The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-05-15

this week.
Henry M. Mccullough, of Elk
ton, has been elected State Banker
of the order of Modern Woodmen
of Maryland.
The banking concern at North
East, will open its doors for bust
ness on Monday, 18th, with Will
mer J. Falls as cashier.
The dwelling of Chas. Carly, in
Chesapeake City, was slightly dam
aged by fire last week, but bucket
brigade prevented a serious con-
hagration.
While crossing the tracks of the
P, B. & W. railroad at Havre de
Grace last week Clyde Thomas, of
Baltimore, was struck by a train
and instantly killed.
Five prisoners confined in the
Georgetown, Del, Jail made
break for liberty on Friday after
noon and all but one succeeded
in escaping the jailor.
1t is reported dam will be built
across White Clay creek, near
Newark, to furnish power for
plant which will supply electric
light and power to nearby towns.
Spreading rails caused a wreck
near Charlestown ON the p, B. &
w. railroad, Thursday last which
delayed traffic. Eight cars were
derailed but fortunately no one was
hurt.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
of Chester county, has paid VIM.
Ayres, of Hickory Hill, $3.50 in
surance on his house and $3.50 on
the contents, for loss sustained re-
Gently by fire.
An Oxford citizen has received
letter from Frank G. Hendrickson,
dated at Colebra, Porto Rico. Mr..
HendricksOn is a native of this Sec
ton and has been reported as dead
for several years.
Charles W. Bush, of the class of
1908, of Delaware College, is re-
ported to be an applicant for
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship from
Delaware in the University of
Oxford.
The military company mustered
into service at Newark last week,
is composed of thirty,three mem
bers, with these officers: Captain,
James II, Hossinger; first lieuten-
ant, John M. Bowen; second lieu
tenant, Paul Pie.
In attempting to drive across the
tracks of the Delaware railroad at
Bear station on Friday morning
last, in front of d train, Philip
Thompson were struck and serious
iy injured His wagon was wreck
ed but the horse escaped without
scratch.
The Commissioners of Hartford
county have fixed the tax rate for
this year at IS cents on the $1OO,
which is 10 cents more than
last year. The increase is largely
due to the Churchville road, for
which an additional sum of $14, 1000
is levied.
4 blast of 700 pounds of powder
was put off at Safe Harbor on the
new railroad work, Sunday, which
resulted in killing one man, lodging
hundreds of tons of earth and rock
upon the tracks of the Columbia &
Port Deposit railroads, and block
ing traffic until Sunday evening.
While endeavoring to hasten
fire in the cook stove last week, an
S-year old italian boy of Newark
was fatally burned. The lad run
from the house enveloped in flames,
and threw himself into a ditch,
where he was found, horribly
burned. He died a few hours
later.
The managers of Brandywine
Summit Camp meeting Association
have selected Rev. Robert X.
Stephenson, until recently pastor of
the Elkton M. L. church, to be
ministerin charge of the coming
camp, which will run from July 80
to August IL. Rev. Mr.. Stephen
son is now pastor of Scott Method
list Episcopal church, Wilmington.
A hook upon which large lamp
was Suspended from the ceiling of
room in the Gillespie House, Cecil
ton, became so heated as to char
the joist, causing the iron to pull out
and the lamp to fall to the floor one
evening last week. A hurried in
vestigation revealed the fact that
the joists were on fire, but bucket
of water drowned out threatened
contlagration.
Uncle Toms Cabin for years has
been cruelty "faked" by unprin-
cipled managers, but Mason Bros,
production secured possession of the
original play and presents it in its
entirety. The organization iS mazda