The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-08

| Dr. ID. arthur MlCCuoll, Vi Elk :
ton, has been appointed physician
to the county Jail.
J. F. Potter, of Kent Island,
while on recent ducking expedi-
tion made record by killing four
black ducks at one shot.
I The basket factory at Chesa-
peake City has begun operations
and will turn out its first complet-
ed product this week.
The $4,000 Of the Woolsey es-
tate is now available for repairing
the road from Churchville to Havre
de Grace, in Hartford county.
Herbert Martin, of Toughkena-
mon, claims to hold the record as a
lather, having put on in eight
hours work over 5000 laths.
R. c. Reeder, teller of the First
National Bank of North East, has
been appointed a Notary Public,
which with the recent appointment
of w. J. Falls, makes two notaries
for North East.
| J. Almodsky, of Baltimore, has
been held in $500 bail for Hartford
Court, charged with violating the
local option law of that county by
soliciting orders for spirituous
liquors in Bel Air.
By a recent decision of the Court
of Appeals, Edward M. Allen,
late treasurer of Hartford county,
will not be entitled to 2 per
cent commission charged for the
collection of state taxes.
William Hanery, freight brake
man, fell from his train at Newark
one night last week, and sustained
!. serious injuries about the head
He was taken to a Wilmington
hospital for treatment.
The tug Roman struck a sunken
log one day last week near the Elk
. ton wharf and sunk. The steamer
of the Singerly Fire Company was
taken alongside on scow and
after several hours pumping foated
the tug.
The freshets in Elk creek during
this winter and spring have so fill
ed the channel at Elkton with mud
and sand that it is probable the
river will have to be dredged
again before deep-draft barges can
reach the wharves.
| One morning last week William
Forsythe, lad of eleven years,
attempted to drive across the tracks
of the P, B. & w. railroad at Iron
Hill as train was approaching.
! The engine struck the team killing
the horse and demolishing the
. wagon, but the boy escaped injury
, by jumping.
At a meeting of the Peninsula
Gamers, held at Dover last week,
it was agreed to compel all Gamers
to use uniform basis of weight for
goods packed, to exclude water and
guarantee the purity of the con-
tents of every can. The use Of
} coloring matter in tomatoes and
, peas is to be prohibited.
Rosebank M. E. Sunday school,
Calvert, reorganized on Sunday
last for the summer by the election
f of the following officers: Superin-
tendent, Webster Brown, assistant
J superintendent, W. N. Thompson;
, secretary, Miss Iva G. Mearns;
| treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Reisler; Ii
!, librarian, Elisha Brown; organist,
Miss Lucy Ramsey; chorister, W.
NJ Thompson.
Alfred Smith, a farmer of the
First district, was attacked one
morning last week by vicious bull
, as he. entered the barnyard. Mr..
{ Smith was knocked down by the
animal but Mrs. Smith promptly
went 20 the rescue with a pitchfOrk
and succeeded in beating the bull
off before it gored her husband.
Mr.. Smith was severely bruised
but rot seriously injured.
At a meeting of the vestry Of
Trinity P. E. church of Elktou
} held on Monday Alfred Wetherill
was elected senior warden, and
r Ricketts, Nelson, junior warden.
, Richard Reese was chosen registrar,
and VIM. III. Mackall, treasurer,
John s. Writ was elected lay
! delegate to the Annual Convention
, of the Diocese, of Easton, to bt
held in June, and Alfred Wetheril
alternate delegate.