The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-04

Deposit for the benefit of the ball
team netted $52.
/ Havre de Grace's new sewerage
system has been completed and
turned over by the contractors to
the City Council.
+, Havre de Grace is treating it's
streets to dressing of oyster shells,
100000 bushels having been pur
chased for the purpose.
Rev. Thomas G.. Koontz, pastor
of Little Britain Presbyterian
Church, has accepted call to
Westminster Church, Baltimore.
The semi centennial anniversary
of Deer Creek Harmony Presby-
terian Church, Hartford county, will
be celebrated on Friday, August 4.
A gang of New Castle, Del, boys
broke into the boat building estab-
lishment in that town and stole
gasoline upon which they got
tjag" by inhaling the fumes.
The boiler of traction engine,
on the farm of A. o. Swartz, ex.
ploded one morning last week,
badly injuring G. William Handy
Of near Calvary, Hartford county.
John Clark, colored, of Cokes.
bury, the negro settlement near
Port Deposit, has been committed
to the House of Correction for one
year on the charge of beating his
wife.
Mrs. w. E. Greenfield fell down
the cellar stairs of the new Metho-
dist parsonage, at Perryville, Tues
day morning, and sustained a
fractured wrist and other severe
injuries.
The stock of matches at the Hello
Match Factory, in Newark, were
sold at constable's sale on Monday
at the suit of Mrs. Jennie Rex to
satisfy claim of $500 for rent of
the premises.
The stewards of OctOrarO M. II.
church will hold a festival on the
flat between Stone Run and Octo-
raro Creek, near New Bridge, on
Thursday, August II. Music by
Nottingham Cornet Band.
Prof. G. Hodge Jones, who has
been member of the faculty of
Jacob Tome Institute for several
years past, has rendered his resig
nation and accepted a professor
ship at Princeton University.
Among the Cecil county agents
of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany to win prizes for the amount
of insurance written during the
year were G. w. Sebold, of Cherry
Hill, silver watch, and A. Ander-
son, of Principle Furnace, gold
watch.
4 Attention is directed to the ad-
vertisement of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College in this issue. An
unsurpassed opportunity is here
given for an education particularly
adapted to the farm, as well as
other courses essential to mercan-
tile pursuits.
George Vandegrift while return
ing to his home near Crouch chapel
from Elkton on Monday was held
up and robbed by an unknown
man who leveled a revolver at his
head and demanded his money.
Mr.. Vandegrift promptly, handed
over $11.50 to the highwayman.
Louis Sklutt and Moses Crystal,
who keep second hand stores in
Wilmington, have been arrested
on the charge of receiving guam
titles of the goods stolen from
freight cars at Perryville by the
gang of thieves recently arrested
by. Baltimore detectives. Three of
the thieves were taken to Whining
ton to testify against the accused
this week. Both Sklutt and Crys-
tai have been held in the sum of
81, 900 bail for their appearance at
Court.
| No service will be held at Syl-
mar M. E. church until Aug. Goth.
4 At James M. E. church, all the
services as usual next Sunday,
Aug 9th. Preaching by the Pas
tor at 1890 a. m. Subject-"A
Visit to the Mountains and the
Sea-" Combined Service at 1880
p. M, topic-"The first fruits for
7 God" The PASTORS address will
be on "Jahaziel, the Prophet OF
Victory" Prayer meeting every
Tuesday night, and Glass meeting
levery Thursday night.