The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-04-17
The Delaware College cadets have

A. B. Criswell, of Londonderry,
Chester county, had the misfortune
to lose his pocketbook, few days
since, containing over $10O.
John Farr, aged % years, has
been lodged in Elkton Jail on the
charge of shooting Charles Peterson
in the hand with revolver at
Perryville.
Rev. Henry A. Grubb, pastor of
the Havre de Grace Presbyterian
Church, will resign his pastorate
to assume the editorship of the
Presbyterian Journal, published at
Philadelphia.
The Chester county Woman Suf-
fragists will meet in convention at
Kennett Square on April %. The
convention will be addressed by
Mrs. Rudolph Blackenbery, a ma
tional lecturer.
The directors of the Hartford
County Agricultural Society have
granted the Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station space on the
society's grounds at Bel Air, fol-
the erection of a permanent build
ing in which to place an exhibit.
The Elkton pulp mills which are
already equipped with seven 100
horse power and three 24O horse
power boilers has been compelled
to install fourth boiler of 24O
horse power type, on account of the
increasing demand for the product
of the mills.
The fishing season has opened
full force at the fisheries on the
Susquehanna river, the floats COM
mencing to operate their large
seines Saturday. The catches are
reported as comparatively light so
far, with the OILERS doing better
than the hauling seines.
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year by
Rock Presbyterian Sunday school:
Superintendent, John J.. Dewitt;
assistant, Mrs. F. Mackey; libra,
rian and treasurer, Caleb Brokaw;
assistant, Samuel M. Huston;
organist, Edith Brokaw; assistant,
Miriam Dewitt.
The Maryland Slate Company,
of Cardiff, Hartford county, has
been organized for the purpose of
grinding into powder the refuse
from the slate quarries. A plant
will be installed with a capacity of
30 tons per day. The incorpor-
ators of the company are j. A.
Judd, F. R. Scarborough and P. T.
Johnson.
Charles Rees, was arrested In
Elkton Wednesday morning, on
suspicion of being the person want
ed by the police of Washington, d.
c., for striking IL ar-old boy
on the head with a baseball bat,
fracturing the skull, from the
effects of which he may die. A
reward of $50 is offered for the
arrest of the party committing the
assault.
A collision occurred on Thursday,
of last week, on the Columbia and
Port Deposit railroad above Safe
| HarbOr, between, between a local
freight and work train. Ten cars
were derailed and three men injur-
ed. One of the cars, which was
loaded with machinery taken from
the Susquehanna Paper mill, was
thrown into the river by the
force of the collision.
Hadley Thompson, of Kennett
Square, was instantly killed on
Friday afternoon last by being
struck in the back of the head by
limb from falling tree. He was
assisting in cutting timber near
Chatham and was engaged in chop
ping loose a tree which had lodged
when the accident occurred. The
deceased was % years of age and
unmarried.
Head breakman Gibson, of
Charlestown, was injured on Tues
day by the engine of his train
crashing into the cars. The engine
had uncoupled from its train and
gone to the water tank at Perry
vile, leaving the cars standing at
Charlestown, and on the return
crashed into the forward car iniur-
ing the brakeman and causing
wreck which delayed traffic for
some time.
The following delegates and al
ternates have been selected by the
Singerly Fire Company, of Elkton,
to the Maryland State Firemen's
Convention, which will meet in
Frederick, on June 10th, and 10Th:
William Q. Feehly, Geo. r. Ash,
Frank j. Denny, Roger A. Feehly,
Fred LETTER; alternates, John r.
Hogg, Joshua Clayton, Charles G.
Wells, d. Warren Wilson and
Thomas X. Burns.
Anti.SaIoon League.