The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-04-11
Happenings On The Shore

Salisbury, Md, April 10.-George
Jones, aged about 58 years, the own
er of a small store on East Church
street, this city. was painfully burned
shortly after midnight Thursday
when his clothing was ignited by a
spark from a pipe he was smoking.
Jones, who is heavy man, had
been having trouble with his feet
and believed that it must be due to
fallen arches. On Thursday night
he purchased some iniment, said TO
be a local product, and before retir-
ing is said to have thoroughly satu-
rated his limbs, without removing his
stockings. Just what ingredients
the liniment contained is uncertain
but no sooner had the spark fallen
from the pipe and touched his cloth-
ing than the lower part OF his bodE
was abIaze Rushing into the street.
he soon attracted the attention OF
passersby and neighbors. who eX-
tinguished the blaze after Jones had
been badly burned about the legs ana
arms. He is now convalescing at his
home in South Salisbury.
Crisfeld. Md, April 10.-A deal
has been closed by the Standard OH
Company. whereby it obtains from
Tawes & Co., large building site on
the water front in the Jersey sec
ton of Crisf1eld.
The Crisfield plant to be built by
the Standard Oil Company will be its
principal distribution station in
Maryland, outside of Baltimore city.
It will consist of a mammoth tank
plant. and large tank steamers. some
of them more than $50 feet IN
length, will bring the oil to Cristield
from the refiners. Sub-stations at
Salisbury, Cambridge and other East
ern Shore points will be supplied
from Crisfield.
Salisbury, Md, April 10-At a
meeting of the board of lady man
ayers of the Peninsula General Hos
pital in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms here last week, all OF the Of
ficers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year, as follows: Miss lrma
Graham president; Mrs. Frederick
P. Adkins, vice-president; Miss
Maria Ellegood, secretary, and Miss
Katharine S. Todd, treasurer, all OF
this city. Announcement was made
by Miss Helen Wise, superintendent
of the institution that the annual
nurses commencement would be
held in the Y. NJ. c. A. building on
May II, at which time diplomas OF
graduation fro mthe hospital will be
given to two student nurses.
.Crisfeld Md, April 10. James
higgins, Familiarity known to his &C
uuaintances as Trucker Jimmie a
picturesque figure on the streets OF
Crisfeld, passed away Wednesday;
following a long illness of Bright S
disease. He was rs years of age.
Mr.. higgins was born and raised in
the Asbury section, and had lived in
this community all his life. He serv-
ed in the Union Army during the
Civil War, and at the close of hostIll-
ties he retrned to Crisfeld, where he
took up trucking and hauling as a
business. He is survived by widow
and three children.
Crisfeld, Nd april 10-Crisfield
started the second week of the fish
season with an unusually large catch
of shad, all previous records being
broken last week. Twenty carloads
of shad were shipped from this city
in one day, ii solid cars going on one
train.
Prices held up fairly well through
out the week and increased little
when the shad began to run off, due
to weather conditions. Trout and
croakers began to arrive in large
quantities the latter part of the week
and a heavy run of these fish is now
reaching this market.