The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Hartford County Circuit Court
convenes at Bel Air on Monday.

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convenes at Bel Air on Monday.
The Maryland State Sunday
School Convention will be held in
Baltimore ON October IL and u.
Gronnd has been broken for a
new building at Oxford station to
,, be used as the baggage department.
The Baltimore County Fair at
Timonium, began its twenty first
annual exhibition Tuesday to con-
tinue four days.
Frank K. Ripple, the deceased
wrecker of the Real Estate Trust
Company of Philadelphia, formerly
owned the Filter farm at Town
Point, Cecil county.
A temporary structure has been
erected by J. H. M. Gardner, of
Warwick, for Cook & Brady to re-
place their recently burned Middle.
town Farm Creamery.
The Bayside Cornet Band and
the Textile Band, of Havre de
Grace, will take part in the Balti
more Jubilee, and will appear in
the parade on Wednesday, the 18th
instant.
The old Gunpowder Methodist
Episcopal church, in Hartford
county, is to be sold, Mrs. Annie
E. Boothe, administratix of Thomas
W. Boothe, having filed bill for
its sale.
Owing to pressure of the business
duties, President Frank l.. Neale
of the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal has rendered his resignation,
to take effect upon the election of
his successor.
Chas. A. Sims & Go. have been
awarded the contract for laying out
and matchmaking broad drives
through the "Blind," the hand
some country place of James L.
Breeze, near Darlington.
1t is rumored that General
Superintendent James Buckalew OF
the Central Division, is to be trans
ferred about the middle of the
month to the Delaware Division,
with headquarters at Wilmington
William B. Smith, Jr., of Will
mingtOn, Del, son of Postoffice
Inspector W. B. Smith, of Elkton,
has announced himself as candi
date for the Republican nomination
for assessor in the Third county
district of New Castle county.
Clarence Morgan, colored, of
Elkton, died on Friday night in
the Farnhurst, Del, Hospital,
from the effects of a pistol shot
wound inflicted by Howard Ma
honey, colored, duringa quarrel in
which both negroes shot at each
other.
E. J. Cook, of Towson, attorney
for one of the banks in Baltimore,
has filed. proceedings in bank
ruptcy against j. Finney Wells
and E. W. Bennett, of Hartford.
Wells & Bennett are packers and
operated canning factories at FELTON,
and Lincoln, Del.
Editor McCombs, of the Havre
de Grace Republican, has been
appointed a member of the Pub
licity Committee of the Greater
Baltimore Jubilee and Exposition
Association, which will hold
celebration in Baltimore from Sep
tember 9th to 10Th.
The award of the jury of condem-
nation in the suit Of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad for part of the
Bloomsbury farm near Havre de
Grace, wanted for its new tracks in
that city, SIT 800, has been paid by
Court Clerk FOrwood to Mrs. Mary
V. Richards and A. Nelson Lewis.
George Lawrie, aged six years,
son of Samuel w. Lawrie of East
Nottingham, fell from a manure
spreader which was being operated
on his fathers farm Friday after
noon last, and received injuries
which will probably prove fatal,
the wheels of the heavy machine
passing directly over his stomach.
Lester s. German, of Aberdeen,
won the Wawaset trophy at the
Betterton shoot last week, defeating
Edward Banks, of Wilmington.
German broke 50 out of 100 targets
shot at, while his opponent broke
SO. Mr.. German is prepared to
defend the cup against all comers
within 200 miles of the State of
Delaware, the trophy being
awarded by Wilmington club.