The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-30


scarce by fishermen along the bay
shores.
A District Convention of lodges
of Knights of Pythias will be held
in Havre de Grace in September.
Contractor A. NJ. Strickland has
commenced the work of tearing
down the old public school building
in North East.
The gold watch offered in the
prize drawing held by the Elkton
base ball club was won by Edward
Price, of that town.
Ernest Albert Howard, of Leeds,
won the second Shippers oratorial
prize at Washington College COM
mencement last week.
The skeleton of a woman was
unearthed by workmen while exca-
waiting at the boat yards at Elk
Landing, below Elkton, on Monday.
Elkton has three recruits for the
U. s. Navy, Frank Jones, Paul
Cameron and George Kitchens hav
ing enlisted and will report at
Baltimore.
In memory of his deceased wife,
Bessie Miller Steele, a rich set Of
altar hangings has been presented
to st. Andrews church, Andora,
by George A. Steele.
The total receipts of the Spring
Fair of the Oxford Agricultural
Society were S2,5S5.18; expenses,
50, 2,202.77, leaving a balance of
$685. Al in the treasury.
While at work in John Connor's
saw mill near Sassafras, several
days ago, Robert Foreaore, aged 81
years, fell against the circular saw
and had his foot entirely severed.
1t is reported that a new brick
plant is to be established at Bacon
Hill, to be conducted by James
Mallen, formerly manager of the
Mccullough Iron Co., at North
East.
Roy Engor, of Elkton, was struck
in the eye by fragment of emery
and painfully injured few days
ago while operating polishing
wheel at the Enterprise Machine
Works.
The County Commissioners have
advertised for proposals for the
grading and matchmaking of about
one mile of road, between Perry
vile and Aiken, to be built under
the supervision of the State High
way Commission.
| Clifford V. Hoover, of Cecilton,
who last year played ball on the
Rising Sun team, is making a great
record for himself in Chester, where
he is playing third base. In fifteen
games played for that club he has
accepted sixty. eight chances with
out an error.
The Court of Appeals of Mary
land last week reversed the decision
of the Circuit Court of Cecil County,
which awarded Mrs. Sophia B.
Hand, of Havre de Grace, &4, 900
damages for injuries received In
alighting from P, B. & W. train.
A new trial was awarded.
The contract for the erection of
the new school house at North
East has been awarded to A. M.
Strickland, of Elkton, at $1O,5OO.
His former bid of $500, which
had been conditionally accepted,
was withdrawn, owing to certain
mistakes in estimates, and a new
bid made.
!. A festival will be held at Be-
thesda M. E. church, Pilot, on the
evening of Tuesday, July A. In
addition to ice cream and other
fdelicacies which will be served to
those who favor the promoters
with their patronage, grand dis
play of fireworks is being arranged
for the entertainment of all who
attend.
The Presbyterian church at Per-
ryville has been removed from
its old site in that town to a location
, on the Stump estate. The removal
of the edifice was made necessary
by the improvements and altera-
tions the P, B. & W. railroad is
making in its line to connect with
the new bridge over the Susque-
hanna, now in course of erection.
The new railroad station will be
built near the former site OF the
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