The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-30

Havre de Grace city bonds to
the amount of $4,000 have been
sold by the City Council at $102B.
Plans have been completed for
the enlargement of the Silver Cross
Home, at Port Deposit, by the
Kings Daughters.
William Cawley, son of DR.. VIM.
D. Cawley, of Elkton, had his left
leg fractured near the hip Wednes-
day by falling under a moving
machine.
The Senior school of the Jacob
Tome Institute moved Monday
from the building in Port Deposit
to its new home in Memorial Hall,
on the heights above the town.
John Travers, colored, of Glas
gov, Del, was found dead Sunday
morning sitting in chair, in the
house of Fannie Gordon, colored,
whom he was visiting in Elkton.
DR.. A. w. Harris, director of
the Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
has been appointed to serve on a
committee Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church and the Methodist
Episcopal church South to prepare
common catechism.
William Thorp, of Elkton, de-
feated Thomas McGouldrick in a
go as you-please race Saturday
morning from Elkton to Chesapeake
City and return, distance of II
miles. The distance was covered
in two hours and ten minutes.
Miss Alice Hopkins, of Buffalo,
N. Y, and Miss Alice Madeleine
Sweat, of New York, have secured
positions at Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, the former as in
structor of domestic economy, and
the latter as physical director for
girls.
Fire damaged the roof of a small
frame dwelling in Elkton on
Wednesday afternoon but prompt
work by the fire company soon
quenched the blaze. The house
is occupied by Anna McCabe and
owned by S. J. Keys. The damage
was slight.
E. 81. Reynolds experienced
runaway on Monday. He had
driven to Willms' spar quarries and
tied his team when his horse became
frightened and broke loose. Before
being caught it had broken the
shaft and cross bar of the wagon
and skinned itself about the legs.
The trustees of the Tome Memoir
ial Methodist Episcopal church,
Port Deposit, have purchased from
Charles E. Head, of Baltimore, at
private sale, the ground upon
which the church building stands
for $4,000. For years the church
has had to pay ground rent of $3.50
per year.
M. L. Lowrey, former saloon
keeper of Havre de Grace, while
fishing from a small skiff at the
battery fishing grounds, Chesapeake
bay, Wednesday morning, accident
ally fell overheard and was drown
ed. Deceased was about 40 years
of age. He leaves widow and two
children, one of them being
student at Delaware College,
Newark.
The double dwelling in Perryville-
occupied by the families of William
Barnett and Verdine Owens, was
struck by lightning during the
storm of Sunday evening, and the
roof considerably damaged. Mrs.
Owens and her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Stephenson, were stunned
by the shock, as was Mr.. Owens,
but all escaped serious injury.
The remains of Albert Alexander
were inferred at Cherry Hill on
Friday. The lad, who was about
Is years of age and son of w. L.
Alexander, of Wilmington, was in
stantly killed ON Wednesday of last
week, by fall from a trolley car
in that city. He missed his foot
ing and fell underneath the car,
his head being completely severed
from his body.
The Oxford Press correspondent
from Russellville, reports a farmer
in that neighborhood who, being
short of help, prepared his corn
ground of 81 acres by working two
teams at once. His mules were
hitched to springtooth harrow,
while he followed after them riding
a harrow which was drawn by
horses, and directed the mules by
voice, going over the ground twice
and worked his teams in this man
ner two and quarter days.
Fire early Saturday morning des-
troyed large warehouse and the
steamer Marion, belonging to Capt.
, Andrew Woodall, of Georgetown,
, Kent county, on the Sassafras
river. The loss is estimated at
$50, 900 partially, covered by insur-
ance. In the warehouse was stor-
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