Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09
ELRTUN.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
E1KToN, Jan AN entertainment was
giyen on New Years eve in Bethel M. Z.
Church at Pc mt Bridge by the Sunday
school.
The funeral of Robert M. Hayes,
occurred this afternoon. Services were
held at his late residence near Oowan.
town. and the interment was in the Elk
ton cemetery. The funeral was largely
attended. The remains of George W.
Ewing, q merchant at Providence Mills,
Oeoil county, who died on Monday of
typhoid fever were inferred to-day at
Chester, Pa Mr. Ewing was formerly
engaged In business In Chester. he was
SIS years old and leaves two sons.
The funeral OF DR.. Elijah ]. Robertson,
who died suddenly of apoplexy on Sum-
day, occurred this morning from the
residence OF his son, W. T. B. II. Rober-
son, near Rising Sun.
The ladies of the Elkton Methodist
Episcopal Church are arranging for a
supper to be held in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday and Wednesday, January l4th
and 18th.
The Elkton Amateur Dramatic AssociA-
ton has decided on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 23i and 23d, as the
dates for the rendition Of the drama
elbow for Blow"
Twenty-four marriage licenses were
issued by the clerk of the circuit court
during December. 20 to white and to
colored persons. Seven were granted on
the two days preceding Christmas.
| During the month license was granted
for marriage to which the permission OF
both parties parents had to be obtained.
The man was 20 years old and The girl 10
years and months.
The witnesses In the case growing ont
Of the tsilure OF Gamer Mccoy OF Rising
Sun came to E!kton yesterday to attend
third hearing of the case. Judge Stump
was i'll and unable to attend. The wit.
nesses will therefore have to return later.
This ia suit between preferred creditors
aud unpfeferred, and concerns the valid.
ity OF an assignment.
George a. Blake, trustee, on Tuesday
sold at public sale the Mshoney farm in
the Ninth dlatrict. 1t was purchased by
| Mrs. Hannah j. Mahoney for 81 600
States Attorney William s. Evans
offered the Gardner for the same day II
was bid in by the mortgages at s. 500
ELkTos, Nd, Jan. Civilian III
sinRerly, proprietor o, the Philadelphia
Record has made another purchase Of
Cecil county property. He has bought
the farm, situated about two miles from,
Elkton, On the Blue Ball road, from thu
Rev. Vaughn Smith OF Wilmington, who
purchased 1t while be wns pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church here. Tht
farm adioins the land of the Elkton stool
farm, where Mr. Singerly has many fin,
trotters being trained by 4. T. O. TROUGH
superintendent. The ll2 acres acquired
by this purchase will be added to tbs
stock farm. The Smith farm IL improved
by substantial brick dwelling. Tn,
price paid by Mr.. Singerly is understooI
TO he so 900.
TIE stephen Ba5srd property nes
Court House Point on Bohemia Mano
was sold at sheritf's sale to-day. 1. con
sists of half an acre OF land and house
ard was purchased by Frank Courey Q
Chesapeake City, who paid $3S over an
above the mortgage on the property.
Two latent medicine men are amusin
! crowds in front OF the court hons
, nightly and endeavo.ing to sell thei
| remedies.
The college boys who have been spend
! ing the holidays at their homes in thi
! vicinity are leaving for school. Messrl
Victor N. Torbest, Hal. X. lamar an
/ Ralph Hughes returned to-day 10 S
I Johns College, Annapolis, and Frank l
Harvey and L b. Hinchliffs leave Il
/ morrow for Dickinson College at CaIlls!
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