The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-06-12

to I'll. M. Titus of Philada., for
$400.
The salary of Presiding Elder
Robert Watt, of the Wilmington
District, has been raised to $4,000
per year.
Fire last week destroyed the
small house of Frank Gonce, near
Earleville, entailing a loss of sever
al hundred dollars.
A large strawstack on the farm
of William Gray, near Bay View,
was burned last week endangering
his cause of the fire is unknown.
The little son of John e. Good,
of Perryville, had the end of one of
his thumbs cut off one day last
week while playing with lawn
mower.
A mad dog was shot at Oak Hill
last week by w. J. Adams,
after it had bitten several other
dogs, one of Mr.. Adams being
among the number.
The Democratic County Execu-
tive Committee for Kent county
has named Saturday, July 25th, as
the date for holding the primaries
in that county.
Miss Sara Reba Carey, of North
East, will be one of the contestants
in elocution at Western Maryland
College, Westminster, on June 18th.
The commencement at the college
will be held on Wednesday,
June 18th.
Messrs. Bertram N. Stump,
Alex. S. Bell, Thomas A. Cassidy,
j. Alexis Shriver, Walter Finney,
G. Grover Street and William II.
Harlan have incorporated the Har-
ford Boat Club and will build a
clubhouse on Bush river.
DR.. T. A. Worrall of North
East, who recently sustained a com
pound fracture of the arm while on
board his gasoline launch, has
been compelled to submit to an
operation for the removal Of the
point of the splintered bone.
The threatened conflict between
| factional stockholders of the Perry
Whitewater company has BEEN OBJ
waited by satisfactory settlement
of differences, r. X. Vanneman, of
Havre de Grace, buying out the
interest of II. Arthur Stump, of
Baltimore.
Samuel Dixon, colored, was ar
rested and lodged in Elkton Jail,
on Monday, charged with shooting
William Shure, of Somerset county.
Shure was shot five times by Dixon
during general fight between the
whites and blacks at Rutter's fish,
ing shore u month ago.
The following officers have been
elected by North East w. c. T. u:
President, Mrs. W. H. Arringdale;
LIST vice, Mrs. Joseph Harris; I'd
vice, Mrs. e. G. Lowe; rec. secre-
tary, Mrs. G. T. F. Mearns; cor.
secretary, Mis-. J. w. Mccullough;
treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Baker.
The following officers have been
elected by the Port Deposit Pha-
ton Company: President, Prof.
Charles Bates; treasurer, Prof.
William Aldrich; secretary, Mr..
j. II. Kimble; directors; Messrs.
W. w. Hopkins, John III. Kimble,
Profs. Bates, Aldrich, and Ham
mitt.
A co operative creamery COM
pany has been organized by num-
Der of business men and dairymen
in the vicinity of Nottingham,
Chester county. A two-story frame
structure, 2Sx60 it,, is being erect
ed at Nottingham. The plant
when fully equipped for operation
will cost about $4,000.
A two seated carriage containing
Mrs. Jacob Snyder and three other
ladies of Port Deposit upset Satur-
day near Jackson's Station, on the
b. " o., while defending steep
hill. The occupants were thrown
violently to the ground and Mrs.
Snyder suffered injuries to her
back and head, while the others
escaped with only slight bruises.
The wagon was demolished.
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Rev. G. Morton Sciple was
installed as pastor of Port Deposit
Presbyterian church, Rev. David
e. Shaw, of West Nottingham
presiding. The Scripture was read
by Rev. ID. E. Shaw; sermon, Rev.
Mr.. Wiley, of New Castle, Del;
charge to the candidate, Rev. Mr..
Beale, of Zion; charge to the con-
gregation, Rev. DR.. Runner.
While operating one of the
ground switches at Elkton last
week, Chas. Denny, a P, B. & w.
trackwalker, was severely cut in
the forehead by the switch lever
flying back and striking him with
great force. 1t was thought at
first that his skull had haan