Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-24
News Notes in and Around EIkton

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON, Md. March 24-That he
is a candidate for Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue Emerson r. Crothers. OF
Elkton cmphatically denied.
The Susquehanna river now is the
home of the herring. To Walter Samp-
son. OF Rock Run. belongs the dis
tinction OF securing the first one.
There will be a meeting i'm the In
terests Of the Boy Scouts I'm Elkton
at the Armory tomorrow evening to
organize a council II. Lawrence Ed
dy, scout commissioner of Baltimore.
will make an address.
A private room has been furnished
in Union Hospital by contributions
from the First District Auxiliary and
we'll Wsher OF Baltimore The
Fourth district Auxiliary has furnish
ed a room In the new addition. The
Second District ever active, have
through their auxiliary donated three
beds in the Womans Ward and much
other furniture
I Thieves are active in the Sixth dis
trict. Peter Nesbitt has asked Sheriff
1 j. VIII Perkins 20 help him find a
horse and carriage which we're taken
from another resident OF that neigh
borhood.
Jesse Walters has been awarded a
verdict for $4,000 for injuries received
at Oxford. Pa. when he was alightina
from a train on the Central Division
OF the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
/ Washington Railroad Company.
Benjamin Reed. while using a hay
fork in a barn near Greenhuri i. accl-
dentally fell TO the floor of the build
/ ing and was injured internally.
The Rev G.. b. Dryden. pastor OF
Leeds Methodist Protestant church,
has been invited by the official board
/ 70 return for another year His sal
/ airy has been increased 500.
The McCall's Ferry Company will
be compelled by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania to construct q fshway
within six weeks.
The two story home Of David Barr
near Lombard, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday.
The marriage Of Miss Lille NJ
Churchman and Amos w. Gibson. OF
Calvert, took place at the home OF the
! brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Amassa
iChurcshman. at Calvert. on Friday by
the Rev William H. Briggs.
The quiet marriage In Alexandria
Virginia. by the Rev. c. n. Slasburg
OF Miss Benlah A Worth and Dr.
Frank II. Benjamin took place last
week The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Worth. of Bay View
The death OF Horace T. Ely, al Tren-
ton, New Jersey. on Friday, wa.
caused by a roll OF duck falling OF
him.
Crouchs Chapel Sunday School re-
opened and recognized yesterday.
A dance will be given by the youn'
men OF Elkton in Mechanics Hall TO
night The First Regiment Orchestra
of Wilmington. will furnish the music
After being in the coal business fl
Philadelphia for a long time. Franl
Convey has retired and will live IN
his native town of Chesapeake City
The Organ Fund of the Elktol
Methodist Episcopal church was aug
mented by S17 from a bake.
North East town receipts we're 50.
3S4.45; expenditures, S2,37131' bal
ance S13.14 The town debt is 49,
4S6.76; assets. S1,130.46.
The house OF Mrs. Omer d. Crother
Z on East Main street vacated by Char
81 les G. Walls, Is now occupied by tn
family Of Thomas Hague, OF Wilmin'
ton. wNo moved to Elkton on Frida
y Rowlandville Methodist Pro,estar
n church has invited the pastor. Oh
Rev. Zeba Adams, 70 return.
Very slowly does ex-Sheriff Williar