The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-06

Port Deposit, has been opened to
summer boarders.
The tax rate for Havre de Grace
has been fixed at so cents on the
500 for the present year.
Judge Gray has been elected a
trustee of Delaware College, New
ark, to succeed the late George g.
Evans.
Prof. Phineas Morris has ten
dered his resignation as principal
of Aberdeen, Hartford county,
High School.
The Avondale National Bank and
the Kennett National Bank have
both declared semi annual div
idends of 4 per cent.
Eleanor A. Bowen, of Newark,
was the winner of the $5 prize
offered by New Castle County W.
C. T. U. for the best essay on
Temperance.
The annual harvest home given
under the auspices of Fairview
Lodge /. o. G. t., will be held in
Whiteman's Grove, near Newark,
on August 2.
Samuel Maranto, an Italian, shot
Moses Ryan, colored, Monday night
in the stomach at Aberdeen. The
former was lodged in Belair Jail
while the later was sent to Balti-
more hospital in a critical condition.
Delaware College, Newark, has
received $4OO from William Jen-
nings Bryan, trustee of Philos Ben
nett's estate, the proceeds to be
used for prize for the best essay
by an undergraduate on free
government.
An unfavorable report has been
made by the State Board of Edu-
cation upon the sngge estion of
Adjutant General Riggs that high
school pupils be given target prac.
tice, on the ground of its probable
too great a cost.
Twenty seven new rural free
delivery mail routes were estab
lished in Maryland on Saturday, to
begin service August 1. Of these
twenty six are in Carroll county,
where complete county service
will be put in operation.
An unknown young white man
while crossing the Philadelphia,
Baltimore s. Washington Railroad
track at Bowie, Hartford county, on
Wednesday morning, was struck
and instantly killed. From papers
found in his pockets it is believed
he belongs in Baltimore.
A large automobile containing a
party of five young ladies was
Overturned by the bursting of a
tire, while going at q rapid rate
along the road near Forest Hill,
Horford county, a few days ago.
Two of the ladies were badly bruis,
ed but the escape of the party from
serious injury was miraculous.
W. Arthur Mitchell qualified
Monday morning as County Treas
urer of Cecil and assumed his
office. Mr.. Mitchell succeeds VIM.
81. Holm, of Port Deposit, who
served four years as County Treas
urer. Assistant Treasurer George
Ia. Hopkins, of Rising Sun, who
was reelected, started in upon his
second term.
Judge Dobler OF the Baltimore
City Court of Common Pleas, has
declared the judgment for 81, 900,
awarded Mrs. Sophie Cook against
the Maryland and Pennsylvania R.
R., whose agent at Rocks of Deer
Creek, had appropriated the money
she rendered for a ticket to pay.
ment of a debt she owed him, ex-
cessive, and ruled that unless she
accepted $500 he would grant a
new trial.
The Fourth was rather quietly
celebrated in Rising Sun, but the
small boy with his cracker enjoyed
himself to the limit. Threatening
weather in the morning caused
anxiety to those who had planned
outings, but the sun struggled
Through the clouds as the day wore
on and showed it still had plenty of
/ power to warm things up. Two
| games of ball afforded lovers of the
great national game much enjoy
ment. In the evening numerous
displays of fireworks were to be
seen in the town and surrounding
Heighborhood.