The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-17

The Delaware militia will go
into camp at Rehoboth Beach on
July %.
William D. Uhler, road engineer
for Caroline county. has been ap
pointed assistant State engineer at
salary Of $4,000 per year.
A census of the town of Newark,
DEL, shows that the population of
the town was on May /, 1908, 17c0;
of this number 365 were colored,
sand 1884 white.
John Finger, Lancaster, caught
at Octoraro Junction on Tuesday, d
rock fish 3S inches long weighing
% pounds, and six others that
weighed from IL to 15 pounds.
The body Of Capt. Edward Con.
way, who was knocked overheard
from the schooner Ella, near Toll
chester July 4, was found Monday
evening along Thomas Gales shore,
Kent county.
VIM. Emory Thompson, Bel
Air merchant, has executed deed
of trust for the benefit of his credi-
tors. Harry s. Carver has been
named as trustee and has filed a
bond for 81 900.
Struck by a barn door which he
was attempting to close during the
heavy wind storm Sunday evening,
G. B. Barnett, of Nottingham, had
his right leg broken between the
ankle and knee.
William F. Coale, of Earleville,
Cecil county, has been awarded
prize of five dollars, offered by a
Baltimore seed firm for the largest
turnip grown from seed purchased
from the firm. The turnip weighed
nearly four pounds, and was grown
last year.
Mrs. Dunbar, widow of the
versatile colored poet Paul Laur-
ence Dunbar, has become prom
inent educator, and is one of the
Instructors at the State College for
Colored Students at the first sum-
mer school of methods ever held for
teachers of the negro race in Della
ware.
Henry McAtee, one of the best.
known citizens Of Hartford county,
residing near Pylesville, S4 years
of age, was badly beaten by John
Smith, and robbed of $25 in money
and silver watch one evening last
week Smith was afterwards cap.
tured and lodged in Jail to await
trial.
The regular business meeting of
the Y. NJ. G. w. u, of Mt. Pleas
ant M. E. church will be, on acA
count of an excursion, postponed
from July 16 to July when we
will meet at the home of our Pastor.
Would like all members to be pre-
sent as we are sure Of an enjoyable
evening. j. Il. WAYNE, Sec'y.
1t is again reported that the,
Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail i
road is contemplating the equip.
ping of the line between Baltimore
and Bel Air with electric power.
The final decision will not be reach
ed until the power to be generated
by the Mccall Ferry Power plant
on the Susquehanna river is ready
for use.
Jumping from the vehicle when
her horse became unmanagable and
ran away, Miss Helen Biles, oil
Fair Hill, was badly cut and
bruised on Wednesday, in Elkton.
Two young lady friends who were
with her escaped with slight in
juries. The horse was captured
after it dashed into and smashed
the gates at the Bridge street rail-
road crossing.
Susquehanna Tribe, No. 127, I.
o. Red Men, of Colora, at recent
conclave raised up the following
chiefs: &C, E. a. Worthington;
G. s., T. G. Riley; G. s. s., Uric
jackson; G. CIR. s., E. E. Preston,
G. p, and installed the following:
Q. p, @. FL. Krauss; Sachem, J. r.
Hamilton; Sr. S., G. d. Brown; Jr.
s., a. s. Montgomery, to serve for
six moons, ending Hunting Moon
G. s. d. All.
We are in receipt of the 4th of |
July celebration issue of the Ana
cortes wash American, owned |
and published by j. M. Post, form.
erly of the Elkton Appeal. Bro.
Post has avifonflu 10 nohf tho uoot