The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-19

A Circle of the Kings Daughters
has been organized at Port Deposit.
Constable A. E. Barrett, of Port
Deposit, has collected 1852 dog tax,
in the Seventh district.
There is but one prisoner confined
in the Kent county Jail at Chester
town, at the present time.
James Holland, colored, was ar
rested in Elkton on Monday and
lodged in Jail on the charge of sell
ing Intoxicating liquor.
The suit of Everett J. Bradfield
against the city of Havre de Grace,
has been removed to the Circuit
Court of Cecil County for trial.
The store of Davis & White, at
North East, was broken into on
Saturday night last but only two
or three dollars worth of goods
stolen.
The Board of Directors Of Har-
ford County Agricultural Society
have decided to hold the fall fair
at Bel Air during the second week
in October.
David T. Callahan, Of Creswell,
Hartford county, has made deed Of
trust for the benefit of his creditors
to James j. Archer, bond being
fixed at $1,000.
The commencement exercises of
Elkton High School will be held
Thursday, June 8. The annual
banquet of the Alumni Association
will be held in the evening.
The American Pipe Line COM
pany has purchased four and a-half
acres of land from John F. Shenk |,
near Quarryville, for 81, ,250, upon
which to construct a reservoir.
A fine young mare and new bug
| gy and harness were stolen from the
stable of W. s. Schofield, near
Pleasant Grove, on Sunday night.
The team was traced as far as
Goshen where it was lost track Of.
Benz. L. Atkinson, who was in
jured recently by falling in cais-
son at Havre de Grace, died of his
injuries on the 10th inst. The de-
ceased was a native of Cecil county,
having been born near North East
in 1859.
The County Commissioners have
lreconsidered their action in making
an appropriation of $4,000 to the
fund for the erection of the Union
Hospital, at Elkton. The matter
will be finally disposed of at the
next meeting of the Board.
The graduating class of Ches-
apeake City High School is COM
posed of Miss Mamie Woodruff
Bouchelle, Charles 8. Ellison, VIM.
G. Noland and Warren r. Barwick.
The commencement exercises will
be held on Wednesday, June z.
The Leeds M. P. Sunday school
has reorganized for the summer
with G. M. Senderling superintend-
ent; H. B. Anderson, assistant; F.
P. Anderson, secretary and treas
urer; A. S. Ewing, chorister; Miss
Mary Scarborough and Miss War
rington, organists.
The large hauling seines and
floats have cut out at the various
shores along the Chesapeake and in
the Susquehanna. The catch of
shad has been small but high prices
prevailed. The run OF herring was
large and many were liberated.
Gillers will continue to fish for shad
some weeks longer. 7
The sale of Ohio horses adver-
tised by Cook & Jackson to be held
at Rising Suu on Saturday after
noon last, was postponed until the
2Oth inst. on account of the nom
arrival of the stock. The freight
train upon which the animals were
being transported was wrecked,
number of them being injured
and their shipment delayed several
days. 81
At an early hour Wednesday
morning as Perry Biddle, colored,
was driving on North street extend
ed in Elkton, his horse stepped
upon a live electric light wire
which had fallen across the street,
and was thrown to the ground.
The driver was dragged from his
vehicle and severely shocked but
was able to extricate his horse from
the wire, which had burned the
animal severely wherever it touch
led him.
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