The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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a fall.
Miss Margaret Hartnett has been
appointed assistant teacher at
Butler school, near Pennington.
VIM. Cullen had several fingers
badly mangled by a rip saw at the
Providence paper mills few days
ago.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature providing for an ad-
ditional constable in the First
district.
1t is rumored that Judge George
L. Van Bibber, of Hartford county,
who was elected to the .judgeship
in 1903, contemplates resigning
from the bench.
Rev. Alexander Rich, of New
port, formerly of Port Deposit,
has been invited by the vestry of
of st. Mary's parish, to the vacant
rectorship at North East.
A. Lincoln Lyon, of Havre de
Grace, last week purchased at
public sale the two properties in
North East belonging to the estate
of the late Jacob W. Campbell,
for 1910.
The farmers of Somerset county
have unanimously agreed to not
grow tomatoes for less than 90 a
ton, and if they cannot contract
with Gamers for that price, to grow
for an open market.
Mr.. John Bryson, one of the old
est residents of the Fifth district,
celebrated his 89th birthday on
Sunday. He was born within four
miles of North East and has always
lived in that neighborhood.
The Hardy farm and tract of
timber, embracing 293 acres near
Theodore, has been purchased by
Panl L. Lengel, of Reading, for
So, 800, who will install a steam
saw mill on the premises in the
spring.
The County Commissioners have
awarded the contract for the ma
sonry of the bridge to be erected
at Willis Fording. in the Third
district, to T. j. Willis for $6.40
per cubic yard, which includes
filling.
| Elmer E. Dorsey, manager of the
Standard Oil Company's plant in
Elkton, has applied to the Court
of Cecil County for a divorce from
his wife Della A. Dorsey, of Balti-
more, on the grounds Of abandon
ment.
The steamer Anthony Groves,
of the Ericsson line, grounded at
Howell's Point last week, compel.
ling the transfer of passengers and
perishable freight to lighters, as
the boat was not loated for sew
eral days.
President Roosevelt, on Wednes-
day of last week, sent to the Senate
for confirmation the name of Harry
A. Carroll for postmaster at Havre
de Grace to succeed Joseph Kelly,
whose four year term of Office ex-
pired January 90.
At a special meeting of the Board
of Trustees Of the Elkton M. 3.
Church Monday evening it was
decided to extend a call to Rev. L.
E. Poole, pastor of Pocomoke NJ.
e. Church, to become their pastor,
succeeding DR.. T. E. Martindale,
who goes to Salisbury ME. Church.
The Democrat states the official
Board of Elkton M. E. church is
unable to find suitable pastor in
Conference, who has not already
accepted a call, to fill their pulpit,
made vacant by the acceptance of
a call to Salisbury, the coming
Conference year, by Rey. T. 3.
Martindale.
G. W. Carnan has been appointed
receiver for the assets of Max 7.
Hollander, merchant of Aberdeen,
who has been adjudged q bankrupt
on his own petition. The liabilities
are 81, ,391 .49, OF which S1l,2l4.06
is unsecured and divided among g5
creditors. His assets are @11, ,24O. .79
of which 81, 800 is real estate and
$4,000 stock in trade,
Horace J. Hickman of the Frank.
ford district, Sussex county, has
b zen awarded the first prize offer.
ed by the farmers institute for
raising the best corn in Delaware.