The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-09-11

prob bits loafing about the watch
boxes.
The court has refused the petition
to change the voting place in Elk
township, Chester county, to the
! new hall at Lewisvilie.
! Howard Arrison, of Chrome, was
painfully injured Friday by falling
in front of water tank, which ran
over his legs, but luckily fractured
no bones.
The Sadsburyville hotel, one of
the oldest hosteleries in Chester
county, was sold at public sale on
Thursday, being purchased by
Chris. Bantel, of Coatesville, for
$4,000.
Guy Shellender, of Oxford, is
held under $500 bail for stealing
$5 IS from the contribution box of
the Oxford Methodist church, in
June last, and also two watches
from parties in that town.
The Adams Express Company is
Arranging for free delivery of pack.
ages received at North East station.
This move was brought about
through the efforts of business men
of the town, the station being some
distance from the business section.
A kicking colt wrecked the
buggy in which Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crothers and their son were return
ling to their home Thursday last
from the Zion Sunday school picnic
The occupants were thrown out OF
the vehicle but luckily escaped
injury.
A Baltimore Central passenger
train struck team driven by John
Howard, at Secane, on Friday
afternoon last, killing both horses
instantly and wrecking the wagon
The driver was thrown from the
vehicle but luckily escaped with a
few bad bruises.
The suit brought by B. s. SUIT
ton, of Blacks Station, Kent
county, for $40 damages against
the Western Union Telegraph
Company has been settled by the
company paying the full amount,
with costs. Sutton claimed that he
lost the above amount in business
transaction because a message was
not delivered as sent.
Hopewell M. E. church, Rev. j.
Howard Gray pastor. Sabbath
service Sept. 13. Sunday school
$50 a. m. Preaching 1890 a. NJ,
and s p. M, by pastor. Morning
subject, "Christ in the Storm"
evening subject, "Vision of Jacobs
Ladder" Epworth League at
1880. Preaching at Asbury at 3
p. m.
The Susquehanna river is report
ed lower at Peach Bottom than for
years past. Tuesday 43 cattle we're
'iriven across from Lancaster to
York county. by a dealer and his
assistants. They were driven from
the Lancaster shore to an island,
where they grazed, and were later
driven to the York shore, being
compelled to swim only a short dis
ltance before they could land on
the west bank.
A party of young hoodlums raid
ed John Hilaman's watermelon
patch near Chrome one night last
week, and besides stealing a mum.
Der of melons destroyed nearly a.
hundred. The owner of the patch
luckily discovered the depredators
and nine of them were given a
hearing before a Justice of the
Peace, who imposed a fine of five
dollars each on seven Of them and
dismissed two for want of evidence.
The Baltimore County School
Board has decided to purchase
seven acres of land at Sparks sta
ton, N. @. r. B., and begin the
teaching of agriculture in practi-
cal way in connection with the
regular public school system.
Four schools in the neighborhood
will be closed in order to consoli.
date them with the new agricul-
tural high school.
One of Robt. T. Cameron's
double teams, which had been en-
gagged in hauling hay to the station,
became frightened by the front and
rear wheels parting company when
the coupling pin dropped out, and
ran down the pike, on Friday after
noon last. The team was caught
after running about a quarter of a