The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-30

Delaware Horse Show Park, Will
mingtoD, September 9, 3, 4, and s..
The Bentztown Bard says Judge
Crothers is the most popular feature
of the Maryland county fair this
season.
Look ont for counterfeit half
dollars, bearing the date of 1857,
which are reported to be in cir
culation.
To stop rowdyism around the
Havre de Grace and Perryville
stations the Pennsylvania Railroad
has placed two special officers at
those places.
Chicken thieves made raid on
the poultry ranch of Frank H.
Fulford, Bel Air, one night recent
ly, and carried off one hundred
prime broiler.
The taxable basis of Havre de
Grace for the 1907 levy is $1,627,-
1876, which at so cents, the $100-
the city tax rate this year-would
make 50, ,726.75.
Sheriff Kirk landed in Elkton
Jail James Gordon, colored, of Port
Deposit, charged with the larceny
of one chicken and shooting with
intent to kill Mary Carle, of that
town.
A dance will be given in Not
tingham, Pa, hall, on Thursday
evening, Sept. 5. The committee
in charge is composed of Frank
Anderson, Eph. Anderson and L.
M. McCrery.
According to the reports received
by the State Packers Associa-
ton, the crop of tomatoes in New
Jersey, Maryland and Delaware
will average only about 81 per cent
of the normal yield.
Harry Huber, driver for the
Adams Express Company, had his
left foot caught in the protecting
screen of the elevator at Havre de
Grace station, last week, breaking
one toe and smashing several
others.
Charles Wade, aged % years, of
Derby, Conn, while stealing ride
on Pennsylvania Railroad freight
train, fell off six miles north of Elk
ton and had both legs cut off above
the knees, causing his death shortly
afterwards.
Harry f. Moore, of Elkton, an
employee in the p, B. & W. car
shops, Wilmington, was seriously
injured last week by being struck
on the leg by a falling piece ofiron,
which inflicted deep cut and
severe laceration.
The work Of dredging the chan
mel of Elk creek from Cedar Point
to the iron bridge above the Scott
Fertilizer Works, is progressing
rapidly. The channel is being
made 100 feet wide and six feet
deep at mean low tide.
William Kennedy, aged 20 years,
white, and William Smith, colored
aged 25 years, were landed in Elk
ton Jail Tuesday evening charged
with holding up freight conductor
on the Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington Railroad at Perryville.
A number of the patrons of
Warburton School, in the Third
district, have petitioned the School
Commissioners to provide transpOr-
tation for children of the neighbor-
hood to North East, in order that
they may attend the High School
in that town, and thereby secure
the advantages of large graded
school.
A war rant has been issued for
the arrest of Mary Pugh, a young
white woman of Elkton, charged
with stealing $50 from Robert
Goodyear of that town. The
money had been placed on the
mantel and it is charged was taken
by the Pugh woman during the
absence from the room of Mrs.
Goodyear.
James P. Alexander has been
appointed carrier Of the new rural
free delivery route which will be
established at Elkton September
16. The substitute is Frank
Denny. 1t will be designated as
Route No. 2, aud will extend from
Elkton to Pivot, returning by way
of Glasgow. The route will be "a