Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-19
ELKrox.

Special Correepondenceo Of Gazette and journal.
E1KroN, Aug. 17.--Levi f. Boulden, d
well. known character Of this place, had a
hearing last night at the sherifi's Office
on the charge of keeping disorderly
house. Lewis house is on an alley but
few yards back OF the centre Of the bust
ness portion of the town. 1t seems. &C
cording to- the testimony of the witnesses,
that drunken men, both white and
colored, assemble at the house and are
very disorderly, and with their swearing
and loud talk annoy the people living in
the neighborhood. One Of the witnesses,
however, stated that most of the dis
order was caused by Bonlden's
effort TO drive the drunken men
away. On Sunday morning last
there was a row in which Boulder used
pitchfork. An officer was sent for and
Louis Boulder, q nephew of the keeper
of the house, Russell Craig, colored, and
james Carney, white. were arrested and
fined 81 and costs for drnulf mess,
Boulder stated that he could not keep the
drunken men ont of hia honse; that they
got drunk in the neighborhood and came
there. Magistrate scott decided TO hold
the accused in 1900 for court, in default
of which he was committed.
The school commissioners nj q meeting
today opened proposals for the con-
struction of new school-houses. The
contract for the Chesapeake City school
house was awarded to Levi o. Cameron
of Cecil county for SIS 600; Pattison d
Jackson's bid was $5,205 Gorrell IL
Craig bid $4, 800, allowing shingle roof
for the building. Mr.. Cameron's bid
la. Ea1 11t1t11 l.n
contract for the Andora school-house
was awarded to W. II. Spratt at $725.
The other bids were Andrew T. Miller,
1912; Gorrell a. Craig, 1925, and George
W. jackson, 1896. Seven proposals for
building q school. house in Elk Neck were
opened and rejected and the matter re-
ferred to Commissioner Kirk. William
M. Singerly presented the board with his
check for 800 to help defray the expense
of the Andora school-house.
The county commissioners in special
session to-day heard the report of N. p.
Manly, Morris Dunbar and W. v. Moore,
appointed to examine end determine
whether or not il was advisable to open a
new road in Elk Neck through lands OF
Mccullough, Rutter q Foster, who found
| that il was, and the commissioners ratified
their decision and ordered the clerk to
advertise for proposals for the opening Of
/ the rond.
The Democratic state central committee
/ for Cecil county met in Elkton to-day
| and decided to hold the primary meetingt
| in the several districts on next Saturday
l week the 2Sth instant to elect delegates tt
| 4 county convention to meet III Elkton OF
the Tuesday following, which in turI
will elect delegates to the congressiona
convention which meets in Bel Air, Har
ford county, on September 18th. Their,
| is no aspirant from Cecil. Both Talbo
and Shaw have friends in the county, bu
the latter's friends probably predominant
The Cecil delegation will probably go un
pledged.
Mrs. Rebeoca Franeis,a colored woman
yesterday afternoon threw hot water Oh
the back of her neighbor, Charles Bowser
scalding him. Magistrate Scott gave he
hearing tonight. The parties to tn
affair told different stories as TO how
happened, but both agreed that it begai
over the children. Rebecca was held il
$500 bail to appear at the Septembe
term of court on the charge of assault
and battery. She furnished the bail an
was released.
Mrs. Emily @. Drake of Wilmington
died OF the residence of her brother-in
law William Drake, on the Drennen farm
few miles from Elkton, on Saturday, ai
ter an illness of two years from cancer
GUS affection. Her funeral took plac
this afternoon in your city.