The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
LOCAL JOTTIN6S.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
BOILED DOWN BITS FOR BUsYBoDIEs


her resignation as postmistress at
Lewisville, Pa.
Fisherman are predicting a big
run of shad in the Chesapeake Bay
during the coming spring. :
Mrs. Mary McCrea has acted in
the capacity of sexton of the Elk
ton Presbyterian church for 25 con-
secutive years.
W. Scott Silver, of Lapidum,
Hartford county, is an applicant for
the appointment of State Fish
Commissioner for the Western
Shore of Maryland.
It is reported the Misses Dean,
daughters of the late William Dean,
have sold their property near New
ark, and contemplate joining
Dowie's "loyal hosts" at Zion City,
Illinois.
A heavy plank fell upon Ed.
Plummer while he was at work in
the Deibert boatyard, Elk Landing,
ON Thursday last, causing a frac-
ture of the leg, just above the
ankle.
The report of State Fire Mar
shal, DR.. r. M. Price shows that
for the year ending May 80, a
total of 1903 fires occurred in
Maryland, involving a loss of
so, 49, 1926.
The Art Circle, of Perryville,
has elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. Clarence Cole;
vice president, Miss Carrie Cole;
secretary, Mrs. Emory E. Ward;
treasurer, Miss Lille Owens.
The Delaware College base ball
team has arranged games the com
ing season with Lehigh, Washing
ton, Maryland Agricultural, AL
bright, Seton Hall and Rutgers
Colleges and Chester Military
Academy.
While using pike pole to push a
car on a siding at Newark, one day
last week, T. j. Flanagan B. & O..
freight brakeman, was badly injur-
ed by the pole slipping off and
striking him in the breast with
great force.
The members of Company Z,
First Regiment, M. N. G., of Elk
ton, have presented Lieut.. William
P. Constable with a regulation
sword. The command will be in.
spected by a U. s. Army officer on
February 8.
John Keen, native of Quarry
vile, Charles Batter and Henry
Hoffman, section hands, were run
down and killed by an express
train while at work on fhe Big Con
estoga railroad bridge, Lancaster
county, on Thursday last.
The old stone grist and saw mill
on the Grubb estate at Mt. Hope,
Lancaster county, was burned on
Thursday morning, of last week .,
the fire undoubtedly being of incen-
diary origin. The mill was the
property of Miss Daisy Grubb of
Lancaster.
On Saturday evening, Feb. 6,
Rev. DIR. III. w. Bolton of Chicago,
a distinguished preacher and plat
form orator, Twill deliver a lecture
in North East. DR.. Bolton will
also preach in the M. E. church OF
that town on the following Sunday,
both morning and evening.
| DIR. L. A. Worrall, of North
East, who was seriously injured
last spring by an accident while on
bsQard his naphtha launch, from the
effects of which he has not entirely
recovered, suffered a fall on the
icy Pavement while in Philada.
last week., and ustained the frac-
ture of several ribs.
Burtis Cooper, of Charlestown,
left half-back >pn the st. Johns
College foot baN team has been
presented with a gold watch fob,
the design is fo0At ball surround
ed with wreath, iby the students
of the College, in apspreciation of his
brilliant work on THE gridilOn last
year.
The case of VIM. y. Lankford
vs. Geo. W. JewettA A of Hartford
county, has been t en- to the
Superior Court, Bi fmore. The
action is brought Upon a Ne
braska judgment obtained against
Mr.. Jewett for abc'dt $1,000 in a
sale of horses. NJ. Lankford is a
resident of Tekan Ah, Neb.