Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
STATE AND PENINSULA.

SALISBURY, Nd, Oct. 1.-The Re-
publican convention for the first Judi
cial circuit met in the court house to-
day and nominated Thomas s. Hodson
for chief judge. The nomination for
associate judge was postponed. L. A.
Parsons of Salisbury was chairman, and
A. L. Dryden of Somerset, secretary.
Sixteen delegates were present. As
soon as the committee on credentials
had reported Phillip Goldsborough of
Dorchester, moved to postpone the
nominations until October 18th, the
convention TO reconvene in Salisbury,
This motion was voted down.
A. l.. Dryden Of Somerset, put the
name Of Thomas s. Hodson before the
convention. The nomination was made
unanimous by rising vote. The con-
vention then adjourned TO meet in Sails.
bury Thursday, October 18th, to COM
plete the Judiciary ticket. Mr.. Hodson
is SO years OF age and was born in Dor
chester county. He was State Senator
from Somerset county from 1884 to 1888,
and was the nominee OF the Republican
party for United States Senator in 1886
and 1890. He was the Republican can
didate for Congress in First Congress.
sional district in 1885 and again in 1888.
SALISBURY, Nd, Oct, 4--John
Dennis, colored, who killed his father,
was found guilty OF murder In the
second degree. The prisoner testified in
his own behalf. He said that from the
time he left home, at o'clock in the
morning, until he returned az o o'clock
on the night of the murder, he remem-
bered nothing that had happened. He
took several drinks in town and did not
remember having killed his father until
told SO by his mother. He remembered,
however, the pursuit of the posse and
said he was afraid they were going to
kill him. States Attorney Rider opened
the argument for the State and was fol
lowed by Messrs. Graham and Stanford
for the defence. Judge Holland an
nounced the decision Of the court, which
was that the prisoner was guilty of
murder in the second degree, and sem
fenced him to the penitentiary for IS
years, the full limit of the law. Dennis
was seemingly well satisfied that he had
escaped the gallows.
SALISBURY, MD, Oct. 4.-The bust
ness men and farmers of the Peninsula
continue to take interest in the subject
of building branch railroad of the
Baltimore & Ohio system from Elkton
down through the Eastern Shore coun-
ties. 1t is proposed to hold Peninsula
convention at Easton or some other
convenient town to promote the object
in view. 1t is urged that now is the time
for the people to move, before the
Legislature meets.
SALISBURY, Nd, Oct. 4.-The alleged
non compliance by practicing physicians
of this county with the provisions of the
acts OF 1888, which requires that all
physicians who had not been In con-
tlnuous practice In this State tor 10
years before the passage of the act
should procure certificate from the
State Board of Health, was investigated
by the grand jury at its recent session,
and it was found that none of the
physicians of this county had complied
with the law. No indictments were
found, but those who have not complied
before the next grand jury will be in
dicted.
SALISBURY, Nd, Oct. 9.--John G. Voshell,
proprietor of the Peninsula House, died
this afternoon aged about IS years. Mr..
Voshell was well-known hotel man, both
in this State and Delaware. He conducted
a hotel in Baltimore for number of years,
and then at Smyrna, Del. Several wears
ago he built the Voshell House at Chester.
town, which he conducted up to the time
of coming to Salisbury.
ELKToN, Nd, Oct. 4.-Work has be.
gun on the new electric light building
ut Port Deposit, The new building will
be on the same lot as the one that was
lately burned out, and will be much
larger. 1t will have a frontage of SO
feet 6 inches and height of So feet. The
first story will be of Port Deposit
granite, second story of brick.
Burglars entered the residence of
Washington Alternately, near Lewis.
vile, last night, and going into the
room in which he was sleeping, took
$40 from his pockets.
ELRToN, Nd, Oct. 6.-Burglars made q
raid on the town of Rising Sun, Cecil
county, last night, and, while they were
unsuccessful in getting money, they did
considerable damage TO several safes, They
1rst visited the railroad station and freight
office and blew open the safe, but were
unsuccessful in getting anything at all.
They next visited the hardware store of
Haines Il Kirk. The door of the safe was
blown partly open, but not enough to al
low them to get at the contents. The
office OF A. L. Duyckiuck a. Company
was also visited. In this Office were two
safes; one they succeeded in opening by
the combination, while the other one they
blew open. The latter safe is perfect |
wreck. Three or tour dollars in money