The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04

The ducklng season on the SuS-
quehanna Flats opened on Wednes-
day.
Poultry raisers in the neighbor-
hood of Fremont are suffering the
loss OF numerous fowls through
foxes.
Alta public sale in Manor town
ship, Lancaster. county; a few days
since, a grandfather's clock hit
t23G B:
James BROWN, sof ylnar, Free.
]ently pick ed sthree pints sof ripe
|secognltl i gl crop plams fren astree in
This yard. $3.50 c. {s's
Rev. T. G.. Koontz, pastor Of
Little Britain Presbyterian church,
has received call from the con.
gregation of the Presbyterian
church of Marietta, Pa.
The machinery and material of
the Kennett Button Co. were sold
at receivers sale on Saturday and
purchased by James M. Worrall,
of that town, for 81, ,410.
The Susquehanna Marine Works.
of Havre de Grace, have contracted
to build for Mr.. Whitaker, of the
Whitaker Iron Co., of Principle Fur
mace, a thirty-eight foot yacht.
The charter of the National Bank
at Chestertown will shortly expire,
and the stockholders have decided
not toNask for its renewal, but to
convert the institution into o State
Bank.
Mrs. Joseph Hudders, of near
Oxford, lost calf last week,
through some miscreant throwing
a paris green can in the yard,
where the animal sampled the con-
tents with fatal results.
A pond 3OOx125 feet, with a
depth of three feet Is being con
structed on the grounds of the
Jacob Tome Institute, at Port De-
posit. 1t will be flooded and used
as a skating pond this winter.
| A large barn near Churchville,
Hartford county, on the Woolsey
farm, was burned at noon Tuesday,
together with large qurantity of
hay and grain. The loss was
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Rev. Joseph l.. Polk has been
called to the pastorate of Doe Run
Presbyterian church, at a salary of
of $500. DR.. Polk recently resign
ed as pastor of the Faggs Manor,
Lancaster county, Presbyterian
church.
All the contractors along the line
of the Atglen and Susquehanna
branch of the Pennsylvania rail.
road, which passes through Quar-
ryville, have received instructions
to resume work and hurry the line
to completion.
| The Town Council of Kennett
Square and the West Chester, Ken
nett & Wilmington electric railway
have adjusted their differences and
the railway company has be IN
granted permission to lay track on
the streets of that town.
| The upsetting of an oil stove in
the store of s. P. Hoover & Sons.
at Cecilton last week, caused a
blaze which did 800 damage before
being extinguished. The Hoover
boys, Cliff and Fred, are well
known here where they played ball
this summer.
Albert G. Denney and Harry
Moore, of Elkton, have been ap-
pointed special detectives ON the
p, B. & W. railroad. Their dis.
trict will be between Elkton and
Perryville, the hope being to break
up the freight car robbing by tramps
between these points.
Joseph Rhodes, a farmer of near
Newark, gave employment to a
colored lad who applied at his
place for work a few days ago,
and sent him to town with horse
and wagon after some milk cans.
Nothing has since been heard of
boy or team, Notwithstanding dill
gent search.
Rev. David f. Ward, rector of
st. James, P. E. church of Port
Deposit, has accepted a call to
Martin Brandon, Southwark Parish
in the Diocese of Southern Vir-
ginia. The Rev. Mr.. Ward ex-
poets to remove to the town of
Claremopt, Va, where he Will re-
lside, next week.