Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-28
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
E1KTos, Oct. 22-The loss of the
Cecil County Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany by the Salisbury fire is $3T, $50.
The surplus of the company exceeds this
by $4,000 or $4,000. The dividend
announced to be pnid IN few weeks Will
be withheld.
The friends of the new prohibition law
and opponents of high license are holding
meetings in various parts Of the county
every night A meeting under the auspices
of the Elkton Union of the W.O.T. U WAS
held on Wednesday night at the Free
Methodist church. Addresses were de-
livered by Colonel Bay and Mrs. Martin,
two temperance lecturers from abroad.
There will DO a mass meeting IN odd
Fellows' Hall next Wednesday night
which will be addressed by Winian !.
Homes. ESQ. md the Rev. Charles A. Hill
There is much difference OF opih ION as
| 10 what the result of the contest will be.
| The Prohibitionists are doing all the
work and making all the noise, while the
/ opposition is making no effort except II
| one or two newspapers. il ~ Jontl
| doubt, however, that large mum yer ot
temperance people III each OF tbn nine
districts of the country, being aisb listed
with the effects of the present law Will
| vote for the high and restrictive LICENSE
law. On the other hand, many Of
the persons who now deal IN
tpear cidern would rather that the pro
hibition law be again adopted. The ma
iority for prohibition six years ago wa
,674 out Of vote Of $3.50. He is san
guine Prohibitionist indeed who claim
that the new law will receive anything
near like majority. Most of the P. rson'
who generally predict how elections ar
to go, profess to be ignorant as to this.
Delegates from the local organization
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Unions at Elkton, Ceeilton, Cherry Hill
Rock and st. Johns, Hopewell, Zion
Port Deposit, RISING Sun and Calvert me
, yesterday afternoon in Elkton PreshyteI
!, ian church aud organized a county union
Mrs. j. r. Milligan of Zion was eleote
president; Mrs. L. w. Emerson 9
Oecilton vice-president; Miss L
liz. Oldham corresponding secretary
Mrs. +. O. Atkins recording secrt
tary and Mrs. II. Fl. Haines trea'
urer. A telegram of greeting was n
a oeived from Mrs. Mary Thomas OF Bait
8 more, president of the State Union. 81
= stated that Cecil had the first count
union. About 20 superintendent I
d departments were appointed and resol'
+ tions adopted. The next annual meetir
3 of the union will be held the second wet
}, in September next.
i E1KroN, Oct. 26.--Hugh Fawcett wi
# formerly managed the weave departing
a of Elk mills, has leased the works fro
q their owner, Mr.. William L. Baldwi
}. The mill is situated about four milesfro
y Elkton and employs large number
g men who have been idle since the wor
I, shut down several months ago.
8, Charles Brine, oolored, charged WI
4 the larceny Of clothes from a colored b
le employed by Harry Hall of this TOW
60 and also from Francis Boyles, colort
u was arrested on Sunday at Newark, o
consented TO come to Elkton jail withc
Of a reauisition. He was yesterday held
IN Magistrate Scott in $500 bail in each Ct
lg TO await the action of the grand jury
ns the December term.