Evening journal., 1913-02-17


ELKTON, Md. Feb. H.
The trustees OF the Aims House
and Insane Asylum of Cecn county
met in Elkton on Wednesday. They
reappointed James Hartnett superin-
tendent of the Aims House; Mrs. Mary
Hartwett. matron;; superintendent Of
Insane Asylum. Curtis Cameron; ma
tron. Mrs. Sarah Cameron; physici-
an. DR.. Winifred T. Morrison. OF Elk
ton. The Aims House physician is
DR.. p. b. Housekeeper. OF North East.
The will Of Henrietta NJ Bouchclle,
Of Chesapeake City, was probated on
Tuesday. Her husband. Byron Bou-
chelle, receives the income OF her
estate during his life and at his death
81 COO is TO be paid TO her grandson,
William Taylor Bouchelle when 2l
years OF age. The residue is TO be di-
vided among her sisters and brothers
who are Noble Ferguson, Ollie Pearce,
wife OF Thomas Pearce. Robert Fer
guson, Maria Budd, wife OF Harry
Budd, NJ e. Ferguson, j. f. Ferguson,
Porter Beaston, wife of George Beas-
ton Catherine Howard. wife Of VIII
liam Howard, OF Randalia.
The Will of Mrs. Elizabeth Sebold
Of Cherry Hill. has been filed at the
Register OF Wills Office. To her hus-
band she leaves her whole property
for his lifetime and at his death II is
to be divided among her children who
are Elwood r. Sebold, Elizabeth Y.
Yocum, wife OF Isaac r. Yocum
George W. Sebold and family. Alice
Ward. wife OF George W. Ward The
will was probated February II. 1903
The witnesses were Anna NJ Baker
and Mary Eva Blake.
The late Benjamin NJ. Mahoney. Of
Leslie, left TO his wife Louise d. Ma
honey his entire estate, excepting the
bequest of So apiece to his two chill
dren. Sarah and Robert Mahoney
The Maryland Board Of Public
Works on Monday elected a deputy
auditor. w A. Gillespie, of Baltimore,
being chosen.
BY decree Of the Circuit Court Of
Hartford county the franchise, prop
critics, etc. of the Susouehanna Pow
er Company will be sold.
The Court House and public Offices
in Elkton win hereafter be in charge
of William Mahan as. ianitor, Angus
tus A. Brown, who held that position
for thirty odd years. being obliged
to relinquish his duties.
The Red Men of Elkton will hold a
class adoption on Thursday evening
Elkton Conclave of Heptasophs, in
stalled new officers on Wednesday
night
The Beach Bottom Slate Quarries
of Hartford county have been sold to
the Proctor Slate Company for $685.
600.
Mount Olvet public schools have
been closed owing to the prevalence
Of measles
George r. Howard will sell his en-
tire stock and farming implements at
public sale.
BENJAMIN f. Johnson died at his
home in Perryman of apoplexy on
Wednesday, aged SO years He was a
son OF the late ex-sheriff and Mrs
Samuel NJ Johnson, OF Leslie. Mr.
Johnson had been postmaster at Per-
rymans for Is years
John f. Pierce, of Colora, ex-coun-
ty commissioner. is spoken OF as a
candidate for Sheriff OF Cecil county
on the Democratic ticket.
NAAOAh1l bOJ dURtdAiu ~
ElktOn last week. He was John Price
who has been living with Mrs. Victoria
Kirk. of Blue Ball He had been
placed their by a Children's Aid So
ciety OF Philadelphia.
An Elkton dealer has sold more
than FIVE hundred pounds of terrapin
since Christmas.
The Illness of Senator Omar ID.
CrOthers is causing his friends the
keenest anxiety. He has been suffer-
ing from hemorrhages of the stom-
ach for two or three days and his
condition is alarming. Senator
Crothers was taken to Union hospi-
tai on Friday.
Henry Veasey Ward died at his
home No 1908 Belvedere Terrace,
Baltimore on Friday of blood poison
ing. Mr.. Ward was a relative of the
old Ward family of Cecil county. He
married Miss Ella Ferguson, of Bal
timore who was a niece OF the late
William Ward Henderson Of Elkton.