Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-28
OVER IN MARYLAND.


More crabs are being caught at Centre
vile than for several years past.
A camp Of the Patriotic Order, Sons
of America has been organized at North
east.
After six years service Miss Nellie
Chapman has resigned as assistant post
mistress at Rising Sun.
The residence of George W. Campbell,
at Perryville, was partly destroyed by
fire yesterday morning.
The graduating class at the Jacob
Tome Institute, Port Deposit, has elected
+. Janney Smith president.
The graduates OF Caroline High School,
Denton. will be presented with their di-
plomas By Governor Warheld on June 9TH.
His right hand caught by a circular
saw Thomas N. McCinnes OF Morgneo,
lost parts Of all four fingers and the thumb.
Lockiaw. followed by death, resulted
from a horse owned by James Hobbs OF
near Greensboro, stepping on y rusty
screw.
Prominent growers Of the Eastern Shore
say the fruit was not injured by recent
frosts and that prospects are good for
large crop.
Elkton's Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Red
Cress has shipped six large cases of
clothing and bedding to the San Fran
cisco sufferers.
Profile Elio. an Italian employed on the
Susquehanna River bridge at Perryville
was drowned on Tuesday by accidentally
falling from the bridge
In runaway accident at Port Deposit
| Rural Mail Carrier Jacob Berricker and
his son were severely injured, the latter
being unconscious for some time.
Mrs. Sarah A. Atwell, one of the First
district oldest people, is dead at hei
home in Sassafras, at the advanced age
of 9l years. One son survives her.
In the presence Of the judges of the
Orphans Court, the Board of Election
Supervisors for Cecil county on Tuesday
burned the ballots cast at the last election
in furnace at the Ellkton pulp mill.
A movement is on foot to extend 9
branch road from Singerly Station, on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Oxford
Pa. to connect with the L., O. q ). roac
to Quaueyville and Lancaster, Pa.
After having been in session at Easton
but four DAYS the May term of the Circuit
Court for Talbot adjourned yesterday
until the November term. This Is thu
shortest term ever held in the county,
James Marcus, employed at the ElktoI
pulp works, met with a painful acciden
Yesterday when he had his left hanC
caught in the machinery and crushed
DR. Mitchell was summoned and dressed
the woundss
Fire Wednesday night destroyed th'
large barn and contents on the farm o
Edward s. Valiant, near Church Hill
Three valuable horses were also destroyed
, Loss estimated at 800. Origin Of tn
fro is not known.
Louis Atwood, who owns the Wilsol
farm on Red Hill, near Elkton, yesterda,
had q carload Of supposed gold-bearinl
quartz, discovered on his farm, shippe'
to Denver. Col. to be assayed. Il
claimed that the quartz win yield from
S. 10 $50 per ton.
Caught BY piece Of iron in the ma
chinery AZ Anthony's mill. four mile
from Denton, Edward Roe was whirle'
around the shaiting and thrown into
1 corner of the building, dying in less tha
: am hour after the accident. Nearly ever
{ bone in his body was broken.
Tho newly elected Board of Town Com
missioners for Chesapeake City met las
7 Tuesday night and organized by electn
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