The midland journal., 1906-08-10

that were fighting Joseph Hinch-
cliffe, of Elkton, had his hands
badly bitten.
James Nelson, employed at the
Elkton Pulp Mills, fractured rib
last week by fall from a wet
machine in the works.
The dam breast at McCrery's
mill, near Fremont, was badly
damaged by the heavy rain and
high water of two weeks ago.
Miss Lille Butchenhart, of Port
Deposit, has accepted position as
teacher in the James Campbell
Grammar School, Philadelphia.
George Racine, of near Elkton,
lost two horses the past week from
spinal meningitis. The animals
are thought to have eaten mouldy
grain.
Fifteen tickets were sold at this
station on Tuesday morning tor
Atlantic City. on the occasion of the
excursion to this great seaside
resort.
Owing to the continued ill-health
of her mother Miss Roberta j..
Graham has resigned as principal
of the public school at Principle
Furnace.
The hot wave reached its height
on Monday and Tuesday when the
mercury mounted to 950 and
sweltering humanity fretted and
perspired.
A carrier pigeon alighted in the
ward of VIM. T. McKinsey, near
Octoraro, last week and is being
cared for by him. The band on its
leg is marked "E. u. No. 36, ,479. :"
Richardsmere post office, at
Porters Bridge, will be discontinued
tomorrow and it is likely the
patrons of that Office will be sup
piled by rural free delivery from
Colora.
George W. Conner, recently ap.
pointed by Governor War6eld on a
commission to investigate the con.
dition and the need of the adult
blind, visited Rising Sun on Thurs
day in the interest of his work.
The attendance at Woodlawn
Camp on Sunday was fair, the ex-
treme heat and the fact that Leslie
Camp was in progress interfering
somewhat. The total gate receipts
for admittance were in the neigh
borhood of $50.
The second railroad excursion to
Colchester, on Wednesday, attract
ed large crowd of excursionists
to the popular resort on the Chesa
peake. The Baltimore Central Di-
vision contributed train load of
twelve coaches filled with S28 pleas
ure seekers, IS of whom were
from this station.
An examination of applicants for
carrier on the rural free delivery
route, which is to be started from
the Elkton postofiice down Elk
Neck via new road, on September
II, will be held at Port Deposit,
Saturday, August IL.
Squire Gallagher, acting for
Sheriff Garrett, on Wednesday sold
e. A. Reynolds grocery store con-
tents on South Third street, to
Lapsley Armstrong, for S369.32'
Mr.. Armstrong will continue the
business Oxford Press.
Resolutions of respect upon the
death of the late DR.. John W.
Cooper, of Elkton, were passed al
the convention held in Boston, oi
the National Association of United
States Pension Examining Sur
geons, of which deceased was a
member.
A. T. Abernathy, of the Fourth
district of this county, is an ap'
plicant for the position of Superin'
tendent of the Maryland House OF
Correction. The appointment is tC
be made at the meeting of the
Board of directors of the institution
in September.
Joseph Steele, of Cecil county,
has been named by Chairman
Vandiver as a member of the com.
mittee from this State which is tC
cooperate with similar committees
from other States, 10 the reception
to be rendered William Jennings
Bryan on the occasion of his
arrival in New York from abroad