The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-11-20

Harvey E. Storms has been ap
pointed town bailiff of Perryville
Miss Alice Steele, of. Leeds, ha
resigned her position as teacher a
the Chesapeake City High School
Edwin S. Gilmour, former resi-
dent of Elkton was elected to tn,
office of Clerk of Holt County, Neb.
at the recent election.
The ladies of Leeds M. P. Church
will hold a supper and bazaar il
the old church at Leeds on Wed
nesday evening, November %.
The small child of Mr.. and Mrs.
James o. Carson, of Port Deposit,
was bitten on the hand by a rat
one evening recently, while asleep.
The ladies of Glasgow Presby-
terian Church realized the sum OF
1891 from the sale of "Old and
New" held during the past three
weeks.
While engaged in game of foot
ball at Tome Institute one day last
week, the son of G. s. Rowland of
Port Deposit, had his leg broken
above the knee.
The members of Elkton M. e..
church Oh Sunday last presented
Augustus A. Brown, the sexton of
the church, with a handsome Bible
as 6. token of their esteem.
The name of John M. Street,
editor of the Hartford Democrat,
published at Bel Air, is mentioned
for Secretary of State under Cover
nor elect Edwin Warfield.
The Delaware Game Protective
Association has issued an appeal to
sportsmen not to kill the Chinese
pheasants with which the state was
stocked during the present season.
The operators of the Odessa &
Middletown trolley road are report
ed to be trying to purchase the
right of way for the extention of
their line to Warwick, Cecilton, and
Georgetown, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth McIntire, of
White Rock Lancaster county,
who is in her 8lst year, has just
completed a silk quilt of 1775
pieces. The silk in one Of the
patches is 1t4y years old.
A large dryer has just been in
stalled by the American Clay Co.
at their plant on Broad creek,
which will enable the firm to place
it's finished product on the market
in shorter length of time.
An order has been issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
that on and after January LIST next,
all ticket agents and station agents
shall wear a regulation uniform,
consisting of blue cap, coat and
trousers.
State Senator Thomas FL. Robin
son, chairman of the democratic
State Central Committee of Har-
ford county is to be doomed by his
friends in that county for the pres
idency of the Senate at the coming
Legislature.
Fire on Wednesday of last week,
destroyed the barn and contents,
consisting of farming implements,
hay, grain, etc., of VIM. 81. Steele,
near Newark. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss was
about $500.
Roy McGinnes, a lad of 13 years
residing near Millington, Kent
county, was crushed to death one
evening last week. The lad at
tempted to climb upon a traction
engine which was passing and fell
beneath the wheels.
The members of the Wilmington
M. E. Preachers Association,
with their wives, visited North
East, Monday, where they held
their monthly meeting. They were
entertained by the congregation of
the North East Church.
Francis Moore, aged 10 years,
son of Michael Moore, of Havre de
Grace, died Nov. IL, of injuries
sustained while riding a bicycle on
October "a last. He oollided with
a pony cart driven by Benjamin
Brown. His skull was fractured.
A party of U. S. Army officers
on trip from New York to Wash
ington, ID. c., stopped at the How
ard House, Elkton, Sunday. They
were travelling in one of the large
six-ton automobile artillery vans
being tested by the United States
government.
Orders have been issued for all
trains to consume four minutes in
passing over the p, B. & W.
bridge between Perryville and
Havre de Grace. The order was
made necessary by the high rate