The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-08

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netted $3.50.
The Bertolette farm, near Theo-
dore has been purchased by Clifton
Cheadle, of Hayre de Grace.
The season at Colchester Beach,
the popular resort on the Chesa.
peake bay, closed on Monday.
The Elkton Yacht Club has dis
banded and will dispose of the Aft.
launch, "The Spray" at public
sale.
The rail and reed bird season
opened Tuesday, but the shooting
was poor on the marshes owing to
no high tide.
George q. Brown has sold his
farm of III acres, near Noting
ham, Chester county, to j. Howard
Yerkes, at private terms.
The Hartford Agricultural Society
has issned its premium lists for the
coming Fair, which will be held on
October 10, IL, 12 and ID.
A boy playing with matches was
responsible for a fire which destroy
ed the barn and contents of Hosea
Barnes, at Aldino, Hartford county,
last week.
Mrs. Emma Fl. 'Shirk recently
sold her truck farm of thirty seven
acres in East Lampeter township,
Lancaster county, to Emanuel r.
Landis for $313 per acre.
Rev. J. A. Arters, pastor of
Charlestown and Principle NJ. E.
churches, has been invited by his
congregation to return for another
conference year.
Oxford does thriving business
in the growing of carnations for the
city market. Seven establishments
in and near the town are engaged
in the enterprise.
The Octoraro Water Company's
pumping station at Pine Grove has
been completed. The plant is
equipped to pump 1000, 900 gal
Ions Of water every "a hours when
both pumps are in operation.
The dwelling of j. V. Hayman,
at Townsend, Del, was destroyed
by fire early Saturday morning, en-.
failing loss of OIL 900. The family
escaped in their night clothes,
not having time to save anything.
A raid was made on the hardware
store of Ralph Rees, in Chesapeake
City, early Monday morning by
unknown parties, and large sup
ply of ammunition, a breech loading
gun and two or three reyolvers
stolen.
DIR. Joseph V. Wallace, one of
Cecil county's most prominent
physicians, who has practiced med.
icine in the neighborhood of Chesa-
peake City for a period of nearly
fifty years, has retired on account
of impaired health.
A damage suit for $3.50 has been
brought against railroad contractor
H. s. Kerbaugh by o. D. Brubaker
for timber destroyed by fire which
burned over twenty-acre tract in
Martic township. The fire is alleg-
ed to have been caused by sparks
from a dinkey engine.
Calvin Appleton, of near Oxford,
lost valuable driving horse last
week. The animal was in the sta
BILE of Thos. Welsh at Aberdeen,
when the building and contents
were burned by fire of unknown
origin. Mr.. Appleton was for
tunate in having his horse insured.
Woodlawn Y has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuring
year: Pres, Miss Leila Thompson;
vice. pres, Miss M. o. jackson;
rec. sec.. Miss Annie SINNERS;
cor. sec., Miss Annie Jackson;
treas, Miss Helen jackson; supt.
of press, Mrs. R. G. Terry; supt. of
flower mission, Miss Marion Keil-
holtz.
Bailiff Lynch, of Elkton, broke
up game of crap in that town
Sunday afternoon. the participants,
who were colored men, scattering
in various directions. The bailiff
gave chase to one of them, firing
several shots but failed to bring
down the game. Later Jim Hol.
land, Jr., and Lester Hammond
surrendered and were fined 81 each
land costs.