Evening journal., 1913-04-12

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Md, April 12.-Deputy
Sheriff Miller on Wednesday recover
ed a horse belonging to William C..
Parrott, of Talbot county, who had
sold it TO a band Of gypsies, they hav-
ing promised to pay for il the day
after the purchase
The reading circle of the Third dis
trict school teachers will meet on
next Tuesday evening in the room Of
the school board in the Court House.
The Elkton Banking and Trust
Company has elected Clarence Diggs
of Northeast assistant cashier. The
cashier is yet to be named
School Commissioners Wilmer J.
Falls. Arthur Hawey and Dr. Jeness
met in regular session this week
The designations OF Miss Esther
White and Miss Carrie f. Woodrow
were received Miss Gertrude Touch
stone was appointed teacher in place
OF Miss Woodrow The schools will
he closed for the summer on May 30.
The examiner was ordered to ar
range dates FOR the commencements,
and also to obtain rates for station
cry for the coming year. A special
session will be held April 26 to ex-
anime teachers reports for the term
just ending.
Mary Z. Jones and A. J. Jones. Sr.
have transferred twenty-three acres
of property in the Sixth district to
Biles and Cameron for S1,650.
Adolph Joseph Siebert, of Philadel-
phia, has bought for $3.50, a fifty
acre property in the Fifth district
from David S. English and wife, Of
Camden. n. J.
The monthly meeting OF the County
Commissioners was held on Thursday
Numerous claims against the county
were ordered paid
A delegation from the lower part Of
the county appeared. asking that a
quarter of a mile stretch of road
from Sandy Branch TO the Mason
and Dixon line" he improved by oys-
ter shells Messrs John Piser.
George W Merritt. William Price. w
d. Bradford and J. u. r. Price pre-
sented the petition The Commission
ers promised to attend TO the matter
Hiram e. Chase. local superin-
tendent Of the telephone district Of
Havre de Grace. has been succeeded
by William II. Logan, OF Charles
town.
The Elkton Improvement Associa-
tion will meet i'm Council Hall on
next Monday evening.
Frcedus T. Johnson and wife have
sold to William r. Cameron. a
property in the Sixth district. con-
tanning seventy acres. for S4,100.
Harvey r. Alexander has bought
from William l.. Gross and wife, "a
acres of land at Pilot, for 500 and
other considerations
Thomas. billiard and Crosley r.
Meus have had transferred to them
the Bradbury property Of three
double houses, on East High street,
by William S Evans, trustee, for
S2.225.
James Frazer Evans and William
S. Evans, trustees, offered the Beste
farm for sale on Tuesday but as only
$1,000 was bid, the property was held
for private sale.
Samuel r. Hall has bought the Nc
Vey land. containing 30 acres. from
Trustees W. S. and j. f. Evans. for
$1,000.
While en- route from Philadelphia
to Baltimore, the steam barge, Frank
Riley" with a cargo of sand, broke
part of her machinery as she was
passing through the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal on Monday. This ne
cessitated trip to Wilmington fol
repairs.
The students Of domestic science in
the Northeast High School gave a
lunch on Monday. which was the re-
suit Of their training, and was all pre-
pared and served at the school
At the Powers Foundry. in Elkton
James F. Powers. while superintend-
ing a large casting. was overcome by
gas. He soon recovered.
Richard Dallam. of Hartford county
is one of the presidents of the Nation
al Gamers Association, which is to
hold its next meeting in Baltimore,
Mr. Dallam is a brother-in-law OF
Mrs William II. Mackall, of this town.
The presidents annual address to
the Cecil County Medical Society
will be deiverled by Dr. II. Arthur