Middletown transcript., 1901-03-30
MY MARYLAND

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OF Police of Port Deposit by the Town
Council for the ensuing year.
School Examiner George Biddle, Of
Elkton, is making tour of Cecil county
inspecting the ious public schools.
The Gamers on the Maryland PENN.
sula have decided to pay Sc per ton fol
tomatoes to growers the coming season.
H. B. Alexander has purchased the
farm in the Fourth district of Cecil county
belonging to James NJ. Ewing for 81 300.
A petition has been forwarded to Gov.
ernor Smith asking for the pardon Of
Harry Hoffman, now confined in the
Elkton Jail for bastardy.
John H. Gould, colored, was arrested
on Saturday for breaking into and rob-
bing the residence of Harry Budd, at
Cecilton, Cecil county, on Christmas Day.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
OF Sidney johnson, of Hopewell, Cecil
county, to Miss Tracie Moore Harlan, of
Little Britain, Lancaster county, Pa, on
Thursday, March 2S.
The jury in the damage suit of Heze-
klah Linthicum vs.. the County Commits
sioners of Howard county, for $1,000,
brought in verdict Saturday night for
one cent in favor of the plainiff.
A number of captains on oyster boats
were arrested in the Chesapeake Bay on
Saturday by Deputy Commander Charles
E. Martin, of the oyster police boat May
Brown charged with dredging out of
season.
Richard Hutchinson and George White
both colored, of Elkton, were given a
hearing before Justice Gilpin in Elkton
Saturday night on the charge of robbing
William Bowen of $780, They were held
for court.
Lieutenant II. A. Barber, of the Ninth
Cavalry of the United States army, sta
toned near Manila, has been promoted
to captain for bravery. He is a son of
the late Rev. T. P Barber, for many
years rector of Christ Church at Cam
bridge.
The Cecil County Farmers Club has
appointed committee to secure informa-
ton regarding the working of the rural
free mail delivery and also to confer with
the proper authorities at Washington, D.
c., in regard to having routes started in
Cecil county.
The annual municipal election of Elk
ton will be held on Monday, April s.
The contest this year promises to be un-
usually warm. The present Council some
months ago passed an ordinance prohibi-
ting pig pens within the city limits, and
the advocates of them will attempt to
elect Councilmen who will repeal the
law
The funeral of Rev. Benjamin F. Price,
the oldest minister in the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference, who
died at his home in Elkton Friday after
noon, took place Monday afternoon from
his late home, services being conducted
by number of the leading ministers of
the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference. His
remains were taken to Still Pond for in
terment.
Clerk of the Court John G. Williams,
at Elkton, reports having issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses during the past
week: George w. Blackway, of Middle
town, Del, and Annie T. Jones, of Ches-
apeake City; Eugene Price and Emma L.
Ferguson, both of Appleton; Henry B.
Patten and Emma Beatrice Keilboltz,
both of Rising Sun; James W. Faulkner
and Sarah E. Alexander, both of North
East; Harry G. Irwin, of Theodore, and
Emma Massey, of Chester, Pa; William
Goodnow and Ethel Ferguson, both Of
North East; Ralph 7. Brown and Will
nina Gibson, both of Bay View.