Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
ELKT TON.

Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
ELKroS, May 7.-..Wiiliam &. Evans, Esd.,
attorney Tor the mortgage, yesterday sold
at public sale at tho court house the
"StephsL q. Etherlngton farm" In the First
election district, about two miles from
Frederlcktown and at present occupied BY
Edward V. Wilson. The farm contains
ils4 acres and is improved by frame man
Sion house, tenant house, barn and other
outbuildinRs, and there are LOO peach
trees on the place. 1t was purchased by
the Parvis & Williams Company OF MI idle
first mortgage OF IS, 900, with several years
interest. making the property cost them
nearly $4,000. The purchasers held claims
against the property.
John Lyon OF Port Deposit, who was
committed to jail for assaulting Clara
Devonshire and threatening to murder her,
has been released. He gave $500 bail for
his appearance at the September court.
A town election was held ia Chesapeake
City on Monday for the election Of town
bttiif and town commissioners. For town
commissioners James A. Boulden. John
Allen. l. q. Griffith, George Il Carpenter
and Joseph Garter were elected without
much opposition. There was a Lively con-
,e,t for bailiif between Alexander Won
Buskirk and N. Alexander Culinary, IN
@hich tho former won by majority OF 20
votes.
The funeral OF Mrs. George Harhert, who
died In Baltimore last week, aged 80 years,
was held At Bethel Al. Z Church, Pivot
Bridge, Cecil county, on Monday at noon.
luterment In Bethel cemetery.
The handsome new Methodist Episcopal
church at Chesapeake City will bs d4ai.
Gated Sunday. May lstn. Bishop O. D. Foss
will preach at tue morning service, the
Rev. Jonathan 4. Willis IN the afternoon
and the Rsv. j. o. Peck, d. D., at night.
ELKToa, MAY 3.-The town commfs-
sioners OF Eikton had to be sworn in
again lest night. 1t being discovered that
they were not sworn according TO Law the
week before. Eikton was without a
town government during that time. For
that matter, it ia said that the commits
stoness have not been sworn properly for
~ years past. Ia drawing for terms the
result was inst the opposite OF the pre-
vioua cEauipR. he9srs. George Nc.
Qnllkin aud John W, Anthony drew the
two years terms and Il. p. Price aud
John =. Alexander one year. William
J.. Buuldan was reelected baIitf. Tho
matter Of town treasurer was settled.
The office was given TO Frank n. Scott,
president Of tha Scott Fertilizer Company
ut salary Of 500.
Justice 4. j scott, on Thursday, com
mitted Charles Neasty, Jr., colored, to
the House OF Reformstion for Oolored
children. in P.i1cs Georges county, on
complaint Of h1 parents that he ia ineor.
rigible. This is the boy that was in
ticted ct the last term OF court for
driving away the team Of William. Z.
Howard and was discharged by the court
without trial on account Of his youthful
appearance. Two weeks later be drove
away team belonging to the Rev. s. 4.
Gardener and hos been in ja'l sincs.
a tenn which was driven here last
week, left at tie FELTON, House stAbles
and deserted by the person in charge OF
Il was claimed Thursday by the ownsr
Wilmington livaryman. lie hired ii IA
q man for two hours' drive. The thief
you'd not iikely have stopped here had
the horse not bsocma lame. The harness
s19 sold to AZ RlhtoliAn, but the owner
refunded the money.