The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-13

Port Deposit, realized $50 by its
recent festival.
Tuesday evenings storm was of
unusual severity in the neighbor-
hood of Oxford.
Washington Post No. 80, Pa
triotic Order Sons of America was
instituted at Port Deposit on Satur-
day night.
Hon. Thomas H. Robinson, of
Hartford county, has been appointed
counsel to the Board of Shell Fish
Commission.
]. A. Graeme Allen has pur-
chased the Cortauld W. Smith
property in Darlington, Hartford
county, for $11, 900.
The twelfth annual shoot will be
held at Betterton under direction
of Capt. j. r. Malone, of Baltimore,
on August 81, %, 20 and 80.
Several fine stained glass windows
have been presented to Head of
Christian Presbyterian Church, as
memorials to deceased members.
Thomas White Hall, of Bel Air,
and Jean Paul Muller, of Havre de
Grace, have passed the examination
and been qualified to practice law.
The old sash factory at Port De-
posit is being converted into can
merry. 1t will be operated by VIM.
Steele who will pack corn and
tomatoes.
Prof. William s. Hagenbush of
Muncy, Pa, has been elected prin=
cipal of the Barnsley High School
to succeed Prof. A. L. Eby, who
has resigned.
While at work on a slate roof at
Jarrettsville, Hartford county, Ed
ward T. Mason fell 25 feet to the
ground, and miraculously escaped
serious injury.
John Morris, of Oxford, and
George Nieweg, of Perryyille,
baggage masters on the Central
Division, have been promoted to
extra conductors.
A party of Philadelphia cap
italists are reported to be negotiat
ing for the purchase of the Gran
berry fishing shore, in the First
district of Cecil county,
S. Griffith Davis, a retired farm
er of near Aberdeen, was butted by
a ram on Saturday, being knocked
down and seriously injured, suffer
ing a dislocated arm. He is 70
years of age.
James Hemorce, colored, of Port
Deposit, has been sentenced to six
months in the House of Correction
by Magistrate Boulden for dis
orderly conduct on a train between
Port Deposit and Perryville on
July 4.
Shade Burkins mysteriously dis
appeared from his home near Cal
vert several weeks ago and has not
been heard of since. Some years
ago he made a similar disappear.
ance but turned up again after an
absence of several months.
The Annual Reunion of the
Presbyterians of the Cumberland
Valley, Maryland, West Virginia
and Virginia was held at Pen Mar,
Thursday, July 18th. These an
nual gatherings are notable oc-
casiOns-and thousands annually
attend.
In the Circuit Court at Towson,
Charles Fl. Bowling, of near Bel
Air, was awarded $2,25O for in
juries which he claimed to have
been sustained at Sparrows Point,
by the premature starting of car
of the United Railroad and Electric
Company.
Chesley CAN'T, son of Rev. ].
Gibson CAN'T, formerly of the Epis-
copal church, North East, was
ordained deacon in the Episcopal
church at Denton Sunday morning
by Bishop Adams. Mr.. CAN'T will
| in the Fall become an assistant at
Grace Church, New York city.
During a quarrel between Ger.
man named Kisner and Charles
Rutleaf, at Aberdeen, Rutleaf drew
his revolver and shot Kisner. The
injured man was sent to a Balti-
more hospital, while Rutleaf was
captured after a long chase by
Sheriff Reasin and landed in Belair
jail to await the result of his vic
ltim's injuries.