The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-07-17

The Democrats of Kent county
will hold their primaries on Satur
day, July %.
The annual convention of the
Benevolent Order of Elks will meet
in Baltimore on July 81.
The Fall exhibition of the Har-
ford County Agricultural Society
will be held at Bel Air on August
25, 26, q and IS.
Two young ladies of near Cole.
raine, Lancaster county, are report
ed to have cut large field of wheat
last week, unassisted.
Minnehaha Lodge of Good TEN
plars will hold an entertainment
and open meeting on Saturday even
ing, 25th inst, at Chrome.
The West Chester Street Rail
way Co. has offered Coatesville
$4,000 for permission to lay its
tracks on Main street, in that town.
A large number of the members
of the senior Y. M. G. A., of Will
mington, are arranging for a
camping expedition at Betterton
from August list to Sth.
The Hartford County Boat Club,
recently incorporated, has purchas-
ed tract of land on Bush river
and is preparing to erect a new
club house on the same.
III. Arthur Stump, Esq, of Balti.
more, brother of the late Judge
Frederick Stump, has announced
his candidacy for one of the vacant
Judgeships in that city.
The Octoraro Euchre Club has
built pavilion on the bank of the
Octoraro, near Co eraine, Lancaster
county, and will give a series Of
dances during the summer.
Tie laying of the corner stone of
the new M. E. church at New Lon
don was prevented on Sunday last
by unfavorable weather, and the
ceremony will take place Sunday
next, 10th inst.
On Saturday evening, July Is,
the Octoraro Baseball Club will
hold a festival in the grove adjoin-
ing Oak Hill school-house. Ice
cream, cakes, lemonade, etc. Music
by Oakryn band.
The Democratic Convention, to
nominate candidate for Associate
Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit,
has been called by the Democratic
State Central Committee, to meet
at Bel Air on Tuesday, August Is.
The Newark Town Council is
still discussing the trolley fran
chise, but as no company has yet
signiied an intention to build to
the town they refused to grant
a franchise for the use of the streets.
Thomas K. standiford, of OAR
lington, Hartford county, has
been appointed to a clerkship in
the Baltimore postollice. Mr..
Stafford took the civil service eX-
animation and passed most cred
creditably
The purchase of the water power
on the Pine Grove farm, Lancaster
county, was for the purpose of pip
ing water to tanks, along the new
railroad line being built by the
Pennsylvania Co., to supply the
locomotives.
w. J. Campbell, of West Not
tingham township, Chester county,
has been held in the sum $500 bail
for his appearance at West Chester
Court to answer the charge of de-
sertion, non-support and cruelty,
preferred by his wife.
Mrs. Susan Reynolds, of near
Elkton, brought suit against Anto-
MO Cavara and Tony Ferosa last
week for the killing of flock of
twenty young turkeys by dogs.
The Magistrate rendered a verdict
in her favor of $16.15 in each case.
John Long, of Fernglen, Lancas
ter county, who had two COWS kill.
ed by lightning during the storm
on July Sd, has been awarded $35
each for them by the Agricultural
Mutual Fire Insurance company,
of that county, in which he had
them insured,
Mrs. J. II. Broomell, of near
Russellville, lost large amount of
Jelly, preserves, etc., few days
since, when shelf containing rs
glass jars of fruit gave way, drop
ping the sweets to the cellar floor.
About one half of the store of good
things was lost,
Telegraph linemen engaged in
erecting new telegraph line on
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington railroad have gone on
a strike. The men had been re-
ceiving S2.7a per day and board,
and the company wanted to cut the
board provision off.