Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-21
OVER IN MARYLAND.

Baseball enthusiasts IN Kent are trying
20 organize a county league
Thrown from horse while fox hunting,
q. Davis Noavitt OF Centreville fractured
an arm.
Charles W. Ward has been elected prcsi-
dent Of the rccently-organizcd fire com
pany at Porryville
Howard Whitby Of Centroville nearly
amputated three fingers OF his left hand
while feeding a woodsaw.
Their Goth wedding anniversary was
quietly celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. James
Sanders Of Greensboro. on Sunday.
Work that was held mp on the new
Opera House az Centreville during the
winter will be resumed in a few days
IN attempting to extingush lace cur
tain blaze Stephen Dennison and his wife,
OF Pennington, we're seriously burned.
One canning company in Kent county
has contracted with farmers TO plant 250
acres Of tomatoes for the coming season.
The annual defamation contest at Port
Deposit was won by Stanley NJ Walker,
'07, and Macmillan Esler won second
place.
After a shutdown of several months,
the Roland Manufacturing Co. s planning
mill at Port Deposit has resumed opera
ltions.
Members Of Banner Council o. u. A.
M nf Bay View, have presented the new
Northeast High School with a new Ameri-
can flag
Beulah Stradley, daughter of William
'Stradley OF Sassairas. has been taken TO
the Pasteur Institute to undergo treatment
ior mad dog bite.
Bishop Leighton Coleman Of the Diocese
OF Delaware made his annual lenten
visit 20 Elkton last evening, preaching
IN Trinity Church
A. G. Starr. general manager Of the
Maryland Telephone Co. of Hartford
county. has resigned his position, to take
effect on April lst
The new High School building at North
east was turned over to the Cecil County
School Board on Saturday by Contractor
A. NJ. Strickland of Elkton
Thomas H. McCay Of Salisbury has
been appointed travelling freight agent
for the Western Maryland Railroad, with
headquarters at liagorstown
John B. Heath has been appointed
section foreman OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road al lllkton. Go succeed Harvey j
Wills, transferred TO Washington.
a wild eat has been seen in the vicinity
oi Bush Chapel and a number of dogs
are reported 10 have been killed. Hunting
parties have failed TO locate the animal.
Officials Of Hartford County Agricultural
lnooiety report that the last fair netted
1920. They will decide in few days
whether or not thoy viii hold another
exhibition.
The new High School building at North.
feast, Cecil county, was opened with
Especial exercises yesterday. The build
9ing cost $4,000 and will accommodate
1880 children.
The Washington and Lee University
at Lexington, Va, has offered fire.,
scholarship for a term Of four years {,
fhe pupil showing the highest average al
fthe Tome Institute, Port Deposit.
BY the upsetting OF boat at Re,
Point, along the Northeast River, Car
lCole, colorcd. was drowned His mothe
tsaw HIM drown, but was unable to rcnde
tany assistance.
j.. 4. b. Day, Robert c. Shippers. Harr,
u. Harvey, James l.. Baker and Edwar,
FCampbell were elected Town Commits
sioners Of Northeast yesterday Their
were several tickets in the field
Farmers in the upper part Of Ceci
bounty are complaining about thei
lAborers leaving them 20 20 to work a
dcCall's Ferry, where an immense dan
is being built across the Susquehann
fRiver,
DIT. George H. Denny, president Of IN
Washington and lee University. at Les
sington, Va, has offered a free scholar
ship to student selected from Jacob Tom
lnstitute, Port Deposit, for the next scho,
kyear.
The comptroller Of the treasury hs
nade his quarterly distribution Of the fre
kschool books fund. Out Of total ,
$500 900. Cecil county win receive
50. 1882; Kent, S4,5S5S2, and Harfor,
s. .35273.
Prospecting for granite near Libert
p5rove, Cecil county, employees Of the Nj
iCall Ferry Power Co struck a depos
OF fine white sand, underlying which W,
n stratum Of white granite, and undl
this gray granite.
LOWS A. Crawford OF perryville M
been presented with a silver medal by q
United States Liiesaving Service Bures