The midland journal., 1901-08-09
COU NTY N EWS.
Friday, Aug. 8 1901.
MINORLOCALS

In SaSSd1raS, h0HC county.
Frank Cherry, of Principle, is
having a 35-tOn silo built.
The Eureka Fertilizer Company
has erected large addition to their
plant at Perryville.
The Cooper estate of 600 acres,
lying in the barens, near Noting
ham, is being resurveyed.
Henry Gather, of Principle,
threshed 403 bushels of wheat,
machine measure, from 13 acres.
Isaac Grist, section hand, was
overcome by the heat last week
while at work on the railroad, near
COlora.
T. X. Collins, of Philadelphia,
has sold his farm of al acres, near
Bacon Hill, to Jebulon Short, of
Elkton, for $3.50.
Next Sunday will be "Rigby
Day"-the day it never rains, and
all "good cullud folks" 60 to Ar
cadia camp meeting.
Samuel G. Bye has purchased
the undivided one third interest in
the William d. Bye farm, in the
Fourth district, for 5000.
Grabbing is the popular sport
along the Elk and North East
rivers. The crabs are reported
plentiful and unusually fine.
The storeroom of the Perryville
Granite Company was entered by
thieves Monday night, who carried
away quantity of dynamite.
A class of sixty probationers were
admitted to full membership to
Tome Memorial M. E. Church, Port
Deposit, on Sunday, July 2S.
Another carload of fag-stone
has been received by the Town
Commissioners, which will be laid
on Cherry street and Wilson ave.
One hundred tickets were sold at
Rising Sun for the Colchester ex-
cursion yesterday. When the train
left the station it consisted of 16
full coaches.
Governor HUM, of Delaware,
will offer a reward of 81 900 for the
apprehension of Edward Windsor,
who killed his father during a
quarrel at Milford, Del, July 4.
Mrs. McAlister, mother of Dep
uty Sheriff McAlister, was thrown
from a carriage near her home at
Lombard, last week, and severely
injured about the head and arms.
The real estate of the late VIM.
Boldly, situated near Conowingo,
consisting of about 60 acres of land,
was sold at trustees sale, in Elkton
on Monday, for $500, to George w.
Boldly.
The town of Havre de Grace has
leased stone quarry and is taking
out stone, which will be crushed
and placed on the streets instead of
oyster shell which have been used
heretofore.
The Hartford County Republican
convention on Monday nominated
Hon. VIM. B. Baker, of Aberdeen,
for State Senator. Mr.. Baker serv
ed as Congressman from the Second
district three terms.
Fulton A. Reynolds, son of Tyson
Reynolds of Fulton twp, Lancaster
county, and Lowrence Hess, son of
Harlan Hess of Rock Springs, have
enlisted in the cavalry and been
sent to Ft. Meade, South Dakota.
Brice McCaslin, of Octoraro, has
returned from the Philippines after
an experience of 26 months solder
ing. While homeward bound he
fell through a bridge in California
and broke his arm, which he still
carries in sling.
The steamer Susquehanna broke
one of her propeller blades by strik-
ing submerged log, when leaving
Port Deposit for Baltimore on Fri
day morning last. The damage
was repaired when the boat reach
ed her destination.
John w. Dayett, of Newark, met
with singular accident recently.
He was removing a box from a shelf
which he supposed contained bolts,
when it fell upon him. The box
instead contained reaper knives
which cut his hands in seventeen
places.
Harry Decker and bride, of
Athens, New York, were guests at
the Howard House, Elkton, Satur-
day night. They are en- ronte for
Texas on an automobile honeymoon
trip. Mrs. Decker is said to be
worth $l50,000, and is the owner
of oil lands at Beaumont, Texas.
Bass fishing in the Susquehanna
and 0ctoraro was never better than
was offered last week. The heavy
rain on Tuesday night put a TEN
porary stop to the sport until the
wator olaorc For Snuarol dave ba