Newark post., 1913-06-11
HERE AND THERE

ly Hall, alleging that it's effect
would be the causing of the loss
and damage to the plant from
freshets in the stream.
Elkton Town Council has re.
elected V. r. Bennett, secretary;
W. r. Gilpin, town treasurer; and
George Potts town bailiff.
W. W. johnson Of Perryman,
Md, has sold the camp meeting
grounds at Leslie on the B. & O.
r. r. to the National Local Preach
ers' Association for $3.50.
The Iron Hill team of the Pen
Mar Base Ball League cleared $62
from it's recent strawberry festival
II. c. Litzenberg of Elkton, was
awarded the parlor lamp and the
year old son Of Edgar Kitchens Of
the Newark section, s. in gold.
The old Brock residence on Main
street, Elkton, has been sold by
Howard Clark, the owner, to A.
Haberman for $500.
Subscriptions to the auto truck
fund of the Singerly Fire Company
Of Elkton, up to Saturday totaled
$625.
ID. J. Ayrest, superintendent of
the Radna Pulp Mill, EllIton, ran
his Cadillac in the Wilmington
Dover auto contest on May 81, and
won third prize.
| Providence Base Ball Team will
hold a strawberry festival on
Thursday and Friday evenings
with ice cream, cake and candy OIL
sale.
Mrs George NJ. Campbell of the
Iron Hill section, sustained frac-
ture of a small bone in her ankle
when her carriage was upset on,
upper North street, EIkton, one
day last week. A horse that had
run away from Elk Mills came up
behind her buggy, dragging some
of its harness which caught in one
Of the wheels, upsetting the vehicle.
DR.. II. A. Mitchell treated Mrs.
| Campbell, who was later taken to
her home.
Reused by the barking Of their
dogs, early one morning last week,
Henry Mitchell and wife found
their bedroom at their home on f.
Main street, Elkt0n, filed with
gas and themselves choking from
| the fumes. The supply Of gas had
failed during the night at tho
works and coming on again, escap-
ed through the open Jet. Among
others who had a like experience,
was Russell B. Grant, clerk iii r.
B. Frazer's drug store.
Hamilton Price, well-known
farmer and carpenter, 81 years old,
of the Earlville, Md, section near
MiddIetoWn, was found dead on
Friday morning, in a vacant ten
ant house on his farm, with the
side Of his head blown away by a
charge from single barrel shot
gun. He had been more or less &c
| G nitric Of late and had evidently
taken his life. He owned his farm
and had other Investments. Six
children, three sons and three
daughters, survive him. His wife
died several years ago.
Mrs. Virginia Rutter of 1901
! Spring Garden street, Philadelphia
and her colored maid, Mobile
Simms, were removed from a north
bound express at French street
station, Wilmington, on Saturday
afternoon, on orders from Elkton
! and were later turned over to Sher-
iff Perkins, who later lodged them
in the Cecil county jail along with
john Henning, Mrs. Rutter s
chauffeur, who had been captured
previously. Mrs. Rutter, the aunt
Of Mrs. Josephine Maurer, who,
with her son conducts the whole
sale drug business Of Maurer and
Son, at 33l North Eighth street,
Philadelphia, spent last week at
/ Mrs. Maurer's summer home at
Woodlawn, near Port Deposit, ar
ranging for a family reunion on
Sunday. About III a. m. on Sat
ruday, fire broke out in the house
which was badly damaged. Mrs.
2utter telephoned Mrs. Maurer
who. she said, told her to pack up
what furniture she could save and
Ct out. Oil, it is said, was found
poured or thrown about the prem
ises. Mrs. Rutter, it is said, claims
that she dumped the oil from lamps
which she put in trunks, and denies
setting fire to the house. The
State Fire Marshall will investi-
gate the matter.
Women of the New Century Club
by a final hustle managed to sell
the reo,lired number of tickets and