Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-24

for some time. The attending physician
| found that no bones were broken and the
man was removed to the almshouse. His
| name was not ascertained but papers on
his person showed that he came from
Pittsburg.
EIKToE, Sept. 21.-The circuit court
for Cecil county met to-day for the Sep
tcinber term. Judge Stump presided.
The grand jury is MS follows Thomas
DrunneI,, foreman; Charles E. Moore,
townsend Poole, George w. Clifford,
Isaac Z. Vanarsdale, Joseph Wells, John
L. Holt, John G.. Williams, Samuel @.
Rowland, Henry j. Lofand, w. f. A.
Foster, Zachariah Gray, Eben Frazer,
Timothy Kelly, Jr., James Davis, George
Buckwith, Jonathan Reynolds, Nicholas
P. Manly, William Booth, John Il.
Gallaher, j. Frank Cresswell.
The court delivered the usual charge to
the grand jury, stating that IA prisoners
in jail awaited their action. One is
charged with murder, one with arson, six
with larceny and six with assault and
battery.
The first case was an appeal from
Justice Cummings, Oliver A. Nickle VS..
state of Maryland. Charles G. Crothers,
Esq, appeared for Nickle and States
Attorney Daniel Bratton for the state.
The justice had convicted Nickle of
violating the local option law and fined
him. The jury reversed the decision of
the magistrate.
The next case was that of John s. Rine-
hart VS.. the State of Maryland. 1t was an
appeal from the same magistrate and was
a similar case with the same verdict.
Crothers appeared for Rinehart.
The case of state VS.. Thomas Evans,
colored, indicted for larceny of wheat and
corn, was on trial at adjournment. John
s. West, Esq, is counsel for the prisoner.
There are two candidates on the petit
jury at this term of court, John r. Bond
and William r. Cooley, both of the
Seventh district. The former is the Re.
publican nominee for state senator, and
the latter Democratic candidate for
commissioner.
DR.. Henry @. Wells to-day moved into
his handsome new house on East Main
street. DIR. George Morrow, the dentist,
will occupy the house on Church street
vacated by Mr.. Wells.
There was no service on Sunday in
Wesley Chapel, Cecil county, for very
curious reason. A swarm of bees has
been located for some time in the building
between the ceiling and the roof. All
efforts to dislodge the bees has proven
futile. A sweet-toothed fellow some time
since attempted to get at the honey by
cutting through the roof. When the
building was entered on Sunday by
the church-goers they found it possessed
by angry bees. The party who failed to
get at the honey from above had en-
deavored to do so from below by break
ing in the ceiling. Whether he sue
ceeded or not your correspondent failed
to learn. The bees made it too hot for
the pious people and they were compelled
to abandon service for that day.
Services in memory of the late Bishop
Lay were held yesterday morning in
Trinity p. E. Church of this place. The
Rev. William Schouler delivered a
biographical memorial sermon.
ELKToN, Sept. 22.-Court met at 9.45
this morning, Judge Stump alone on the
bench. The case of Thomas Evans, col
ored, charged with larceny of wheat and
corn, who was on trial when court adj
journed, the preceding day was proceeded
with. The jury found n verdict of not
guilty. John S. Writ appeared for the
prisoner and Daniel Bratton for the state
The appeal docket was taken up. The
case of John E. jackson VS.. the commits
sioners of Cecil county was heard. The
commissioners had condemned certain
lands of appellant for widening road,
but failed to give 80 days notice prior to
the examiners acting.
motion was made by Jackson's coun-
sci to quash the proceedings as they were
illegal. The motion was granted. William
j. Jones, L. M. Haines and Albert Con-
stable appeared for jackson and Clinton
Mccullough and John $. Writ for com
missioners.
The next case was that of Hindman VS..
Grayson, an action on promissory note.
The case was held under consideration
by the court to whom it was submitted
on statement of facts.
The criminal docket was then resumed
James Wilson of Chesapeake City was put
on trial on two indictments for violating
the local option law. The cases are being
tried together. Court adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning. Amos Fl. Evans, a
member of the Philadelphia bar was ad.
mitted to practice at the Cecil bar yester-
day.
The vacant scholarship in st. Johns
Sollege, NJ AnphpollS, Tor which three
young men competed at the examination
held by the school commissioners several
weeks ago and which was referred by the
commissioners to State Senator Levi r.
Mearns, has been settled by that gentle
man appointing Herbert Noble TO the
position.
The Cecil county commissioners were
in special session to-day. William II.
Wilson, Newark, Del, was awarded the
contract for a new iron span over Far
creek near Elliton, for 1850. The
Pittsburg Bridge Company was
awarded the contract for an iron
span So feet in length at Crawford's
factory in the Fifth election district for
$1,3S5. The contract for stone work on
bridge near North East was awarded to
Mcdowell & Nesbitt at $3.50 per cubic
yard.