The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-24

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Oxford Fall Fair will be held
ISeptember %, %, "a and %.
| ssThe Bunch" social club of
Wilmington, has gone into camp at
| ICharlestown for months outing.
/ E. Gilbert Cam has been ap
pointed Superintendent and his
wife, Mrs. Eurie Cam, Matron Of
the Union Hospital, Elkton.
1 A Bryan and Kern Club has
been organized by the democrats of
Aberdeen and vicinity, with
Charles II. Jacobs as president.
| T. Coleman duPont's handsome
steam launch, Tech, was crushed
last week by the draw at the en-
trance of the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal.
/ The Oxford News reports the
King Road Drag which the Super
visors of Lower Oxford purchased,
with the idea of trying ont on some
of their roads will probably be put
to use this week.
| Captain James 81. Truitt, of
Baltimore, who for 25 years has
been in command of the Colchester
Company's steamer, Louise, has
retired on account of his health.
He is 76 years of age.
! The Separator Works, located at
| Oxford, one of the most important
industries of the town, which have
| been closed down for some time
through financial difficulties, will
resume operations on Monday with
ia full force of workmen.
/ Mrs. Jennie Wright Caldwell, OF
Liberty Grove, has been in a
serious condition for the past week,
from swallowing dose of medicine
purchased for epson salts, but
which is thought to have been salt
| petre. DIR. Jack rendered medical
attention.
| Hopewell M. Z. church, Wood
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas
J, tor. Sabbath services July %:
Sunday school at $50, preaching
at 1920 and 8. Morning subject
"Dalid and Jonathan;' evening
subject-"The Lost Mans Law
yer" Epworth League at 1880.
Preaching at Asbury at 3 p. m.
James Butler, colored, of near
Oxford, suffered the loss of the mid
die finger of his right hand, a few
days since, by the accidental dis
charge of his gun. He climbed
through wire fence and was at
tempting to pull his gun through,
after him, muzzle first, when the
hammers caught, discharging the
piece.
| A number of speed trials will be
conducted at Jackson Park track,
near Woodlawn, on Saturday after
noon, 25th inst. The events in
clude colt race, 3 minute class,
| $40 class, 2:30 class and free for
all. The winner of each event
will be awarded blue ribbon.
Free horse feed and dinner will be
furnished all horsemen. Admission
| free.
II j. MacGardy, farmer of Upper
Dorchester county, has invented a
machine for thinning corn. 1t has
, been thoroughly tested and does its
work satisfactorily, thinning from
II to 15 acres per day.
Professor Jerome J. Morgan,
formerly assistant chemist at the
Maryland Agricultural College, has
accepted a position as head of the
department of chemistry of the
Agricultural College that the Gov
ernment is about to establish at
Honolulu.
Commissions from Delaware and
New Jersey appointed to determine
the line between the Delaware
river and the Delaware Bay have
fixed the line from the mouth of
Hope creek on the New Jersey
shore, to Liston's Point on the
Delaware shore.
Orders have been issued by the
! Postoffice Department, prohibiting
/ postmasters from divulging the
names or addresses of any patrons
of their Offices. Another new
ruling is that a stamp even slightly
defaced or torn is worthless and all
letters bearing such stamps will be
held at the Office two weeks and
then sent to the dead letter Office.
The Evening Times, new paper
published in PHILADELPHIA by Frank