The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-23

Thomas, of Wilmington, Tuesday
April 81, at 6.45 p. IN. in the M
E. Chu1 Oh.
Jockey Clare was thrown from 9
race horse, owned by John Croker
at the Iron Hill track early Monday
morning, receiving a conclusion OF
the brain. He was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital that evening.
Charles R. Potts, of Chestertown,
a brother law of DR.. Stephen
Ford, of North East, was struck
and killed by locomotive while
walking on the tracks near Lafay-
cite station, Baltimore, Sunday
morning.
Several running horses, the pro-
perty of Arthur Freeland, were
sold by the Sheriff at the Howard
House yard, Elkton, on Friday
morning for prices ranging from
$11 to $35. They were sold at the
suit of w. ID. Summers.
F. w. Cowen, of Maine, will
lecture on temperance at Friends,
Meeting House, Calvert, on Satur-
day and Sunday evenings, April
Oath and 25th, at 7.3O O'Clock
Admission free. All are invited to
come and hear this popular speaker.
The damage resulting from the
recent wood fire on the property
owned by James Mallen near North
East will amount to about $500,
forty acres of valuable young chest
nut timber being burned over. The
owner claims that the fire started
from sparks from an engine on the
p. w. & B. railroad.
Wilmer e. Hardness of Elkton,
met with a painful accident Monday
morning while returning from
Newark on the train. Nearing the
iron bridge which crosses big Elk
creek near Elkton, he raised the
window to throw out a piece of
paper, when his arm came in con-
tact with the iron superstructure Of
the bridge. His hand was badly
cut and bruised. DR.. c.. M. Ellis
dressed the wounds.
Detective German took a man,
who gave his name as William
Johnson, up to Jail on Friday morn
ing last. The detective arrested
Johnson for breaking into freight
cars at Perryville. johnson re-
sisted, and the officer was obliged
to shoot at him several times, one
shot striking him in the hand.
Even after he was in the officers
clutches johnson resisted desper-
ately and used a knife with some
effect.
The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Mccullough Iron Com
pany was held in North East at the
company's office. The following
Board of Directors was elected for
the coming year: E. A. Harvey,
Enoch Mccullough, Huxley Harvey,
George w. Mccullough, Henry
Tatnall, A. G. Griggs, Henry
Whitley. The Board organized by
electing E. A. Harvey, President;
Enoch Mccullough, Vice President;
Huxley Harvey, Treasurer.
The creamery at Sassafras, Kent
county, was entirely destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night, April ID.
This was one of the largest and
most thoroughly equipped cream
cries in the county, and was owned
and operated by Messrs. John F.
Earnest and George Kennedy, and
was valued at $4,000, insured for
$1,000. Over two hundred gallons
of cream and the account books
were lost. The origin of the fire is
thought to have been incendiary.
The Pasteur department at the
Baltimore City Hospital received
its first patient, Charles H. Stewart
of Prince Georges county, who was
bitten by mad dog on Friday,
April 9th. The funds for fitting
up the department were given to
the College by popular subscription
last December when eight boys
were bitten in Baltimore.
Thomas Fowler, Waterman at the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad crossing in Abe
deem, Hartford county, bitten by a
rabid dog last week has been sent
to the same place for treatment.
The Epworth League of Mt.
Pleasant M. E.. church on Friday
night held a "Chestnut Social" at
the residenceof Robert Montgomery.
The Ghestnuts were old rhymes,
old songs and old tales by the
guests. After the sold chestnuts"
were disposed of a number of old
fashioned games were played and
there were bright eyes and merry
voices that were not "old' gave
zest to the entertainment.
The League held an entertain
ment in Rowlandville M. E. church
on Thursday evening. The enter
tainment consisted of a dialogue
entitled "The Debating Society,""
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