The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

Sarah L. Klmble has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Appleton,
Cecil county.
Miss Florence Warner has been
appointed teacher of the private
school of North East.
The Kent and Queen Anne's
County Fair will be held at Toll
chester Beach August %, 26, 81
and rs.
The sum of $44 was cleared by
the recent lecture given in ST..
Johns M. E. church, Lewisville,
by Rev. Forest Dagger.
Hiram Mills, of Elkton, who
draws government pension of So
per month, has been granted back
pay on the same to the amount of
81, 750.
John II. Hickey, a railroad car
penter, fell from scaffold last
week, while at work at Iron Hill,
and was seriously injured about
the back.
Bert Bond, young negro, of the
Seventh district, was lodged in Elk
ton Jail last week, charged with
robbing the hennery Of Mrs. Oliver
Fisher, near Aiken.
Thomas Shivery, of Elkton, was
struck by a P, B. & w. express
train Tuesday night, near that town,
and received injuries which will
probably cause his death.
Miss Lizzie Gray, young lady
who formerly resided in North
East, won a handsome gold watch
at the Fireman's Fair in Chester,
collecting $91.70 by her energy.
The Ericsson Line steamer An
thony Groves, Jr., from Philadel
phia for Baltimore, with passengers
and freight, was ashore near Pooles
island, last week, the ice boat La
trobe rescuing her.
Oxford is congratulating herself
upon having escaped the small pox
plague thus far this winter, as well
she may. The town was put to an
expense of $3.50 last winter in the
treatment of one case.
Harry Price, of Cherry Hill, will
adopt the Foster infant, whose par
ents died of smallpox at Chester
some weeks since. Mr.. Price is
the grandfather of the infant,
which will be given in his charge
when quarantine expires.
William J. Price, Jr., has pur-
chased the half interest of Lemuel
Dunbracco in the Centreville, Queen
Anne's county, Observer and is
now sole owner and publisher of
the paper. The price paid is re-
ported to have been 81, 800.
Albert P. Close, stenographer in
the Hartford National Bank of Bel
air, met with a peculiar accident
last week. While wrestling with
another employee of the bank he
had the misfortune to break his
right leg just above the instep.
The Wright Canning Company
of Hartford County, has been incor
porated. The principal Office of
the corporation will be at Aberdeen
and its existence is limited to 40
years. The capital stock is $4,000,
divided into 60 shares of $50 each.
The home farm of VIM. T. John
son, deceased, containg 55 acres near
Greenhurst, was purchased last
week at public sale by Eber How,
lit, for SO, 900. The tract of land
containing "a acres, belonging to
the same estate, was purchased by
R. H. Logan for 81, 1888.
The store of j. P. Steele, in
Chesapeake City, was discovered
to be on fire Saturday morning last.
Entrance was effected to the build
ing by breaking window and the
flames were extinguished before
serious damage was done. An over
heated stove-pipe was the cause of
the blaze.
George Boyd and Kennedy Fer
guson were thrown from their ve-
hicle, their horse becoming unman-
ageable while driving near Chrome,
on Sunday. The animal ran away
and when found at a neighboring
farmers it was discovered to have
broken one of its legs and had to
be killed.
Robert Tenant, who was former
ly in the employ of the Long Dis
lance Telephone Company, with
headquarters in Rising Sun and
later in Oxford, has returned from
New York, where he presented his
case to the leading officials of the
company, who withdrew all charges
against him, which had been made
while he was located in Oxford.
Kent county farmers have been
receiving visits in the night from
bold stock thieves. One farmer
lost a horse which it was after