The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-07-24

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Miss Ethel Miller, of Blake, has
been appointed teacher at the Wood
Valley School.
John Strout has purchased the
property in Port Deposit, formerly
owned by Rufus White.
Miss Blanche Ford, of Elkton,
has been appointed principal of the
public school at Conowingo.
Oakryn Silver Cornet Band will
hold their annual festival in Robert
Rea's woods near Oakryn, on Satur-
day evening, August L.
Petitions containing 653 names
have been presented to Oxford town
council asking for the passage of
a curfew law for the town.
VIM. G. Feehly, of Elkton, has
been appointed member of the
legislative committee of the Mary
land Firemen's Association.
Miss Margaret johnson has re-
signed as teacher of the Earleville
public school and accepted the
principalship of Calvert school.
During a thunder gust last week
Z. G. Mote while sitting on his
porch, at Newark, was stunned by
lightning which struck tree near.
| Work on the Octoraro pipe line
will begin next week, the Amer
lean Pipe Company of Philadelphia
having the contract for lying the
pipe.
DR.. William B. Ewing, West
Grove, has been appointed a Penn
sylvania Railroad physician, a
position held by his father for
twenty years, and up to the time
of his death.
The Thirty Fourth Annual
Canfpmeeting at Woodlawn, will
open on Thursday, August 9th,
and continue until the morning of
the 18th, in charge of Rev. w. e.
Greenfield, pastor Of Perryville M.
E. church.
1t is reported a swindler who
claims to represent the Pension
Department at Washington has
been victimizing pensioners in this
county. He pretends to be a ply
sician and collects fee for so called
examination.
Rev. f. I. Little, D. D., Presi-
dent Of the Methodist Protestant
Annual Conference, will preach in
the Porter's Grove church, on Sun
day, the Goth inst, at 3 o'clock, p.
M, and in the Rowlandville M. P.
church, at s O'Clock, p. m.
Free scholarships at st. Johns
College, Annapolis; State Normal
School, Baltimore and st. Mary's
Seminary, St. Mary's county, will
be awarded by competitive exam
ination 10y the School Commits
sioners at Elktoa, ON Saturday,
August |.
The livery business of the late
Boulder B. Dunbar, in Elkton, was
sold at public sale last week, the
purchaser being Geo. B. Baker, of
Philadelphia. The business will
be continued at the old stand, the
Howard House stables, by S. Tay- |
lor MoKenney.
The blacksmith shop of John
McMaster, at Hickory Hill, was
struck by lightning on Saturday |
afternoon, and the roof badly dam
aged. Three men and two horses
were in the building at the time,
but neither the men nor the ami
mails were injured.
While burning rubbish in the
rear of the store of John E. Gonce,
at Elkton, on Friuay afternoon last,
the flames communicated to some
shedding near and the Singerley
Fire Co. was called out, but hand |
extinguished quenched the fire be-
fore it gained any Roadway.
j. Frank Willis of Newark, has
received the contract at S., 800 for
fbuilding an extension to Mechani
cal Hall at Delaware College. Two
wings are to be added to the pres
emf building, one 63x36 feet, the
other 34x39 feet. The work is to
be completed by October Is.
Harry Mahoney, night operator
at Foy's Hill, suffered a broken
nose one evening recently while
handing some papers to the con-
ductor of train. The conductor
hurriedly reaching for the papers
accidentally struck the operator in
the face with the above result.
The Bay View base ball club
held box social on the lawn of Z. |
B. Smith Saturday evening last,
the proceeds from which are
to be devoted to the pur-
chase of new uniforms for the team.
Jethro Johnson is manager of the
club and Rufus Rose captain.
A serious wreck occurred at |
Delaware JnnctiOn on Tuacdou