The midland journal., 1898-12-23
MlN!ORLOCALS
Merry Christmas.


Sun M. e. church tomorrow
evening.
The wrench factory building at
North East is being remodeled for
store purposes.
Congressman Baker has decided
that William Coulson shall be post
master at Port Deposit.
The w. c. T. U. will meet in the
lecture room of the church on
Thursday, Dec. 20, at 2:30 o'clock.
On Monday the last battalion of
the First Delaware Volunteers was
mustered out of government service.
The Peninsula Press Association
has abandoned its intended trip to
New Orleans this winter, and may
not take trip.
A suit for damages has been
entered against the p, w. & B.
railroad by Joel Dean, of North
East. for alleged injuries.
A. B. McCauley and family have
moved from Providence to Denver
Mills, Col, where Mr.. McCauley is
employed in paper mill.
S. G. Biggs, of Middletown, Del,
has recently lost three COWS from
hydrophobia. 1t is supposed the
animals were bitten by rabid dog.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company
made preparations last week to fill
the ice houses at Perryville, but
the weather clerk disposed other
wise.
Rev. w. A. Wise, of the M. E.
church of North East, has accepted
a call to become pastor of the M. E.
church at Harrington, Del, next
year.
The Day Basket Factory, of
North East, has made the last ship
ment on a contract of 5000 baskets
for use in the United States navy
yards.
The Colora Council, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, will raise a flag over the new
public school near that town today.
An interesting program has been
prepared by the pupils of the
school.
The Rehoboth Camp Meeting
Association propose selling their
present site, it being too small for
their purpose, and purchasing a
more commodious one.
An illustrated lecture, "The
War With Spain," will be given in
Hopewell NJ. e. church by Rev.
j. ID. G. Hanna on Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 81. Admission, 25 cents.
The furniture store of j. w.
Loyett, at Newark, Del, was en-
tered on Sunday by burglars who
secured SIS in silver. Two strang-
ers were arrested on suspicion but
released for lack of evidence.
Antonio Corea, ten year old
Elkton boy, and his little sister
were made seriously i'll by swal-
Iowing bits of glass that got mixed
with candy they ate by the break
ing of the jar in which the candy
had been kept. Drs. lamar and
Ellis administered to the little suf-
ferers and brought them around all
right again.
H. II. Bowden, of Havre de
Grace, had Il thrilling experience
Sunday while riding bicycle on
the frozen Susquehanna. When
some distance from the shore the
ice gave way precipitating him into
water beyond his depth. BY great
effort he reached ice strong enough
to bear his weight. The bicycle
was recovered Iby HI. Maslin with
the aid of graphing irons.
Harvey Jackson, a painter, while
at work on the new @. U. A. M.
Hall at Bay View, Monday, fell a
distance of fifteen feet, and received
probable fatal injuries. The acci-
dent was caused by the scaifold on
which Jackson was standing giving
way, throwing him to the ground,
where he alighted on his feet, but
was struck by a falling piece of
timber. His skull was fractured
Saturday morning an unknown
white man was found lying
near the tracks of the p, w.
q b. railroad at Perryville, in an
unconscious condition. The man
was taken to Baltimore and sent to
the hospital where he died, Sunday
morning, without regaining con
sciousness. 1t is thought he had
been struck by train. He was
about 30 years of age. Nothing
was found on his clothing by which
to identify him.
The effects of high license were
strikingly illustrated in Rising Sun
la It Monday evening. Harry and
Howard Brown came to town in the
afternoon and were either loaded
on arrival or became so shortly
afterward. They went into Mrs
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