The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-09

The bakery of r. j. Hogg, at
Kirkwood, has been purchased by
Adam G. Herr.
Revival services began at AS
bury NJ. e. church, near Blythdale,
on Sunday last.
This seasons Keifer pear crop on
the Maryland Delaware Peninsula,
is reported to be almost a failure.
The property on Main street,
Port Deposit, belonging to Mrs.
Iilouke, has been purchased by
Herbert N. Gerry.
The Grand Jury of New Castle
county, Del, last week ignored the
indictments of eight alleged lynch
ers of the negro, George White.
The Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany has been awarded the contract
to furnish the rails for the Balti.
more and Bel Air Electric Railway.
The town of West Grove has con-
tracted with the White Clay Creek
Supply Co. for street lighting at
$11. SS per year for 16 candle power
lights.
DAT the republican judicial con
vention, which assembled in Bel
Air last week, it was decided not
to nominate candidate against
George L. Van Bibber, democratic
nominee.
Thomas B. Coleman, of Centre.
vile, Md, baggage master on the
Delaware Railroad, dropped dead
in his car Friday last, as the train
was leaving Townsend.
George J. Finney, of Churchville,
Hartford county, has been appoint
ed by Governor Smith chief Judge
of the Orphans Court, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Judge James NJ. Cain.
Burglars blew open three safes
in Coatesville Friday night,-one
in the freight station of the Penn
sylvania railroad, the others in
the business houses of Philip D.
Handwork and G. B. Umstead.
Blue Ball visited Rising Sun on
Saturday last and dropped game
to the home team, the score being
Is to 2. The battery work of Nc
Cardell and McCardell was first
class, and the whole team folded
in good style.
John Chalmers. of Newark, has
set pattern for corn cutters. On
Thursday of last week he cut 100
shocks in 10 hours, and on Friday
morning in hours, he cut 70, and
in the afternoon in less than s.
hours, cut 81 shocks.
Warden Meserye, of the New
Castle county workhouse, Del, had
a wholesale whipping a few days
ago, when fourteen prisoners of that
institution received lashes ranging
in number from ten to forty, with
the "cat % nine tails"
The unusual number of barns
that have been destroyed by fire
near Jarrettsville, Hartford county,
has caused alarm among farmers in
that locality and it is reported that
others have been notified that their
properties have been singled out
as the next to go.
NJ. jewell, of Still Pond, who
under the name of DR.. Scott, sue
cessfuliy and profitably worked "a
bogus pension examination among
the negroes in the neighborhod of
Elkton and other localities, was
last week sentenced to three years
ia the Maryland penitentiary.
Catherine NJ. Walters, of Hartford
county, has filed a bill for divorce
from her husband, w. Oliver Wal
ters. They were married April,
1878, and lived together until
September, 1908. I'll treatment
and abuse are the alleged causes
of separation. They have eight
children, ranging in age from four
to twenty-five years.
Daniel L. Brinton, republican
nominee for Associate Judge of the
Supreme Court of Baltimore, is
native of Cecil county. He is
son of Albin Brinton, who conduct
ed a merchandise business near
Lords Factory, when those mills
were among the most prosperous in
the country. The family after
ward moved to Baltimore.
The discovery was made Satur-
day evening in Bel Air, of two
bombs under a warehouse in that
town. 1t is supposed they had
been placed there for safe keeping
until the owner wished to use them
for whatever purpose they were in
tended. The two bombs were made
of wood followed out and the hole
filled with powder and the fuse
laid in it. They were covered
with roofing tin and nailed secure
ly with heavy wrought nails.
James Boyd lost valuable mule