Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-12
OVER IN MARYLAND.

The contract to build the new county
jail at Centreville has been awarded for
Sl3,27O.
Rock Hall crabbers and fishermen are
complaining of poor transportation iacili-
ties TO the city's markets.
Port Deposit has been selected for the
place for the convention of the Episcopal
diocese of Easton next June.
Il is said the yield of wheat on the late
Capt Andrew Woodall's farms in Cecil
and Kent counties will be 1000 bushels
this year.
During the thunderstorm on Saturday
afternoon Ernest Davidson, aged go years,
was struck by lightning at his home at
Davidsonville and Instantly killed.
A camp Of the Patriotic Order, Sons Of
America. was instituted at Port Deposit
last week. Camps have recently been
instituted at Elkton and Northeast
The Kent county School Board has
been petitioned to consolidate the Upper
and Middle Neck public schools into a
High School, 10 be located in Middle Neck.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. hae
decided TO tear down the old Susquehanna
River bridge between Perryville and Havre
de Grace, which towns refused it as a gift.
The baccalaureate sermon TO the West
Nottingham Academy graduates was de-
livered last Sunday evening by Rev. c.
Morton Sciple, pastor of Port Deposit
Presbyterian Church.
The new $50 900 administration build
ing at Washington College Chestertown,
will be named the William Smith Hall,
in honor of the first president of the
college, Rev. William Smith
BY falling down stairs at her home near
Fair Hill Mrs. Robert Anderson, an aged
lady, injured her skull and broke an arm
and three ribs. She is in a very serious
condition.
In falling at his blacksmith shop,
Herbert Moore of Centreville struck a
piece of iron pipe in such a manner as to
tear a hole in his left shoulder several
inches long.
Mrs Edward Stats, highly esteemed
woman of Sassafras, fell down a fight
OF stairs at her home, Sunday, seriously
iniuring herself about the body Her re-
covery is doubtful.
Rev. Wylis Rede Of Georgia, formerly
rector at Newport, Del, has been called
by the vestry Of St.. Mary Anne's Parish
of Northeast, to succeed Rev. j. Gibson
knatt, recently resigned.
The graduates of Jacob Tome Institute.
Port Deposit heard their baccalaucate
sermon Sunday morning from Rev Wallace
Radcliffe, pastor of the New York Avenue
/ Presbyterian Church, Washington, ID. G..
George W. Tucker, father of John NJ
Tucker of Elkton, while attending a
/ funeral in Chestertown on Wednesday
afternoon died suddenly. Deceased was
so years of age and leaves three children.
Messrs. L. C. Quinn, j. w. Lewis.
Frederick Dougherty, James Holland,
| John Evans, John II. Sterling and E. r.
/ Grandy were elected town commissioners
for Cnsiield at the annual election held
on Wednesday afternoon.
The directors of the Talbot County Fair
| Association are making arrangements for
a big Fourth of July celebration on the fair
grounds in Easton. Baseball, horse racing
and athletic sports win be INDUCED in
during the day, and a grand bali in the
evening, with display Of fireworks.
The body of Martin Nee. one Of the
three men drowned in the Susquehanna
River at McCall's Ferry, on April 7th.
while stretching a cable across the river
at that point, was not recovered until
Wednesday. Deceased was 40 years of
age and lived in Portland. Me His body
was shipped to his late home.
While worlmen were erecting a high
barn near Damascus yesterday the build
ing collapsed, sending headlong to the
| ground a number of workmen, three of
them being badly injured, but the others
escaped with a few slight cuts Those
/ badly injured were James Johnson. Rich
ard Knott and Isaac Thornton, the latter
colored.
While Mrs c.. H. Robey Of Conowingo
was sitting on her porch last Saturday
evening she was struck in the head by a
stray bullet and seriously but not dam
| gerously wounded. The shooting was
done by an Italian, who was shooting at
a target on the.hillsdc opposite the home
| of Mrs. Robey when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Rohey is being attended by Ds.
Roman and Ragan.
After being in session in Westminster
for the past three days the Maryland
! state Firemens Association closed its
session last evening by electing the fol-
lowing officers: President, Palmer Ten
nant Hagcrstown; Nico-Pcsident. Charles
/ p. Dahle. Baltimore; Secretary, J. p.
Mantz, Westminster; Treasurer. G.. w
Wright of Cambridge ANNAPOLIS was
selected as the next meeting place.