The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-04-10

A gas company has recently been
formed in Kenneth Square to supply
that town with Illuminating gas.
The track and stables on the
Elkton Fair Grounds have been
leased by DR.. James, a well known
horseman and veterinarian.
James II. McCracken, son of W.
S. McCracken, of North East, this
county, has embarked in the drug
business in Diunba, Tulare County,
California.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has decided to build its new
station in Wilmington, partly on
the site of the present one and
partly on the land south of it.
While operating a circular saw
on the farm of Thos. McFadden
near Singerly, Alexander Russull
had two fingers of his left hand
cut off, on Thursday of last week.
Andrew Croper, a Port Deposit
lad, fell between two cars at the
station in that town one day last
week, and received cut in the
head which required several
stitches to close.
Delaware J. Willis, of Newark,
brother of Victor G.. Willis, pitcher
on the Boston National League
baseball club, has signed to pitch
for the Evansville, Ind, team, of
the Western League.
Lee Cullen, of Aberdeen, while
walking on the tracks of the CO.
lumbia & Port Deposit railroad at
Perryville Tuesday, was struck by
an engine and seriously injured
about the head and body.
A Cecil county boy, Henry Kim
BILE of Appleton, had the honor of
leading the Sophmore Glass at Della
ware College in the recent exam;na-
tons in French, Literature, Econo-
mics, Greek, Spanish and Senior
Latin.
Lewis R. Cummins, Jr., arrested
in Elkton, for driving away a horse
belonging to Liveryman Spencer
Foulk, Of Wilmington, has been
taken to Philadelphia to answer a
charge of robbing an express COM
pany of $3.50.
A slight fire in Chesapeake City
on Friday morning last, caused ex-
element and Elkton was telephoned
for aid. Word was sent later that
the blaze, which was at Crockett's
hotel, had been extinguished by
bucket brigade.
The explosion of a lamp in a
broodep in the kitchen of
DR.. VIM. T. Skinner, at Glas-
gov, Del, caused a fire on Mon
day which was discovered in time
to prevent serious damage. The
brooder, containing 81 little chicks,
was destroyed.
L. L. Dirickson, Jr., of the bank
ing company of Berlin, Md, has
decided to start a private institu-
ton in the town of North East,
Cecil county, about the middle of
this month, with the intention of
converting the same into national
bank as soon as possible.
W. Smith Campbell who was de-
feated recently by one vote for
the office of Justice of the Peace in
West Nottingham township, Ches-
ter county, and was preparing to
contest the election, announces he
has abandoned the contest but will
run for the Office next spring.
The train leaving Rising Sun
station at ZIG a. m. was the first
one over the Baltimore Central
Division to make a stop at the new
West Philadelphia Station, on Mon
day morning. The station was
opened for traffic on March 80, and
all trains which. stop at the Powell
ton Avenue station will stop at the
new depot. The new station fronts
Market street, just below Thirty
second.
The managers of the Local
Preachers and Exhorters' Camp
meeting at Leslie, Cecil county,
have changed the opening date this
year from August 5 to July %, in
order that it may not conflict with
Woodlawn Campmeeting, and also
that those coming from North East
and below that town will not be in
convenienced in crossing the creek
at that point, as the new structure
will be in course of erection in the
month of August.
Tobias McCray, oolored, was
killed Tuesday last, at his home,
near Massays, in Kent county, by
Jim Brown, colored, in a quarrel
about dusky damsel. Brown
, procured shotgun and shot his
victim in the forehead in front OF
, McCray's door, killing him instant
ly. Brown was a colored politician
and influential among his race.
, He fed after the shooting. but o1