The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-22
John Clayton, of Calvert, lost a
horse last week from lock jaw.

post, last week shot two white
owls on his farm near that town.
The fair of the Hartford county
Agricultural Society will be held
at Bel Air September 80, October
#, L, 2 and 3.
Mrs. Margaret Miller, of Elkton,
sustained serious injuries on Sun
day by fall down a flight of stairs
at her home in that town.
/ The Lancaster Rod and Gun
Club, composed of about 80 mem
bers, has been in encampment the
past week near Rowlandville.
A frame house and Is acres of
land near Bank, the property of
Levi Hammond, was sold on Tues
day at assignee's sale to John S.
Writ, for $3.50.
Chester Watson, a lad residing
near Oxford, recently fell from his
bicycle and fractured his collar
bone. Last week he received
another fall and suffered fracture
of the same bone.
| Among the club houses which
have lately been erected at various
points along the North East river,
is handsome structure being built
at Charlestown at a cost of $4,000,
by McKeown Bros, of Philada.
| In December last I. Bayard Vim
yard, of Warwick, lost a COW which
diligent search and advertising for
failed to locate. In moving stack
of straw last week from his stack
yard, the remains of the animal
were discovered underneath.
Jacob Biddle, an employee at
Powers Foundry, Elkton, was
severely burned on the foot Mon
day. While handling a vessel con
tanning a quantity of molten metal
it was upset, some of the contents
falling on his foot and burning it
so badly as to cause the probable
loss of several toes.
While Joseph McQuick and
Frank Burns, two Hartford county
lads, were cunning for squirrels
Monday afternoon, the former was
shot in the legs by the accidental
discharge of Burns gun. Part of
the calf of one leg was torn away,
and the heel of the foot Of the
other leg badly lacerated.
| Charles Alexander and Amos
Ash, colored, were lodged in Elk
ton jail Tuesday. The two men
reside on farm near Elkton. Dur
ing a quarrel which arose between
the men Ash threatened Alexan-
der with an AK handle, when the
latter drew a revolver and shot at
his assailant, the bullet finding
lodgment in Ash's jaw.
A. D. Spencer, whose name
suggests the "Mammoth Store"
Havre de Grace, has erected a
handsome brick building in that
town, upon the site of his old stand.
The building contains four store
rooms, which are fitted up with
modern conveniences, including
plate glass show windows, electric
lights, etc. These stores are for
rent.
| The tenters at Woodlawn "broke,
camp" Tuesday and moved from
the grounds. The thirty second
session of the camp, which closed
this week, was the most successful
financially in the history of the
association. The entrance fee
feature inaugurated this year
resulted in the collection of
$313.25 for the two Sundays,
$130.65 the first Sunday and
$lS2.6Q the second. The attend
ance on Sunday was the largest
of any day during the camp.
AS John Rogers, Miss Ada Boyce
and Miss Mabel McComb, three
| Chester county young people, were
returning from a party to their
homes one evening last week, they
drove into the race at Hess mill.
The buggy was upset and all three
1precipitated into about four feet of
, water. The night being very dark
it was with much difficulty they
succeeded in extricating themselves
from their unenviable position.
f The only damage sustained, besides
a bad scare and thorough drench-
| ing, was wrecked buggy.
f The Kirkwood correspondent of
the Oxford Times reports the
E following thrilling episode: "John
j. Galbraith, who lives near
Kirkwood, proved his skill as
, a marksman some time ago. He
| saw number of animals making
their way to the creek near his
house one evening and going near
!. er found it to be a mother polecat
taking her five little ones to get a
drink. He ran for his gun and
, taking aim shot and killed the
, mother and four others at one shot
l and neighbor who had arrived
g dispatched the fifth, leaving not
/. one to tell the tale.i