The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-09-06

The bridge at Rock Run is being
replaced by new iron structure.
Ross Martindale has Just finished
a large silo on his farm near Mt.
Pleasant.
Il Miss Keetow spent the month OF
August with us and Katie Pillar is
enjoying a September visit.
The farmers meetings at Black
Barren Springs are in progress this
week-yesterday and today.
Alex. Hoffmahn, formerly of this
! town, has purchased Fred W.
Hopes bakery business at Havre
de Grace.
Lightning struck the barn on the
farm of Edward Smith, near Bay
View, on Sunday night and slightly
damaged it.
Daniel F. Brown, of Landenberg,
Pa, has purchased of Milton Steele
the Deer Park Hotel, at Newark,
DEL, for 100000.
A stack containing 500 bushels
of wheat, on the farm of J. v.
Crawford, near Middletown, Del,
was burned Sunday night.
The franchise of the Cherry Hill,
Elkton & Chesapeake City Electric
Railway Company has expired, the
road not having been constructed.
A festival will be held at Octo-
raro church Sept. ID. Proceeds for
the pastor. If stormy on 14th fes
tival will be held the following
Monday.
g. N. Price has sold his farm
lying partly in Cecil county, Md,
and New Castle county, Del, to
George Janvier, of Wilmington,
for $4,000.
Maryland receives for her militia
organizations the sum Of $16, 993 in
the allotment of $1,OOO,OOO made
by the Secretary of War for State
militia organizations.
Prof. Charles W. Ledley, of Bal
timore, has been appointed direc
tor of the Manual Training Depart
ment of the Havre de Grace High
School, at a salary of $3.50 per year.
The bridge over the North Chris
tiana creek, above Iron Hill, which
was damaged by the recent flood, is
being rebuilt. The old span, which
was AZ feet in length, will be re-
placed by one of so feet.
VIM. T. Warburton, president of
the Second National Bank of Elk
ton, has been invited to deliver an
address at the sixth annual conven-
ton of the Maryland Bankers
Association, to be held in Baltimore.
The funeral of Rev. William
Murphy, for years pastor of Old
Swedes p. Il. Church, Wilmington,
and at st. Marks Church, near
Perryville, Cecil county, took place
last Saturday from the latter
church.
The Havre de Grace Water Com.
pany is having trouble with the
city over the alleged insufficient
supply. A gang of the company's
men were arrested last week while
preparing to lay pipes and litiga-
ton will follow.
r. D. Rowland, of Elkton, an
nounces the selection of Prof. Chas.
| e. Herman, of New York, as super
intendent of the Orphans Home of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics, at Tif1in, o. Mr.. Bow
land is president of the board of
trustees.
John Thompson, of Perryville,
while doing Baltimore one night
last week was hit on the head by
James Hogan and badly cut. One
of the city Justices fined him 81
and costs for his sport, while Hogan
was compelled to pay $40 and costs
for the assault.
| The Northern Convocation of the
Protestant Episcopal Church will
be held at st. Mary's Church,
North East, beginning Monday
evening, Sept. 23d, and continuing
the oath and 25th, and at st.
Marks, Perryville, Thursday morn.
ing, 26th, and at the Parish House
Thursday evening.
Edward Everett Curry, first
mate of the Inflated steamer City
of Trenton, which blew upon Ang.
%, is Cecil countian, being sor
of the late Richard Curry of ELI
Neck. Mr.. Curry was at the wheel
at the time of the explosion and
succeeded in running the. boat
ashore before she sank. The list
of fatalities has grown to twenty six