Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
Elk TON.

the tarIn OF Mrs. Stillwell In Bach Greek
Neck was burned one evening this week.
The cause OF the fire 10 unknown.
Several EXCURSIONS from Eikton are
announced for July. The M. Il. Sunday
school goes to Colchester on the 18th
and the Masonic Lodge Of this place on
the Gath. The Elkton Grange goes to
Bay Ridge on the 30th or 3lst.
Atrain southbound beginning this week
stops at Elkton at 4 0S p. m. when pas
Hengers desire to get on or of here. This
is o great Improvement to our railroad
facilities and was granted by Mr.. Carter
In response TO request made By George
A. Blake, ESQ.,, and others.
ELKToN, june l8.--rhe June or nom
Jury thom OF the circuit court for Cecil
conaty was in session for about an hour
yesterday. A jury inquired into the
sanity OF Henry Dance, matchmaker Of
Chesapeake, who has been confined In
jail for several months. As be is without
means he will be confined in the county
asylum.
Henry III. Davis having passed highly
oreditable examination was admitted to
practice at the bar. He is the eldest son
of Dol. Isaac D. Davis, clerk 10 the county
commissioners, and is graduate Of Della
ware College. Mr.. Davis studied law
under tho Instruction of William Il. War
burton, Esq.
After number of judgments had bean
recorded court adjourned until the third
Monday in September.
The barn on the farm belonging to the
heirs of the late Cecil Whitaker, situated
in Elk Neck, near Turkey Point, was
struck by lightning at O'Clock yester-
day morning and damaged. The extent
OF the loss cannot be learned. 1t was
insured.
Among the graduates at Princeton
College tomorrow will be William d.
Bratton of this town, brother of ex-
States-attorney Daniel Bratton and DIR.
Howard Bratton. He took first honors
in the civil engineering class.
Mrs. Mary A. Woolley, mother OF Geo.
s. Woolley Of Chesapeake City and Victor
b. Woolley of Wilmington, died on Sat-
urday at her residence here at an ad-
vanoed age. Her funeral will take place
to-day from the house. The interment
will be at Zion, Oscil county.
ELKTos, June 1S.-The Democrats OF
Cecil county met In convention here yes
terday and nominated ticket for legis-
lative and county Offices. The coDven-
ton was held unusually early this year,
It being 140 days to the election.
The convention was called to order at
IL O'Clock by George W Oruikshank,
editor Of the Cecil Democrat, who is q
member Of the county executive comm. T.
tee. He addressed the convention on the
wisdom or folly of which, he said, de-
pended the veal OF woe of the party, not
only In this contest, but perhaps for
many years to come. Notwithstanding
the fact that Cecil Is Democratic, per-
haps largely Democratic, every office but
one along Courthouse Row Is occupied
by Republicans.
George w. Sutton was made temporary
chairman on motion OF Reuben Z. lamar.
Samuel J. Keys was elected temporary
secretary. The following were named q
committee on credentials and permanent
organization: William Beeks, John Banks,
Morris Dunbar, Barney Moore, Theodore
}. Abrams, y. I. Hindman, John H.
Kimble, John 3. knight, Isaac England.
The credentials were reported all right
The temporary officers were made per-
manent. Mr. Sutton declining TO he
permanent chairman, ex-state Senator
Levi Il. Mearns took the place.
The delegates were as follows: First
district, William Budd, ]. O. Price, Jr.,
George Tsymon, William T. Beeks, Harry
Budd. Second district g. Oldham. Mas.
sey, John Banks, Cecil Biddle, Thomas
Howard, William P. Howard. Third dis
trict, Reuben Il. lamar, Morris Dunbar,
Samuel j. Keys, David Haytnett, Alfred
Wetherill. Fourth district, Barney Moore,
Hosea Il. Smith, James A. Mackey, Il.
Taylor Reynolds, Washington Borland.
Fifth district, John G. Williams, William
Holden, Theo. ]. Abrams, r. A. JEFF
fries and Walter Black. Sixth district,
William T. Fryer, s. t. Hindman, II. j.
Brisooe, G. W. McOardle, Charles E.
Turner, M. d. Seventh district, George
W. Sutton, John II. Kimble, John r.
Moshlien, William ]. Atkinson and Bar.
nsy +. Kelly. Eighth district, O. O.
Orothers, Il. e. Gillespie, David d. Bentz
John I. Knight, William II. Porter.
Ninth district, Levi Il. Mearns, II. II.
Richardson, A. F. Cameron, j. II. Eng.
land, H. O. Mcdowell.
The convention reassembled at O'CLOCK
In secret session. All efforts to agree on
a ticket in this caucus failed. The doors
| MolG buEbHh UPON Hb q v CAOCk huu upulA
nations for state senator were declared IN
order. John 8. Writ OF the Third dis
triot and James 7. Graham OF the Sew
enth were named. The ballot resulted
Writ, rs; Graham, Is. Two delegates
voted for Clinton Mccullough, the pres
emit incumbent. For house of delegate!
four districts presented favorites. ThomaI
Pearoe of the First, Heiater Hess of ths
| ID kka
and samuel T. Hindman of the Sixth
were named. Messrs. Pearce, Hess AND
simooe were elected on the first ballot
which stood Pearce, 40; Hess, 40; Sim
eos. So; Hindman, IS.
For sheriff six persons were nominated
as follows James A. Lewis of the Third
: George Il. MoKinny of the Fifth, j. A.
Boyd and William 7. Patton of the
Seventh, John 8. Hindman of the Sixth
Joseph 4. Groves of the Ninth. The
fifst ballot stood: Lewis, ID; MoKinny
/, s; Hindman, 4; Boyd, IL; Patton, A.
! Groves, z. EI-Judge Lewis received a
: votes on one ballot, but failed to secure
the nomination, which went to j. A.
, Boyd, q baggage-master on the p, W. 4
B. railroad. There were eight ballots
and the last resulted as follows: Boyd,
az; Lewis, IL; Groves, 4; Hindman, 2
A motion TO make the nomination unRni
i nous was lost.
!, For county commissioners those placed
in nomination were A. T. Deshane of the
, Firat, James P. Steele OF the Second
, Samuel II. Miller of the Third, john T.
| Willis of the Fourth, Merritt 8. McNamet
, of the eighth. and Joseph T. Groves Of
,, the Ninth. Messrs. willis, Steele and
McNamee were selected on the first balloI
which resulted as follows: Willis, 81
Steele, 26 MoNsmee, 23; Deshane, "a
Groves, l6; Miller, 6.
Samuel T. Hiudman, the present in
D oumbent, was nominated for county sur
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