Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
Elk TON.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
ELKroN, May 31.-Deooraticn Day was
very generally observed in the various
towns Of Cecil county and few were the
graves OF soldiers VINO fought on either
eide in the great struggle that were not
bsdecked with flowers.
In Elkton several houses and business
places were decorated with flags, the
Howard House being noticeable in this
particular. U. 8. Grant Post, No. III, u.
A. r., OF this place, headed by Company
A, Third Battalion N. g. M, parad0d
and visited the Catholic, Methodist, Pres
byterian and Eikton cemeteries. At the
last named cemetery interesting exercises
were held, opened by prayer by the Rev.
Charles Hill of the IA. q. Church, who
delivered an address. Mr.. George john
ston, the author, read an original poem,
the Rev. Dir. Diamond OF the Presbs terrain
church delivered al address and Miss
Davis read poem. Ladies' aud children
belonging to the Elkton Temperance
LOYAL Legion sang national hymns. The
members of the post were entertained
afterwsrd by ladies Of the town at the
home of Oomrade W. I. DAVIS. Details
were pent to the burial places at Cherry
Hill, Nsw Lseds, Union, Head OF Chris
tiana, Chesapeake City, Bethel, st. Johns
and Bculden's Ohape.
At North East WiLgate Post decorated
the graves Of their fallen comrades in the
evening from 6 TO 8 o'clock. Exercises
were held in Wingate Post Hall at the
Inst named boar, the Rsy. j. b. Quigg
being tine speaker of the evening. Mr..
Johnston also read his poem ut this place.
At Calvert, the Rev, l.. Il. Barrett OF
81. Paul's Caurch, Wilmington, WAS tho
orator OF tine day. Reynolds Post Of
Rising Sun had charge Of the exercises.
David Orr Post of Port Deposit decorated
soldiers graves near that place.
The funeral OF Miss Mary Partridge,
who died suddenly on Tuesday after
noon, was held yesterday at 431 p. m.
The Rev. William Schouler oiliciated, as
sisted by the Rev. Eaooh Miller Of North
East. The interment was made at the
Elkton cemetery the pail .besrers being
DIR. Charles M. Ellis, w. IL. Machall,
Senator John e. Writ, George McQailkin,
Alfred Wethtrill and DIR. Il. o. Msekali.
All the public schools in Oecil county
with the exception Of that in Elkton,
closed on Thursday. Owing to the state
appropriation for the Elkton Academy
being used jointly to keep open the two
SCHOOLS the Elkton children will enjoy
four full terms.
Miss Helen McOauilan OF Cecil county
was among the graduates at the State
normal school on Thursday.
ELKToN June A. Several dIsorderly boys
of Cherry Hill threw rotten eggs at the
members OF the new brass band OF that
village on Monday night us they were re
turning TO their quarters after playing OF
the streets. Constable t. Emory Lss yes
terday morning arrested David A. Taylor
the l3years-old son of William Taylor oil
that place, who 1t WAS charged WAS ono o.
the number. He WAS given hearing yes
terday morning before Justice A. j. Scott
Ii was not proved that the boy was engaged
in The mischief the night before, bnt IT wa.
proved 10 the satisfaction of tho justic,
that he was incorrigible, and he was com
mltted to the House OF Refuge on tina
charge. Later in the day his friends had
writ OF hRbeas corpus issued, and he will
not be- taken to the House OF Refuge until
tths court passes on his case.
There will be grand Salvation ARM
wedding at Havre de Grace on June 18th
The bride will ne Captain Brazee, tormerl,
stationed In Elkton, now IN charge OF tn
corps at Wilmington, and the groom Cap
tain Garbutt, formerly OF Havre de GrsG
and now OF Annapolis. 1t VIII DO a BIZ
time In the salvation Army and Marsha
Booth n expected TO ba present. Capt0i
Garoutt and his b ide will take charge OF
corps IN New York state after their mar
rase. Lieutenant Clarkson Of WitminRto
will be promoted 10 d eaptaiucy and give
charge of this work In Wilmington.
Tne officers and players of the Ekto
ba-e.ball club have endeavored, SO IA
without success,t to arrange game with tn
Delaware College team. They offered t
play the college team on its own grnuu
but have received no reply. 1t Is charge
here that the college boys are afraid to fac
! the Elkton club and are particularly eau
tious abont standing IN before Raaley til
crack pitcher OF the Elston club. Ate
unsuccessful efforts TO bat him 10 the gam
here In five Innings they retired from til
led and ithe only game that the colleg
club has won In the past few weeks WA
that In which Realey wont Into the boz an
aaved them from defeat ut the hands
Nav Castle. As the college team does ne
I seem fond enough OF tho sport to play wit
the EiktOn team they are willing to max
> 1t Interesting and your correspondent
authorized to state that our team will GRO
blts with the Delaware team for $50 {
4 more side, game 10 be played on an
: field either Mt NsWHr'v or Elkton
: EnumeratorH are buslly engaged In tat
= lug the census Ia the nine districts of Dec
county. several districts hava two enume
! ators. Those In the Third district nj
William j., Smith and J. A. Shippers. NJ
Shippers has been allotted ths work in Ell
: ton and tna country south of the p, w.
4 D. railroad while DIR. Smith has all the di