Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-22
EASTERN SHORE AFFAIRS.
AColored Lawyer Admitted to Cecil
County'S Bar.


Tablets Fair Fine success--A Fatal
Cunning Accident In Queen Anne's--
Indictments Presented by the Grand
Jury of Cecil County.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
EtKroN, Mn, Dec. l5.--Ihc grand Jury
for Cecil county, which has been in SEES
sion since Monday morning. ended its
work yesterday and adjourned. The fol-
lowing indictments were brought in: One
against James NJ. Cooper, a colored youth,
for the larceny of n horse from John Y.
ileastOn of Chesapeake City; one against
Charles Reed, colored, for larceny of
money; one against Thomas Foard OF
Elkton, for assault and battery on w.
scott Price; one against Charles Pavord, u
saloon keeper Of Elkton, for selling liquor
on election day.
The court, with Judges Stump and
Wickes on the bench, concluded the case
of Amasa G.. Brown VS. Walter II. and
John II. Armstrong, administrators of
Walter Armstrong, action on promissory
notes, and verdict Of 800 was rendered
in favor Of Brown.
The case of Eli $. Seminar of Principle
vs.. the Baltimore e Ohio Railroad Com
pany, action for $1,000. on account of
| damages, alleged to have been sustained
by his land. owing to the railroad com
pany allowing the water from its property
to overflow said land, was placed on trial,
On motion of Il. G. Thackery, William
II. Daniels, cnlorGd, Of the Baltimore bar,
was admitted 10 practice in the Cecil
county court. Daniels is the first coored
lawyer ever admitted to practice in this
| county.
The board of county commissioners met
on Tuesday and reorgani2ed for the fiscal
year by re.electing Andrew Anderson
president. Charles II. Smith was reap.
| pointed clerk for one year commencing
| January lat, 1893 II. Il. Price was m.
| pointed tender of the sassafras river bridge
| Tor one year. George Biddle of CeCilton,
school commissioner for many years was
| appointed secretary-treasurer and examiner
| of that board, vice John Squier, deceased.
| George r. Ash, the newly-appninted menu
Der nf the board, qualified before the clerk
| of the circuit court.
The farm Of John T. Rutter, situated
near the WoOdlawn campmeeting grounds,
| containing l2H! acres, was purchased by
John w. Williams for 1890 at recent
MORTGAGE sale.
james H. Wharton Of Chesapeake City,
| has been Rewarded thecpntract for carry
| ing the mails twice day or 10 times a
week between that place and Elkton for
the next four years for Sl6S per year.
The contract for carrying the mails six
times week FROM Elkton by Cherry Hill
anu ait llill W W EltGll llila
been held for many years by John
| LunEren, has been awarded to +. 5. Smith
for S!S5.H6 per year.
Owing to the shutting down of the forge
department at the iron works of the
| Mccullough Iron Company At North East
10 men We're thrown ont of employment.
At recent meeting of the board of
directors Of the Elkton Electric Light and
| Power Company it was agreed To increase
! thN rnntul stock If tho Hprf,nFafif,rN nc
authorized by It's charter Books for sale
of stock will be opened at the company $
Office i'll Elkt0n December 23i.
| hr, Howard Hopes and Miss Carrie
REYNOLDS of Port Deposit were married
last evening at the home Of the bride.
AFFAIRS Is TALBOT,
EAsToN. Mn. Dec. 14.-ludge Ormond
Hammond presided at the stock holders
meeting of the Talbot County Fair Asso.
ciatiOn yesterday. The following direc,
tors were elected +. G. Goldsbarough
Higgins, q Il. Leonard, b + Parett
Charles l.owndcs, James II. Willis. Ed
ward IL Roe, Joseph u. Harrington, John
G. Bartlett and William X, Martin. Iht
report of the treasurer showed that the
association had been successful this year
the icut having been reduced from $500.
TO less than 50 900. The profits earned fol
| l9i'- ulllNllIll 10 ~, ~.
LANDAU farm. in liailey's Neck belong
ing to the heirs of John r. Robinson, wa!
sold at public sale yesterday and bough
by John NJ. Elliott for S32 40. The farm
has iSI acres.
II. &. Dndson was yesterday elected book
keeper of the Farmers and Merchants Va
tiunal Bank Of Easton. Mr.. Dudson i
deputy collector Of internal revenue, whiCl
office he will resign 10 accept the bani
place.
KILLED WHILE CUNNING.
CRNrREvILLE, Mn Dec, lI.-Yesterda'
morning Arthur Teat, aged II years. sol
Of Mr.. William Icat OF Church HILL il
company with his cousin and yOlin
man named John MCl'arlane started OH
Cunning expedition. Just after leRyin
town, when back of the cemetery, Tea
; and his cousin jumped across ditch, an,
when McFarlane, who was in the rear st
, tempted to follow, he stumbled and tn
gun which he was carrying was discharged
the load entering the back Of Young reat
head, producing a horrible wound that re
suited in Instantaneous death
In the superior court ON Thursday III
damage suit Of Iys1rc & Son vs.
: Inmble Quig!ey was resumed. Alphcna
Iys0re was recalled % the stand and ex
! amined by Mr.. Bird, for the plaintiff Mi
Bird attempted to prove by the testimon
, h''' N'f'''7'' '''' E'h'7 l'tylt0 VI tAie mn
during the three years prior to the rrmova
TO the defendants building and the subs,
: qucnt damage to the property.
senator Higgins for lie defence con
tended that the profits of the firm prior t
: the time the damage to the machinery
;, alleged to have been done, lid not ent,
. INTO the case and the plaintiff therefor
cnLid not prove the amount Of profits /
> ISIS and the two subsequent wears. III
: court did not allow tho question
+, The case was still under way at the moo
adjournment