The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-29
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 20, 1901.
MINORLOCALS

HhSAAhs
The Havre de Grace and Colora
football teams will play at West
Nottingham tomorrow afternoon.
The Armstrong family of Swiss
bell ringers gave an entertainment
in the town hall last Monday
evening.
The members of the M. E. Sun
day school are preparing for theil
annual Christmas entertainment
and treat.
The belled buzzard was seen by
number of parties in the vicinity
of A. L. Duyckinck Il Co. ware.
Louise en- Monday.
J. T. Burkins is having an ice
house built and is improving the
Ann I. Kirk property which he
recently purchased.
The sum of SIS was realized
from the entertainment given by
the Rowlandville Sunday school
last Thursday evening.
The American Mechanics, OF
Colora, will attend divine service
in body, at Mt. Pleasant M. E.
Church on Sunday morning next
j. w. Barnes has moved from
his Cherry street residence, recently
purchased by Geo. r. Grason, to
the Buckley house on South Queen
street.
While at work at the Rednor
Pulp Mills, Saturday night, John
Kitchens was struck in the stomach
by 1O-pound sledge hammer and
seriously Injured.
Joseph hurry an employee at the
steam saw mill of Josia S. Wilson,
near Georgetown, Del, was killed
last week by falling on belt while
the mill was in operation.
Omar D. Crothers, of Elkton,
who recently passed the examina-
tions, has qualified before the Court
of Appeals and been admitted to
practice at the Maryland Bar.
A card has been received from
Mrs. Mckinley, by Mrs. 7. A.
Worrall, of North East, acknowl-
edging letter of coincidence upon
the death of President Mckinley.
Rev. w. L. S. Murray, pastor of
st. Paul's NJ. E. Churh, Will
mington, has been asked by his con-
gregation to return as pastor of the
church for the seventh consecutive
year.
A cunning skiff belonging to
Reginal Constable, was stolen from
his boathouse at Elkton last week
Mr.. Constable would like to locate
his property as he feels capable of
padding his own canoe"
Gideon Murphy, colored charged
with shooting William II. Hopkins
at Aldine, Hartford county, on Nov.
2, was convicted of assault with in
tent to murder on Friday night,
by the jury before whom the case
was tried at Belair.
The threshing outfit of Carroll
Clark was destroyed by fire while
threshing on the farm of A. Wilson
Coachran, near Sassafras. The
loss to VIM. Clark was fully 81, 900.
About 400 bushels of wheat belong
ing to Mr.. Cochran were burned.
The Court of Appeals sustained
the verdict in the case of Smith VS..
the American Strawboard Company
This case was tried in Kent county,
the jury rendering a. verdict OIL
$4,000 in favor of Smith, boy run
over by a wagon belonging to the
company.
The members of Tome Institute
football team were rendered sup
per at the Institute Inn, Port De.
post, on Tuesday night, by theil
coach G. e. Hammett, in acknowl.
edgment of their fine record this
season. Twenty covers were laid
for the feast.
At the meeting of the fall tern
of court of New Castle county
Delaware, last week, the grand
jury found true bill in the case O
Armstrong VS.. Rhoades for assault
with intent to kill. In an alterca
ton on Armstrong; farm neal
Middletown Rhodes attacked Arm
stong with pitchfork and severely
injured him.
At special session of the Or
phans' Court, held in Elkton
Sheriff elect VIM. T. McAlliste
filed his bond for $4,000, and i
was approved. His bondsmen ar,
Senator Austin L. Crothers, Sheriff
f. Ambrose Price, States Attorne,
William S. Evans, l.. Marshal
Haines and Edward Taylor. TIL
new sheriff has taken the oath O
Office and entered upon his duties
A banner bearing the Inscription
'sDelaware's welcometo Lafayette,
has been brought to light in tn
garrett of Claymont, Del, mansion
The supposition is that it was dis
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