The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-08-21

1890 ONNAAeONf AOA RA1ONOs
Childs Council, No. 80, Jr. o. U.
A. M, will hold a festival in the
hall at Childs, on Saturday,
August %.
An unknown white man was
struck by a freight train and killed
at railroad crossing in Havre de
Grace on Friday.
The White Clay Creek Supply
Co. is reported to be negotiating for
the Spring Lawn Paper Mill site
and water power near Louisville.
st. Andrews Episcopal Church,
near Fair Hill, will hold Rum
mage Sale in the warehouse at
Providence Corner, on Wednesday
and Thursday, August 26 and q,
both afternoon and evening.
The wrecked barge, civilian E.
Weller" about a half a mile south
west of Turkey Point, has disap-
peared, and the red and black spar
buoy which marked the location of
the wreck has been removed.
While attending the Elkton Sun
day school picnic at Plum Point
last week, Miss Laura Beatty had
the misfortune to lose her pocket
book which contained small sum
of money and two railroad tickets.
Enoch Barton Carey, son of the
| late Col. Robert j. w. Carey, of
Denton, has been selected by Con
gresham VIM. II. Jackson for ap-
pointment to a cadetship at West
Point from the First Maryland
district.
John Deckman, Of Principle,
was committed to Elkton Jail on
Monday to await the action of
the September term of court,
on the charge Of attempting to kill
Thomas r. Rice with a shotgun at
his home on Sunday last. Both
men are over 70 years Of age.
Shaler Hall Settler, lad of six
years, son of William Settler of
Cain, Chester county, died last
week as the result of falling on a
cactus. One of the sharp spikes Of
the plant penetrated his nose,
lockjaw developing from the in
jury and causing his death within a
few hours.
Director of Farmers Institutes,
VIM. L. Amoss, will have charge
of the agricultural exhibit of Mary
land at the st. Louis Exposition
next year. The exhibit will en-
brace grasses, cereals, fruits and
vegetables grown in the State, as
well as a display of canned goods
put up by Maryland packers.
The suit brought by George
W. Johnston, of near Oxford,
against the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., for injuries received by
coming in contact with guy wire
while driving along the Hopewell
road, was compromised by the Co.
paying Johnson 1915, and he paying
the costs, @4. The dangerous wire
has been removed.
The American Can Co. is over
run with orders owing to the de-
mand for cans for the approaching
packing season. The plant at
Havre de Grace is running day
and night. On Wednesday of last
week 264, 1000 cans were turned out
in ten hours, which breaks the
record fol the plant since it's estab-
lishment in that town.
Fire destroyed the warehouse
Of E. B. Fritz, at Quarryville, on
Thursday of last W eek. The build,
ing was large frame one and but
recently erected. The contents
consisted of two tons of fertilizers,
ten tons of hay and about 100 cases
of tobacco which were a total loss.
There was an insurance of $3.50 on
the building. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
In jumping from a moving freight
train on the Pomeroy 8 Newark
railroad one morning last week,
Will Speakman, aged IL years, son
of Harry Speakman of near Doe
Run, fell beneath the wheels and
received injuries from which he
died within a few hours. The lad
had been in the habit of jumping
on and off passing trains despite
repeated warnings of the danger.
Captain Andrew Woodall, of
Georgetown, Kent county, has had
built at Cambridge one Of the larg-
est power boats yet brought
out for service on the Chesapeake.
1t is fitted with an IS horse power
engine and has a capacity Of 5000
bushels Of grain, or about 175 tons
dead weight cargo. The boat is
intended for the grain and other
freight trade between Georgetown
and Baltimore.
House Entered.
Burglars entered the residence of