Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-11
EsIKroM.


Special Correspondenceof Gazette and journal. |
EIKroN, Nov. 9.--Jacob Compton, a |
colored school teacher Of Port Deposit,
was given q hearing to-day before Magis- |
trate A. ]. Scott Of this town, on the
charge Of Illegal registration. As ia we'll
known, one years residence in the state
is required in order TO qualify man to
vote. Compton came TO this state late IN
November of last year, and, consequently,
had not been hero that length Of time on
the last election day. He had registered,
however, and cast vote. At the hear
| ing il was proven by the register that
| Compton did not swear that he had beeu
| in the state year, but said ''about a
year" The register put the answer down
az 15 months. The magistrate dismissed
| the case.
Henry P. Torbert, Esq, proprietor OF
| the Cecil Wig, intends using the entire
| tower floor of the Wing Building as
| offices aud storerooms connected with the
| buiness, Postmaster Gilpin will remove
the posi-. office from the Wing Build
ing to other quarters as soon as
ne can make satisfactory arrange
ments. Il is likely that it will be
situated ON Main street aud in this event
the government and not the railroad COM
pany, as at present, will he compelled to
furnish the mail carrier. This will make
an office for some humble Democrat.
The Cecil county school commissioners
were in session to-day. They transacted
the usual routine business and adjourned
to meet on November 26th to pass &C.
counts of teachers.
r. O. Thaekery, ESQ, attorney fol
Andrew II. Miller, mortgage, offered 81
! public sale to-day the farm of Justice
Saxton, situated in the Fourth election
district, about IL miles from Fair Hill
containing 100 acres. II was withdraw
: and held at private sale. William
: Jones, Esq, attorney for Jacob Tome
. MORTGAGE, had advertised several prop
n critics for sale but they were not offered
9 Junius Goffney, the fine looking
mulatto who first planned the murder o
!, William Green, alias BILLY the Joker,
!. and although he took no part in the kill
. ing, afterwards stole the money tina
n Read got from the murdered man, YVES II
!, town to-day. He was used as state
3. witness against Read and Mannon, ant
, received his freedom as recompense
h Goffney went to Philadelphia after beinl
"a released from Jail with $40 of witnes
a. fees in his pockets. He says he has bee
ID working like ''nigger," and had on FIN
ID clothes. He left later in the day 70
g. Virginia, his native state.
u Whooping cough has been and still
81 very prevalent in Elkton. Large number
of the children go TO the gas-house an
a. inhale the gases in the purifying room
This is said to be good for the disease.
The Young Peoples Association Of tn
town propose to give the people OF tn
vicinity treat in the way OF lecture an
a.. musical entertainments. Won Boyle, Il
& we'll known humorist and elocutionist I
To- New York, will be the first OF the fine q
on fractions Of the course. He will be
-, the Odd Fellows Hall on the evening
iii November 18th.
he Chaplain O. O. McCabe, having accor
he plished his gigantic task OF raisiI
ng 81, 900, 900 for missions, will lecture {
ny, the evening of Monday, November ~
sld 10 Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton. Subjec
90. 1.-The Bright Side Of Life in Libby Prison
.er A band of gypsies has been in can
he about mile west of town for sever
ace DAYS. The women, many OF whom a
better looking than most Of their elias
ner come into town daily, selling trifies 81
gu telling fortunes.
ON Peggy Hindman, an aged color
woman Of this town, died very sudden
Are on Saturday morning, falling dead on Z
yas floor. II is rumored that there we
me charges that she was poisoned. They a
oil not believed to have any foundation, b
to merely the imaginings Of some ignors
ce. negroes, who always claim that people W
die suddenly are poisoned. Heart disea
of is said to have been the real cause
er- death.
her Quite a number of Elkton young peoI
on | went to Middletown tonight to witnt
ads the oratorio of "Queen Esther" II
ces oratorio was performed in Elkton SOL
ich years ago by home talent.
ott ELKToN, Nov. 1O.-The last legislaty
ed passed an act giving the county co
adj missioners power to compel the seve
railroad companies to place watchmen
ian any or every grade crossing in Il
eek county. Petitions signed by persons
mis- the neighborhood of the crossings
wetehraen wn+a 6iea some time ago
, ;ts the following roads crossing the line
i IA the Philadelphia, Wilmington h RI
;oty more railroad From Chestnut fill II
to Wilmington turnpike; from Char
,nce town to North East from CharlestowI
, ia Principle Furnace; from North East
ion Mechanics Valley. Counsel for the I
This road company argued against the gr
,rin. ing of the.petitions. The commission
however, decided to compel the railr
rem. company to place watchmen at all
the above named crossings.
One night last week some pei
p entered the carriage house on the farr
inc ex Delegate Ward, tenanted by Will
'iad Travers, in the First district, and b,
ollv cut all the harness and carriages bell
SD ing to the latter. It is said that
Sec. named Reed was arrested, charged '
/ tsr the offence, hut was afterwards dischal
II nm by the magistrate. 1t is also repo
that Reed visited Elkton and consult
lawyer with reference to suing for
f,nriaonmenf