The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-24


of Delta. Pa, was arrested in Har
ford county last week on the charge
of passing counterfeit nickles.
The store of D. G. Kenney, in
Havre de Grace, was damaged to
the extent of about 81 900 by fire
and water one afternoon last week
Some hungry miscreant entered
the smoke house of William Lilies
at Chesapeake City one night last
week and carted off a wheelbarrow
load of hams, etc.
Miss Nellie P. Reed, has been ap-
pointed by the trustees of Jones
Chapel School to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Mary II. Smith, to take effect on
April 10.
An effort is being made to organ
ize Motor Transportation Com
pany, for the purpose of purchas.
ing a motor car to run between
Havre de Grace, Bel Air and inter.
mediate points.
A Gentlemen's Driving Associa-
tion has been organized at Havre
de Grace with the following officers:
President, VIM. F. DeJoy; secre-
tary, Fred g. Lawder; treasurer,
George 81. Burroughs.
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VIM. Dowd, of Cherry Hill, was
severely injured last week at Provi
dence by being struck by B. & O..
passenger train, Mr.. Dowd is deaf
aud failed to hear the approaching
train in time to avoid 1t.
Everett F. Warrington, of Della
ware College, and Harry R. Isaacs,
of Dickinson, have passed the ex-
animation for Cecil Rhodes scholar.
ships at Oxford University, and
are eligible to appointment.
The residence of the late John
son Shippers in North East was
purchased at administratcrs' sale
on Saturday by Edward D. Shippers,
for $4,000. The lot adjoining was
purchased by DR.. P. B. House
keeper, for $45l.
The recently elected officers Of
the United Fire Brick Company of
North East are: A. w. Perkin,
President; Daniel A. Kline, Vice
President; W. L. Coudon, Sec
retary and G. P. BARLEY, Treas
urer and General Manager.
While Harry Kessler, of Iron
Hill, was sitting in the court room
at Wilmington, one day last week,
listening to the case, of Harry
Moore, accused of improper rela-
tions with a minor girl, Kessler
himself was arrested on a similar
charge.
John Stump, of Perryville, has
purchased the interest of Capt.
Jacob Galloway in the Stump Fish
cry. Capt. Galloway, whaisowner OF
the tug, Keystone, will be employ.
ed by McMullen & McDermott,
bridge contractors, who have char
tered his boat.
The first craft to reach Havre de
Grace since December 10 was the
tug Lauretta Spedden. of Balti-
more, on Thursday of last week
which plowed its way through soft
ice twelve inches thick to the p,
B. & W. railroad bridge and took
away a number of scows. The ice
embargo closed bay traffic this win
ter for the longest period in many
years.
1t would be hard to adequately
describe the condition of the roads
in this section after listening to the
different versions of those who
have travelled them-quicksands,
no bottom, etc. All agree they
could not be much worse and that
the pike, south of town, represents
what we want and hope to get, in
the near future, by the aid of the
new State Law.
The work of excavating for the
new sewer at Havre de Grace was
begun last week. The depth of the
sewer will vary from six to ten
feet, making it possible to use the
system for draining cellars as well
as to carry off surface drainage.
BENZ. Batcheler, assistant engineer
in charge of the work, is a cousin
of Irving Batcheler, author of
/" Eban Holden"
A movement is on foot among the
temperance people Of West Chester
to form a stock company to estab-
lish a temperance hotel in that
lplace.