The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-11-28
James Maxwell. residing near

| OnlcorD, Lancaster county, SuHer-
ed a heavy loss last week. He
was the possessor of a fine herd of
registered Jersey cattle, 15 head
in all, which became afflicted with
tuberculosis and were killed by
order of the state authorities.
The Board of Public Works of
Maryland on Thursday re-appoint-
ed Senator elect German and Gener-
al L. Victor Baughman directors of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
on the part of the State and DR..
G. s. Dare, of this town the direc-
tor of the Philadelphia Central.
Walter E. Burns, senior member
of the firm of W. E. Burns & Bros,
the Havre de Grace carriage build
ers, has laid the foundation for a
handsome brick home, 2Sx48 feet,
near the new carriage factory now
about completed. Mr.. Burns was
for several years a resident of Ris-
ing Sun.
The model road built between
Bel Air and Churchville, in Har-
ford county, by the Maryland Geo.
logical Survey, out of the Woolsey
bequest, has given such satisfaction
that the County Commissioners are
considering the feasibility of con-
tinuing it from Churchville to
Havre de Grace.
The Pennsylvania railroad per-
formed great feat in railroading
on Sunday, when the Pittsburg
yards were cleared of its congested
freight. During the "a hours 294
trains, comprising 14,7OO cars,
were moved in and out of that city.
This car movement breaks all
records for a similar time.
Fl. r. Tyson, superintendent of
the Newark Stock Farm, has sold
his brown stallion Elery, with a
record of 2:143 by Simmons, to Ben
jamin Tappen, of Vienna, Austria.
The horse will be shipped to that
country next week. The price
paid was $1,000. The horse start.
ed in six races this fall, was third
twice and outside the money once.
An electric light company has
been established at Aberdeen, I'M
der the name of the Aberdeen
Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company, with d. B. Arthur presi-
dent, J. A. Swingely treasurer, L.
A. Funk manager and Dorsey
Rowe secretary. Under the same
company and manager basket
factory will be started there and
be in operation by January 1, 1908.
Mrs. Sam'l M. Kirk, residing
near Blue Ball, has chain cactus
which Is now loaded with 1888
beautiful blooms.
Miss Myrtle Boyd, Of Noting
ham, Pa, is the possessor of an
italian onion which is in bloom.
The stem and bloom are four feet
one inch in length and another
bloom is % inches long. The onion
is year and half old and is 10
inches in circumference.
In many sections on the Mary.
land Delaware Peninsula the prac
tice of tomato Gamers making cons
tracts with the farmers and grow.
ers to plant tomatoes and deliver
fruit at the canneries at certain
price per ton, will hereafter be
abandoned. During the past two
seasons when tomatoes brought
higher price than the Gamers
contract price, many of the farmers
refused to deliver their fruit at the
canneries but sold it in the open
market.
The mangled remains of Angus
tus Walker, a colored hostler re-
siding at Port Deposit, were found
last Friday morning on the tracks
of the railroad.
Coroner Nelson held an inquest
and the jury rendered verdict of
accidental death and exonerated
the railroad company from blame.
Walker was in an intoxicated con-
dition when last seen and it is pre-
sumed he wandered upon the
track and was run over by a pass.
ing freight train.
About two years ago George
Biddle, son of Thomas Biddle, of
Elkton, was accidentally shot in
the hand by the discharge of a
pistol, the position of the ball
could not be found. The young
man made two or three visits to q
hospital for an examination, had
the X.ray turned on him, but, still
the hall could not be located. A
few days ago while carelessly rub
bling one hand with, the other he
felt the ball in the palm of his
hand, near the surface. Not wait
ling to consult physician he took
a sharp razor and cutting cash in
his hand extracted the ball with a
pair of tweezers; his mother dress
ed the wound and it is now healing
nicely.