The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-26

David Conoly, of Hopewell,
Chester county, has lost two horses
and cow within the last two
weeks, from some unknown disease.
The congregation of Oxford
United Presbyterian Church has
granted the pastor, Rev. G. o.
Smith, leave Of absence until Sep. L.
Walter E. Burns is having con.
structed in Hayre de Grace a block
of ten concrete houses, which will
be modern in all their appoint.
ments.
John r. Wilson, a respected
citizen of Havre de Grace, is dead
at his home in that city, aged 45
years. A widow and two sons
survive him.
The Circuit Court for Cecil
County has granted George S.
Templeman, Of Pivot Bridge, an
absolute divorce from his wife,
Nettie Templeman.
Mary Pritchard, colored was
locked up in Chestertown Jail,
charged with mudering her, three
months old child. On Sunday last
she threw her child into Chester
River.
The properties of the Eastern
Milling and Export Company, of
which the mill at Oxford is one,
have been transferred by the re.
ceivers to Chas. III. Dempwolf for a
consideration of 1916, 1000.
A fine of $500 was imposed on
the Baltimore, Chesapeake &
Atlantic Railroad in the Wicomico
Court for violating the Jim Grow
law in not providing cars for col
ored people on its Ocean City Flyer.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company has instituted condem-
nation proceedings against several
property holders in Hartford county
for strips Of land to widen cuts
which frequently wash down over
the tracks.
81. L. Brinton, senior editor of
the Oxford Press, is suffering from
a severe sprain of the ankle, sus.
tanned on the 4th of July by a fall.
The member has been encased
with plaster cast to effect a more
rapid cure.
Thieves broke open two gas
meters in Oxford Hotel one night
last week and stole about $15 in
cash from them. A reward of
fifty dollars has been offered by
the gas company for the conviction
of the parties.
The Board of Medical Examiners
of Maryland on Saturday announced
the names of eighty six new ply
sicians to whom licenses would be
issued. Among the names is that
of Marshall j. Brown, of Sylmar.
About 165 candidates took the
examination.
Rev. Millard r. Minnick, of st.
Mary's City, has been called and
accepted the pastorate of Spesutia
Church, Perryman, Hartford county,
to take effect September lst. Mr..
Minnick is native of Hartford and
his return to his old county will be
welcomed by many.
Valuable clay deposits have been
located on the farm of Chas. r.
Foard, near Blkton, and a carload
of it shipped to a PHILADELPHIA firm
who pronounce it of high commerc-
ial value. Mr.. Foard is making
arrangements to dig the clay and
sell for commercial purposes.
A three year old son of James
Hall, colored, of Newark, Del, was
accidentally shot in the head by
Harry Williams, a young colored
man, on Saturday evening in Halls
yard at Newark, and died the
following afternoon at the Della
ware Hospital in Wilmington.
J. Clinton Gorsuch, of Norfolk,
and brother, Charles A. Gorsuch,
of Philadelphia, have purchased the
old Calder property of 115 acres,
near Peach Bottom, and expect to
organize a company and quarry
slate. Peach Bottom Slate has
always commanded a high price on
the market, as it is high grade
article.