Middletown transcript., 1899-04-01
MY MARYLAND.


contain good deal of fresh information for
American readers.
MY MARYLAND.
Judge T. A. Jacobs and John Ed
wards, on Friday killed six wild geese
at four shots. The geese sere feeding
in the Sassafras when this fancy shoot
ing took place.
Colonel Samuel A. Wallen, of the
Seventh district, Queen Anne county,
is greatly encouraged over his prospect
for fair crop of peaches. He says
that he thinks he will have at least L.
900 baskets of fruit this year.
"
The business men and citizens of Wor-
ton Station are arranging for great
day on Monday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
P. M. The programme will consist
Of blue rock shooting, wheelbarrow
rolling, potato race and other sports -
ChesteItown Transcript.
Mrs. Amelia J. Ridgway, wife of
Rev. D. G. Ridgway. former pastor
of the Elkton NJ. E. Church, died sud-
denly on March 10.h at st. Louis, Mo-,
while ber husband was attending con-
ference. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgway
were well-known on the peninsula.
It was positively stated on Tuesday.
by close personal friend of Mr.. Frank
P. Cochran, of the Galena precinct Of
the first district, that Mr.. Cochran is a
candidate for the nomination for the
Legislature. In spite of the storm,
politics had their inning on Tuesday,
and several other rumored candidates
were given out, out could not be
verified.
Both Kent and Queen now offer some
interesting pictures to "good road" ad-
vocates. At one point on a Kent
thoroughfare, it is stated that broken
single-trees line the roadside for more
than hundred yards. On one road
in Queen Al ne teams remain partially
buried in the mud Zone of the wagons
loaded). Each county needs reform
along the line Of regulating the time
for road mending.
Late Monday night fight arose be-
tween a crowd of negroes in that Sec
tion of Elkton known as DarkeytoHn.
in which John B1wser, young neg 70.
about twenty years of age, was serious
ly stabbed with pair of shears IN the
left rtast, directly over the heart.
Frank Cooper, young negro, who has
been giving The authorities no little
trouble of late, was arrested and lodged
in the Elk on Jail on Monday. 1t
appears that there has been bad blood
between the two for some time past.
Mayor William T. Masters friends
lad walkover Friday in the Baltimore
Jity Republican primaries, their ticket
polling 25,640 of the total vote of a.
100, carrying every ward of the city.
Therefore Mr.. Malster will be the party
lominee for the Mayoralty, at the con- |
'ention held this week. His opponent
will be Mr.. Thomas G. Hayes. At
he Dem cratic primaries over 80, 600
'otes were polled, of which the friends
+ Mr.. Hayes rolled up 26, 900, carrying
very ward of the city and assuring bis
omination.
a queer Case is puzzling the physic-
ans OF ne upper part of Cecil county.
While William Foy, awell, kno wn har.
ess maker, Of Lewisville, nine miles
orth OF here, and enjoying good health
7as lying in bed one night this week.
is Jaw became suddenly locked and he
7as unab to take any food between
is teeth. A physician was summoned
nc ealle | in several other physicians
% they all pronounced it very puz-
ing case. While his jlws are locked
,e symptoms are very much different
'om regular lock-jaw. He was taken
hospital in Philadelphia Saturday ,
have an operation performed.
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Mrs. Mary Long, aged seventy.six
'ars, widow of the late John Lorg :
as found dead Saturday morning in {
n room at her residence in EIkton II
le had been In poor health for some e
ne past, and when her physician
lied that morning he found her door I
sked and Was unable to arouse any. :
2. Entering by means of a window =
found Mrs. Long sitting in a chair d
The window with her head resting d
the sill, while the room was fun ~ 9,
fumes from the stove. The phvs. al
ans supposition is that the lady was g
weak from illness that when she g
IND the gas filing the room she went y :,
the window. but was unable To onen =