The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-17

o'clock.
The Commissioners of Perryville
are preparing to light the streets OF
that town.
A new A. M. E. church is being
erected by the colorcd brethren at
Aberdeen.
Locusts are reported as making
their appearance in several sections
of Hartford county.
Isaiah Biddle, of North East, has
been appointed justice of the
Peace for the Fifth district.
William T. McAllister has
bought the Morrison farm, in the
Fourth district of Cecil county, for
81, 1916.
The Lambert property, near the
station, in North East, has been
purchased by j. Fl. Armstrong of
that town.
The Avondale abattoir turned out
121, ,233 lbs. of scrapple last winter.
The largest amount made in any
one week was Zip pounds.
The stockholders of the Fibre
Speciality Co., of Kennett, have de-
cided to increase the stock of the
company from $4,000 to $4,000.
The blacksmiths of Avondale and
surrounding neighDorhood from
June Is to October next will close
their shops at noon on Saturdays.
Ground has been broken for the
new cooperative creamery, upon
the property of Charles Harner,
near Liberty Square, Lancaster
county.
The Carnival of Roses h Id at
Little Britain Presbyterian church
on Tuesday was success. $50 be-
ing cleared by the ladies of Christian
Endeavor Society.
The West Chester, Kennett &
Wilmington electric railway CON-
pany is reported to have com
pleted financial arrangement for the
extension of its line to Oxford and
may break ground for the work
next week.
Wild mustard mixed with the
growth has caused J. M. Mccain
mant, of New London, to pillow
under 10 acres of wheat. The
mustard is supposed to have been
mixed with millet seed sowed on
the tract last summer.
Richard Tunstall, of the class of
'05, Jacob Tome Institute, has been
elected editor in chief of the school
paper, The Tome, with Author
Finley '04, Gilbert Bishop 'O6,
Max Elser '06, and Norman Kirk
'0S, assistants. John s. Wharton
'04, was elected business manager.
Operations at the Battery, below
Havre de Grace, closed last week
after probably the shortest season
since the establishment of a United
States fish hatchery at that point.
During the season 2S,425, 900 shad
fry were distributed, 29,S50, 900
white perch fry, and 100000 rock
fry.
An Italian while at work at the
Octoraro Water Co.'s pumping sta
tion, in Lancaster county, was bit
ten in two places on his hand last
week by copperhead snake. He
was Immediately placed under
treatment, and the effect of the
poisonous bites counteracted by the
proper antidote.
At meeting of the Northern
ConvOcation of the Diocese of Eas-
ton held in Princess Anne last
week, Rev. Samuel Edison was
nominated by the Bishop for the
office of Dean, to succeed Rev.
Giles b. Cook, until recently of
North East, and the Rev. William
Schouler, of Elkton, was elected
secretary and treasurer.
Herbert Lynch, Curtis Williams,
VIM. Pugh, Herbert Woodrow and
Lincoln Clifford, all young men of
Greenhurst, this county, were
given hearing before Magistrate
Gilpin, at Elkton, Friday, charged
with assault upon a boy named
John G. Howard, of Zion, who
works at Greenhurst. The assault
occurred on May "a. Lynch,
Clifford and Woodrow were each
fined S5 and costs. Williams and
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