Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
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| Special Correspondenceo OF Gazette and Journal
E1KToN, Jan. 2.-New-Y Years. Day was
not observed to any great extent in Elk.
ton. The bank and the county offices
were closed, but the post-offiee remained
open oil day. Agoodly number of people
watched the old year ont and the new ono
in at the Methodist church. The year
was welcomed in by the ringing of bells,
pistol shots and fireworks.
In the afternoon large number of
people assembled near the railroad on the
outskirts of the town to witness several
pigeon shooting matches. The first was
for purse of 800 between Robert md
Charles Rudolph on one side and lenry
Cameron and Benjamin Drew on the
other. Each person shot at ten birds,
making 90 side. The score was ms
follows:
Cameron ............ .0-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-l-1-8
Draw. .,.... -. -. .0-1-1-1-1-1-1-l-0- z
II. Rudolph. ..... -O-1-l-l-0-l-1-G-1-7
g. Rudolph ..... 1-1-1-1-0-l-0-1-0-G--6
IN other matches John Morgan and
Charles Alexander defeated Henry and
Clarence Cameron, and Leven Shockley
won over George Booth.
The store of Charles w. Maxwell, on
North street, was broken into on Thursday
night for the third time in about three
years. This time the burglars entered by
the side window. They secured several
boxes of cigars, some tobacco and several
dollars in change.
A brutal fight took place on Friday
night on Church street. Amer Ash, a
young man residing on Gray's Hill, and
Charles Alexander of Elkton, got into
quarrel it is said over Alexander's atten-
tions to u sister of Ash. This led TO row
in which Ash bit of large piece Of the
lower lip of Alexander. The latter re-
paired to drug store and had his wound
dressed and afterwards left vowing that
he would kill Ash. No arrests have yet
been made.
EIKToN, Jan. 3.--Greot excitement pre-
vailed this evening about O'Clock on
John street. Hermann Schroeder, IN en-
ploye Mt Singerly's pulp works, takes
bOarders, among others James nning-
h i'm and Hugh Dawson, who are also
employed at Singerly's. Cunningham
and Dawson, with great many Others,
became intoxicated to-day from too free
use of Cecil county pear cider. They
went to their boarding house and kicked
with them, whereupon Cunningham as
saulted him, and Dawson kept any one
from interfering while Schroeder was
badly beaten. Mrs. Schroeder and two
boarders were chased upstairs and out on
the front porch roof by the intoxicated
men. A large crowd had assembled and
Sheriff Mackey being summoned arrested
Cunningham and Dawson. They will |
have a hearing in the morning.
On Saturday, before Justice A. j. Scott |
of Elkton, Joseph yeasey of North East,
appeared as defendant in three cases for |
violation of the local option law and |
waived hearing. He was held in 5000
bail in each case to appear at the March |
term of court. Frank Jeffries, who is |
proprietor of the saloon in North East, in |
which Veasey is employed, was also |
charged with violating the local option /
law. He was held in $500 to appear at |
court. States Attorney Bratton and |
William 5. Evans appeared for the state, |
and Charles O. CrUthcrs ind john s. |
Writ for the defendants
The eccentric rod ON eng iue 81 8, drawing |
the New York and Washington limited |
express, which passes Eliton moving /
south at about l.35 on Saturday, got out /
of order and in an eccentric mnnner
knocked hole in the boiler through |
which the steam escaped. It was found |
necessary to send to Wilmington foi
another engine. The accident DELAYED |
travel southwark about I'm hour and /
a-half.