Evening journal., 1897-02-08
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Frank T. Whitney. of Elkton has a
fine collection of rare coins He has a
complete set Of the old copper cents
from the earliest to the latest date
nearly all OF them in perfect condition
He has also a number of half-pennies
and the later coinage of cents.
Miss Mary Johnson, OF Georgetown.
boasts Of having the smallest chicken
i'm town to its age. 1t is IA years old
and weights fourteen ounces.
A broken switch rail was discovered
on the south-bound track of the p, w.
& D. railroad near the Eillton station In
time TO prevent an accident.
Adam Lorber, employed at the Con-
sumers' ice houses at Perryville, fell
into a well in the engine room, but es-
capped injury.
Rev. Alexander NJ Rich pastor of
Trinity T.. ID. Church, Washington, ID.
c., has accepted a call from st. James
Church, Port Deposit.
William II. Virden, Of Lewes. is the
lowest bidder for building eight bar
racks at Fort Delaware.
The 4-ycar-old child Of Rev. Benford
pastor OF the Bethel Methodist Episco-
pad Church near Chesapeake City. was
severely burned while playing with the
fire. The child was in flames when her
parents discovered her situation.
The Alva Yachting Club has been or
gauized in Chestertown, with Eben r.
Perkins, Jr- president.
Dover has a voodoo doctor who re-
moves warts and blemishes
Miss Fannie Dougherty, OF Cecil
county, was born ON Christmas day.
1858. was converted on Christmas day
1873, was married on Christmas day
1886 and died at home on Christmas
day 1896.
James u. Dennis has been elected
president of the Washington Academy,
J Princess Anne. to succeed John w.
Crisfeld, and William H. Dashiell, Cas-
sius Dashiell and Joshua Miles have
been elected trustees in the place of the
late Judge Irving, II. II. Dashiell and
Robert +. Brattan.
Lemuel r. Johnson, of Milford, Milo
w. Blanchard, of Bridgeville, and S. J.
Roop, of Laurel, are candidates for the
position of deputy internal revenue col
| lector They are all known as Addlcks-
ties.
States Attorney Goldsbor0ugh. oi
! Dorchester. has sued the county com
! missioners for recovery of fees claimed
| to be due for 1896. The commissioner.
refuse to pay, as the amount claimed
would make the fees during the yeal
more than 81 200, which is the limit fix
ed by the act of 1894
Schemes are said to be on foot for th,
! greater development of Ocean City al
a seaside resort. Havemeyer and othe
| sugar magnatcs are said TO be negOti
ating with other interested parties an,
a great boom is expected to result.
A couple of dog-catchers have beer
appointed by the Town Commissioner
OF Elkt0n. The dogs they catch the.
put i'm a dog prison keep the animal
two days on bread and water. and
no owner appears TO claim the prison
ers they are shot If an owner puts ii
an appearance he is charged so cent
for board and so cents for officers fees
and the dog must have a wire muzzl
put on him or he will be arrested again
After Judge Comogys had frightene
Robert lngersoll so badly about hi
blasphemcus address i'm Wilmington
, Ingarsoll said. II have heard that oys
tcrs had legs, but that Providence tco
z them away to prevent the Easter
Shore people from starving to deatl
for they were too lazy TO run afte
E them to catch them
Chestertown has queer characte
in one Simon b. Needham, who claim
to be ST. Peter resurrected and grea..
improved He quotes entire books frol
the Bible. says that the earth is part
disc and tho righteous are enjoying Oh
millennium now declares that Go
+, spake TO him when z years OF age an
told him he should never die, in cOns'
Quence of which he has made an e.
gagement to preach the DEVILS sermo
s in a Western town l50 years hence. n
J. nudiates the ScriptWal doctrine
heaven and he'll. and proclaims an mil
istefs as dissominators of false do
I | trincs