Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-17
ELETON.

SPECIAL Correspondents Of Gazette and Journal
EIxros, April l0..-The Exon AmsIsuE
Dramatic Association gave the drama By
Henry ]. Byron entitled BLOW for Blow"
last evening in Cii Fellows Hall, bstore
Rood-sizad audience. Tie play Is pleas
ing one, and the parts were almost without
exception we'll taken. The cast WAS as fol-
lowe: Josiah Craddock." a Portsmouth
lawyer, Henry II. Mccullough, Esq. "JOnn
Drummond," hts confidential elerk, E, r.
Taggart; Charley Bpraggs," bis second
clerk, =. D. BoSlandi "slr Harry Linden,
Bart.," Captain George B. Ash; "Dr.
Grace" Robin Ee.son; "Mr. Reward"
Richard Reese; Sergeant Brent" stuart
Smith; "Mr Bolder." T. h. Cummings;
"Mildred Cratdock" and "Alics Peth.
erick," Miss Nsttie Mcfarland; Lady
Ethel Linden" Miss Annie Foard; kitty
Wobbles," Miss Lottis Ash; AIRS. Moul.
ssy," Miss Lily Bennett. Ritehie's orch"s.
ira OF Wilmington, played o5tween the acss.
The incl-ment weather yesterday intertered
somewhat With the attendance.
At the annual election OF vestrymen OF
Trinity parish held this week the following
were selected: John s. Writ, DR.. Il, q.
Maekall, John Partridge, Dir. Ohaarles II.
Ellis, George McQ1ilkin, George N. Rssse,
" b. Mackall. The vsstry afterward elected
the following officers; Senior Warden,
Alfred Wetherill; Junior Warden, John s.
Writ; Registrar, John Partridge; Treasurer,
JouH .. VIII Delhgdt1 10 DlOctsau bJu'
yention, Dr.. hRckzll; Alternate, Alfred
Wetherlll.
ELEroS, April ll.-Palmer @. Strickland,
prominent citizen OF this town, died Tery
unexpectedly Yesterday at his residence on
Bow street. He had been confined 10 his
house but one day, Pneumonia Is Inscribed
"a the cause o. his death and he was IA the
72d year OF MS age. Mr. STRICKLAND was
native Of Chester county, Pa, but had re.
/ sided In this town for over a years. He
was for maaf years extensively engaged rs
a contractor and builder. He CONSTRUCTED
/ Old Fellows Hall and the Eikton Pses5y.
terian Church. While engaged on the
latter be had one OF his legs broken By the
/ falling Of seafoli. Mr Strickland was
/ an active Republican. He was elected
couary cOml!s lonsr IN 1871, he being with
one other Republican the only rleinn4ts o.
his party elected at that time. he Sgs
\ twice a candidate for CLERK Of the county
I court Ia 1878 and In 1875, but the Demo.
+ cratic nominsa was elected. He WAS gp-
pointed postmaster OF Elxton in September,
! 1877, by President Hayes, and sery d
! through the Administrations o. Hayes, Gar
4 field and Arthur and until January 1885.
4 when he was removed and q Democrat ap.
pointed. he was town commissioner sew
eral years. He had been engaged recentiy
| In the sale OF agricultural implements. sir.
] STRICKLAND married Miss Margaret Scott,
/ the children, Clarence c. has been con-
! nectsd With the ston National Bank for a
numbsr OF years and Calvin has b9sn as
| sistRnt postmaster Of E.kton for IL years
/ pact. His only daughter, Miss Mary, re-
sides with her mother. His funeral will
take place from his late residence on Slu-
I day a. p. In, intermsnt at the E.kton
| Presbyterian cemetery
/ RLKToS, April l4.-rns funeral OF Palmer
| E. Strickland took place yesterday alter
| noon from his late residence and " very
! largely attended. the Rev. &, NJ. Osmond,
/ ID. D., ofIlciated. The pail bearers were tx.
! Sheriff G9rtia Dunbar, James T. Sterling,
/ Charles W. Maxwell, william Grow, David
\ L.sloan q ex Sheriff Z. ~, Jgnney. The
4 intermeat was made III the Elkton Presby-
4 terien cemetery.
A mortgage given by Stevenson Archer.
| the deiarlting STATE treasurer, to his bonds
men to indemnify them from loss was re-
| corded 10 the Office Of the clerk OF the ctr
cult court for Cecil county on Saturday. In
| consideration OF the sum Of So IN hand
| he decided them ell his property, real and
| personal, inCecl and Hartford counties.
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