The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-21

From Port Deposit north it is piled
up in places from II to 20 feet.
VIM. Wayne and Mary Wayne
were lodged in Elkton Jail last
week on warrant sworn out by
John Stump, of Perryville, charging
them with willful obstruction of
property.
J. Dixon West, of Sth district
Klondike fame, is preparing to
install an outfit of oil-drilling
machinery and Cecil countians may
soon expect to hear of spindle
top gusher" on Bald Hill.
Miss Alva V. Goodnow, daughter
of Edward Goodnow, of North East,
and Victor II. Benjamin, of Leslie,
were married at Zion M. E. parson-
age, on Wednesday night, February
18th, by Rev. w. p. Compton.
Fox hunters of Townsend, Del,
are reported to have imported
wolves from the West in order to
have a chase across country after
them. The first hunt was held on
Saturday last and big crowd was
reported.
Israel Townsend, who invented
the canal locks at present in use
in the Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal, died in Portsmouth, Va,
last week. Mr.. Townsend was a
native of Odessa, Del, where he
was born in 1913.
A small wreck occurred at Elk
ton, Tuesday morning, on the p,
w. & B. railroad, which delayed
traffic for a time. The cabin of
a freight train jumped the track
but was soon replaced by a wreck
crew from Perryville.
Testimony in the contested
election cases in behalf of George
R. Spense, George M. Christie and
Homard Terry, Republican candi-
dates at the election, will be taken
on Thursday, February 27tn, before
Magistrate Philip M. Groves, of
ElktOn.
DIR. A. Lee Porter, who had
been Baltimore and Ohio examin-
ing surgeon at Cumberland, has
been transferred to the Philadel-
phia Division, with headquarters
at Wilmington, Del. DIR. Porter
is a son of William E. Porter of
Rowlandville.
Thomas J. Hindman, of Colora,
who is fireman in a local freight,
had narrow escape at Perryville
last week. The engine which he
fires was in collision with a pas
senger train and was badly
damaged. Mr.. Hindman was con-
siderably shaken up but escaped
injury.
Owing to the fact that Sheriff W.
T. McAllister is a party to the cleo
ton suits now pending before the
Court he is prevented from serving
the summons on the 50 witnesses
to testify before Magistrate Groves,
in Elkton, and the duty devolves
upon Coroner Ricketts, Nelson, of
Elkton.
While a skating party consisting
of Misses Lottie and Name Trimble,
of Bay View, Harvey Kirk and
Cecil Biles were returning from
Graves dam, near Calvert, last
week, they were thrown from their
carriage by their horses running
away and Miss Lottie Trimble
severely injured about the head.
The Crothers property on North
street, Elkton, which was recently
purchased by Elkton Council, No.
%, Jr. o. U. A. M, will shortly
be turned into hall. The Council
has amended it's bylaws and are
now issuing stock at $3.50 per
share, to help meet the necessary
expense. About 400 shares have
already been taken.
Charles III. Pearce, of Bohemia
Manor, has been awarded medal
of honor by the government for
distinguished gallantry in action.
He enlisted for the Spanish Amer
lean war and when mustered out
re- enlisted for service in the Philip
pines, where he distinguished
himself in the defense of a bridge,
near San Isides, Luzon, against a
superior force.
A radical change in the road
system is being advocated by a
large number of tax payers OF Kent
county, Maryland.
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