The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-11-21

EISHcI, HedF WOOuldWn, were SOlu
last week to Amelia j. Calvert, fol
$3.50, at trustees sale.
The Newark, Del, cannery pack
ed this year 903 tons of tomatoes and
34S tons of corn, making a total
of 29,1 cases or 69S,SOS cans.
Capital stock for the new bank
to pe established at North East has
been subscribed to the amount OF
$21 900 by citizens of the town.
One of the mills of the McCul-
Tough Iron Co.'s plant at North
East, is being dismantled and the
machinery shipped to Wilmington.
L. Stanley Grier, of East Not
tingham, Chester county, has sold
six Yox hounds to West Chester
party who will ship them to Spain.
The travelling libraries of the
State of Maryland, authorized by
an act of the recent Legislature,
will be ready for distribution by
December L.
A contract has been awarded to
Thomas Seeds, of Philadelphia, for
the erection of an additional dormi-
tory building for the Tome Insti-
tute, Port Deposit.
The salary of the States Attor-
ney of Kent county has been fixed
at 81, 800 per annum by the Com
missioners of that county, in lieu
of fees as in the past.
During an alteration at Port De
post Harry Moore cut Jones
Pounds badly about the breast with
a knife. Moore left for parts I'M
known to avoid arrest.
The congregation of the United
Presbyterian church of Oxford,
has extended call to Rev. P. B.
Logan, of Slate Lick, Pa, to the
pastorate of the church.
e. Hughes Kirk has just COM
pleted the erection of fine new
barn 4Sx64 feet, with strawshed
25x32 feet, on his farm near Not
tingham, Chester county.
Mrs. Jane i. Barnes, of Wood.
lawn, has recently completed
a quilt containing 2733 pieces.
Mrs. Barnes is in her S0th year
and the work occupied her only
about three months time.
The annual meeting of the Asso-
citation of School Commissioners of
Maryland, will be held in Balti-
more Thursday and Friday, Decem
Der 4th and 9th. School Examiner
George Biddle, of Cecil county, is
president of the Association.
Tome Institute foot ball team
met its first defeat in two years at
the hands of Banks Business Col
lege team, of Philada., on Saturday
afternoon last, at Port Deposit.
The score was to 5, Tome secur-
ing goal from the field in the last
minute of play.
Recently 200 new looms were plac-
ed in the Gambrill Textile Works,
at Havre de Grace, making a total
of about 400 looms in the mill.
Over $50 hands are employed at
the present time, and the new
looms will require the employment
of about 125 more hands.
The blacksmiths of southern
Chester county are attempting to
organize themselves into union,
for the adoption of a standard of
prices for their work, claiming the
materials used by them have adj
vanced in price to such an extent
as to leave them no profit at pre-
sent rates.
Suit has been brought by VIM.
Fl. Vansant against VIM. M. .Rog-
ers, who conducted Elkton Stock
Farm, for wages due for care of
stock. The case is being heard
at Bel Air. w. T. Warburton,
Esq, represents Mr.. Rogers
and Albert Constable, Jr., Esq, is
counsel for Vansant.
The Pennsylvania railroad CON-
pany has placed John Gregg, the
Principle Furnace lad who saved
the Colonial Express from running
into the washout near that station
some weeks ago, on its pay roll and
will give him a college education
if he desires it or place him in a
position to learn any trade he
chooses. Young Gregg is but IA
years of age.
A bulletin of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College says of peach
yellows: "No treatment for yellows
has proven at. all effective except
the one now generally practised OF
digging up and burning the diseas-
ed trees. New trees may be plant
ed where the diseased trees were
taken from without contracting the
disease"
A survey has been completed by
a corps of Pennsylvania railroad
engineers from a point near At
glen to Shenk's Ferry, ON the