The midland journal., 1902-03-14


Joseph Coudon, of Akin, has
been granted a patent for his decoy
duck, which has been heretofore
noted in these columns.
Joseph Kelly, recently appointed
| postmaster of Havre de Grace, has
received his commission and will
enter upon his duties Immediately.
The ladies of the Mite Society of
the Newark M. e. church cleared
the snug sum of $l52 by their
poultry supper held in that town
recently.
John B. Graham, John N. Black,
Perry X. Barnes, Joseph Heisler
and j. Morgan Heverin have been
reelected town commissioners for
Charlestown.
The congregation of Mt. Pleasant
M. E. church, near Colora, has in
vited Rev. Harry Mitchell to re-
turn as pastor of the church for the
next conference year.
Henry A. Wright, farmer re-
siding near Elkton, was seriously
injured in runaway accident
Tuesday. One arm was broken
and his shoulder dislocated.
A bill to amend the charter of
the Rising Sun, North East & Elk
River Electric Railway Company
has been introduced in the Mary
land Legislature by Delegate
Cosden.
1t is understood editor J. M.
Post, of Elkton, will erect hand
some building on the lot recently
purchased by him, in that town, in
which the Appeal printing plant
will be installed.
By coming in contact with a
broken live electric light wire on
Monday in Elkton, John Paul of
that town, was thrown violently to
theground but escaped injury other
than a severe shock.
Liveryman Grier, of Oxford,
who recently had horse and sleigh
stolen from him, located his horse in
Baltimore last week, the party in
whose possession it was claiming
he had purchased it in York for
$40.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sebold, of
Cherry Hill, have issued cards for
the marriage of their daughter,
Emily Alice, to George William
Ward, to take place at their home
on Wednesday, March 10, 1902, at
II o'clock.
The Orphans Court for Cecil
county has granted letters of ad-
ministration to Mrs. Laura V. Will
son, upon the estate of her late
husband, John T. Wilson, pro-
prietor of the Howard House. The
estate is valued at $4,000.
Application has been made to
the Maryland legislature for the
chartering of railroad company
whose purpose is the building of
road from Baltimore to Elkton, and
thence down the Eastern Shore to
Crisfeld. The capital stock is
named at 100000, with power to
increase.
The seventeen year locust is due
this season, and the best authorities
in this and adjoining States have
issued warnings against trimming
young fruit trees too close. The
recent sleet storm has, however,
disregarded the warning and trim
med some of the fruit trees so close
that they won't bear locust.
The Havre de Grace city council
has decided to have made a crayon
portrait of the late Col. J. Thomp-
son Frieze, and suitably framed,
to be hung in the council chamber.
Colonel Frieze was the first Mayor
of Havre de Grace, having been
elected to Office the 9th day of Jan,
1879. Colonel Frieze died on Jan
uary 2, 1898.
William Francis, colored, was
arrested in Elkton last week for
attempting to pass a check for
$4.75 to which the signature OF
John E. Gonce, a merchant of that
town, was affixed. The cashier of
the national bank notified Mr..
Gonce by telephone who promptly
declared the signature a forgery
and had Francis arrested.
The young son of Frank Sheppard
had narrow escape from possible
serious injury on Saturday, in
Wilmington. Master Clarence was
on a trolley car in that city with
Miss Mendenhall, a friend of the
family. In going down a steep
grade on Market street, from
Fourth to Front, a broken brake
chain caused the car to run away
and collide with several teams, in
Ijuring five persons, Miss Menden-
hall being among the passengers of
the car hurt, receiving cuts on the
hands and face by flying glass,
| while her VOunp charge was more