Evening journal., 1893-09-19
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The September term of the Circnit
Court for Cecil county began yesterday
with Judge Stump on the bench. Jere.
mish c. Price was chosen foreman of the
grand jury.
James E. Marshall sheriff Of Queen
Annes county, died early Saturday
morning, in Centreville, of paralysis,
aged 81 years. He was tax collector of
the Fifth district, and in 1891 was
elected to the sheriffalty on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Many farmers in Kent and Queen
Annes counties are securing labor from
Baltimore for cutting off corn and doing
other farm work. During the past
several years many negroes are engaging
in longing for oysters, creating such
deficiency in the supply of farm labor
that this is rendered necessary.
Large quantities of bay mackerel and
taylor fish are being caught off Swan
| Point, and at Colchester The mackerel are
caught at night in heavy twine nets of
Swim Point, while the taylor fishing at
Colchester has been enjoyed by number
of fishermen from Chestertown and other
points in Kent county.
Alfred Filter, Of Philadelphia, was ar
rested in Elhton last night by Sheriff
George NcKenney, charged with having
assaulted Miss Fannie Clark, also of
Philadelphia, on Saturday last he was
taken before Justice p. H. Cleaver and
held In 5000. bail for court. 1t was at
Town Point. on Elk river, that the al
legged assault took place
Saturday about closed the peach crop
Il ~, nd Laf La
Phi adelpbia lines have withdrawn their
steamers from Chester river. The crop
panned out badly and was a source Of
great disappointment TO the growers.
1t is estimated by the most intelligent
growers that the crop in this county did
not average more than twenty cents per
basket.
The Teachers Institute for Somerset
county assembled yesterday morning at
10 o'clock in the new High School build
ing in Princess Anne. Eighty teachers
were present and the meetings will con-
tinue until the 20th Professor l..
Irving Handy. In the evening. deliv-
cred to a large audience his cele-
brated lecture upon Patrick Henry
Orator and Statesman.
Mrs. Woodford died, Sunday. at the
home of her sou, w. w. Woodford in
Centreville, in her ninetieth year. Not
withstanding her advanced age, Mrs.
Woodford was remarkably active, men
tally and physically, until short time
ago, when she was attacked by asthms
and was compelled to sit constantly IN
chair She was a native Of Connecticut
{ but removed to Maryland. living al
3 Elkton, where she taught school and a.
I. Chestertown where her husband died.
: Captain Joseph Bromwell, mate o
: the oyster police sloop Julia Hamilton
| was knocked overheard by a jibini
! boom of McKeels Point, in the LITTLE
Choptank river. on Sunday Afternoon
+ and drowned. II is supposed that b.
: was stunned, as he was not seen afte
4 falling into the water. At last account
: the body had not been recovered. II
/. resided at Madison, Dorchester county
y where he leaves a family. He ws
s about forty years of age and much II
t spected
y The will of the late Thomas w Elii
son, Of Chestertown, has been admitte
q 10 probate, and all the valuable estai
! is left to his two sons. Thomas v
: Elason aud Wilbur Eliason. TO
o divided equally between them. I'll
, estate is one of the largest ever n
% ministered in Kent county. beiu
y variously estimated at from half
three. quarters of million dollar
Thomas w Etiason. Jr, is made exec
tor, with the provision that he shs
give DO bond other than 50, 900 requir,
by law.