The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-09-04

1OIOuColCl DCdSu ClOoCo IuO STD
son on Monday, 18th inst, with g
grand tournament.
The Woodlawn "Y." will hold
a social this evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Terry.
John Msikiya, a native of Africa
has entered Lincoln University fol
the purpose of receiving ar
education.
Harry r. Wallis, of Forest Hill
Hartford county, has been elected
principal of the High School al
Annapolis.
While digging potatoes a few
days since Jos. Morris, of Fremont,
found an English penny bearing
date of 1872.
Preparations are being made tc
celebrate the two hundreth ami
versary Of the Old Welsh Tract
Baptist Church, near Iron Hill.
Albert Cunningham, Haines Sta
ton, caught sturgeon in the Sus-
quehanna last week that weighed
two hundred and twenty five
pounds.
Surveyors have been at work
along the line of the proposed Kent
& Cecil trolley line, the route along
the Newark -Elkton road was sur
veyed last week.
Albert S. Daniels, aged about 80
years, brother of Mrs. Charles E.
Denny, of Elkton, was instantly
killed Friday while at work on a
hosting crane at Harrisburg, Pa.
Jacob Shaub, an East Drumore
township farmer, had his leg so
badly fractured by the kick of a
horse while horse raking his wheat
stubble field, as to necessitate
amputatiOn.
A note for $4,000 was recently
presented to the Security Trust Co.,
of Wilmington, for payment, to
which the name of James B. Clark
son, treasurer of the company, had
been forged.
During the storm last week while
the team of Ross Hilaman was
standing on the scales at a ware
house at Nottingham, a bolt of
lightning knocked the horses down
and stunned them but did no ser.
ious damage.
At a meeting of the directors and
stockholders of the Southern T. and
/, Company, held at Kirkwood,
Friday, it was decided to increase
the capital stock to $50, 900, and is
sue bonds to the amount of $40, 900
bearing 5 per cent interest.
Guy Chillas, aged Ii years,
while leading a colt on his fathers
farm, near Ellrton, on Monday, was
kicked in the head by the fractions
animal. The lads skull was frac-
tured and he was sent to a hospital
for treatment but little hope is en-
tanned for his recovery.
Suit has been brought against
two road supervisors of East Not
tingham township, Chester county,
for failure to keep their road in
proper condition. The supervisors
pleaded lack of knowledge of their
duties under the new law and the
case was sent to Court.
A meeting in the interest of bet
ter rights for women will be held
at Penn Hill Friends Meeting
House, on Firstday, September 6,
at 2 p. m. Ellen FL. Price and
Prof. Ferris Price Of Swarthmore,
Elizabeth B. Passmore, of Oxford,
and others will address the meeting.
Oliver Russell and William Will.
lard of Kimbleville, Chester county,
have been given the contract for
the construction of a large wooden
mill for the Baldwin Tapestry
Manufacturing Co., at Baldwin
Station, Cecil county, on the Balti-
more & Ohio RAILROAD. The con-
tract price is $4,000.
Rev. J. Gallaher, of the M. E.
church, of Marion, Somerset county,
has been assigned as pastor of ST..
John M. e. Church, Lewisyille,
and Rev. George W. Bowman, who
recently conducted a store at Theo-
dore, has again entered the min
istery, and has been assigned to
the Marion church.
The Executive Committee of the
proposed Union Hospital contem,
plates holding a tournment and
carnival of sport on the Elkton
Fair grounds some time in October,
the receipts from which will be ap-
piled to the building fund. The
subscriptions to date for the Hos
pital amount to $564.5O.
The State Council Junior Order