Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-13
ELKroN.
A CoIOred Man Outs Another with a
Razor and IL Lodged in Jail.

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Razor and IN Lodged im Jail.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
ELKToN, May 10.-There was some
thing extra going on at one Of the Elktoi
colored churches yesterday, and man,
colored people from the surrounding
country were in attendance. Last evening
on East High street, in the coloret
quarter, Joseph Shippers and William
Freeman, both colored, got into an alter
cation. The former threw q brick al
Freeman, which struck boy named Allie
Francis in the head. Freeman drew Q
razor and cut Shippers left cheek oper
from the ear to the angle of the mouth,
also slightly in several other places. DR..
Howard Bratton dressed the wound.
Freeman was arrested by Bailiff King and
lodged in Jail.
i ELKToN, May 1.-THE funeral of Miss
Jennie Gilpin, who died on Saturday
morning at the Gilpin homestead, two
miles from Elkion, after lingering ill.
ness, of consumption, was held on Mon
day afternoon and was largely attended
The Rev. X. w. Beers, pastor of the Elk.
ton Presbyterian Church, of which the
deceased was member, officiated. The
interinent was at the family burial
ground.
William Freeman, the colored youth
who on Sunday evening cut Joseph
Shippers, colored, in the face with
razor, was given hearing before Justice
A. j. Scott Monday evening. About 100
persons, over half of whom were negroes,
were present. Shippers face and head
were bandaged, while Allie Francis, whose
H. Il L..s..I
at Freeman after the cutting by Shippers,
wore bandanna handkerchief around his
forehead. Whisky probably had some
thing to do with the fracas, as Freeman
and Shippers had both been drinking.
Justice Scott held Freeman in $500 bail
to appear at the September court, in de-
fault of which he was committed to jail
Freeman may also be indicted under the
new law passed by the last Legislature
making the carrying of razor concealed
on the person an offence, for which a
term in the penitentiary is the penalty.
A. p. Grace, II grainer of Wilmington,
did work here recently for ex-sheriff |
Smith, William j. Alrich and Mrs. Lucy |
Nuremberg.
George N. Gray has sold his restaurant |
opposite the Howard House TO Samuel @. |
Smith.
Workmen are digging cellar for the
new residence of John S. Rossell on /
Bridge street. Levi o. Cameron has the |
contract for the building of the house.
II. L. @. Crouch had sale OF horses,
mules and wagons in the road near the
courthouse this afternoon.
George W. Taylor, WIN was recently
appointed to a position in the custom
house, left Elkton to report for duty on
Monday morning.
E. W. Barroll is quite ill.
EIKToN, May 12.-Ihe regular monthly
session of the county commissioners was
held yesterday. According to public
notice the bonds authorized by an act
passed by the last legislature for the pur-
pose of building an insane asylum, re-
pairing the courthouse and funding the
countys floating debt, were disposed off
to the highest bidders.
Blocks and Q of $4,000 each, were
purchased by Henry G. Banning of Will
at q premium of per cent /;
block No. 8, consisting of 1927 200 by
Jacob Tome,at premiums averaging three
quarters to l per cent. The bonds run
from two to eleven years, and bear
interest at 4, 5, and 6per cent, according
to the length of time they run. There
were 10 bids offered.