The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-09-11

at Havre de Grace.
A charter has been granted to
the Lancaster & Coatesville trolley
line to build a road d miles long.
The capital stock is $4,000.
The Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton, of York and Lancaster Coun-
ties, will meet in Little Britain
Presbyterian Church, on Sept. %.
The democratic editors of Mary
land have been invited by Edwin
Warfield to visit his home in How
ard county, on Saturday, Sept. u.
A terrific hail storm on Saturday
afternoon in eastern Lancaster
county, damaged the tobacco crop
in that section to the extent OF
100000.
The convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union OF
Chester county, will be held in Ok
ford Presbyterian church on Sept.
18th and 18th.
Wilson, the merchant tailor, will
be at E. r. Burlington & Sons on
the 18th inst. with full and COM
plete line of foreign and domestic
suitings. Measures taken and a
fit guaranteed.
Walter Aiken of Elkton, has
purchased of Charles Devalinger
the National Hotel in Middletown,
Del. The price paid was $1,000
for the business and $1,000 for
four year lease on the property.
Six new rural free delivery routes
were started in Lancaster county
last week, making sixty in all
now in operation in the county.
More than $500 houses, with
a population of 10000, are served.
While fishing in the Chester
river a few days since, George
Stowlman hooked a Rambler
bicycle, in good condition. The
wheel is supposed to have fallen
from one of the steamboats, which
ply the river.
Rev. Aubury Hess, pastor of
Bay View Methodist Protestant
church the past two years, has been
appointed pastor of a church of
the same denomination at Morgan
town, W. Va, at salary of $500,
with the privilege of attending the
university at that place.
The floor of the barn on the
farm of J. P. Amber, near Oakryn,
gave way one night last week,
under the weight $50 bushels of
wheat. In the stable below were
four head of horses and mules, one
of the animals being so badly in
jured as to cause its death.
William F. Geiger, of Quarry
vile, has purchased for 81, 500, the
property known as the Hess foun-
dry, on the Conowingo creek, near
Chestnut Level. The property in
cludes four and a. half.acres of
land, dwelling house, saw mill,
machine shop and foundry.
A number of Chester county
share holders of the Prudential
Building and Loan Association,
of Baltimore, petitioned Judge
Phelps of the Baltimore Circuit
Court, for receiver for the con-
Germ, alleging loose management,
padded statements, etc., and de-
claring that the company was hope
lessly involved. Enoch Harlan and
James W. Preston were appointed
receivers on Wednesday, the bond
being fixed at $4,000.
Lightning struck pole of the
tent in which the horses of Mains
circus were stabbed, at Oxford, on
Saturday, just after the close of
the afternoon performance, and
killed nine horses and one mule.
A singular fact was that only those
tied with halter chains were killed,
cut of the large number inside, the
balance tied with ropes or straps
being uninjured. Five of the at
PENDANTS were stunned, one them,
G. Fl. Bailey, having his arm
paralyzed.
Misses Mamie and Helen Mccoy
of Delta, Pa, who for several years
have been engaged in the millinery
business, have purchased the good
will of Miss Emma E. Wilson's
millinery store and will conduct
the business this fall in the store
formerly occupied by J. s. Chap
man, next door to the post office.
These young ladiesIcome highly rec
commended in their line of work.
The store will be opened by the
18th of September. An announce
ment of the first Grand Opening
will be given later.
Harvey II. Bowden has brought
suit against the Mayor and City
Council of Havre de Grace, in the
Circuit Court of Hartford county, to
compel the city to pay certain