The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-26

below the Pulp Mill, at Elkton.
Interest from September 1 will
be charged on State and county
taxes not paid before January 1.
George T. Ford, of North East,
has been granted an increase of gov
eminent pension to $40 per month.
The carnival held last week by
the Calender Club of the North
East M. E. Church was success,
the net process of the affair amount
ing to $3.50.
James Murphy, of New Castle,
DEL, fell from a trolley car in
Chester on Monday, and received
injuries which it is thought will
prove fatal.
The property of Robt. A. King,
containing ga acres and located
near Wakefield, Lancaster county,
has been purchased by Caleb Nc
Fam for $1,000.
The total value of taxable prop
erty in the State of Maryland is
$685., 1857, 7O3, and upon the basis of
II cents on the $100 yields 81, 1873,
$50 for revenue.
The New Castle and Delaware
City trolley company has awarded
a contract to the Vandegrift Con-
struction Company for the building
of trolley extension to Elkton and
Newark.
The Newark, Elkton & Eastern
Shore Railway Company has asked
the Elkton town council for fran
chise to use certain streets of the
town to lay tracks thereon, offering
to pay for the privilege $500.
Alfred Clarke, of Mechanics
Valley, employed as freight brake
man on the B. & o. railroad, sus
tanned fracture of both of his legs,
last week, by jumping from his
train at Leslie while it was in
motion.
Carman Palomilo, employed on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
was struck and seriously injured
by train at Leslie, Cecil county,
on Saturday. He was removed to
the Delaware Hospital, in Will
mington.
A mortgage for 81, 100000 given
by the West Chester, Kennett &
Wilmington Electric Railway to
the West End Trust Company,
of Philadelphia, has been placed on
record at the Recorders Office at
West Chester.
John Crosse, an italian residing
in Elkton, was struck by a train
and instantly killed last week, near
Newport, while at work on the
railroad. The deceased was about
26 years of age and leaves a widow
and one daughter.
Geo. Alfred Townsend ("Gath")
the well-known journalist whose
boyhood was spent in the vicinity
Of st. Georegsggss;;1as0el., met with a
painful accident at his home in
Washington last week by which he
received serious burns.
1t is reported that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company will
place watchmen at all sidings in
the county where coal cars stop at
night. The reason assigned is
that people have been stealing
coal in large quantities from the
cars.
The Susquehanna & Tidewater
railroad and the Baltimore & Har-
ford railroad have consolidated un-
der the name of the Tidewater &
Susquehanna River Railroad Com
pany, with capital stock of ST.
100000. The road will run from
Havre de Grace to Wrightsville,
Pennsylvania.
The little daughter OF Track
Foreman Knight, of the B. & o.
railroad, at Newark, while playing
in the yard at home one day last
week., fell upon large knife which
she had in her hand, and received
an ugly cash in the side of her
throat which required several
stitches to close.
The directors of the Philada.,
Baltimore & Washington railroad
last week declared a dividend of
2 per cent, payable on December
31st, 1902, to the stockholders as
registered at the close of, business
on December 10th. This makes
the total dividends for the year
s per cent, 4 per cent having been
declared six months ago.