Evening journal., 1913-05-19

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELkTON Md, May 19-Elkton was
well represented at founders day
celebration OF Tome Institute. Port
Deposit, on Thursday, many making
the trip IN automobiles and train.
Dr. John Grier Hibben. of Princeton
University, delivered an address to
the students, his subject being win
ming Freedom"
The charter of Elkton is so far from
perfect that a committee has been ap-
pointed to draft another one, to be
passed by the next Legislature
Tho annual contest for prizes Of
fered by the dental department of the
University Of Maryland took place on
Saturday. DR.. L. Claude Sykes of
Elkton, was one Of the judges.
Chesapeake City young people will
have large dance on Decoration
Day. Jacobs Orchestra, OF Whining
ton, has been engaged to play for this
occasion.
Franklin public school will be closed
for the remainder Of the school year
for lack of attendance.
The Ladies' Guild has been formed
in Saint Mary's Protestant Episcopal
Church. North East. with Mrs. Charles
Day, president; Miss Mabel Day, Sec
retary, and Miss Bessie Wingate,
treasurer
Frederick S. Brown has sold TO the
Susquehanna Power Company twenty
nine acres of land along the Susque-
hanna river. for S2250.
The resignation Of Prof w. f. II.
Wentzal. Of West Nottingham Acad-
emy, will take effect at the close OF
the present term.
Messrs. Henry L. Constable, John
Groome Constable and Reginald Con-
stable, of Elkton, attended the funeral
of Miss Susie Constable, in Baltimore,
on Thursday. Miss Constable was a
cousin of the late Albert Constable, of
Elkton. She died in Washington on
Monday. Miss Mary Constable, of
Elkton, has spent the past year with
the deceased at her home in Washing
ton
Ralph Gassaway Brown, of Balti-
more. son of T. Bond Brown, formerly
OF Elkton, and Miss Eva Lydia Hamil-
ton, of Cochranville, Pa, were married
in Camden, n. j., on April %.
There will be no commencement eX-
crcises at the Chesapeake City High
School this year. Miss Mary Bawick
graduates from the commercial de-
/ partment but she was a member Of
the academic department and was
graduated from there last year
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jansen gave a
large party at their home. near Elk
ton, on Friday evening. Those enjoy
/ ing their hospitality were Mr.. and
4 Mrs. Armstrong Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Joseph Connor. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
I Hansell, Mr.. and Mrs Ray Hague,
Mrs. j. Heath, Mrs ]. Clay, Mrs Cur
tis Jones. Misses Lizzie Heath. Mollle
Keithley, Cora Arrants. Laura Deputy,
Clara Judgens. Sara Worth Mary
! Connor, Ethel Clay. Clara Jones, JOS
ephine Connor, Bertha Han, Harriet
Jones, Eleanor Hansell Freda Jansen
Messrs Walter Arrants, George and
Wendall Racine. Thomas and Berchall
Keithler, Walter Laws, William
Worth, John Maloney. Charles Jack
son. Clarence Heath. Lewis Peterson
George Noble, Hooper and Manly
Heath, Earl Jones. Harry Rothwell
Cornelius Gardullo. Isaac Simmons
John Stoops. Robert Jones. Washing
ton Holt and Raymond Hague.
The death OF John Hines occurred
at Port Deposit on Friday. May l6
Mr. Hines was a native of Port Dc
post and was in the 69th year of hh
age The funeral took place yester
day with interment in Asbury Gene
terry
Mrs. Rebecca IT. Richards, widow o
Jacob Richards died at her home
near Rising Sun. She leaves three
children. two daughters and a son
Mrs Richards was 80 years old.
The Arts and Crafts Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Robert c. Thackery
at her home on East Main street on
Friday afternoon.
The roads between Elkton and
Chesapeake City are being rebuilt Tho
rain of Saturday is said to have rem
dered them almost impossible.
The residence of Edward Diebert
on West Main street. is being i'm
proved by concrete walks.
The notice in THE EVENING
! JOURNAL of May 16 of the 72d ami
vesary of +. S. r. Butler. Of e. S. r
Butler & Son. book dealers, was OF
lespecial interest here. Recently an