Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21

operation by Drs. Mitchell, Worrall and
Roman.
Justice John Partridge of Elkton, this
week committed TO the House OF Refuge
James David Tyson, aged IL years, OF North
East. He was committed as vagtant.
The Young Peoples Guild of the Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church, nettad s75 at
their recent "pink tea, held In Odd Fell
lows Hall. .=
The Salvation Army barracks are being
plastered and wainscotted. New seat Will
also be placed In tho building. The i'm
provements will cost ABOUT $500. Aside
from this the debt In the grounds and build
ing is now but $500 A mortgage OF this
amount Is held oy Frank Bradbury friend
OF the army. Capt. Brezsl and Cadet Clark
son are now in charge and the meetings
are well attended. Meetings will be held
tomorrow ~ usual. big meeting at
tended by officers from abroad Is being ar
ranged Tor Thanksgiving Day.
ELKToN, Nov. 18.-The second paTne
OF foot ball between the Elkton aud West
Nottingham Academy elevens was
played on Saturday afternoon last
on the ground of the Cecil County Agri-
cultural Society at this place. Two
lnningB OF half hour each were played.
In the first half neither team scored. In
the second half Frazer secured the ball
and scored o touchdown for Elkton.
Later on the home team secured another
touchdown AND Captain Bratton kicked u
goal, making the score OF tie game 10 to o
III favor ct Elkton.
The teams were composed as follows
Elkton-Right end, j. Evans right
tackle, Fred Frazer; right guard, j.
Morgan; centre, O. H. Johnson; left
guard, 4. Smith; left tackle, A. Dean;
left end, II. P. Hinchliffe; quarter back,
II. H. Mccullough; half backs, W. Brat
ton and A. Constable; full back, j. l..
Wilson, Jr. West Nottingham--Right
end, Nesbitt right tackle, Jones; right
| guard, Kimble; centre, Martindale; left
guard, Evans; left tackle, Gillespie; left
end, Richardson; quatter back, r. McOul-
Tough; half backs, Wilson and Mskiver;
| full back, Conner. William Z. Van
Loon OF the University of Pennsylvania,
was an impartial referee. Tue first game
between these teams resulted in tie.
Word reached here Saturday afternoon
of the drowning on the previous day of
William Cresswell, q young man of about
20 years, 10 North East river, not far
from Turkey Point. 1t appears that
Crssswell and another young man were
out duckiDg in small boat. When at
the mouth of North East river, where it
empties into the Chesapeake bay, the
boat was struck by squall and over
turned. They were seen from the shore
by man, who started to the rescue. He
succeeded in saving one of tue men, but
Cresswsll bad gone down. His body was
recovered soon afterward. The young
man was the son of Charles C.esswsll, O
trucker.
The funeral of John Long, who died
on Wednesday last from the effects OF
paralysis occurred yesterday afternoon
from his late residence on Main street
The funeral services were conducted by
the hsv. William Schouler of Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church. The in
terment was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery, the pall-bearers being Captain
William q. Purnell, ex.Sheriff Morri!
Dunbar, John Fsnton, Thomas McGoWen,
George Witworth and Charles w. Max
we'll.
The most reliable political gossips nov
have it that Charles II. Smith at present
q railway postal clerk between New YORK
and Washington will be the clerk to the
new board of county commissioners. The
commissioners will organizs December
10th and select their clork. 1t is also
probable that the choice of the board fo
county treasurer will be announced a
that time although the office is not yacan
until July LIST next. The same politics
prophets say that Austin l.. Orothers
, young member Of the Elkton bar anS
brother of ex States Attorney Charles O
Crothers will be treasurer. This will b.
brought about it is said by combine
between Commissioners steele AM
MoNamee, the former naming Smitl
and tine latter Crothers. This leave
Willis the other commissioner who lean
TO the Groome wing of the party out il
tho cold. Both Of the persons who 1t i
reported. will be appointed are member
of the Young Democracy" faction snt
their appointment would not be great.
appreciated by either the Constable o
Qroome wings OF the party.
E1KroN, Nov 19.-rhe dry goods an,
grocery store of Harry Whitlock il
, Chesapeake City has been closed by til
, sneriff.
Ducking is the favorite sport of gan
! ners at this time. Ex.Fostmaster genera
j. A. j. Oreswell and Henry u. Torbert
editor of the Cecit Wig, left town TO
Elk Neck yesterday 20 indulge in tn
sport. 1t wNs far from SIN agreeable ds.
! TO stand behind blinds looking out 70
canvas backs aud red heads.
1 Ii. NJ. Nicols of Elkton has in his pos
+ session an interesting family relic whic
he showed the GAzETTE's core
!. which was captured by his father .in-law
MIR. Richardson, in the war of 1912. II
!. secured the club at the skirmisn at Fol
! E,;a haiDo, tbaY, IA lion ~ MN ri,, NJ
The club has large wooden ball at on
! end OF the stick. The whole is in on
piece and is very attractiyely carved
. especially when the rude implements @
the warrior is considered, Blood mark
Z can yet be distinguished en- it. Lieu
q tenant Richardson also secured yer
1 handsome sword belonging to an office
I killed at Washington during the war c
1 1912. A member OF the family used
a in the Mexican war. Mr.. Niools ha
! had the war club in his possession fo
Il abou. 40 years.
4 Benjamin Wells, the station agent fo
i the Philadelphia, Wilmington " Bait
a more Railroad Company at Elkton, la
been engaged In selling railroad ticket
o longer than any other man in the conn
I try 1t has been So years this mont
a since Mr.. Wells 6rst entered the emplo
/. of the railroad company at this place
!. In November, 1887, when the road VIZ
! opened, he was employed as assistant t
q Z8bulon Rudolph, the first agent at thi
q place. Four years later Mr., Rudolph n
!, signed the position and went west. MI
i, Wells was then appointed agent, in whic
a capacity he has continued for AS yeal
/. past. The depot was then situated on til
n south side of the track, only few yard