Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-12
FROM THE EASTERN Shore
lncendiary and Horse Thief In
Cecil County.
A MARKET MAN ROBBED OF $500
Kent County Republicans Hot
After the offices.
II is the First Time in Thirty Years That
They Have Had Such IA Chanoe-Taik of
Reform aud Reduction In salaries
Somerset County Notes.

Elkton. Md, Dec. Fire about
o'clock Saturday morning destroyed
the large stable on the CHM farm,
situated in the First district of Cecil
county, near the head of Sassafras,
,tenanted by Joseph Biggs. The con
tents of tho stable, including 10 head
Of horses and large quantity of farm
ing implements, we're also destroyed.
The barn adjoining the stable was
saved from destruction by the hardest
kind Of work. The origin OF the fire
ia mystery. Ono horse that was in
the stable cannot be accounted for, and
it is thought that some person or per-
sons entered the stable and stole one Of
the horses, and in looking for the horse
had struck match, and in this way
the fire had originated.
William II, Phillips, living near Ris
ing Sun, was robbed of nearly $500 last
night. He had returned from Phila-
delphia, where he attends market, with
the money. He had it in band-grip,
which he placed in a basket, putting
it in the back of the buggy. On reach.
ing home he was astonished to find the
grip and contents missing. Phillips
says strange man sat near him in the
car and saw the money. The stranger
got off at the same station that he did,
About half the money was in silver,
the balance notes and checks.
new Methodist Episcopal chapel
will be erected at West Amwell, two
miles north of EllSton, to be known as
the John Perkins Memorial Chapel.
Miss Martha Finley of Elkton is the
author of a book entitled ELSIE 8
Journey on Inland Waters, which tells
of the heroine's homeward trip from
the Worlds Fair by way of the great
lakes.
REPUBLICANS FIGHTING FOR OFFICE.
Chestertown, Md. Dec. 0. Not tho
least perplexing feature of the almost
absolute control of local affairs in
Kent which the Republican party
secured by the recent election is tho
distribution of patronage. After over
80 years of full power in every depart
ment the Democratic managers had
this feature well in hand but the Re
.publicans will have their system to re-
wise and reconstruct. The tax col
lector system, which was always a
source of perplexity, WAS fortunately
abolished several years ugo, as also the
old system Of road supervisors which
gave way TO road supervision by con
tract. Yet this latter system, it is
c0HFEeu, lHu cDnBluBfaDlB pOllLlC8 III
its general conduct. The board OF
county commissioners, majority OF
which is Republican, has the choicest
plums at its disposal. First on the
list comes the clerk to the board at q
salary in the past of within fraction
of $1,000, though it is stated that a
great reform will be inaugurated here
and the salary greatly reduced. Indeed
the feature of bids for the place is a
novel feature, and one gentleman
of Democratic. Republican Prohibition
persuasion has offered to do the work
for S400. For all of the places there
will be, as matter of course, number
less applicants.
SOMERSET COUNTY NOTES.
Princess Anne, Md, Dec. 9-Mrs.
Henrietta Stewart widow OF the late
DR.. William Stewart, died yesterday
afternoon at her residence in Princess
Anne. Eight children survive Mrs.
Stewart, among them W. r. Stewart
of New York City, james r. Stewart,
deputy clerk of the circuit court fol
this county; Mrs. William II. Todd Of
Louisiana, and Mrs. Charles II. Fitz.
gerald.
The stables and outbuildings on the
Woodstock farm, owned by George r.
Goodwin, near Princess Anne, were
burned Saturday afternoon. The origin
of the fire is unknown. One horse, a
mule and beef were consumed in the
flames.