Newark post., 1912-03-20

dent; John Kay, vice-preSldent;
Arnold c. Cooke. secretary;
Thomas Kay. assistant secretary
Charles p. Cooke. treasurer, and
Leon Willis. manager. \ festival
for the teams benefit will be held
in Carter's Hall on the evenings
Of March %, 30.
Thomas Moss. director OF mu,
sic at Tome Institute. gave a fine
organ recital in the Elkton Pres
bvterian church on Wednesday
evening. assisted by Miss Eliza
beth Ford, Of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Charles b. Finley and Mr.. Charles
Blake. in vocal numbers. before a
) large and appreciative audience.
Miss Hershey. field manager Of
the Chautauqua Circle Of Swarth
more College. Pa. was in Elkton
during the week sounding senti-
ment and probable support of
"Chautauqua Week" here during
the coming summer and it is I'M
derStood met with considerable
announcement.
Frank Pierson. aged 81 Years. a
! WcIl-knoWn fisherman and water
man. who lived alone in a cabin
on Clay's Shore. on Elk River, a
short distance below Elkton. and
had grown Respondent, on Thurs
day. was found lying dead on his
bed, having fired a charge Of shot
into his breast. He put the muzzle
Of the gun against his body and
worked the trigger with his toe
He had purposed using bateau,
in which he had spent some time
putting an engine, but suddenly
tired of the struggle for existence
and got the notion that life to him
was not worth living. His funeral
was held on Saturday. with inter
ment in the NJ. f. cemetery. at
Cherry Hill.
John W. Yocum. a fireman at
the Kenmore Paper Mill, at Provi-
dence. was acquitted on Wednes-
day after trial before Judges Ad-
lIins and Hopper in the Circuit
Court. Of the charge of non-sup-
port preferred by his wife. who
still lives with him. The couples
trouble dated from the marriage Of
their 16~year-old daughter last
June. to which the husband was OPP
posed. The court advised them to
bury their past differences and
strive to arrange matters to each
others satisfaction hereafter.
The School Board. for lacE, of
funds. has been compelled to with
mold the mid-term payment of
teachers salaries. The County Com
mlSSioners We're enjoined last sum
mer from borrowing money to tide
over emergencies, but a bill is pend
ing in the Legislature giving them
such power. which has not yet been
enacted.
The recent heavy rains caused
freShet in the Big Elk which, with
high tide on Thursday evening.
overtlowed lowlands in and near
Ellton and flooded cellars and
yards in the "hOllow' on Main
street. Fears were felt for the
launches bat they all escaped dam
'Ihn gtpnf.h nf thn INll-+,,,
Glasgow road. from the bridge near
Davis and Vinsinger's Mill tow
and the foot Of Creswell's S Hill.
which had been raised last August
much above it's old level, was badly
washed and was closed to travel for
several days. An abutment of the
new bridge. recently erected over
the Big Elk at Ricketts, Mill was
considerably damaged by the food,
as was also the dam Of the Elk
, River Light and Power Company.
on the site Of the old Parke's Roll
ing Mill. near BarKsdale.
The contest instituted by George
f. l.. Hess, of Fair Hill, Demo-
cratic candidate at the November
election for Long Term or Four
: Year County Commissioners ON the
ground that his opponent, E. Will
mer jackson, Republican, who was
returned elected by majority of
6S votes, should not have been
nominated, as the retiring Long
Term Commissioner. John +.
/ Pierce, hailed from the same (the
y SIXTH District, was decided or
e by Judges Adkins and Hopper in
J. the Cecil Circuit Court on demlr.
|, rers filed to Mr.. Hess petition by
a II. NJ. Mccullough. Esq. counse
for Mr.. jackson. An act of tn,
. Legislature Of 1910 grouped tn,
nina aIact iop IL icf al arc, ,f @b,