The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-01-10
Harrington, Del, is to install an
SIS, 200 water plant.

Mrs. Harriet Dawson, of Calvert,
sustained a fractured arm by re-
cent fall down a flight of stairs.
The season in which cartridges
and rabbits may be lawfully shot
in this county closed to-day, JAN
uary 10.
A mad dog caused considerable
excitement at Childs on Monday
THE animal escaped after it had
bitten several other dogs.
While being driven between
Moth East and Leslie on Friday
last, the horse of A. V. Oldham
dropped dead in the road.
The farm of Rev. Charles e.
Sheppard, containing 102 acres OF
land, situated near North East
has been purchased for $1,000 by
Mrs. Elizabeth Spence, of near
Leeds.
A horse and buggy were stolen
from the stable of Benjamin Ma
han, of near Henry Clay, Del, one
night last week and no trace OF
either thief or stolen property has
been discovered since.
The Oxford & Kennett Electric
Railroad Company on Monday
turned over their charter to the
Vandergrift Construction Co., OF
Philadelphia, who gave $4,000
bond to have the road built by Jan. /
1904.
George Moore, of near Chesa-
peake City, claims to have been
waylaid by a crowd Of six men,
while returning to his home from
that town one night last week, and
relieved of $50 which he had on
his person.
On Monday morning while driv
ing across the p. w. & B. railroad
tracks in Havre de Grace, Albert
Taylor, colored, was struck and
killed by northbound train. The
horse was also killed and the wagon
demolished.
Biles & Son will discontinue then
warehouse business at SINCERELY
and devote all their energies to
their Providence stand, where a
new building 100X2O feet will be
erected to facilitate the handling
and shipment of grain.
The Elkton Methodist Episcopal
church will be reopened and dedi.
Gated next Sunday, after undergoing
repairs. An expensive memorial
window to the memory of the late
Francis A. Ellis has been placed in
the rear of the pulpit by the latter's
children.
The Rising Sun entertainment
committee has secured an extra
attraction for Saturday evening
Feb. 1, the Montauk Ladies' Quar-.
tette. Tickets will be placed OIL
sale at Reynolds drug store Jan
Is; reserved seats, 35c; genera
admission, 25c; children, zoe.
Edward Stevenson, colored
while at work in the kaolin pit al
Hockessin, Del, last week, was
struck on the head by an iror
bucket, which became detached
from the MINDLESS rope and fel
with great force. The rim of the
) bucket tore nearly the entire scalp
from the head of Stevenson. The
injured man was removed to the
Delaware Hospital where he is il
a critical condition.
A resident of near Newark tar
ried too long in that town one
night last week, with convivia
friends, and on starting to drive tt
his home mistook the b. & o
railroad tracks for speedway, an(
urged his horse down it at {
record breaking gait. The crew
of freight train which was OF
Il siding, waylaid the outfit ant
managed to get team and drive
off the track before being overtakel
by an approaching train.
!, The session of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference, a
5 Crisfield, in March, will be asked
to investigate the ministerial con
duct of Rev. Francis Burget
. Short, pastor of Epworth M. E
, church, Wilmington, who wa
formerly located at Mt. Pleasant
this county. The Rev. Short unite,
in marriage Virginia Hollis, CIR
13 years of age, and Charles Collins
of Wilmington, while the groom
! was out on bail awaiting hearing
, on a charge preferred by the girl
e parents.
The Nottingham Detective Asso
citation, of Oxford, held their an
nual meeting and dinner in tina
town on December %. Three hun
: dred and siXty-one persons sat dow
. to the dinner which was prepares
y by the ladies of the First Baptis
' church of the town. The associa
s ton has a membership Of 211
n The following officers were eleote