The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The Quarryville National Bank
has declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of three per cent.
The Fireside Building Associa-
tion of Bel Air has declared a semi
annual dividend Of 81 per cent.
John Shaffer plowed up in a field
near Little Britain last week, a
copper cent in a good state of pre-.
servati0n, bearing date of 1S4O.
The tax rate for Hartford county
has been fixed at 81 on the $100.
$40, 900 was levied for school pur.
poses, and $4,000 for macadamiz-
ing certain roads.
While handling revolver on
Sunday, Harry Milburn, colored,
of Arcadia, Lancaster county, was
shot in the breast by its accidental
discharge, and seriously wound.
Rev. J. Franklin Bryan, Ph. D.,
will lecture at Mount Olivet on
Wednesday, May 18th, at 8 p. m,
on "Sunshine and Shadows" Ad-
mission, adults 15c, children 10c.
West Grove has new industry,
Jas. A. Wilson having started the
manufacture in that town of con-
crete pipe, building blocks, etc.,
by a process lately discovered
by himself.
The O'Connell Construction Co.
of Chester County has been grant
ed a charter, the capital stock
being $4,000. The company is
building a trolley road between
West Grove and Avondale.
The town of Middletown, DEL,
voted last week for light and water
Commissioners. Each person of
the town has one vote for every
dollrar of tax he pays, and if un-
able to attend the polls can give
his proxy to any citizen of the town.
Bay View M. P. Sunday school
has reorganized for the summer
with R. w. Rose, superintendent;
Miss Susie Smith and Jethro john
son, assistant superintendent; Mrs.
S. M. Janney, treasurer; Miss Cora
Burns, secretary; Miss Annie Sim.
coe, organist.
AT the seventh annual contest of
the Oratorical Association of Mary
land Colleges, held at the Maryland
Agricultural College, the first prize
was won by John M. Henry of
Western Maryland College and the
second by J. Howard Fox of st.
Johns College.
Rev. j. Franklin Bryan, Phi. D.,
pastor of Cecil Circuit Methodist
Protestant church, will preach next
Sunday at Bay View, at 1890 a.
M, and at Mount Oliyet at 2 p. m.
He will deliver special sermons and
desires a full attendance of the
members and friends.
The Elkton town council organ.
lied at its last regular meeting
by electing Elmore Deibert presi
dent of the board, 81. F. Witworth
secretary and P. M. Groves treas
urer. Edward Lynch was appoint
ed town bailiff, and r. G. Thack
cry counsel to the board.
Among the changes in the Ralti.
more Central train service which
are to go into effect May 2B are an
express from Philada. to Oxford
leaving Broad Street at 5:35 p. m.
and reaching the Caramel town at
7:t5. The owl train now leaving
Broad Street at 11:43 is to depart
at 1882, arriving in Oxford about
midnight.
The big blast which is being pre-
pared near Safe Harbor, Pa, will
require over twenty tons of dyna-
mite. 1t will be used to remove an
immense cliff which impedes the
way of the new lowgrade freight
road being constructed at that
point. The blast will be even great
er than the one made at He'll Gate q
few years ago.
L.. O. 4 S. Railroad Directors.