Middletown transcript., 1899-09-02
MY MARYLAND.

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Ex.Congressman Daniel III. Henry
died In Cambridge on Wednesday, aged
rs years.
Mr.. George e. Leary. senior member
OF the well-known business firm Of
George =. Leary d Son. OF Rock Hall,
died after an illness Of several weeks,
on Saturday morning, Aug. 26th.
The iron mills OF the Mccullough
Iron Company, at North East. Cecil
county, have resumed operations and
will soon operate the plant by steam
instead OF water power, which 10 now
used.
Cerehso spinal meningitis has made
Its appearance among the stock In the
upper portion OF the county. BENZ.
McVey, OF Pennington, has recently
lost three horses and Abrsm Green, OF
West Nottingham, has lost one from
the disease. .-Elkton Appeal.
w. Harper McFeely, one OF the
prominent young business men Of
Chestsrtown, died ut o hospital near
Baltimore, on Monday morning. Mr..
McFeely was forty years Of age, and
was the eldest OF the three sons OF Mr..
William J. McFeely, an old and highly
respected citizen Of Chestertown.
The following jurors for the First
and Second Districts have been drawn
for the Cecil county court which meets
Monday, Sept. is: First, Thomas G.
Cruikshank, Walter w. Allen, John E.
Ferguson, Elias e. Marsh; Second,
James T. Houck. George N. Bennett,
George w. Lum. James s. Hopper,
Wesley Clayton, John M. Reed.
Lieutenant John G. Constable,
second son Of Albert Constable, ESQ,
OF Elkton, will be one OF Maryland'sl
four officers in the new volunteer army
now forming on the recent call for SER
vice In the Philippines. he was recon-
mended last week BY Governor, Lowndes
and has received . Communication
from Secretary OF War Root that his |
commission will be- forwarded In o few
days. ssaxao aair la1af
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Coroner Dean has received o letter
from Mrs, John J. ZlgIer, of New
Orleans; Las, . sister of w. b.. Hart
man. who was killed by train ht Edsf'
station, Cecil Co., on August 13.. The
letter states that, Mr.. Hartman was an
epileptic sufferer for years, thathe es-.
capsd from o sanitarium last May and
had not been heard from from that |
time until bis death In such, q tragic |
manner. ..,.S,,. Il. |
On Tuesday the Queen Anne's Go. |
Convention elected mem.
bers Of the State Central COMMITTEES rs
follows: John e. Wilson, Albert Cowi
man, David Wallace and John 2. For-
tsstsr. The following were elected /
delegates 10 the State Convention: John |
3 Wilson, Sydney 2. Townshend, John
2. Forester and George Fl. Les. The
adjourned to meet Tuesday,
September rs, for the purpose OF nom-
Inatirg county ticket. Resolutions
the administrations of Presi-
ient Mckinley and Governor Lowndss
we're adopted.
Col. w. Scott Roberts, senior editor
If the Centrevills Record had Q
narrow escape on Sunday evening at
Queenstown. He, with several other
'assengsrs, was-ln stage coach to 60 [
rom Queenstown to Centreytlle..i In
;urning round on the pier, the driver
,acked the stage overheard, throwing
5ol. Roberts fat on his back into the
liver. The WATERWAYS about four feet
leep, and numbered piles are driven
lose by. Had Colonel Roberts fallen
N one Of these it would hare severely
injured him. As soon as be. could re!
'ain his teet he walked to the embank-
0ent and climbed out. He secured
hange Of clothes and hired team to
AIRY him home. none the worse for
he accident with the exception OF the
ucking be received. The other pas
angers in the stage, having something
hold on TO, were not thrown out Of
be vehicle.