The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-23

appointed by Governor Warneiu
Fish Commissioner for the Eastern
Shore.
The name of the Baltimore Co.
Fair has been changed to the
Maryland State Fair and Agricul-
tural Society.
James Dashiell, colored, who
escaped from Georgetown, DEL,
iail several months ago, has been
arrested in Cambridge, Md.
Mrs. Martha E. Porter, of Del.
aware, has sold the Porter home
stead, near Cherry Hill, to Mrs.
Paul T. Arbuckle for 81 300.
Mrs. James Pilman, of Marshton,
Kent county, died on Saturday
from blood poisoning, as the result
of being pecked on the hand by
hen.
The County Commissioners have
passed an order instructing Thomas
Weaver to reopen a road in the
Eighth district closed in November
last.
The rummage sale held by the
ladies of the Perryville Presby
terian Church last week, was very
successful, between $50 and 800
being cleared.
A Longfellow and Washington
social will be held at the residence
of Charles Ward, near Calvert, on
Wednesday evening next, by Cal.
vert Epworth League.
The farm of the late William
Harvey, containing 811 acres and
situated near Childs station, was
sold at trustees sale on Monday to
j. Frank Blake, for $500.
A bill has been introduc ID in the
Legislature to empower the Chesa-
peake Land and Improvement Co.,
to erect and maintain wharf on
the Sassafras river in Cecil county
An indictment has been found
by the Hartford county Grand Jury
against William Rnmsey, charged
with the murder of John Jackson,
in Havre de Glace, several months
ago.
The Maryland, Delaware & Vir
ginia Railroad Company has pur-
chased a large tract of land in
Denton and will remove its car
shops, offices and other equipments
from Love Point to Denton.
The first bills to be signed the
present session of the Legislature
received the signature of the Gov
ernor on Friday last, among the
number being one authorizing the
appointment of additional con
stables in Cecil county.
Samuel H. st. Clair has been pre-
sented with handsome silk UNI
brella by the members of Port De
posit Presbyterian Sunday school.
as slight token of their esteem
for his thirty years of service as
Superintendent of the school.
All the iron work, with the
exception of the draw, of the new
Pennsylvania railroad bridge at
Perryville, has been placed in posi-
tion. The draw span will be 100
feet in length, swinging from a
center pier, and will require about
two months to complete.
The ladies' Auxiliay Committee
of Union Hospital will hold a mus
ical and literary entertainment in
the Elkton Opera House on Tuesday
evening next, Miss Mildred Gillum,
graduate of Ithaca, New York Con-
servatory of Music, and dramatic
impersonator, being the star at
traction.
A syndicate headed by Richard
Dallam, John A. Evans and Wylie
Hopkins, of Bel Air, have purchas-
ed the controlling interest in the
Second National Bank of that place.
Over $50, 900 worth OF stock chang.
ed hands in the deal and the pres
ent board of directors has lost con-
troll of the institution
One of the provisions of the bill
before the Legislature for the
amending of the ducking law of
the State prohibits the killing or
shooting at any wild water fowl at
any time during the year, from
steam, naptha or gasoline launch,
or from any kind of power boat or
craft, under penalty of not less
than $50 nor more than 800 for
violation of same.