Evening journal., 1913-02-03
ELKTON

ELkION
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON, Nd, Feb 3.--Adiutant
General MacKlin on Friday announc-
ed the appointment Of Captain Car
roll Edgar, former commander Of
Company &c" Elxton to be Captain of
Ordnance on the stan of Colonel
/ Loins, M Raulins Fifth Maryland
Regiment
The Boy Scouts OF Maryland have
! presented William Johnson ten years
old son OF John Johnson OF North
East. with a medal for saving the
life OF six year old George Carroll
of that town The boys were in
swimming when Carroll got beyond
his depth and was almost drowned
when rescued by Young Johnson who
showed great presence OF mind.
Alexander Gibson has bought a
house and several acres of land In
/ Upper Marlboro. Md. from f. A.
Hamble of Rising Sun
The McClennahan Granite Com
pany Of Port Deposit VIII soon lose
their bookkeeper II. r Benson, who
has been employed by the McClen-
nahan's for l9 years Mr.. Benson goes
to Wheeling, West Virginia as man
ager OF large warehouse.
The Lancaster. Oxford and South
crn Railroad stockholders have been
paid 23.O5 per cent on their holdings
by the receivers OF this company
which lately sold the road
The annual inspection of Company
Il, Elkton will be held on March is.
Charles B. Finley, Jr., First Licuten-
I ant OF this Company has been ap-
, pointed Captain.
Harry c. Willis has bought the
farm of Miss Lydia Flintham of Phil
adelphia, formerly of Cecil County
near Nicholson Station, Kent county
The farm contains 3Ol acres
and was a part of Fancy Tract
While working in a well at East
, Nottingham, Pa Harry J. Robinson
had his hand severely crushed
Mrs. Mary Sharpless Of Colora fell
down stairs ON Friday and was badly
injured.
Choptank River fishermen are
= catching shad and herring.
: AT the reorganization of Americus
Band of Perryville the following were
. officers chosen. President, f. II. Wal
\ ker: vice-president, Clifford Linetlzer
: secretary. Elmore H. Owens; trea-
g surer r. NJ. owens
3 Several departments of Tome In
h stitute have been closed owing TO a
e number Of cases of Scarlet fever
1t Robert Shorkley, who formerly
lived near Elkton, died at his home
h in Odessa. Del, on Monday He wai
II forty-six years of age.
n After short illness. Ellis johnson
OF near Woodlawn died on Tuesda,
y age thirty-hve years.
NJ Benjamin Mahoney of Leclie, died a
Tuesday morning age forty years. H'
leaves wife. who was Miss Louis
Alexander. of North East and tive
II children. Burial was ON Saturday a
H North East Cemetery
re Mrs Adrianna Reynolds Kirk diet
Id at her home in Philadelphia on Fri
d. day aged 80 years.
~ Mr.. William Ewing OF Zion was II
oi Elkton visitor last Week.-Mrs. Elsi
~ Garrett has returned from a viist q
% Hartford county-Ceci Ewing Samuo
- Taylor. Clarence Dare and Branc
Patton are all candidates for the Ris
= ing Sun post ofllce.-Jeremiah {
Price. of the Manly farm. near Elb
ton. has been the guest of relative
in the first district-Miss Grae
Lennon has returned 70 her home /
Cherry Hill after being in the Dels
ware Hospital. Wilmington for fou
months Henry c. Hagar, of Chest
peake City was in Elkton on Frida.
Tho Misses Bouland. of Elkton al
visiting friends in Annapolis
One Of Port Deposits Oldest hoste
ries. Fails Hotel" will be sold {
public sale.
The Maryland Public Service Con
nd mission has issued orders for the n
RI opening of the Nicholson Branch
of the Delaware railroad. Harris
,,e Willis was the head of a delegate
which appeared before the Commi
4. sien requesting railroad facilities Il
.ne the locality OF Nicholson, Nd, st
% ton. which is an important centre f
at all kinds of farm products, but esp
IT. cially potatoes and the farmers a
ase clamoring for adequate shopping I
OF cilities
ice Charles G. Wells, of Elkton. was
as Saturday notified of the critical i
ing ness of his sister Mrs. Mollie We
Ing Alrich. of Collingswood. Mrs. Alri
lty is the widow Of William j. Alri
na- who was a prominent jeweler of El
re- ton for many years.
ne Mrs. Spencer J. Weiant has retur
sst ed from a visit to friends in Bogo
r. n. Robert c. Lewis. Of New Yo
- is visiting his mother, Mrs. Hester
81 - Lewis. of Elkt0n.-George A. NJ. job
- son. of Leslie. was an Elkton visit
lay on Saturday, John B. Dean.
Wilmington. is visiting her daueht
MA Mrs Fred II. Leffler.-Miss Sallie
u.s. Miller. OF Colora public school, ma
ed a visit TO Elkton the last of the wee
for WIN. Gilpin, OF Philadelphia visit
ca. his father, W r. Gilpin. OF Elkton