The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-05
TOWN AND COUNTY,.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

called l57 public sales during the
year 1905.
The National Bank of Oxford has
declared Il semi annual dividend Of
81 per cent.
Geo. O. Gerry has been elected
superintendent of North East M.
e. Sunday school.
The DIRECTORS of the First Nation
al Bank of Havre de Grace have
declared the usual semi annual
dividend of 6 per cent.
James Dawson has disposed of
his property at Blake, Cecil county,
containing eleven acres, to Joseph
Wherry, of Hickory Hill.
Tomato growers of the Easter n
Shore are demanding $S per ton for
their product the coming season.
The packers paid $6 and 81 per
ton last season.
The national banks of Bel Air
have declared semi annual divi-
dends, the Hartford National u per
cent, less taxes, and the Second
National q per cent net.
The newly organized farmers
National Bank of Quarryville has
rented temporary quarters in the
hotel at that place, and made a
call Of fifty per cent of the capital
stock.
John A. Jolls has been appointed
postmaster of Middletown, Del,
for term of four years. He fills
the vacancy in the Office caused by
the death of John W. Jolls, his
father.
| It is reported the Pennsylvania
railroad will shortly give ten per
cent increase of pay to all employees
of its system who now receive less
than 1925 per month for their
service.
/ Capt. j. +. Walmsley, an aged
resident of Morgnec, Kent county,
was burned to death by a fire
which destroyed his store and
dwelling on Thursday of last week.
Foul play is suspected as he was
known to have considerable money
in his house the night of the fire.
/ Seven teams hitched in the town
of Middletown. Del, were driven
off by unknown parties, presumable
negroes, the Saturday night before
lChristmas. The teams were found
at various points near town the
following morning.
| Mrs. Osmond, wife Rev. s. M.
Osmond, a former pastor of Elkton
Presbyterian Church, suffered a
stroke of paralysis at her home in
Topeka, Kansas, last week. DR.
Osmond fell the same day and
broke his leg.
The report of the Maryland
IState Horticultural Society for 1905
states there are $1,000 acres in
aryland devoted to the raising
Of vegetables, and that Hartford
county has the largest acreage in
vegetables of any county in the
| United States.
The stockholders of the Havre
de Grace Athletic Association,
which will place strong base ball
club in the field next season, have
elected the following directors for
the ensuing year. w. E Burns, ]
Willingsley, L. Vosbury, 81. Fl.
Bowden, John T. Whalen, F S.
Maslin, D. Broadwater, Fl. Green,
baum, J. Il. Fahey.
i The ladies of Mt. Oliyet M. P.
church, near Chome, have com.
pleted a quilt upon which they
worked six hundred autographs,
each person whose name was work
ed upon the quilt paying ten cents.
The PASTORS wife, Mrs. j. F.
Bryan, was made the recipient OF
this splendid gift, the $50 realized
from the names being devoted to
the fund for remodelipg the in
terror of the church building.
II A Christmas entertainment was
held at school No. l, formerly "Old
Stone," on the 22nd ulto. and quite
number of patrons of the school
: were present. Bach pupil received
a Christmas treat and a number
; received nice books as a prize for
their regular attendance. The
7 teacher, Miss Julia Brokaw, is to
be congratulated on her school and
2 for her interest taken in the pupils.
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