The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-22

de Grace High School.
The reservoir of the Port De-
posit Water Company is being lined
with concrete and rooted.
Robert H. Smith, Esq, of the
Baltimore Bar, has been elected a
trustee of the Jacob Tome Institute.
The Randor Pulp Mill, at Elk
ton, has been forced to close down
on account of lack of a supply of
wood.
The name of the postoffice at
Bank, Cecil county, has been
changed to Elk Mills. W. T.
Seth is postmaster.
The old Presbyterian Manse, in
Port Deposit, at present occupied
by J. M. Campbell, has been pur-
chased by Charles Martindale.
Efforts are being made to organ
ize a Gentlemen's Driving Associa-
tion in Oxford, to use the track
on the Fair Grounds at that place.
Albert Hamilton has been com
mitted to West Chester Jail on the
charge of forging the name of
Theodore Bye, Of Lewisville, to a
check for $1S.
Material for the commencement
of work on the new P, B. & W.
railroad bridge is being placed
on the grounds at Perryville and
actual work is about to begin.
Mrs. Thomas Fowler, of Aber-
deem, in alighting from a trolley
car at Union Station, Baltimore,
one day last week, fell and was
badly cut and bruised about the
head.
In moving the steam saw mill of
John Herr from Principle to a tim.
Der tract on the Timothy Haines
farm, in Lancaster county, few
days ago, the engine was upset and
badly broken.
The Orphans Court for Cecil
County was in special session
Wednesday, hearing argument in
the estate of George P. Whitaker.
Several heirs petitioned for the dis
tribution of $1O5, 900 belonging to
the estate.
Henry A. Warburton, son of
VIM. 7. Warburton, ESQ.,, of Elk
ton, has passed the examination be-
fore the State Board of Bar Ex-
aminers and will be admitted to
the practice of law before the bars
of the State.
The Standard Oil Company is
erecting two additional storage
tanks, with capacity of $4,000
gallons, in Elkton. When the
work ia completed the total storage
capacity of the company's tanks at
that point will be 10000 gallons.
While engaged in cutting down
a tree at Perryville one day last
week the axe used by Everett
Bradfield slipped from the handle
and struck P. J. Hollan on the
left leg and foot cutting gashes
which required several stitches to
close.
| A bell has been placed at Camp.
bell's warehouse crossing, Port De-
posit, for the purpose of warning
people of the approach of trains.
1.-THE crossing is rendered dangerous
on account of its being impossible
to see up or down the track until
upon it.
The citizens of Port Deposit are
making complaint against the run.
ming of freight trains through the
town on Sunday, which greatly
disturbs church services. The
town authorities stopped the Sun
day freight traffic once and are be-
ing appealed to again.
| Peter Deighan, of Bellville, N.
.,lwho is walking from that city
to Albany, Ca, on a wager of 300,
stopped at Elkton Saturday night.
He is without money and in order
to win the wager must not beg.
He earns money for his expenses
by.singipg and dancing.
Vim. H. Eder, of Elkton, has in
his possession an interesting relic
in the shape of block of wood,
highly polished, which is portion
of the first log that went. through
the clipper room at the Singerly
Pulp Nails, Elkton, when the plant
was stated on January %, 1884,
lby the late VIM. Singerly.