Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-09-29
Peninsula News

The thirty-third annual reunion of
the First Regiment, Eastern Shore
(Maryland) Volunteers, was held
at fredericksburg, Nd, last Thursday,
beginning at 1920 A. M. All ex-sol-
diers and their organizations were sin-
vited. J. 7. Henney, secretary of the
Volunteers, says this may be the last
meeting of the old regiment.
With the municipal primaries less
than five months in the distance the
political bee has started to buzz at
Martinsburg, w. Va, and quite few
names have been mentioned as the
next head of Martinsburg,s city gov
eminent.
The latest name is that of Lewis
H. Thompson, president of the Mar
tinsburg (Blue Ridge League) Base
ball Club and one Of the city's most
prominent and influential business
men.
Neighbors on Monday last found
the body of Albert E. Goodrich, En-
dicott, N. Y. It was dangling from a
rope in corn crib on the farm, seven
miles from Georgetown, that he
bought year ago.
Missing since September 18th, the
body had so badly decomposed that
it attracted vultures which entered
the corn crib through an open door.
It was the vultures going through
the door that first attracted the atten-
ton of three neighbors, George Jes-
ter, Shepard Isaacs and Frank Spicer.
State detectives who Investigated
found that Goodrich was in the habit
of making daily notations on a calen-
dar in his living room. The last no.
tation was on Saturday, September
Is, and the opinion prevails that he
killed himself either On that date or
on the Sunday following.
No motive is known for the suicide.
He had prospered since he came from
Endicott and purchased the farm near
there.
The body was held pending word
from relatives in Endicott.
Arrested after an investigation by
States Attorney D. Angle Wolfnger
and county officers of the killing and
mutilation Of a steer on the farm of
S. Rinehart Cohill, near Hancock,
last Thursday night, Gilbert Bishop of
Blue Hill, settlement in the noun
tain, near Hancock, is in Jail at Hag-
erstown, Nd, under $1,000 bail.
Meantime the officers expect to
make other arrests. Bishop is said to
have made part confession implicat-
ing other persons.
Bishops arrest followed the use of
bloodhounds, brought from Winches-
ter, Va, that picked up a trail near
the scene of the killing. ~
Lawlessness, disorder, destruction
of property, bootlegging' and drunk
enness at Delaware City, stirred citi-
zens of that place who are planning
to circulate petition to be forward
ed to the War Department in an eff
fort to improve conditions. Threats
against the life Of former Mayor
also are alleged.
Fort du Pont, with several hundred
troops, is across the canal from Della
ware City and some of the soldiers,
residents claim, are responsible. Lo-
cal authorities have tried to obtain
order, but have failed. Some citizens
claim the authorities at Fort du Pont
have not taken the proper precau-
tions. Maj. Roger G. Powell is the
commanding officer at the fort.
Bootleggers are said to be operati-
ing openly. Raids have failed to ma
terialize in arrests. Residents are a.
fraid to walk the streets at night,
fearing attacks by bandits and other
thugs.
Major Powell blames the citizens.
He says that whenever complaints Of
disorder are received by him he al
ways investigates, but witnesses usu-
ally fail to appear because they fear
soldiers will blacklist them.
Two soldiers, charged with threat
ening the life Of the former Mayor,
denied the accusation. Witnesses call
ed in this case failed to appear before
Major Powell.
The Emergency Hospital of Easton,
is again in the limelight. This time
DR.. James A. Stevens wants the hos
pital punished for contempt of court.
Stevens petition to the Talbot
County Circuit Court grows out of the