The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-08

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taken up a new department of
athletics.
Revival meetings commenced in
the Octoraro M. f. church last
Sunday evening.
The Oxford Agricultural Society
will hold a farmers institute at
Oxford on December 4 and 5.
An interesting meeting of the
Young Friends Association was
held in the town hall Sunday
afternoon.
James Hayes, a Newark timer,
fell from building in that town
last week receiving fractured
wrist and other injuries.
The recent fair and festival of
Osceola Lodge, X. of p, of New
ark, was a success, the proceeds
amounting almost to 5000.
Howard Jones, son of Mrs. NAL
vern Jones, of Elk Landing, fell
from a tree on Wednesday of
last week and broke his collar bone.
The Elkton pulp mill will under
go extensive repairs next week.
Among other improvements two
new tubular boilers will be installed.
The house and lot in West Elk
ton, belonging to the late Martha
A. Taylor, was sold at public sale
last week, to Thomas Mcdaniel, for
$3.50.
Robt. f. Wright, of Rowlanville,
is the recipient OF handsome Past
Masters jewel, presented to him by
the Masonic Order last Thursday
evening.
Thomas Nelson Lewis, track
walker on the p. w. e B. railroad,
was struck Friday on the leg by
a flying piece of iron from fast
freight and severely injured.
The gunboat Alrarado, which was
captured during the Spanish Amer
lean war, and the submarine boat
Holland, passed through the Chesa-
peake & Delaware canal last week.
The West Nottingham Academy
and Delaware College football teams
will play on the Academy grounds,
at West Nottingham, on Saturday
afternoon, at 2:30 O'Clock. Ad-
mission, 10c.
The ladies of Liberty Grove will
hold supper and festival in the
store room belonging to ]. j. Hanna
at that place on the evenings of Nov.
18th and 10th. The public is cor
daily invited.
The American Hard Fibre Co., of
Newark, has Joined the 100000
fibre trust incorporated under the
laws of Delaware, and doing bus
mess as the American Vulcanized
Fibre Company.
A literary society has been organ
lied at Childs with the following
officers: Rev. L. P. Perry, president;
William Glenn, vice president; A.
T. Alternately, secretary; ID. III. Nc
Cauley, treasurer.
The fine collection of minerals
owned by the late John M. Cardeza,
of Claymont, Del, was sold last
week by the Sheriff for $500. The
collection was the work OF years and
filled fortyseven cases.
L. M. Haines, trustee, on Tues
day sold the farm of Peter Sipps,
three miles from North East, to Mrs.
L. III. Litzenburg for $525. The
property consists of a six room
dwelling and SO acres of land.
Mary Fleetwood. of Milford, Del.
b WHO'S thought to be insane, attempt
ed suicide by throwing herself in a
mill pond. She was rescued after a
hard struggle. She had drank four
ounces of laudanum before going
into the water.
Workman engaged in tearing
down the brick smoke stack
at the Elkton pulp mill found
tin box, last week, containing
a badly charred paper upon
which was still legible the date
of the erection of the big chin.
ney, 1882, and the names of the
workmen.
The year old son of Richard
Collins, near Laurel, Del, was
burned to death in the presence of
his father last week. The lad was
crossing sedge field which was
being burned off, when the fire over
took him caught his clothing, and
fatally burned him before assistance
could reach him.
Friday was the opening day OF
the cunning season and the MIN
rods were out in force. A party
consisting of J. NJ. Sterrett, Horace
M. Duyckinck and Chas. Justice
claims the best record in thissection.
Their score for the days shoot was
26 rabbits, 2 wOodcocks, 3 par
tridges and squirrel.
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