The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-29

post last week.
Stephen Woodrow, of Rowland
vile, has been granted a govern
ment pension of $12 per month
Joseph L. Wells, of Elkton, has
been appointed a deputy in the
Office of Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. Goldsborough, in Baltimore.
Weasels killed $50 worth of
fancy chickens on the Belmont
! Farm, near Newark, last week.
A hunt was instituted for the
animal and it was dug out and
killed after giving the dogs game
fight.
A large force of men is at work
near North East, Cecil county, on
land owned by Henry Fredericks,
of Baltimore, getting out clay,
which is being shipped daily to
Philadelphia and used in the filter
beds of that city.
Look out for the swindler who
is operating on the Eastern Shore.
He represents himself as an agent
for patent pitchfork. When an
agreement is entered into for fork
and signed by the farmer, it turns
out to be promissory note.
The American Clay Company,
of which William Birmingham, Of
Philadelphia, is president, has
completed two large buildings near
North East, to be used for the
manufacture of brick, and the
plant will soon be in operation.
While walking on the railroad
track between Avondale and West
grove on Monday afternoon George
Bostick, an aged colored man, was
struck by the mail train to Philada.,
and instantly killed. He was
deaf and it is thought did not hear
the train.
On account of the uncertainty of
the coal supply and high price of
the fuel, the School Commissioners
of Cecil county are debating the
ACCESSIBILITY of providing the school
throughout the county with new
stoves and using wood for heat
ing purposes.
Some parties in North East have
been helping themselves to the
lumber saved from the old M. Il.
church building, which was recent
ly torn down, and the trustees have
served notice that in event of any
more disappearing the guilty parties
will be exposed and prosecuted.
Col. J. F. Smith, United States
Army engineer in charge Of rivers
and harbors for this district of
Maryland, has been on a tour of in
spection of the Elk river. Colonel
Smith states that in all likelihood
the dredging of Elk river will begin |
early in November.
Extensive repairs are being
made to the plant Of the Whitaker
Iron Company, at Principle Fur
mace, which will require several
weeks to complete. A new two
ton steam hammer is being install
ed and three new furnaces built
for additional forge fires.
While at work on the B. & O. |
railroad bridge across the Susque
hanna Andrew A. Moore was pre-
cipitated distance of twenty feet
by the breaking of a block and
fall. The accident occurred at
Watson's island, Moore landing on
dry land and sustaining a fractured
ankle.
Samuel A. Tildon, eolored, of
Port Deposit, is wanted in that
town for forging the name of his
father to a note, made payable at
the National Bank of Port Deposit |
for the sum of $75. The note was
cashed by Geo. W. Lamm, and
Tildon skipped the town with the
cash in his pocket.
AS Frank Sargable was driving a |
colt past the McClenahan quarries,
near Port Deposit, it became I'M
manageable and plunged down a
fifteen foot embankment onto the
railroad below. The driver and
horse were cut and bruised to al
considerable extent but not badly |
injured, but the wagon was almost
demolished.