Middletown transcript., 1898-06-25
MY MARYLAND.

! W. T. Warton, R. G. LeYis and R. B
Frazier representing the Elkton Board Of
Trade, closed contract on Monday with
George Birkhead, of Beverly, New Jersey
for the establishment and operation of q
shirt factory in Elkton for period of ten
years. Mr. Birkhead will employ, when
the factory is in operation, about one
hundred operatives. The Salvation Army
Barracks will be converted into a factory
and work upon the same will begin at once
The machines will be driven by steam
This will prove valuable addition to
Elkton's industries.
Farmer Henry Hooper was butted to
death Sunday by vicious bull at his farm,
near Centreville. Some weeks ago Hooper,
fearing injuries from the beast, had its horns
sawed off. Sunday when he went down
the bull had broken his rope and made a
dash at him, and butted and stamped upon
him.
Harvest is general in this county now
and, in fact, many farmers have finished
cutting their wheat. The crop this year
I can scarcely be said to be up to the aver
age and is considerably below that of last
year. In some sections of the country
considerable injury has been done by the
scab, while in other sections the crop has
been cut short as result of the recent hail
storms, taken as whole, the yield is far
| from being asfair one-CentreYille Observer.
Messrs. A. N. johnson and Fl. f. Ried,
members of the Maryland geological sur
vey, highway division, were in Elkton
Saturday and called at the county commits
| sioners' office to as scertain the number of
miles of county road upon which work is
done. The commission will visit each
county in Maryland and make a complete
study of the road system, and start with
Cecil at the first county. Mr. johnson will
have charge of the work in Cecil county
and started upon his duties Monday. Each
district will be visited in turn and an in
spection made of each road in the county
The work is being carried on under bill
passed at the recent session of the Legisla-
The Comptroller of the State has made
the quarterly distribution of the public
school tax the amounts being payable on
and after June 25. Cecil county receives
Sc, 6,950.85 for white schools and $924.O6 for
colored. It is stated that this is the largest
distribution since the Comptroller's office
was established in 1852.
The Chestertown Transcript" says: A
gentleman who knows said on Monday;
Mr.. Alday Clements has eight hundred
acres in wheat, good deal of which will
average 80 bushels per acre. Hestarted eight
brand new Mccormick binders on Mon
day." Mr. Louis Hayes. on the Woodall
farm, has corn field of $50 acres which
is said to be the finest corn in the first
district. Mr.. Dennis J. Nowland has a one
hundred acre field of corn which takes the
lead in the second district
Democracy, by Happy Partner, the Sud-
lersville horse owned by Mr.. Robert Cahal
lowered his record last week at Bethlehem
Pa, to 2.114 and won the race.
Miss Alice and Sarah Settle who reside
near Elkton and their friend, Miss Sarah
Deugber, of Philadelphia, were attacked by
q negro brute on Monday evening near
Elkton aud Miss Sarah Settle was dragged
from the buggy and had her collar bone
broken. The ladies made brave fight, at
tracing the attention of residents near by
their cries, and the brute was frightened
away. He should be caught and punished.