The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-11-29

caused the loss to farmers of, over
100 hogs in the neighborhood OF
Still Pond, Kent county.
The Wilmington Board of Trade
has been appealed to by the Della.
ware Board of Agriculture to secure
workmen for the lower part of the
State.
The firm of Wilson, Pugh & Will
son, carriage builders of Oxford,
has been succeeded by Wilson
Bros, g. Co., and the business re.
organized.
The Kent County Grand Jury
has recommended that the County
Commissioners build new Jail to
take the place of the present
structure which is inadequate.
Joseph Hopes, who conducts
near Bel Air, Hartford county, one
of the finest dairy farms in the
State, has installed electrical milk
ers, which are the first to be used
in Maryland.
Convicted on the charge of at
tempting an assault on Anna
Price, of Lapidum, Hartford county,
Harry Lewis, colored, will spend
the next six years at hard labor in
the Maryland penitentiary.
William Moore, stone mason
lately employed at Kennett Square,
was stabbed to death on the streets
of Wilmington early Saturday
morning, as result, it is believed,
of drunken fight among a mum
ber of men.
Since the going into effect of local
option in Kent county, Delaware,
the Levy Distilling Company has
moved its big plant from the county
just across the border into Black
bird Hundred, New Castle county,
which is still a wet district.
Because one of the dealers in milk
in New Castle, Del, has notified his
customers that he will raise the
price of the commodity from s to 8
cents on and after December 1 the
greater part of his trade will boy.
colt him and have thus notified
him.
A portrait of DIR. John Archer,
one of Maryland's most famous
physicians and surgeons, will be
presented on December 7th, to the
State by the Medical and Chirurgi
cal Faculty of Maryland. DR..
William Archer will present the
portrait at the State House, An.
napolis.
As the result of the failure OF
the Knickerbocker Trust Company,
| of New York, the Mccall Ferry
Power Co. have cancelled their
contract with the Cramp & Sons
Ship and Engine Building Co., OF
Chester Pa, for the building of the
machinery and turbines, which
were to have been installed.
J. M. Post, who until a few
months ago was editor and pro
prietor of the Elkton Appeal, lis
now the sole owner of the Anacol
tes American, at AnacOrtes, Wash
lington State. When Mr.. Post first
went west he purchased a hall
interest in the above named paper.
Last week he purchased the other
half interest in the paper from
Frank Fl. Barnett. The JOURNAL
extends best wishes.
David Ferguson, of Oxford, was
slashed in the face with razor, by
Edward Jones, a drunken and
worthless negro, Saturday evening,
receiving a serious cut extending
from the corner of the mouth to the
ear. The negro after loading up
with Oxford whiskey, proceeded to
take the town, defying arrest and
finally cutting Ferguson. After
doing all the damage he could the
brute was finally landed in the
lock up by Constable Ringler.
The second entertainment of the
course given in Rising Sun hall
this season will be held on Monday
evening, Dec. 2, and will be the
John Thomas Concert Co. This
attraction, is composed of John
Thomas, humorist; Annie Webster
Thomas, violin virtuoso; and Alice
Fortin, pianist. They are all artists
in their line and the entertainment
is sure to be the equal of any ever
presented to a Rising Sun audience.
Reserved seats, 35c; general admis'