The midland journal., 1908-10-02


Mrs. FL. Clay Stewart.
W. a. Hover, of near Glasgow,
DEL, has strawberry and raspberry
plants that are in bearing for a
second time this season.
! A shed on the farm of Harry
! Bicknell, near Hickory Hill broke
down Monday night under the
weight of pototoes stored therein.
Havre de Grace Town Council
has sold $4,000 of street improve
ment bonds to Guiding Star Coun
Gil, Jr. 0. U. A. M, of that town,
at $104.O .O5.
| Federal Judge Thomas J.. Morris
has appointed P. Lesley Hooper,
of Havre de Grace, referee in bank.
ruptcy for Hartford county, for a
term of two years.
The ladies of Zion M. E. Church
will hold a chicken and waffle
supper Wednesday evening, Oct.
Ia, in DIR. Gifford's store building.
If stormy, next evening.
The old wooden covered bridge
across Big Elk creek, near Apple
ton, is undergoing repairs. The
bridge was erected the year Abra-
ham Lincoln was first elected Pres
ident of the United States.
Oscar Potts, an employe at
Deibert's boat yards, Elkton, was
seriously injured last week by
being struck in the head by a
block of wood which fell from a
scaffold.
The 77th stated meeting of New
Castle Presbytery will lie held on
Tuesday and Wednesday next at
Smyrna. Del. Rev. Samuel Polk,
of West Nottingham, the retiring
Moderator, will preach Tuesday
evening.
Hopewell M. E. church, Rev. J
Howard Gray pastor. Services
Sunday, Oct. 4: Preaching at 1890
a. m Epworth League at 7:3O D
M; preaching at Asbury at 3 and
7:45 p. NJ. Evening subject, "Al
most Persuaded.
In digging out the dock of the
Susquehanna Marine Works, at
Havre de Grace, with a large
suction pump, which had been in
operation for several months, a
large anchor was found embedded
in six feet of mud.
The southbound passenger train
over the Central Division ran over
and killed colored man named
Proctor near Chaddsford on Satur.
day evening. 1t is believed the
man was lying on the tracks as his
head was completely severed from
the body and one arm cut off.
Mrs. Mary e. Ireland, of Wash
ington, D. c., native of Cecil
county, has published new Scotch
song, entitled "Sandy and I,n
which is very beautiful, the melody
and words being especially pleas
ing. Mrs. Ireland is a prominent
literary figure in the Capital City.
The Blooded Stock, published at
Oxford, Pa, by the Times Pub
fishing Co., has been sold to New
York parties. DR.. H. L. Patterson
has resigned as president of the
publishing company, his interest in
the concern having been purchased
by II. r. Montgomery, who has
been elected secretary and treas
urer, while @. e. Nqrris succeeds
DR.. Patterson as president.
The connecting link between the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
Aiken and the Pennsylvania at
Perryville was sufficiently com.
pleted Tuesday to allow trains to
run over it. The building of the
link was made necessary by the
wreck of the B. & o. bridge. All
B. 81. o. trains will now pass over
the Pennsylvania bridge at Perry.
vile until the completion of the
new B. & 0. bridge over the
Susquehanna.
Sermon next Sunday morning at
Mt. Pleasant, "What the Gospel
Has Done and Is Doing;" evening,
"The Fifth Commandment"
A joint meeting of the Stewards
and Trustees of Mt. Pleasant M. E..
Church will be held Thursday eve
ming, Oct s, when important busi-
ness will be considered.
Bible class every Friday evening.
Rev. w. III. Briggs will address