Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-12
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ELKTON.
Special correspondence OF Gazette and Journ

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
ELKToN, Mn, May THE valuable
farms of the late Benjamin J. Green of
Warwick, were sold at public sale al that
place, Thursday, by =. Il. Marsh, ex-
ccntor. The Greenwood farm, containing
20 acres was purchased by George II.
Mclntire Of Odessa, Del, for S555D per
acre. or sli,70S; the Meadows farm, con.
tanning lo2 acres, was purchased by George
w. Lockwood of Warwick at $40 per acre.
or sls,9Si. The Orchard field, small
tract reserved. was sold for $50 per acre.
John y: llaines, cashier of the National
Sank of Rising SUM- and Miss Emma n.
iassmorc We're married at IL o'clock
Thursday at the home of the BRIDES
father, Ellis T.. Passmorc, on Cherry
street, at that place. The ceremony was
according to the custom of the Friends,
and the certificate was signed by - wit
nesses, members of the two families.
Alter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Haines
drove to North East. where they took
train for short wedding trip.
pr. II. II. Mitchell Of Elkton, who has
been AT Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more, under treatment for three weeks
past, and whose condition was thought to
DO hopeless. il is said has so far recovered
as TO he able to sit up and talk some to
callers.
The Democratic primary elections in the
Ninth districts of this county takes place
on saturday, May lith, for the purpose Of
choosing five delegates from each district.
who will assemble in Elkton the follow
ing Tuesday; The county convention will
elect Tour delegates to the state convention
to be held i'll Baltimore June sth. which
will elect four delegates from the state-at-
large and two delegates from each Con-
gressiunal district, TO the national conven-
ton
The county convention will also choose
-four delegates from Cecil county to the
Second district Congressional convention
to be held at Port Deposit June 9th. To
nominate a candidate for Congress.
So far - persons have been granted
liquor licenses in Cecil county for 1882.
The aggregate amount paid to the county
treasurer for county purposes from this
source is $1,000
The $50 state license was not paid add;-
tional by the saloon keepers as the court
has not yet decided that it is required. A
change made in the law at the last legsla-
tnre exempts hotel keepers from state
license
Il is said the negro murderers of DIR.
I'LL of Millington will be brought To Elk
ION ana trled III the Cecil county court.
ELKroN, Mn, May 9.-Charles Il. Per.
klns of this place, 4 railway postal clerk
on the u, " q. railroud between New
York and Washington, has been promoted
httiii 'SN'lIi-Nltao fltIhSIilD at n SALARY OF
5000, to third-class clerkship at salary
OF 81 600 per annum
John Cunrey, an old and highly.re-
spected citizen of Chesapeake CITY and
Justice Of the peace of that place for sew.
eral years dropped dead of apoplexy in
ihe yard Of his home Saturday morning.
lie always took an active part in Demo.
cratic politics, Several years ago he was
nominated on the ticket of that party for
county commissioner and defeated. He
was 70 years of age, and leaves widow
and three sons.
Lew +. Boulder of Elkton has brought
SUIT III the circuit court of Cecil county
against. the town of Chesapeake CITY for
so,oOO damages, for injuries received to his
right foot by falling in hole on board
sidewalk.
The funeral of James l.. Foard took,
place here Saturday afternoon and was
very largely attended Interment was
made in Elkton cemetery.