Newark post., 1912-07-24

ana IL. W. Smltn. OF baltlmOfe,
have formed and secured a charter
for the Chesapeake City Develop
ment Company. They have pur-
chased 100 acres of land near that
town for the concern s purposes.
Troubled by IA slide in the Ches-
apeake and Delaware Canal, near
Summit Bridge. the management
of the waterway is seeking to REM
edy the trouble by driving long
piliny into the bank. A large pile
driver from Chester. Pa. has been
at work for several days past.
Former Attorney General w. L.
IIensel last Friday purchased, for
d Philadelphia syndicate, from the
bondholders Of the Lancaster, Ok
ford and Southern r. r., for
$4,000. all their interest in the
line, which has % miles Of track
from Oxford to Peach Bottom,
and a fair equipment. The road,
which had S25O.QOO liabilities. was
sold to the bondholders some
months ago for $4,000. There
was talk of converting it into a
trolley line with possible exten-
sion to Newark or a junction with
the Wilmington and West Chester
line.
Under the will of the late
Charles G. Crothers, who died at
his home in Elkton in, 1897. his
brother. the late Governor Austin
l.. CrOthers. Was to receive the
Crulkshanll property. on North
street. Elkton. now known as Me
chanis Hall. and two building lots
in Wilmington. Del. Another
brother, Alpheus r. Crothers. was
to have a small farm in the Eighth
district. near Oakwood. and $500
in cash. DR.. Ransom r. Crothers.
of Colora. was to receive $500, and
DR.. \. c. Crothers. of Havre de
| Grace. $500. and an equal share
with Austin l.. Crothers. Of the
residue OF the estate Q. C. and
A. l.. Crothers were named as eX-|
ecutors, but the latter was entrust-
ed with the entire management of
the estate. Dr. A. G.. Crothers has
fled a petition in the Cecil Or
phans' Court praying that Omar
d. and Emerson Il. Crothers. CO.
heirs and c0-eXecutors OF Austin
i. Crothers. be required to furnish
full itemized statement of the
assets belonging to the estate of
Charles G. Crothers. Of which he
declares no inventory was ever
returned to the court nor any dis
tribution made so far as the
court IS records disclose
Several sections of Cecil and
Hartford counties were swept By
a tornado about ) q clock on Sun
day evening, which III the space OF
half an hour did a vast amount of
damage. The loss m and around
Aberdeen. on the p. 3. & w. r. r.
is put at about $4,000. There was
considerable damage at Havre de
Grace. mostly to trees and roofs
and growing crops. Two storms
met at Port Deposit, where the
loss was quite heavy, and great
damage was done along the rail
road from that town to the Me-
Call s Ferry dam. Corn was level
/ led. wheat shocks and stacks
blown over. trees uproeted and
buildings unroofed. Like damage
was done around Perryville,
North East and other points be-
low Elkton. All over Elllton trees
were broken or uprooted, and
East Main street. where the trees
are mostly Of older growth. was
rendered impossible by trunks,
limbs and fallen telephone and
electric light wires. The town was
in darkness during the night.
Corn was leveIled in many
fields, and hay, wheat and straw
stacks were blown over. The storm
was violent in Elk river. Several
launches were caught in the blow
but their occupants escaped in
jury. Capt. Swings big craft, the
Ono II. was blown ashore off Town
, Point. and a schooner which had
brought a load of wood to the Elk
ton pulp mill and was ON her way
to the bay. was capsized.
An excursion party OF about
400 Slavs. who came to Elkton in
, the morning in a special train OF