The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-25

HAIRY W ftcDtf OF Bel Alr, mas
fled bill for divorce from Mary
laa Fisher.
Hasre de Grace High School has
an enrolment Of 553 pupils, the
largest Ia the history Of the school.
Newark NJ. Y. church has invit
ed Rev. y. G. Atkins to return as
pastor the forthcoming conference
year.
AZ the Dover, Del, cannery last
week i've carloads, 10000 pounds,
of dressed chickens were received
and canned.
Oysterman report there are more
young oysters in Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries this year than
at any time since 1885.
John G. Horting, of Lancaster,
has purchased the Hotel property
at Peach Bottom. on the Susque-
hanna river, for IS, 200.
The postoflice at Swarthmore was
robbed on Friday night last. The
safe was blown open and money
and stamps to the amount OF over
$1,000 stolen.
Rev. Henry G. Sperbeck has re-
signed as pastor of the West
Grove and Avondale Presbyterian
churches, and accepted call to
Port Carbon, Pa.
Samuel Hess, a senior in Lehigh
University, was killed last Satur
day by being thrown upon his head
while engaged in game of football
at South Bethlehem.
John Finnegan, of Kelton, was
run over and killed by a p, B. &
w. freighttrain near Wilmington
OF Sunday last. He leaves a wife
and seven small children.
The farmers of Kent county,
Delaware, are suffering loss
through the ravages of hog cholera.
One farmer has lost his entire herd
of thirty-four swine by the disease.
Joseph Warrington, farmer of
near Georgetown, DEL, is receiv-
ing the Pasteur treatment at Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, for
the bite of a rabid dog suffered
last week.
The tug Sandow of the American
Towing Co., struck a submerged
wreck off Turkey Point one day
last week, and stove a hole in her
hull. 1t was necessary to beach
the boat to prevent her sinking.
Mrs. J. Donnell Smith has sold
to G. w. DolaD, all the cunning
privileges of Upper Spesutia Island
farm, Hartford county, for 500 per
year, who has transferred same to
the Spesutia Island Rod and Gun
Club.
Alfred |. Dupont, member of
the firm. of well.known powder
manufactures of Wilmington, was
accidentally shot in the eye last
week while cunning i'll Virginia,
and may lose the sight of the in
jured optic.
The Quarryville Sun says it is
rumOred that when work about
Safe Harbor and Creswell, on the
Pennsylvania railroad company's
new line, is fully resumed, traffic
on the Port Deposit road will be
abandoned again.
Rev. James T. MacLean, at pres
ent pastor of the Green Hill Pres.
byterian church, near Wilmington,
but for several years pastor Of Lit
tie Britain Presbyterian church,
has accepted a call to a pastorate
near Jacksonville, Fla.
Morris Jefferis, aged "a years,
son of Haines Jefferis of near West
Grove, committed suicide on Satur.
day morning last, by shooting
himself in the head with a revol-
yer, standing before mirror in his
room to accomplish the deed.
The gross receipts of the presi.
Dental offices in Hartford county
for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, was as follows: Aberdeen,
90, ,7O4.5 so; salary of postmaster,
81 200, Bel Air, S6.526.1S; salary,
81 800; Havre de Grace, $5, ,169 so;
salary, 81 900.
Chas. Y. Wilson last week pur-
chased the entire interest of Robu.
L. Pyle in the firm of Pyle & Will
son, Ltd, of Avondale. The deal
includes general store business,
hotel and other property, and is
the most important business tram
saction which has occurred in