The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-10

The Vivo Club of the Fourth dis
trict has re- organized with the fol
lowing officers: Leedom Scarbor-
ough, prest.; Miss Lizzie Reynolds,
secy.; Willis Ewing, treasurer.
John M. Dunbar has been reap
pointed crier of the Orphans Court.
This is an Office that should be abOl-
ished in the interest of economy.
No use for crier of the Orphans
Court.
Ex-Sheriff Harvey Mackey re-
moved from the jail Wednesday of
last week. Sheriff Conoly moved
in on Thursday and took charge of
the duties of the Office. Deputy
Sheriff McAllister will assist him
for a time.
The Providence Paper Mills of
the Singerly Pulp and Paper Co.,
this county, have received the con-
tract for supplying all the paper
to be used by the New York Her
aid in the publication of its Christ
mas number. This contract was
obtained in competition with a
number of the leading paper mills
Of the country.
Fire was discovered in the stack
yard of Mr.. w. A. Mitchell, two
miles from Elkton, about o'clock
on Friday morning. By hard work
it was confined to one stack of fod
der which was entirely consumed.
The wind was favorable and the
morning rainy one, otherwise in
all probability the damage would
have been very serious. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The large new steamer being
built by the Messrs. Pinkney, at
Sunderland, England, for the Nep-
tune Line between Baltimore and
Rotterdam will be named the Con
owingo. Mr.. Adolph Dresel, of
Dresel, Rauschenburg & Co., the
Baltimore agents of the line, was
given the naming of the ship. The
parties interested in naming the
steamer, it is probable, are natives
of Lancaster or Cecil county,
through which the creek runs.
VIM. SINNERS while driving to
Oxford last Thursday met with a
serious accident. While passing
Mrs. Mary Kimble's place the bri-
die bit broke and the horse started
on a run, throwing Mr.. SINNERS to
the ground, the shock rendering
him unconscious for some time.
The top of the buggy was broken
off by coming in contact with an
overhanging limb and the horse
after clearing himself from the
vehicle was finally caught in Mrs.
Kimble's yard.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Maryland Water Co.
was held at the Office of VIM. T.
Warburton in Elkton on Tuesday
of last week. The following di-
rectors were elected for the ensuing
year: Joseph G. Johnson, George
McQuilkin, r. G. Lewis, Theo. F.
Wilcox and w. T. Warburton.
The Directors organized by elect
ing W. L. Warburton president and
R. G. Lewis treasurer.
Cities and towns should own all
such public utilities or natural
monopolies. The United States is
the most extensively corporation
owned country in the world and is
called the "model republic"!
Last Friday morning George
Hunter discovered a flock of five
wild geese on the dam. He shot
into them and crippled one. Three
wild ducks were scared up by the
report of the gun and the remain
ing barrel brought two of them
down. Continuing along the bank
of the pond Mr.. Hunter discovered
coot, or mud hen, which he also
shot. The crippled goose was cap
tured and it was found that one
grain of shot had entered the back
of its head. When taken home
and put in a chicken coop the
goose, fine gander, weighing 81
lbs, recovered enough to eat corn
and try to escape. 1t was killed
the following morning and a post
norton revealed the shot lodged
under its eye having passed through
the brain without killing the bird.
w. L. Wakeland, farmer liv-
ing a few miles from Havre de
Grace, while at his barn feeding
was accOsted by stranger who
wanted bag of straw to make a
bed for himself and his partner.
After receiving the straw the stran-
ger made himself very familiar,
going into the stable and pretend
ing to know great deal about
horses and advised the farmer about
a sick horse. These actions made
Mr.. Wakeland suspicious and he
watched the barn with his gun a
few hours; getting cold he went to
the house and sent a farm hand
with the gun to watch, who soon