The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25

sioners was elected at Charlestown
on the 14th inst.
Willett Ewing, Calvert's black
smith, fell and dislocated his shoul
der one evening last week.
A semi.annual dividend of s per
cent has been declared by the Cecil
National Bank of Port Deposit.
Reuben Smith, of Perryville, was
severely bitten on the wrist while
separating pair of fighting dogs.
Robert Anderson, of Cecilton,
has purchased for $9,125. the
"Strawberry Hill" farm on Bohe-
mia river.
The officers and teachers of Tome
M. E. Sunday school, Port Deposit,
will hold their annual banquet on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 80.
Jos. 81. Steele has been elected
president of the National Bank of
Chesapeake City, VIM. S. Evans
vice president, and Henry T.
Deaver cashier.
I. Lum Holt, of Elk Neck,
claims the record for the heaviest
hog butchered in Cecil county this
winter, one butchered by him
weighing 627 pounds.
Edwin MowbrAy, son of Rev. A
Is. Mowbray, formerly of Port De
posit, has been appointed assistant
TO the General Secretary of the Y.
NJ. G. A., in Washington, D. G.
There will be a partial eclipse OF
the moon Jan. 20. The beginning
will be visible generally in the
United States at SAG a. m. The
moon will set before the end of the
eclipse.
The following trustees Of the
Presbyterian church of Port De
posit, have been elected: WIN. T.
Patten, Il. II. Rowland, Walter
st. Clair, VIM. 81. Carson and
Chas. r. Buck.
A recent big deal in timber land
is one reported to have been made
by John G. Rouse, of Bel Air, EN-
hracing a tract of 1900 acres in
Fucker county, W. Va, the price
being $l5O,OO
Galen Miller has purchased from
Levi Kirk his property in Noting
ham, for 1000. Mr.. Kirk has in
turn purchased the % acre farm of
3. D. Gray, in West Nottingham
township, for 81, ,25O.
The Oldis properties, near Elk
ton, were sold at public sale Mon
day. The Entwistle farm of 81
acres was purchased by Miss Sadie
Nickle for 800, and a tract of IL
acres of land by Thomas Lloyd,
for $500.
On Tuesday afternoon of last
week an Italian named Dominick
Coutrabara, aged %, who was EN-
ployed at Mccall Ferry, had his
head caught between two dump
cars and his skull crushed, death
resulting almost instantly.
The raising of the Columbia &
Port Deposit railroad tracks in
the neighborhood of Mccall Ferry
has necessitatad the closing of the
road to through traffic, trolley ser
vice enabling passengers to reach
their destination from the point the
road closes.
Chairman Murray Vandiver, of
the Democratic State Committee
has announced that early next
month he will invite the Demo
cratic editors of the State to a lunch
con at the Eutaw House, Balti-
more. for the purpose of consider
ing party affairs.
The publishers of the Baltimore
SUI have issued invitations to the
newspapers of the State to inspect
their handsome new building.
which has but recently been moved
into. The building is located on
Sun Square and is one of the most
beautiful from an architectural
standpoint in the city.
VIM. 81. Realey, of Elkton, had
a narrow escape from being struck
by train at the North street
crossing in that town, OIL Thursday
of last week. The gates being up
he was driving onto the track when
John 81. Terrell discovered an ap-
preaching train and gave warning.
Mr.. Realey just had time to pull
his horse around as the train
dashed hV.