The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

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Delaware College, Newark, will be
held Wednesday, June 21.
The Francis property, in Elkton,
was sold at Sheriff's sale last week,
to Geo. A. Blake, Esq, for $494. "a.
According to the statement made
public on Saturday the indebted
ness of Hartford county amounts to
sS1, 1,562.O7.
The Tome M. E. Sunday school,
of Port Deposit, will hold their
annual excursion to Colchester on
Friday, June %.
Frank Il. Barrett and w. T.
Lyon have been appointed Deputy
Game Wardens for Cecil county by
Governor Warfield.
The electric light plant at Aber-
deem, was struck by lightning dur
ing a storm, last week, and the
dynamo burned out.
A branch of the order of the
Brotherhood of st. Paul, has been
organized in the Perryville M. E..
church by Rev. Asbury Burke, the
pastor.
William Wilson and wife, Ok
ford, have made an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, naming
Thompson Hudson, Esq, Hopewell,
assignee.
The Protestant Episcopal conven-
ton of the Diocese of Easton finish
ed it's work on Wednesday and
adjourned to meet next year in
Port Deposit.
| ]. c. Armstrong, formerly of
Elkton, has purchased the Brayton
House at Rehoboth which he will
refit and improve and conduct dur.
ing the summer seasons.
The farm of the late VIM. G.
Hand, containing 39} acres, and
situated in Delaware, near Iron
Hill, has been purchased by Leon
ard w. Mills, of Philadelphia for
$3, 200.
The Kent County Orphans
Court has appointed Messrs. An
drew w., James E. and J. f.
Woodall administrators of the es
tate of the late Captain Andrew
Woodall.
| c. @. Smith, contractor, of Stat.
ford, has been awarded the con-
tract for the erection of the new
Masonic Temple, in Havre de
Grace. The contract price is said
to be $14, 1000.
The explosion of lamp in a
bedroom at the home of Morris
Jones, in Oxford, caused a blaze
which called out the ira depart
ment, but the fire was extinguished
before much damage was done.
Henry Taylor, of East Noting.
ham, Chester county, has been COM
PEELED to kill two COWS, which de-
developed rabies. The animals
had been bitten by mad dog
which passed through that section
recently.
Fire Saturday morning destroyed
the barn and contents on the farm
of Richard R. Turner, near Better.
ton, Kent county. Loss estimated
at $1,000, which is partly covered
by insurance.
Large barracks on the farm of
Mrs. Sarah Rote, of Roothhy Hill,
Hartford county, were struck by
lightning Thursday night of last
week, and entirely consumed, to-
| gether with a lot of farm imple-
ments.
With the opening Of the new
bridge across the Susquehapp9 the
new type of locomotives known as
"bicyele engines" have been put in
service by the Pennsylyania' rail
road. They are the largest and
heaviest engines made.
The body of Martin Nee, one of
tbs three men drowned at Mccall
Ferry oa April 7 while stretching
a cable across the river at that
point, was not recovered until
Wednesday of last week. The de-
ceased was about 40 years of age,
and lived in Portland, Maine.
Harrison Street M. E. church,
of Wilmington, on Sunday practi-
cally wiped out an indeRtedaIness of
$500 at special services. Fhe
erection of the present church
edifice was begun during the pas
torate of Rev. Isaac Jewell, now Of
the California Conference.