The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-27

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county.
Wilson Brothers opened their
skating rink at Oxford on Wednes.
day evening.
So short is the supply Of holly
this year that prices are reported
rapidly advancing.
About as near as the most of Ms
have gotten to running an auto
mobile is to carry gasoline home for
the stove.
| Health Officer Woodward, OF
Havre de Grace, has requested the
State Board of Health to send an
inspector to that place to examine
cattle and milk.
Friends of J. j. Robinson, editor
of Homecoming Star, who recently
was found guilty of criminal libel
and fined 5000 and sentenced to 15
days in Jail, have appealed to Gov.
Crothers to pardon him.
OfZ2,OO0 members of the Mary.
land National Guard 1874 qualified
as experts, sharpshooters or marks.
men during the practice of the sew
eral commands at Saunders Range,
Glen Burnie, last summer.
| s. Wesley Smith, Of Cochran.
vile, has been adjudged a volun-
tary bankrupt by the U. s. Distric
Attorney Of Philadelphia. Mr..
Smiths liabilities are said to be
$500, while he has no assets.
Oxford Baptist Church has re.
ceived legacy from the Anderson
estate, in the, form of a 500 mort
gage on property in that town.
The interest accruing therefrom
will be devoted to church purposes.
Objecting to the payment of ex
orbitant telephone rentals charged
by the Bell Co., the citizens Of
Lewes, Del, have organized an in
dependent telephone company and
will give service at reasonable
rate.
The Avondale, Pa, Marble Com
pany's works at Baker station were
sold by Sheriff Ingram, for a claim
of 5000, by the John Hopkins Oil
Co., of Philadelphia. The property
was bought in by representatives OF
the Marble Company.
Official announcement has been
made that the next session of Viii.
mington M. e. Conference will con
vene on March II, 1909, at Milford.
Bishop David H. Moore of Cincin
natl has been chosen as the pre-.
siding officer of the conference.
| Hopewell M. E. church, Rev. j.
Howard Gray, pastor. Sabbath
service Nov. %: Sunday school at
$3.50; preaching at 1890 a. m. and
l8 p. m. Revival sermon in the
evening. Epworth League at Z 80.
Preaching at Asbury at 3 p. m.
Frank s. Croft, of Quarryville,
has entered suit against George G
Bennett, of Lancaster, to recover
SO, 900 damages for alleged slander
Croft claims that Bennett accused
him of arson, alleging that he sci
fire to buildings he was occupying.
4 Raymond II. Mccoy, son Of
David G.. Mccoy, of Oxford, has
passed the examination as an elec
trician in the United States Navy,
and is at present quartered on
board the u. 8. 8. Hancock, al
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
/ N. Y.
| The Howard House, Elkton's
largest and best known hotel, and
a three story brick store building
adjoining, have been purchased by
w. Arthur Mitchell. The property
is part of the estate of the late DIR.
81. III. Mitchell, of which the pur.
chaser is-one of the heirs.
The Upper Oxford Vigilant Asso-
citation held its annual meeting at
Russellville on Thursday of last
week. The Association has an en-.
rollment of 230 members. Dinner
was served in the hall by the ladies
of Russellville, and 400 partook Of
the excellent repast provided.
i Judge Charles M. Showalter, ol
of Parkersburg, West Virginia, a
former Oxford boy, has accepted
an invitation to address the annual
meeting of the International Inde-
i pendent Telephone Association tC
be held in Chicago Dec. 1, and will
sneak on ssCOmpetitiOn versus Mo,