Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
PENINSULA NEWS.

| Greek, where he was born, Thoma
Muneey did Monday. He had neve
seen a railroad train and had neve
tasted liquor nor tobacco. A widow
eight children, 25 grandchildren, 1
great'grandchildren and one great
great,grandchild survive him.
The James F. Powers Foundry Com
pany Of Elkton, has under considers
tion plans for the erection Of bricl
foundry plant on West High street, ad
joining the railroad. Greater facili
ties are required by the ever increasing
business Of the firm. More hands viii
be put on and Elkton expects this in
dustry to be wif elv developed through
the energy of President Powers.
The six-year-old son Of Samuel B
McCrone, who formerly resided neal
Elkton, but who now lives near Aber
deem, was killed by being kicked by i
horse on Thursday mprnin The child
was playing on the lawn with its brother
and was tr, ing to catch the horse
which was grazing nearby, the animal
struck at the little fellow hitting him
in the breast. He died about Is min.
utes later.
Word has been received in Whining.
ton that F. E. Bach has been promo
ted to be chief Of the bureau Of statis-
ties Of the Cuban customs service and
will enter upon his duties on June l..
Colonel G. II. Burton, former Della
warean, made the first invest ,ation of
the recent postal cases in Cuba, and
William B. Smith of EIkton, post
Office inspector, who is we'll known
here, is continuing the investigation
50 that this vicinity is well represented
in Cuba.
Charles Scott, aged 80 years, ,stagger-
ed into ''cider joint" in Easton last
Monday night and at his request was
given a bed. In 10 minutes he was
dead. An Investigation by the States
Attorney and physician determined
the fact that his death was from tie
effects of protractrd dsbauch. Scott
was the grandson Of Jesse Scott, of
Chapel district, in his day a prominent
politician and man Of wealth. Charles
Scott inherited good property, near.
Iy all Of which he hal spent. He was
not married.
Henry R. II. Dingley, now Of Maine,
but recently of Hancock, Nd, and Miss
Ella Jane Holly, Of Amaranth, Pa,
were married last Thursday 10 Cum
berland, Md, by Rev. Frederick B.
HoWden. While on his way to the
home of the bride on the morning of
the wedding day Dingley's bicycle
broke down and, unable to get any
other vehicle, be was compelled to walk
20 miles under hot sun and over
road to attend the we'd
ding. Mr.. Dingley fought in Cuba
during the Spanish war and is rela-
tive Of the late Congressman Nelson
Dingley.
The fact has just been learned
of a remarkable accident which occur
red on the farm of SnoWden Thomp-
son, near Highland, Howard county,
Nd, Friday afternoon. A little dog be-
longing to Miss Clara Thompson,
laughter of Snowden Thompson, fell
nto a well near The house. The ap.
)aratus for drawing the water was two
buckets attached TO either end of a
,hain passed over a wheel made fast
above the well. The we'll was IS feet
leep. Miss Thompson volunteered to
1eceDd on ladder attacked to one end
If the chain in place Of bucket, and
ler parents agreed to lower her into
he well. The lowering process was
successfully performed, hut when Mr..
ind Mrs. Thompson began drawing the
7oung lady and her dog, which she had
secured, to the surface the fixture at
The top Of the well collapsed, ,precipitat-
ng her into the chilling water. She
leld o. to the ladder and dog however,
and, the ladder being Of sufficient
ength to keep her head above water,
'he remained on it until rescuers ar
rived, an hour and a half later, The
fixture, as it went down, narrowly
missed striking the young lady. The
'ather and mother screamed for assist
snee, which came as promptly as pos
,ible, the nearest neighbor living three
'ourths of mile away. Samuel Bos-
we'll, aged about rs years, swan the
Patuxent river and was one of the first