Middletown transcript., 1904-02-13
MARYLAND NOTES

The new basket factory at Chesapeake
City is about ready to commence opera
tions.
Rev. A. E. Whatman, rector of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church, at Cam
bridge, has rendered his resignation.
Petitions, largely signed, will be pre-
sented to the Legislature, asking for the
passage of prohibitory law for Sails
bury.
Game wardens in several counties on
the Eastern Shore report that quail and
pheasants have suffered little from the
severe cold weather.
William Holton, Jr., of Iron Hill, had
one of his arms broken by his vehicle
upsetting in deep side-ditch along the
Elkton-Newark road.
The Philadelphia & Baltimore Steam
boat Company will shortly add an extern
sion of 100 feet to its large pier at Town
Point, on Elk River.
The cost of building Tome Institute
and beautifying the grounds thus far
is estimated at 100000 The endowment
fund of the school is now nearly S3,000,-
900.
The girl students at the Jacob Tome
Institute, Port Deposit, have formed So
ciety to be known as the Jacob Tome
Band of Mercy, with Miss Grace Holm
president.
The report of Isaac Hecht, City Treas
urer of Have de Grace, shows that there
was a cash balance of $2045.93 in the
Treasury at the beginning of this month.
The all-day rally services at North East
M. E. Church were largely attended Sum
day and nearly enough money was raised
to liquidate the debt against the new
church.
Major William A. Wright, of Elkton,
will accompany Captain Earle D. A.
Pearce, OF the United States army, on
his tour of inspection of Maryland Ma
tional Guards of his visit this week to
Salisbury, Cambridge, Easton, Centre
vile, Westminster, Hagerstown, Cum
berland and Rockville.
Serious damage is feared at Colchester
when the ice breaks up.
Several Carroll County public schools
have been closed owing to diphtheria.
February term of Carroll County Cir
cult Court, begun Monday, has n trials,
appeals and 10 originals on the docket.
Rev. D. J. Wolfe, pastor of the Glade
Reformed Church, Walkersyille, has ac-
cepted call to the Reformed Church at
Tayeytown.
Representative Collins bill providing
for whipping in Talbot County
Jail has been approved by the Judiciary
Committee of House of Delegates.
Petitions signed by nearly every resi-
dent of st. Michael's vii! be presented to
Talbot County Commissioners asking for
a bridge over Rolls Creek, near st.
Michaels.
According to report OF the Commits
sioners of Fisheries for Maryland for the
past year, it states more fish are now
shipped annually out Of Maryland than
were caught altogether % years ago, and
that there were 1900 persons engaged
in fishing in Maryland during 1908. The
number of fry hatched and distributed
during 1902 and 1908 was as follows:
Shad, S7,05O,0O0; white perch, 116,930,-
BOO; yellow perch, 262,4Oo,OOo: rainbow
trout, $4,000; brook trout, 2,500,000;
black bass, 5000.
A bill to amend the law in regard to
pensions for teachers who have served
for 25 years by absolishing the age limit
Of 60 years was introduced by Senator
Thomas on Wednesday. 1t is lis object
to eliminate the age limit SO as to pen
sion all teachers of good record who have
taught 25 years and are no longer able by
reason of infrmity to teach.