The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-22

Vile will hold festival and bazar
July II, 13 and IA.
BY the explosion of gasoline
peanut roaster, George Wallace, OF
Elkton, was seriously burned about
the face.
The members of the Bayside
Cornet Band of Havre de Grace
cleared $3.50 by the fair and festi
val held last week.
/. Annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association will be held
at Ocean City next week, 26th,
9th, 28th and Goth insts.
The store and postofice at Pivot
Bridge were entered one night last
week and about $50 worth of goods,
stamps and postals stolen.
Port Deposit Camp, P. o. s. OF
A., organized last week, has 40
members, and is the fifty eighth
thus far established in the State.
First and Second district farmers
began cutting wheat at the close OF
last week, and by the end of this
week most of the crop will be
harvested.
The total receipts of the spring
exhibition of Oxford Agricultural
Association were $2,6S9.17; expen-
ditures, 90, ,2S5.2l, leaving a balance
of $4O3. SO.
William A. Toole, National or.
ganizer of the Socialist party, on
Saturday evening delivered an
open air speech on Socialism" at
the Court House corner, Elkton.
The Hollingsworth Wheel Com.
pany, located at Wheel, Hartford
county, and which gives employ
ment to above forty-five hands,
contemplates moving to Baltimore.
By the animal readjnstment the
salary of the postmaster of Havre
de Grace has been increased from
81 200 to l,800 and that of Bel
Air from 81 800 to 81, 900.
The trustees medal for the high.
est standing, in the Junior Glass of
Maryland Agricultural College was
awarded to William T. Mahoney,
of Leeds, at the commencement held
on Wednesday.
Charles Bond, colored, employed
at the textile works, in Havre de
Grace, had his right arm caught
in the machinery at the mill, Friday
morning, necessitating amputation
of the arm at the shoulder,
George Dutton of East Noting.
ham last week brought suit against
E. e. Gibson, Oxford, charging
assault and battery. Gibson waiv
ed a hearing and gave bail for his
appearance at Chester County
Court.
Mrs. Alexis Watson, of Oxford,
while operating a sewing machine
accidentally got. one of her fingers
under the needle, the sharp in
strument penetrating it and break
ing of, requiring a surgical oper-
alton for its removal.
Miss Mary E. Clark, assistant
principal of Cecilton High School,
was one of party of ten young
women, nearly all graduates OF
Western Maryland College, who
sailed on Wednesday for Europe for
several week. sightseeing.
The commencement exercises of
Delaware College, Newark, were
held on Wednesday. Among the
graduates were the following from
Cecil county: William Thomas
Moore, of Cherry Hill; Hugh Leslie
Stewart, of Bank; Arthur Christie
pher Ward, of Cherry Hill.
The Presbyterian church, at
White Hall, Hartford county, was
struck by lightning Saturday after
noon and badly damaged. The
handsome memorial windows
in the church were all broken.
The windows had just been repair
ed after being damaged by hail
on May 81.
The Hammond property of Is
acres, near Elk Mills, has been
purchased by Mrs. Annie Shall
cross, for 800.
The two Barwick leasehOld prop
critics in Chesapeake City were
sold Tuesday morning at the Court
House door by William s. Evans,
Attorney, to Mrs. Lizzie Barwick,
for 81, 900.