The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

William J. Adams has sold the
Washington Hotel, at Quarryville,
to Galen Fritz for $1S, 1000.
On Wednesday next, 21st inst,
the third and last of the popular
railroad excursion to Colchester
Beach will be run.
Frank Morris, of Principle, has
been lodged in Elkton Jail charged
with stealing horse and buggy
from Aquilla Miller, of Port
Deposit.
City Council of Havre de Grace
appointed DR.. J. G. Segar, DR.. I. j.
Woodward and Thomas M. White
members of the Board of Health for
that city.
Rev. F. F. Stever, who has filled
the pulpit of the Baptist Church,
Oxford, for the past six months,
has been called to the pulpit for
another year.
Rev. J. M. Gray, pastor of Havre
de Glace M. E. church, who was
offered the pastorate at Strawbridge
M. E. Church, Baltimore, has de-
clined the call.
The automatic pay telephone in
the Masonic building, Oxford, was
broken open by thieves on Satur'
day night and it is estimated about
eighteen dollars secured.
Gerald scarney, aged 10 years,
while visiting his uncle, Father
Fitzgerald, in Havre de Grace, fell
on a banana peel, breaking his left
arm in two places and fracturine
his right arm.
The directors of Union Hospital,
have advertised for bids for the
erection of a three. story, frame,
26x40 ft. addition to the building
in Elkton, recently purchased fol
hospital purposes.
The Pulp Mill wharf, at Elkton,
is being renewed in order to &C
commodate larger boats which will
be able to reach it after the dredg-
ing of the Big Elk, which is being
carried on at present.
In the presence of large crowd
at Deibert Boat Yards, Elkton,
Saturday, one of the largest sea
going barges ever built in the yard
was launched. Miss Heal, of Nor
folk, Va, christened the boat
Pocomoke.
Miss Jennie Walter, Of German
town, Pa, has been appointed
teacher of music and drawing In
the Oxford Public Schools for the
coming year, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Mary b. Rue.
Burglars broke into the post
Office at Aberdeen, Hartford county
on Thursday night of last week and
secured large number of stamped
envelopes, postal cards, one and
two cent stamps. Entrance was
gained through front window.
G. G. Kirk is making prepa.
rations to rebuild the barn on his
farm near Nottingham, recently
destroyed by fire. He received
$21S1 insurance from the Southern
Mutual Co., of Lancaster county
81, 800 on the building, and 1851
on contents.
Matinee races will be held this
afternoon at Rock Springs Park,
near Wakefield, Pa. The events
will include a three minute class,
2.40 class, 2.30 class, and a free for
all. Some of the fast ones from this
neighborhood have been entered for
the speed trials.
The body Of the unknown white
man found along the railroad tracks
near Oxford, as noted last week,
was later identified as that of John
Kinney, of West Chester, who had
been on a protracted spree and was
struck by a Baltimore Central train
while lying in a drunken stupor on
the tracks. A widow survives.
Miss Margaret Sterrett, near
Rock Springs, discovered copper
head snake among her chickens
last Tuesday and in attempting to
kill it with an axe was bitten in
the hand, She succeeded in kill
ing the snake, however, and the
wounded hand has not caused her
much inconvenience as it bled
freely at the time, allowing most OF
the poison TO escape.