The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Isaac Hecht has sold his hotel
business, the well-known Hecht's
Hotel, in Havre de Grace, to E. G.
Barrett. of Wilmington, Del.
State Game Warden Oregon Mil
ton Dennis has issued an order to
all deputy game wardens in the
State to protect the song birds.
The heirs of the late Andrew
Woodall, of Georgetown, have asked
the courts for a partition of the real
estate of the deceased, which con-
sists of twenty eight farms.
Judge William r. Martin, of the
Eastern Shore judicial district, who
several months ago was stricken
with paralysis, has so far recovered
as to resume his judicial duties.
The City Council of Havre de
Grace has passed an ordinance
placing a tax of $1.50 per annum
on each telegraph, telephone and
electric light pole within the city
limits.
The festival of Oakryn Band
held on Friday evening last re,
suited in the replenishment Of the
exchequer to the extent of $165
Nottingham Silver Band assisted
with the music.
The property of Mrs. Clara A.
Kitchen, embracing stone dwell
ing, barn and S43 perches of land,
near Colora, was sold by attorney
Geo. A. Blake on Saturday to
Charles j. Davis for $500.
Stanley Lassiter. aged 10 years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Lassi
ter, of Havre de Grace, was
drowned Saturday morning, while
bathing in the Susquehanna river
with number of companions.
Miss May Anderson, a young
woman living at Cowantown, a
short distance from Newark, was
badly injured en- Saturday after
noon. She was an occupant of one
of three carriages which collided.
James Bergis, of Perryville, EN-.
ployed on the p, B. & w. railroad
as IA fireman, was severely scalded
at Havre de Grace by the bursting
of a steam hose on his engine. He
was sent to a Baltimore hospital for
treatment.
Ex-senator Don Cameron has
sold for 100000, ten acres of his
Lochiel farm to the Reading rail
way for a siding. There are sew
eral acres in Cecil county, suitable
for siding purposes, which could
have been purchased for less.
Secretary Shaw, by direction of
the President, has asked for and
received the resignation of United
States Subtreasurer A. Lincoln
Dryden to take effect October /,
when he will be succeeded by
Mayor Pusey, of Havre de Grace.
The W. G. T. U. Association of
Aberdeen, Hartford county, has
presented to the town a handsome
drinking fountain IA feet high,
with lamp pillar, two brackets and
three globes for electric lights.
The fountain will cost over $500,
and is to be erected about the first
of next month.
The residence of DIR. w. E. Bar
nard, in Middletown, Del, was
robbed one night recently of silver
ware, cut glass, etc., and number
of checks. A few days ago the
doctor received letter postmarked
Camden, N. j., enclosing the checks
the note stating that there was
still "honor among thieves"
Thomas Ford, of Oxford, lost a
driving horse Sunday night. He
had driven to a campmeeting in
the neighborhood of Conowiugo,
but noticed the heat was telling on
his horse. He managed to get the
animal home and in the stable in
fairly good shape, but discovered
it dead the next morning, its death
evidently being due to heat and
OVereXertiOn.
Constable Harry Hall, of Chester
county, made raid on the Italian
laborers at j Atwood Montgomery's
spar quarry on Monday and arrest
ed an Italian named Paschall, his
wife and son, for illicit liquor sell
ing. They were taken before Squire
Citing and sentenced to Jail at
West Chester to await the next
term of court. There is talk of
other raids being made in this Sec
tion in other places than the spar
quarries.