The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-10

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Edwin Haines and family were
Havre de Grace visitors Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens was
Philadelphia visitor this week.
Miss Margaret McCay, of Port
| Deposit, was the guest this week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark e. Founders.
John Evans, of Elkton, has been
a visitor this week at the home Of
his aunt, Mrs. Agnes Evans, near
town.
Barclay Heacock, of Philadel
phia, was visitor at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Sterrett,
on Sunday.
Miss Sara r. Miller, teacher of
Hickory Grove school, near Colora,
spent Friday night and Saturday
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Two full blooded Percheron
horses have been purchased by
Delaware College for the, Expert
mental Farm.
The hull of the gasoline launch
recently burned near Havre de
Grace wharf, has been raised and
the engine removed, -
A plant for the manufacture of
corrugated steel tubing, used for
culverts, drains, etc., is to be
erected at Havre de Grace.
While holding by the bride a
young horse which had been fright
ened by a train. Joseph Ayers, of
Iron Hill, had his arm broken.
At the annual election on Mon.
day the following we're chosen
Commissioners for the town of
Perryville: A. H. Owens, Elmer
Campbell, Elwood Lindsay.
John Yarrish, bridge carpen-
tel while at work on the railroad
bridge at Aberdeen, was struck on
the head by q heavy piece of tim.
Der and painfully injured.
Lee Stephens, bridge carpen-
ter on the Baltimore & Ohio, fell
from the Snsqnehanna River bridge
at Frenchtown, on Thursday last,
receiving perhaps fatal injuries.
The government pensions of
William Hall and John T. Bennett,
of Elkton, have been increased, the
former from $12 to $15 per month,
and the latter from $8 to $12 per
month.
The Randor Pulp Mill at Rlkton
is experiencing difficulty in getting
a sufficient supply of wood to keep
the plant in operation. The mill
closed down this week for few
days on account of lack of wood.
Joseph Schaf6er, q. T. Golling,
Hugh w. Caldwell, John Brown
and James Hinson were elected
commissioners, and Harry Joyce,
town bailiff, for Chesapeske City,
at their annual election held Mon
day afternoon.
Taylor ". McKenney, Fred 81.
Lewis, Joshua Clayton, Herman
Jeffers and j. F. Frazer have been
elected delegates to represent Sin.
gerly Fire Co., of Elkton, at the
Maryland State firemen's eonven.
tion, which meets in Annapolis on
June 12, 13 and IA.
Mrs. Margaret II. Holt cele.
brated her 81st birthday on Satur-
day. A number of relatives and
friends were entertained at dinner
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Holden in
honor of the occasion and Mrs. Holt
received congratulations and num-
erous remembrances on the ami
yersary.
The Scott Fertilizer Company, of
Elkton, has had the words "Sure
Growth" used as a brand for their
goods, registered at the United
States Patent Office. This will pre-
| vent the use of the words by other
fertilizer manufacturers, who had
been infringing on the Elktnp
make Of goods.
Revival meetings are in progress
at Hopewell M. E. church, incharge
of Rev. F. x. Moore. The meetings
will be held each evening through
out the present month, with the
exception of Saturday. The pastor
will be assisted by visiting minis
ters, including Rev. F. f. Carpen-
ter, of Wilmington; Rev. j. F.
Clark, of Delmar; Rev. j. X. suy-
der, of Baltimore, and others.