Evening journal., 1923-02-13
captain BENSON
ISLAID AT REST
Skipper, Stricken With Pa
ralysis While at Wheel,
Returns Home
NORTH EAST FIREMEN
NAME NEW OFFICERS

Special TO The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Nd. Feb. 13.-The
funeral OF Captain Frank Benson,
who died at the home OF his son,
Groome Benson. in Chesapeake City,
this county, Saturday night, after a
brief illness from paralysis. at the
age of SO, was held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon from the home OF his
son. Raymond Benson, in Chesa-
peake City. Interment took place
IN Bethel Cemetery. Captain Ben
son was for a number OF years en-
gagged as a marine engineer. His
wife died some years ago. He is
survived by four sons and two
daughters: Noble Benson, Groome
Benson, Raymond Benson, Frank
Benson, Mrs. Ada Kirk and Miss
Bertha Benson.
Judge Levin W. WiclSes. OF Ches-
tertown, while in Elkton yesterday
on official business. excused four
Jurors and drew four new ones for
the March term OF Circuit Court
FOR Cecil county. which convenes In
Ellston on Monday. March 8. They
are Daniel Husfet, OF Cecilton dis
friot, excused. and Robert Ferguson
of same district. drawn In his place.
Joseph A. Sullivan, OF Chesapeake
CITY district, excused. and Jefferson
ID. Mccoy drawn IN his place;
stephen Gather and Robert Lynch.
of Port Deposit district, excused
and George Calvert and W. Harvey
Tome, OF same district, drawn In
their places.
Judge Wickes also heard argu-
ment on a writ sued out by Frank
Conrey, OF Chesapeake City, 10 com
pei Fred A. GNnn, 70 remove from
a farm IN the second election dis
tr,ct. which Conrey bought some
months ago from J. Groome Steele
bankrupt. It was alleged that CHM
was to remove from the farm by
january 1 last and refused when
the time arrived. The removal writ
was granted by the court.
Captain Alexander McNamee, |
OF the steamer Ericsson.
of the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Company, who was
stricken with paralysis at the wheel
of his vessel while it was passing
out the locks OF the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal at Delaware City. a
few weeks ago, has sufficiently re-
20 return to his home at
North East. this county. He was
taken off the vessel when Il reached
and sent 10 a hospital
In that city.
The Volunteer Fire Company at |
North East. this county, has elected |
the following directors for the en- |
suing year; Rufus X. Wells and |
William Rutter, First district; joel
II. Dean and A. c. Cameron. Second
district: ]. r. Peach and Edward c.
Wilson. Third district; ]. NJ. Ritten-
house and Jesse II. Shippers. Fourth
DISTRICT: A. Reynolds and Willard
Reynolds. Fifth district; Charles z.
Day. director at large. The board or
ganized by electing the following Of
rcers: George c. Rawson, presi /
lent; Charles c. Bayard. vice-presi- |
tent; L. J. Campbell. secretary; G.
W. Phillips, assistant secretary; j.
>. Peach, treasurer; George c. Raw
on. chief: Walter Preston. chief
river; Cheney Housekeeper chief
4 suction hose; Robert Pugh, chief
Lynden KILLER, chief OF
Irwin Reynolds, chief Of
adders; Harry S. Davis. chief OF re-
erves.
Mrs. Maria Griffith, wido OF the
ate ex-County Commissioner Irwin
;. Griffith, OF Chesapeake City dis
riot, died at her home yesterday in
Chesapeake City. after brief i'll