The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-07-18


The plant of the Havre de Grace
Electric Light Company, has been
purchased by Wesley W. Reynolds,
of that town.
Capitalists are reported to be look
ing for site in Newark with the
view of establishing a match factory
in that town.
The Epworth League Ct Zion M.
E. church will hold festival on
the church lawn in that town on
the evening of Wednesday, July
%.
The Christiana, Del, Presbyte-
rian church celebrated its one
hundred and SEVENTEEN anniver-
sary on Sunday last with appro-
pirate services.
Frank P. Price was thrown from
his buggy at Childs, on Fri
day night, by the over turning of
the vehicle in ditch, and received
a broken collarbone by the spill.
Work was begun Monday morn
ing on the foundation of the new
M. e. church at North East. The
new building is to cost about $l0,-
900 and will be completed about
November LIST.
Homewood Farm, near Newark,
has been selected as the site for en-
campment of the First Regiment,
of the Delaware National Guards,
which will be held early in Septem
Der and continue six days.
The Commissioners of Kent
county think the States Attorney
has been making too much money
out of his Office and have cut down
his fees about one half. His salary
last year amounted to So, 100.4S.
The Elkton gas company is MAX
ing extensive improvements to it's
works at Elkton which will include
new retort with a capacity of
$4,000 cubic feet, and the laying of
new mains throughout the town.
A number of young men of
Chesapeake City have purchased
the dancing pavilion in that town
belonging to William T. Harriott,
and Will move it about a mile south
of the town where park will be
opened.
Joseph III. Sloan, of the Elkton
Marble Yards, was severely injured
and narrowly escaped being killed
last week. While helping to move
a large block of granite weighing
1000 pounds the stone toppled over
on him, pinning him to the ground.
Legal steps have been taken by
representatives of the United States
coast survey to recover several of
the missing Mason and Dix
son line stones which have been
found in the possession of private
parties who refuse to give them
up.
Lightning struck and burned
last week the large barn and con-
tents on the farm of Walter White,
near Kirkwood, Pa. The corn
crib, tool house and wagon shed
adjoining the barn were also burned.
The loss was about S., 900, with an
insurance of %, 800.
L. G. Passmore, of Nottingham,
was the winner of the cushion Of
fered at the festival held by Not
tingham Cornet Band last week,
for the nearest guess to the number
of beans in bottle. Mr.. Pass
more's guess was 1145, while the
correct number in the bottle was
liza.
Mrs. Hoover, an inmate of the
Asylum at Cherry Hill, on Friday
evening left the institution, where
she was allowed considerable free
dom on account of her harmless
condition. She visited Middletown
and other places in that neighbor-
hood and was finally located by
the authorities at Chesapeake City.
A steer escaped from the drove
yards at Oxford on Monday, and
running up an alley way crashed
through a rear window into the
store of I'll. A. Menongh, jumped
the counter and continued through
the store and out the front door
into the street, before it could be
headed. The only damage done
was shattered window sash and
glass.
The following officers of River
side Council, No. 20, d. of L., of
Perryville, have been elected, c.,
Mary G. White; A. G. Addie vii.
son; V. c.. Ida WardI A. V. O.,
Mary V. Craig; Jr. Elk. c., Sarah
Kane; Jr. Elk. A. c., William
Boulder; R. s., Alex Craig; F. s.,
Mary Mcdonald; g., Bessie Gal
lion; L. p, Jennie Richardson's O.
| p, ALIVE Coale.
Independent Council, O. U. A,
NJ, Of North East, has elected the
following ofticersl-Joseph NJ. Nc
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