Evening journal., 1891-11-16

Since hs bas been acting as agent for
them he has purchased $25 900 worth of
turkeys in Elkton and vicinity.
Joe Scott cut Joe Colburn nine times
with knife during recent street brawl
in Denton, Md. Both men were sailors.
The Elkton, Nd, and West Noting
ham, Pa. foot ball teams will play on
Elkton Fair grounds on next Saturday
afternoon.
1t only costs 81 ,250 per annum to run
the Caroline county Md, slmshouse
There are only twenty four paupers in
the county.
The w. @. T. U. Of Elkton, Md. will
have table at the w. c. T. u bazaar,
to be held at Baltimore the latter part OF
this month.
Large quantities OF corn are now being
shipped to Baltimore from points along
the Choptank and Tuckahoe rivers on
the Eastern Shore.
Superintendent Gray of Sussex county
expects to make the Teachers Institute
to be held in January the most interest
ing one held for years.
Hon James R. Lofand of Milford Post,
g A r Of Milford will be a candidate
for commander of this department at the
next state encampment.
New Castle county school children will
enjoy several days of holiday this week
on account of their teachers attending
the New Castle County Teachers Insti-
tute
The public schools at Preston, Md,
have been closed on account Of the
prevalence of diphtheris among the
scholars. Several deaths have resulted
from 1t.
Snow Hill, Md, has a Cuisine a la
Mode Club, The latest departure was
ch ysanthemum luncheon. Cod fish balls
an Limburger cheese would do well to
20 with the o0orous chrysanthemun.
The report Of the treasurer of the
county commissioners of Cecil county.
Nd shows the following figures for the
month of October; receipts, 81 1872 80
disbursements, $, So. 745 62; cash balance on
hand, $32, 562.4 43,
| d. P. Steele of Denton, Md, was out
rabbit-shooting on Wednesday, and
among the game which he captured was
full grown, milk white squirrel. Il
was disporting itself In tree like othei
squirrels 1t was peculiarly and uni
! formly marked about the ears.
Hon. John F. Dawson of Caroline
county, Md, is one OF the Eastern Shore
holding over senators. TLey are: Writ
of Cecil; Lloyd, of Talbot; Dawson, o
Caroline; Austin. Of Dorchester, RnC
smith. of Worcester From among
these president of the Senate is likel,
to be selected.
The little son of Thomas Roe. living
near Greensborough Md had the mis-
fortune last Saturday morning to get I
piece of apple lodged in his wind-pipe
The little fellow was brought to Greens
borough, and Drs. Betson, Goldsborougl
and Malone skillfully performed the deli
cate operation OF opening the wind pipI
and extracting the apple. The child i
doing well
The leading candidates for Unite,
States Senator from the Eastern Shore o
Maryland are Colonel John Water Smitl
and Governor Jackson Colonel Smith
admirers say that he will have the sup
port of Worcester, Somerset, Talbot
Cecil and three votes from Dorchester
not to mention other counties across tn
bay. On the other hand Governor Jack
sons friends deny that Colonel Smitl
has any such following, but that, on th
contrary, the governor has the best Of i
on the shore, together with substantial
7 promises from counties In other section
i OF the state.
The Laurel Gazette is more worrie,
; than Sheriff Simmons concerning NeV
Castle jail It says: There ar
l7O prisoners confined in the Ne'
Castle jail, 100 of whom are waitin
trial. Just think of i'll Nealy ever
known crime has been committed
them. An additional night warden hs
been employed at a salary Of $50
month, making yearly salary for tw
night wardens of over one thousan
ollars. The stone pile is supposed
e uppress crime but it don't appear to
: Ia iJ," Crime lives and thieves on IL
, stone pile at New Castle.
The President Cunning.
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