Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19

ELKToS, Nd, April i3.-The county
commissioners have asked for the resis-
nations Of George 5. Woolley, Robert
Marshbank and Joseph England trustees
Of the poor aud insane Of Cecil county.
The ground for the dcmsnI is stated 10
be that the trustees had presented war
rants for 81 900 in excess of the amount
levied By the commissioners. The de-
ficicncy for the year ending June 3Qth,
1894, will be at least 5000. In con
sideration Of these facts the commits.
sioners claim that the trustees have cx-
ceeded their authority.
The action OF the commissioners in
appointing Manly Drennen treasurer VI
Cecil county did not cause any surprise,
as it was well known they would not
recognize the law passed at the last ses.
sion Of the Legislature until the courts
had passed upon its validity. The at
torney tor the county commissioners Ia
his opinion contends that the law passed
at the last session Of the Legislature ap-
pointing county treasurer is uncyusil-
tutinna! and in violation of Article 3,
section 2S Of the constitution of the
State, which provides that every law
enacted by the General Assembly Of
Maryland shall embrace but one subject,
and that shall be described in its lille.
He claims that there is more than one
subject embraced in the present law, aud
It's purpose Is not stated or described in
its title.
The preliminary survey of the Elkton,
Massey u MidlletOwn (Delaware) rail-
road was begun bya corps Of engineers,
under the charge Of w. b. Pritchart! Of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The engi.
nccrs this week have been engaged ii
making a Typographical survey, locat.
ing the buildings Of Elkton and survey
Ing the surrounding neighborhoUd.
Several routes will be mapped out. At
present the engineers will run a line
three miles south of Elkton, starting at
the Philadelphia, Wilmington d Bait.
more railroad depot, extending down
Bridge street and the public road for
distance OF two miles, where the line
DIVORCES across the country in an almost
air line in the direction Of Chesapeake
City.
The section hands in this vicinity on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti.
more railroad who went out on a strike
last week owing to reduction of their
wages have returned 10 work, having
accepted the reduction.
EXPIRED WHILE AT PRAYER.
EAsroN, Mp, April 13.-Captain John
W. Glanville, prominent citizen of
Easton, died of apoplexy, aged rs years.
The attack came while he was on his
knees at prayer and he never rallied.
captain Granville was Baltimorean BY
birth, and for many years conducted a
successful restaurant business in that
city. Afterward he bought one Of the
best farms of Chester river, in Queen
Anne county, and came to the Eastern
Shore to live. When the Arlington
Hotel in Cenreville was built be be.
came its proprietor and ran Ii success
tully. A few years ago be removed to
Easton to engage in the business of
manufacturing building materials. He
leaves a widow, one son and two
daughters-Samuel Granville of Easton,
Mrs. John Il. Steele of Baltimore and
Mrs. William t. Colt of Centreyille,
The Rev. j. Harrie Chesley, recently
rector of st. Michael's parish, Talbot
county, is critically i'll at THIN, Ohio,
whittier he removed about a year ago.
His father, Rev. John w. Cheslev.
recently rector Of Miles River parish
Talbot county, now in st. Mary's, and
his brother-in-law, the Rev, Charles L.
Buck, formerly Of st. Peters, Easton,
now Of St. Johns, Georgetown, d. c.,
have gone to Titfin to be at the bedside
of their dying relative.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
CHEsTERTowN, MD, April "a
Henry Miller, an employee in the
Chestertown strawboard mill, was acct.
dentally shot by Alexander CLANCY,
another colored workman OF the same
mill, about 3 o'clock this morning, The
men were playing, when the pistol.
which was in Chaney's hand, went off
the ball taking effect in Miller's leg,
near the thigh.
Judge Samuel Burgess of the orphans
court, has his iceh0use filled with ice
one and half inches thick. This is
the only instance known in Kent of any
ones having secured a CARLOAD of ice,
The joint meeting of the boards of
commissioners of Kent and Queen
Anne's has been postponed until April
10Th. The meeting will be for the pur-
pose OF considering the advisability of
building new draw to Chester bridge,
which is owned jointly by the two
counties.
DIED FROM BURNS
ELKToN, MD, April 16.-Mrs. Josepb
Grant, one mile south of Elkton, on the
road to Chesapeake City, died this morn.
ing from the effects of burns received
hn1It gix TVnnlFs NJ,
was an elderly lady, was sitting before
an open IRE, when she suffered an at
tack OF vertigo and fell headlong into
the flames. No one was in the house at
the time except several small children,
who went to her assistance and sue.
ceeded in dragging her from the fire into
the yard, and there extinguished the
iiamee. Mrs. Grant never recovered
from the effects of the burns, and died
suffering great agony. Her husband and
eight children survive her.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
early this morning to wreck the New
York and Washington limited express
No. 70, on the Philadelphia, Whining.
ton q Baltimore railroad, near North
east, Cecil county. The crew of extra
freight NO. l20, south bound, when
nearing Northeast, about 9 o'clock,
noticed that several crossties were piled
upon the rails OF the north bound track.
The train was stopped and the obstruc.
ton removed. The express was nearly
due, and had not the crew of the freight
train noticed the ties, in all probability
there would have been a wreck Of much
property and loss of many lives. This
makes the second attempt to wreck a
train in Cecil county within the past
six weeks, a similar attempt having