistrate. Hsriot owned very valuable
horse which WAS injured ON the county
roads, owing to their bad condition. The
magistrate awarded HAriot e76 damages.
Among other presentments made by the
grand Jury were Thomas K. jackson for
murder, and Lson Griffith and William
Trainor for train robbery.
A number Of candidates for party nom.
nations for office, are TO be seen around
the court house daily.
The will Of DslsplAiue Mcdaniel, the
deceased millionaire, hiss been admitted
to probate.
An eager crowd Of contractors crowded
the commissioners office yesterday where |
sat the board busy receiving, rejecting
and accepting proposals for the lib
sections Of roads which were not disposed |
Of at public sale last April. Nearly all |
Of these were let yesterday. The roads |
were let by private proposals and the |
offers were much lower than at the public |
sale nearly q year ago. Many Of the |
roads let yesterday had been badly |
washed by freshets and are much out Of |
repair.