Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19
A TRAINS NARROW ESCAPE
Fireman Kramer, No. a., p,
w. g. B., Injured.
THE OYSTER INVESTIGATION
The Sally Harris Bridge at
Centreville.
Narrow Escape of r., w. & b. Passen-
ger Train Mt Northeast Wednesday,
Fireman Kramer Knocked Into the
Tender--A Loose Door on an Extra
Freight the Cause.

Freight the Cause.
ELKToN, MD., April 11.-What might
have been a most serious accident &C.
CURED at Northeast, in Cecil county, last
night, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
d Baltimore railroad. AS second section
of No. A going north was passing the
signal tower loose door on an extra
freight going south accidentally flew off,
struch the engine of the passenger train,
tore off one side Of the cab and knocked
the fireman back into the tender. Fortu-
nately, however, he was not seriously
injured. The fireman's name is Samuel
j. Kramer of Baltimore. The freight
train had slowed up or else it is almost
certain that more serious consequences
would have resulted. The wounded fire.
man was placed under the care of DR.. p.
b. uousekeeper of Northeast, and re-
moved to his home in Baltimore OH the
midnight train.
The funeral of Thomas f. Hoffman
took place this afternoon in West Elk
ton and was largely attended, notwith-
standing the Indictment weather. The
Odd Fellows and Junior Order of
American Mechanics, of which he was u
member, attended the funeral in q body.
Among the floral tributes were pillow
bearing the three links and the initials
of the Odd Fellows, and flag pillow
with the name and number of the coun.
Gil of the Mechanics. The pall-bearers
were o. r. Chaytor, Herman Ball, j.
Win Perkins, John Dunbar, Alex. +.
Sewers and Malvern Jones. The body
was taken 20 Adamsdale, Pa, for inter-
ment. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. |. L. Wood, of the Elk
ton Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Regler, well-known citizen Of
Chesapeake City, died ON Monday morn
ing from the effects of tho grip, in the
79d year of his age.
Gilbert N Christield, highly re-
spected citizen of Chesapeake City, died
Monday night at the residence of
Thomas Hazel, in the SD year of his
age. He had been resident of Chesa-
peake City for number of years, and
served as chief magistrate until about
five years ago, when poor health forced
him to resign the office.
CRIsFIELD, Md, April 1.-THE
steamers McLane of the Maryland State
fishery force, and the Chesapeake of
Virginia, arrived in Crisfield this after
noon with the Legislative committees on
board which are to investigate the cap
ture of the vessels Maryland, Price and
Stevenson by the Virginia authorities.
the Chesapeake from Old Point Com
fort. They will 60 to fireplace where
the vessels were captured Friday morn
ing at 7 o'clock. George Nelson, John
Ashmead, Walter Tull, George T.
Evans and George Crockett will go on
the McLane as witnesses. Woman's
Marsh, the place where the boats are said
to have been engaged in illegal dredging
it is claimed, owes its oyster bed largely
to the enterprise of Crisfleld oyster
planters.
A few years ago this place was bald
bottom. Crockett 81 Riggin, Long g.
Coulbourn and the Corbins got lease
of the bottoms and planted about 10000
bushels of shells. On these shells, it is
claimed, the oysters grew which are
now causing 80 much trouble between
Maryland and Virginia.
CENTREvILLE, Nd, April 1.-THE
county commissioners of Queen Anne's
have awarded to II. Andrea the contract
for building what is known as the Sally
Harris bridge. They also appointed
April 25th as the day to meet the COM
missioners of Kent county to confer
about matters relating to both counties
in common.
The recently elected town commits.
sioners of Centreville have organized,
with Mr.. D. P. Smith, president; Mr.. e.
M. Forman, treasurer, and Mr.. Geo.
A. Whitley, bailiff.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, April 11.-With
several seasons of successful tomato Gull
ture to their credit, the farmers of Kent
propose to go this year into the culture
of tomatoes to greater extent than
ever before. Packers have increased
the capacity of their plants, several new
canneries have been added to those
already IN the county and the acreage
has been increased, not only to meet the
local demands, but those also ,of Balti.
more packers. 1t is estimated that 1887
acres will be planted with tomatoes in
Kent this year, and that the yield will
be 1900 tons, at 81 a ton, making the
money value $97 1868, if all expectations
and calculations are realized.
Mrs Sophia Groves, wife of County
Commissioner John A. Groves, died at
her home in Quaker Neck yesterday
aged 90 years. l'ra.s
The county commissioners of Kent
have appointed DR.. ]. Horton Kelley,
DR.. II. b. Wilson and William Ford as
trustees of the poor for Kent county.
John +. Conner was appointed keeper
Of standard of weights and measures.
A mad dnrr WA EillaI ia -.
the streets of Chestertown after having
ornn taI ,,,t,aI, ,Iaay,