The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-17


Porter's Grove Church netted about $40.
The Cecil Farmers Club met with R.
K. Rawlings, near Woodlawn, Wednesday.
The mile of macadam road built by the
State at Oakwood is reported to have cost
$1,000.
The two registration days this year are
Tuesday, September 2S, and Tuesday,
October S.
West Nottingham Academy opened on
Wednesday for its 16oth year, with forty
two pupils.
Contractor E. Ward Brown expects to
complete the Bay View-Leslie macadam
road this week.
Falling from car at Leslie while un-
loading lime, George Demond, of Zion,
was badly injured.
James c. Watts has been appointed
postmaster at Singerly, Cecil county. vice
R. H. Campbell, resigned.
While cutting wood at his home,
Walter St. Clair, of Port Deposit, had the
misfortune to sever finger.
Samuel Collins was perhaps fatally in
jured on Monday by falling from the new
B. & o. railroad bridge at Aiken.
The bridge over conowingo creek, in
the Eighth district, has been closed as un-
safe, and the creek must be forded.
The Delaware River Quarry and Con-
tracing Co. is again getting out stone at
Conowingo for the Mccall Ferry work,
after shut down of several months.
The dwelling on South Queen street,
occupied by the families of Mrs. Sarah
Mace and Joseph Smith, is being improv-
ed by painting.
During the absence of the clerk for a
few moments from the store of Clarence
Krauss, at Colora, someone pilfered two
dollars and half from the money drawer.
A petition signed by 10 taxpayers has
been presented to the County Commis-
sioners at Elkton, asking for new bridge
over Big Elk Creek, near Ricketts, Mill.
During quarrel among foreigners en-
ployed on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
at Childs Wednesday, Cisco Antonia was
seriously stabbed. He was taken to the
Union Hospital, Elkton.
Chicken thieves raided the hen house of
George Canan one night last week and
carried off twenty five fowls. This is the
second time the premises have been visit
ed lately, and Mr.. Canan has lost about
forty-fve chickens altogether.
The increased toll rates being charged
by the Conowingo Bridge Co. are causing
a general protest. 1t is charged that all
rates, except that for foot passengers,
have been raised, while the toll for auto
mobiles is simply extortionate.
1t is reported that relatives of Frank
Bines, of Frenchtown, who was killed by
B. & o. train near Joppa, Hartford
county, last week, after having been put
off passenger train. for disorderly con-
duct. will institute $40, 900 damage suit.
Sparks from a locomotive started
another fire in the barrens near Noting
ham last week. The area burned over
was not very large nor the damage done
very serious. This is the third time the
barrens have been fired this summer by
engines.
The horse they were driving frighten-
ing at the steam roller at work on the new
State road at Oakwood, Miss Maggie
Kelly. of New Bridge, and Allen Miller,
Of this town, we're thrown from their
vehicle and severely bruised, but luckily
escaped serious injury.
After considerable delay and difficulty
In locating suitable quarry for stone for
the State road work between Rising Sun
and Calvert, deposit easy of access has
been found on S. ]. Reynolds place, near
town, and workmen are now engaged in
opening it for operation. With this diff
ficulty overcome it is expected the road
work will be commenced within few
days.
Wayne Miller, young son of Richard
Miller, of Peach Bottom, attempted to
jump from the train at Sylmar last Satur-
day before it came to full stop and re
ceived some rather severe cuts and bruises
on the face and arm and sprained wrist
as a result of his daring. The lad was
placed on the train and brought to Rising
Sun in somewhat dazed condition for
medical attention and returned on later
tlsnn to visit his aunt. Mrs. Winfield
Smith, at Sylmar.