The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-02
S. t. Hindman is building silo
on his farm, near ColOra.


plOyed near White Rock, Lancas-
ter county, on the new water pipe
line.
One of the Seniors at Jacob Tome
Institute is totally blind and will
receive instruction with raised
letters.
Elkton ice dealers are furnishing
their customers with Maine ice, the
home supply having been ex-
hausted.
Rev. Davis A. McWilliams has
been elected to the chair of History,
Sociology and Political Economy at
Lincoln University.
Walter L. Main is reported to
have bought the Sharpless farm of
100 acres, near Stanton, Del, for
winter quarters for his circus.
Rev. F. Burgette Short, lately of
Wilmington, has succeeded in rails
ing the 100000 which he was
commissioned to do for the Pacific
University of California.
A small property in the First
district, belonging to the late
Pininah P. Stradley, was sold
Saturday at executors sale to
James A. Woolleyhan, for 500.
Rev. r, X. Stephenson, formerly
of Elkton NJ E. church, has been
asked by the official board of Scott
church, Wilmington, to return as
pastor for another conference year.
An insane man created some ex-
citement on a p, B. q w. passen
ger train while en- route from Will
mington to Baltimore, few days
since, by kicking out a window and
attempting to jump from the car.
Davis Bartlett, of New Castle,
Del, while engaged in game of
foot ball, a few days since, receiv
ed kick in the eye which ruptured
blood vessel and caused concus-
sion of the brain. His condition is
serious.
A 14inch emery wheel at the
American Road Machine Works,
Kenneth, burst on Tuesday after
noon, the flying pieces tearing holes
in the ceiling and floor, but for
tunately not striking any of the
workmen.
The sagging of the floor in the
store of j. Dobrin, an occupant of
the Spencer block, Havre de Grace,
one night last week, caused panic
among employees and customers.
The damage was slight, the scare
being caused by the slipping of a
girder.
Hon. John B. Hanna, Chairman
of the Republican State Central
Committee, entertained the State
candidates and the Republican
editors of Maryland, at luncheon
Saturday, at the Carrollton Hotel,
Baltimore, when plans for the
campaign were discussed.
Rev. Irwin B. Taylor, formerly
pastor of the NJ. =. church at
Colts. Kent county, but now
stationed at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, as
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church, was arrested in Whining
ton, last week on the charge of
bigamy and held under 81, 900 bail
for Court.
While the degree staff of Nation
al Lodge, I. O. Q. =. of Elkton,
was participating in the contest at
Baltimore last week, the room in
which the clothing of the members
of the team had been left was en-
tered and the pockets rifed.
About $40 was stolen from Charles
G. Queck and $3.50 from Charles
LETTERS.
The Sunday school class of Miss
Minnie Alexander, of the North
East M. b. church, has adopted a
novel method of raising a $25
subscription to the building fund,
by the sale of neat glass paper
weight, in which is the photograph
of the new building. Twelve dozen
were disposed of during the first
week the souvenirs were placed on
sale,
1t is the intention of President
D;rickson, of the private bank at
North East, to convert the institu-
ton into national bank, with a
capital stock of $50, 900, the major
portion of the stock to be held by
citizens of the town and vicinity
Al meeting held on Tuesday
to consider the proposition, one
third of the amount of stock re-
quired was subscribed.
Edward Boulder, of Perryville,
a fireman on the p, B. & W. rail
road, was slashed with a razor in
the hands of drunken Italian, on
Saturday evening last, while wait
ing for train at Havre de Grace
station. Boulder received a deep
cash from the temple to the lower
jaw, the wound being a severe one.
The Italian was chased nv the