Middletown transcript., 1901-05-18
MY MARYLAND

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William M. Tyson, well-known far
mer residing at Singerly, died on satur
day last, aged 20 years. Mr.. Tyson wa
a son of Matthias Tyson.
George Sutten, farmer of the Seventh
district, was stricken with paralysis on
Monday, and is in a critical condition al
his home near PerryviIle.
A large delegation of citizens from the
First district appeared before the School
Commissioners on Tuesday seeking in
creased school facilities at Cecilton.
Rev. Joseph Gwynn has succeeded
Rev. ]. H. Scott as pastor of Wright's
A. M. E. Church, Elkton. The latter
was transferred to Baltimore charge
From twenty sheep Mr.. William f.
DeFord, of Kent county, sheared 175
pounds of wool, for which he received
S33.25. This is wool record hard to beat.
On Tuesday evening last a fire of un-
known origin destroyed the barn on the
farm of Thomas Major at Cowantown.
The property was insured for about $500.
The twenty-seventy annual meeting of
the Maryland State Homeopathic Med
ical Society will be held in Baltimore,
beginning Tuesday, May 81, and ending
Thursday, May %.
Arrangements are now being made for
the thirty third annual convention of the
diocese of Easton, which will be held in
st. Peters Church, at Salisbury, begin
ming Tuesday, June 4.
The Hartford School Board is trying to
arrange plans to keep the public schools
in the county open until the latter part |
OF June, instead of closing on June l, as
has been customary.
A 10-year-old son of John Wiley, near
Rising Sun, Cecil county, was bitten on
the hand by dog supposed to be mad,
ON Sunday, and taken to the Pasteur In
stitute, Monday, for treatment.
Charles E. Egan, of Baltimore, who
recently purchased the Cecil Paper Mill
near Rising Sun, has sold the
to Charles F. Lafean, paper
manufacturer, of York, Pa, for $4,000.
United States Senator George L. Well
ngton has accepted an invitation to
address the Mt. Vernon Literary Society
vt the commencement exercises of Wash
ngton College, at Chestertown, next
month.
Capt. Andrew Woodall, of Georgetown,
purchased at public sale last week the 7.
]. Shallcross farm, situated in Queen
anne county, near Crumpton. The !
arm contains about 400 acres, and the
rice paid was $500.
Mr.. Stevenson Archer died early Sat-
rday morning at the residence of Judge
frederick Stump at Perry Point, near
erryville aged 83 years. Mr.. Archer 7
'as son of the late DIR. Robert Archer, o
prominent physician of Hartford county. 7
DR.. John W. Webb, prominent ply
clan OF Maryland, is dangerously ill at b
is home, in Howard county. He was il
rlcken with paralysis last Friday. He S.
62 years of age and was soldier in the h
ontederate army during the civil war d
Henry Lauman, of Ellicott City, has o.
ceived telegram from the army Off iC
ais at San Francisco stating that his 81
n, Ernest H. Lauman, died in the gen. III
al hospital, at Presidio, Cal. He had W
st returned home from the Philippines. OF
Herbert Simpson, of Washington, D =;
, author of The Tory Maid, has pur- +.
ased the old homestead of William s. ~
alker near Chestertown, for $4,000. ", ~
le scene of The Tory Maid is laid in .,
ent and Cecil counties, and Mr.. Stimp- r
spent some time in Kent gathering tr
ia for the book. pa
Ihe duck-blind owners in South river f. m
We presented largely signed petition De
Governor Smith, protesting against the
eyed action of Captain c. E. Martin, in =
owing the May Brown, of the State cu cu
sherry force, to be used to carry lumber di
and aid in the erection of duck-blinds an
ntrary to law. gu
Asa 0. DEMO, who held the position of
I'd foreman of engineers on the P W to
b. railroad between PHILADELPHIA and sa
ashington, died Saturday morning at or OF,
home in Wilmington, aged 70 years. Gu
ty-four years of Mr.. Denio's life were us
INT on the road, and at the time of his ac'
ath he was on the pension list created t;c c
the pennsylvania railroad on January wi
, 1900 The deceased leaves a widow CO.
1 eight children. ing
caveat has been filed to the will of &C
late Miss Marie Weistling, who died
Frederick, on January 22d last, leav- On
an estate valued at $4,000. The = 8n
eat is filed by relatives of the de. Str
sea- alleging mental incapacity and
1ue influence. Among the benefieiar-
under the will are $50, 900 to the Pres.
erlan Board of Missions, $4,000 to
Congregational Home Missionary g. cat