Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
ELKrvN.

specIhi correspondence oil Gazette anu Jpurnal
ELKroN, Jan. 30.-The question Of pro
hibition or license is Rgain being .agitsted
IN Qaesl county. Two years ago large
petition was sent to the legislature for
another votC on the question. This was
resisted by the ErohibitioniBts on the
ground that the present law had not been
in force long enough to have good trial
and it, meri:s thoroughly tested. The
vots was not granted then. The present
law hiss boon in force now nearly four
years and this objection capnot be given
to rasubmission of the question. The
petition which is now in circulation and
which is being numesously signed reads
as follows:
TO the Honorable the Members of he Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland: The UNDER
signed citizens and voters OF Cecil county
respectfully petition your honorable body
to pass law, rssubnnitting to the voters OF
said county thequestion OF the continuance
of the present prohibition law In force IN
said county or the adoption OF a restricted
iicence law In lieu thereof.
There ia but little doubt that counter
petitions will soon be issued and thet the
friends Of the present Law will strenu-
ously oppose a resubmissiop. The first
prohibition Law in this county was passed
in 1880 by q majority Of over LOGO The
one nov ia force WAS adopted in 1886 by
ms jority of 200. The friends OF license
think the measure could be carried at
this time. OF course, the friends Of the
law say it would be sustained. They are
not DESTROYS, however, OF the test.
A valuable COW belonging to james B.
Marsett was killed on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad rec ntly near the fsrm of
it's owner The railroad company will
pay for the animal.
Harry henry, u popuias young man of
shis town, who has held the positions Of
railway postal olerk for ne time re-
ceiVed promotion recent. He is now
third man in car and his sasary has been
ndvsnoed from $500 to $1,000 pei an.
mum.
L. Jefferson Scott was appointed post
master at Oowantown, Fourth district,
yesterday. MIR. Scott is partisan DEM
ocrat, has been the Democrat candidate
for sheriff and filled place In the Balti-
more custom house when Cleveland WAS
President. II is said that no Republican
wanted the office.
Ths statement in o Wilmington daily
that trustees of the almahouss had besn
appointed under the new law ia not COZ
rect. The law provides that the trustees
be named on the second Tuesday in Feb
ruary.
ELKroH, Feb. 4.-.The robbery OF o
well-known elderly farmer OF this vicinity
in October Last was only made public to-.
day. Joseph Booth part Of whose farm
is in the town limits was the loser. Mr..
Booth who is nearly 60.years-old had 9
large roll of notes in desk Ia his bedroom
under lock and key. During the last
Elkton feir early In October last while
Mr.. Booth and family were at the fair
some person entered the room and break
ing open the desk stole the money which
amounted to between $500 and 800, it is
thought nearer the latter amount. Mr..
Booth did not make the robbery known
to his family for SONS time. The states
attorney was informed yesterday and
given the name of the suspected person.
There has been no arrest as yet however,
and ii ia doubtful whether there will be.
The friends Of the present prohibito-y
law rho do not desire tho question OF it's
continuance or the substitution of
licsnse submitted to the voters Of the
county are circulating petitions asking
the members Of the legislature not to re-
submit it. There are two classes OF petit
tons on this side Of the question, one
being signed exclusively by men and the
other by women. The petition for re-
submission In this district alone has been
200 and 900 siRners already. Among the
number are included leading lawyers,
doctors, editors and business men Of the
town. The EesuEmission petitions in the
other districts are receiving numerous
signatures.
The funeral OF MIRA. Matilda Egner,
widow OF the late John w. Egner who
died at the residence OF her Hon.in.law,
Alex. II. Drummond, in the Fourth dis
trict on Sunday last was held so.dsy, the
interment being at Head Of 0hristianR.
John s. Hinchman, auctioneer, for
States Attorney William 8. Evans, trustee,
yesterday offered the JefTies farm in Elk
Neck at pubiio sale. 1t was withdrawn
for lack OF adequate bid. &