Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-10
BLKroN.


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
ELKToN, April 5.-There was q large
gathering Of citizens last night In the
rooms Of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for town commissioners TO be
elected for the first time under the pro-
visions of the new charter on Monday,
April 18th. Justice John Partridge was
called to the chair and DR.. ]. II. Frazer
acted as secretary. The new charter pro.
yides that a president Of the board OF
town commits toner's shall be elected to
serve two years and four commissioners
be elected to serve two years and two for
one year. The following were nominated:
President, John s. Writ; DIR. Charles M.
Ellis, George A. Blake and Thomas Dren-
men; Commissioners, George Turner,
James p. Merritt, Joseph y. Terrell, Il.
b. Frazer, P. O. Strickland, John W.
Anthony, William B. Heatzig, Robert
Marshbank, Frank p. Price, William X.
Witworth, Roger Witworth, John G.
Alexander, Il. q. Thsokery, George Mo.
Qullkin, George Witworth, William j.
Jones, b. w. CrUiksbauk and II. @.
Lewis. The commissioners will elect
town treasurer and town bailih The
latter, und,r the new charter, ia required
TO light the street lamps.
Joseph b. Gordon, weli-known nes-
chant of Cherry Hill, died on Thursday
evening, after q short illness. BE was SO
years old and leaves widow and sew
eral children.
The town commissioners have awarded
the contract for buildinga sewer through
the Ash property to William Brennan for
| 1898. The other bids were A. j. Jones',
| S450; Clayton @. Thackery, 1886, 60;
Il. N. Larzellere, $il3; Geo. II. Howard,
$i0S Is.
ELKToS, April S.-Uhasapeske City was
| excited sunday over an aggravated case OK
assault. man named CLARK, who Is said
TO have been Intoxicated struck woman
named Morgan In the iac5 while shG was
standing in front of her home. Her faca
| was bruised badly. Tho assault was en-
| tirelY unprovoked. CLARK will DO arrested.
| Nearly 100 reserve sent ticket have baou
eGld for the concert to be sivsu tonight In
| Odd Fellows Hall by the Al. L.. Church
Choir for the organ fund
Blow for Blow" will be rendered by the
Etkton Amateur Dramatic Association to-
morrow and Thursday evenings. Several
mambers OF the company will visit Phlla-
dolphia tonight 70 see the play, which is
being given at a theatre there this week.
"a LlhEo ELlu CuEElNEe blDlbH lIDlu
the Rev. $. IT, Gardner OF chesapeake City,
some time ago, has been recovered and tho
thief is in custody.
ELKroN, April 0.-Ths choir of the Elkton
Methodist Episcopa! Clutch gave a musical
and literary entertainment last night IN
Odd Follows Hall, before II large audience.
Inc cholr sang several pleasing selections,
Mis-. Daniel Harvey on the organ and John
Dunbar on the corn6t playing the accompa-
nim9nts. A male quartet composed OF T..
u. Harvey, T., 5. GRrdEer, Il. V. Hin3hliffs
and Frank Gardner, four students AZ DICK
iuson College, also rendered number OF
selections. They were loudly applauded.
Mrs. Daniel Harvey, Jr., rendered. vocal
solos 10 iiue voice. Mics Minnie Harlin OF
Wilmington was the elocutionlst OF the
evening nnd pleased the audience greatly.
j. L. Woodrow OF Havre de Grace gave two
ilae vocal solos. About s75 was cleared for
tine organ fund.
| A hop was given at the Howard House
last evening by numb OF the young men
| OF Elkton, who are home from college
| spending the Easter holidays TO their lady
friends. Among those present were Misses
BERTHE Wilson, Stella Halnes, Corlnne
lamar, Elsie Iull, Lauriue Wilson, Mary
lamar, Laura lamar, Carrie Hall, Hgnrletta
lamar, Mamie Hatnas; Elsie Black OF New
| Castle, Del; Carrie Kershaw OF German
tom Pa; Ethel knight OF Baltimore, Md, !;
! Hal lamar oil 81. Johns College, AnnRp-
| oils; Herbert u, L'izanberg OF st. james
| Coll Re, HaRerstowu; john Il. Wileon, Jr.,
and Harry Il. Clemson OF Delaware DOT
| lo5e; Albert Constable, Jr., and John g.
| Constable OF Friends school, Wilmington !;
q. II. Johnson, William Il. May, Jr., Price
| Whltsker, FRANK Frazer, Warren Haines,
| Roaer Holcomb OF Nav Castle, and Mr.
Nj Lsa OF Wilmington. The EIkton or.
chestta furnished the music
Tie county commissioners for Cecil
count yesterday made their annual APP
pnintments, Us follows: Constablgs- FTst
district, Thomas Benson and james Bon
sou; Second Gistric;, q orga r. Carpenter
Third, Thomas Em9rg Lae; Fifth, George
| Mckenny; Slxtl, Jphu HIulmIu: Seventh,
| John A, ltutter, william Foster; Eighth,
John Richie. No appointments OF e0asta.
bies were mada Tor the Fourth or Ninth
districts. DR.. John Il, lamar OF Elkton
WAS appointed physician % the jan and
William FIR 2sr OF tns Fourth district
keeper of weights and measures.
/ Charles Nea5ey, Il Golored boy aged about
ii years, Was brought to jail yesterday by
Constable Carpenter OF The SECOND ilstfiot,
charged with driving away horse and
buggy belonging TO the Rev. 3. 4. Gardner
OF Pivot Bidge, Cncll county. This is the
second time thar Yegsey has been lodged
In jail within mouth. The last grand Jury
! indicted him for driving away the team OF
| William j. Howard. He was discharged by
the court without trial on account OF his
youth. he had Mr.. GARDENERS team for
about Elk hours.
70 BOOM THE TOWN.