The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-05

| Henry WlluSmltn, OF North East
has been granted a government pen.
sion of $40 per month.
j A government pension (war with
SPAIN of 50 per month has beer
granted Samuel Webster, of Port
Deposit.
The A. X. Morrison farm of 17O
acres, near Little Britain, was
sold Saturday to Emerson Walton
for 81, 165.
The contract for the new dormi-
tory to be erected by the Jacob
Tome Institute, has been awarded
to Thomas Seeds, Jr., of Philada.
John Watson, an aged citizen
of the Sixth district residing near
Mt. Pleasant, is in a precarious
condition from the effects of a para.
lytic stroke suffered on Friday.
Henry Yeatman, of Calvert, who
several weeks ago went to Ohio on
a cunning trip, accidentally shot
himself, receiving injuries which
resulted in his death last week.
w. d. Irwin, of Lombard, Cecil
county, is reported as just picking
a second crop of grapes, from one
of his vines. The fruit had been
carefully bagged and has ripened
thoroughly.
The stockholders of the Elkton,
Newark and Eastern Shore railway
will meet in Elkton December 18th
to organize. The company proposes
to build trolley line between Elk
ton and Newark.
The suit of DR.. James G. Mac.
.Kenzie against the trustees of Jacob
Tome Institute for 500, 900 DANA
ges for breach of contract, was
placed on trial in Kent County
Circuit Court, at Chestertown, on
Monday.
Rev. Robert Groves, a colored
preacher, was recently given twenty
lashes ct the Delaware whipping
post and sentenced to five years in
jail for the theft of three silver
spoons from a member of his con.
gregation.
Franklin T. Mackie, of the
Fourth district, claims the banner
yield of corn this year of the
county. He is reported to have
husked 1925 bushels of the grain
from % acres, an average of lib
bushels per acre.
A bazar is being held by the
members of the Catholic church of
Elkton, which was opened on
Saturday evening, Nov. 20, and
will continue two weeks. The pro-
ceeds are to be applied to the i'm
provement fund of the church.
Burglars made a raid on several
residences in the village of Glas-
gov, Del, on Monday night, and
carried off numerous articles includ.
ing clothing, etc. Among the houses
broken into were those of DIR. VIM.
7. Skinner, Rev. T. A. Potter and
Saml. T. Fulton.
The School Boards of the various
counties have been invited to meet
in Washington on December II,
when Director of Farmers Insti-
tutes VIM. l.. Amos and Secretay
of Agriculture Hon. James Wilson,
will explain the work of the Agri.
cultural Department.
William Fitzsimmons, of New
ark, died in the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, last week, as the re-
suit of cunning accident. The
unfortunate man was shot in both
legs by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of a companion,
who was getting through a fence at
the time.
A representative of the Delaware
and Suburban Trolley Company
appeared before the Town Com.
missioners of North East last week
for the purpose of obtaining
franchise to lay tracks on certain
streets of the town. The city
fathers have not yet granted the
permission asked.
The Port Deposit Electric Light
Company is making preparations
to increase the capacity of the plant
from 900 to 1900 lights, and con-
meet the system with that of the
Institute station on the plateau, so
that, in the event of accident to
either plant, the one not disabled
will furnish light for the other.
A verdict of $4O1.75 was award.
ed to the plaintiff in the Circuit
Court of Hartford county in the case
of William Vansant VS.. VIM. M.
Rogers, of the Elkton Stock Farm.
The suit was removed from Cecil
county and was brought by Van.
SAINT to recover $3.50 for the board
and care of five horses belonging to
the defendant.
Mrs. John M. Gilbert, of Havpe
tde Grace. received serions hurns on