The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-09-25

Chas. J. Pennock, of Kennett
Square, has been appointed State
Ornothologist of Delaware.
Hog cholera is carrying off whole
droves of swine in Kent county,
Aldey Clements, losing 20 head by
the disease.
Joseph Warden, York, has pur-
chased Of Wakeman Wesley for
$4,000, his fine farm of 1876 acres,
near Oakryn.
County Commissioner Crothers
is having bridge erected over the
run on the North East Elk Neck
road, near North East.
A freight of ninety eight cars,
making a train two miles in length,
was run through Chester, over the
p, B. & w. road, a few days
since.
The abutments for the new
bridge at North East were COM
pleted on Friday, and the iron
superstructure is being placed in
position.
Samuel Bye, of Fair Hill, was
knocked down and run over by a
runaway horse attached to hay
rake, one day recently, and severe
ly injured.
The residents of Hockessin, Del,
are greatly alarmed at the scarlet
fever epidemic in that town. The
public school has been closed and
quarantine declared.
During the heavy wind on
Thursday afternoon of last week,
the barn and wagonhouse on the
farm of Frank Wickersham, near
Russellville, were blown down.
An arrangement has been effect
ed with the creditors of Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, of Will
mington, by which the plant will
be permitted to continue operations.
The Scott Fertilizer Company, of
Elkton, lost about 700 tons of stock
by the fire which destroyed the
immense plant of the Rdisin. Monu-
mental Co., near Baltimore, on the
18th inst.
Henry G. Conrad, of Whining
ton, is engaged in the preparation
of a "History of Delaware The
work when completed will COM
prise three volumes of ahont 400
pages each. e
Geo. NJ. Biddle, operator at Sin
gerly station on the B. & o. rail,
road, has been granted divorce
from his wife, Bessie Biddle, of
Elkton. Mrs. Biddle was given
custody of her child.
Thos. j. Murray has presented a
claim to County Comm. ssioners for
injuries to his horse "Jerry Will
kes." which caught its foot in de-
fective flooring of bridge over
Perch Creek, near Chesapeake City.
Capt. Tarbutton, of the Knight,
Knight shot an eagle while on the
Sassafras river. The bird was
only crippled and was captured
and presented to Druid Hill Park
From tip to tip of wings, the bird
measured seven feet.
While choppipg wood one day
last week, Edward Stephens had
the misfortune to strike his right
leg with the axe, cutting it badly
and breaking the bone. The I'M
fortunate man was taken to a
Philada hospital for treatment.
The large dam at Roseville. Del,
covering thirty acres, from which
the White Clay Creek Supply Co.
will derive power for running their
dynamoes, has been completed. 1t
is expected to obtain between 800
and 400 horse power from the dam.
The annual convention of the
International Association of Local
Preachers and Exhorters of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
be held in Union M. e. Church,
Wilmington, on October 10th.
Upwards of 125 delegates are ex.
pected to attend
On account of ill health Rev.
Edward A. Colburn, rector of Holy
Trinity Church, at ChurchviIle,
Hartford county, has resigned and,
with his family, will remove to
Baltimore. Mr.. Colburn has been
a rector in Hartford comfy for the
past 80 years. He established the
church at Churchville.
Harry Ludwig, of Wilmington,
while engaged in painting the iron
bridge over the Big Elk, east of
Elkton, on the P, B. & W., r. r.,
on Friday, fell from scaffold into
the creek, a distance of 20 feet.
The deep mud prevented him from
being seriously injured, although
he was painfully bruised.
A family of seven members, of
which Michael Boyer is the head,
had a grievance against employ