Middletown transcript., 1899-08-05
MY MARYLAND.


G. H. Price, Of BeltertoD, viii have
500 baskets OF peaches. DR.. W.
Maxwell expects 10000 baskets of
pears Of which 5000 will bs the Bart
let's.
William Ii. Lynch, residing near
North East, was knocked down by
horse aud run over by heavy farm
wagon, breaking his collar-bone and
two Of his ribs. He was otherwise
injured.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Duncan, who for
the past nine yeara has been rector OF
st. Stephens Protestant Episcopal
Church, at EarleyilIe has sent his rei
signation to the official board of the
church. DIR. Duncan has recently re.
turned from a trip to Scotland.
Thomas j. Heating, trustee, sold at
public sale in Easton on Tuesday, the
"Wilton" farm, belonging to the estate
Of the late John Copoage. situated near
Wye Mills, and containing 1011 acres,
to Hiram G. Dudley, Of Baltimore, at
500. 55 per acre, aggregating S29, sos.
The total sales of the Coppage real es-
state aggregate about $4,000.
Sales of Talbot real estate last week
included the purchase of Satanstoe, or
the Hanna farm, on Miles River, near
Easton, by ]. Edward Tyler, of Balti-
more, for $1,000. Mr.. Tyler will
make it his summer home. At the
sale of the Holiday real estate, near
Easton, Mr.. James Dixon bought
Faulsey, 241 acres for $1,000, and Mr..
Michael B. Nichols, Mistletoe Hall.
221 acres for SIS, 100.
Mr.. Henry A, Kraft, one of the
highly respected and oldest citizens of
the county, died of paralysis at bis
home, near Galena, at o'clock P. NJ,
on Monday, aged 81 years. The old
gentleman, enfeebled by age and an ac-
tive life, was stricken on Monday while
| lying on a sofa in his home. He sus-
tanned serious inj ries by fall during
the winter from which he never en-
tirely recovered, but was able to some
times drive to Galena. Until this &C.
cident he was hale and hearty as many
much younger men. Funeral services
will be held in st. Dennis's Church, on
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock; inter.
ment in cemetery at Lambson's S.R-
tion. .-Chestertown Transcript.
4 Chestertown has just gone through
an exciting contest for the honor o.
unwilling new public fountain which
the Ladies' Town Improvement Asso
citation recently purchased in Whining
ton. 1t was proposed to bestow thi
honor upon the young woman whl
would secure the largest number o
votes at five cents a vote. The cam
paign started off with Miss Ida Oren
Smith, the 6'year-old daughter o
Charles s. Smith, aud Miss Rebecci
Aldridge, daughter of another mer
chant, leading long list of candidates
The contest continued to increase il
interest until Monday. Women tool
the street for campaigning purposes
bulletins were posted, and gradual.
the fountain fund assumed surprising
proportions. After 6 O'Clock the stand
ing of the two contestants was kept |
profound secret, and interest ran high
To cap the climax, at two minutes
before 10 o'clock man planked dowr
500 for little Miss Smith, securing hel
selection by majority of 1884 votes
The net proceeds from the contest
amounted to $23S.05. The forma
unwilling will take place within thl
next fifteen days. (If there were no
heart burnings after that contest ther
the people of Chestertown are unlike
those of other towns where similar
contests have been held.-ED.)