The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-01-22

urer reports 781 delinquent tax
payers.
The Oxford Hall Association has
declared a semi annual dividend of
8 per cent.
Walter r. McComas, captain of
Company d, First Maryland Regi
inent, at Bel Air, has resigned.
Be on the lookout for the planet
mercury in the west, north of the
sunset point these evening. 1t is
rare sight.
P. H, Mccormick, of Bel Air,
has been elected second vice pres,
ident of the Maryland Poultry
Association.
Cinnamon throughout the world
celebrated the Celestial New Year
yesterday, when according to their
reckoning the year 491O began.
Robert g. Hopkins has resigned
as president of the Citizens Nat
ional Bank, of Havre de Grace, and
John M. Michael, of Darlington,
is his successor.
Kirkwood Vigilant Association
celebrated their golden anniversary
on Friday, Jan 10, when $50 par.
took of an elegant dinner served at
Kirkwood Hotel.
The case Of Edward A. Zeitler,
of Havre de Grace VS.. the Hartford
Telephone Company, has been com,
promised, the Telephone Company
paying Mr.. zeitler $500 damages.
The Pine Bluff Sanitarium, at
Salisbury, the only sanitarinm on
the Eastern Shore for consumptives,
is expected to be ready for the re-
ception of patients the present
mouth.
The William M. Thompson prop
erty Of 81 acres on the Greenhurst
Charlestown road was sold Tuesday
by Robert G. Thackery, Attorney,
to the Mutual Building Association,
for 5000.
Howard M. Milligan, son of Rev.
and Mrs. j. r. Milligan, of st.
Georges, DEL, formerly of Zion,
Cecil county, has been appointed
by Senator Richardson to a cadet.
ship at West Point.
Richard Simpson, of Aberdeen,
trackwalker on the Philadelphia
Baltimore b Washington Railroad,
was struck and killed by a south.
bound express train near Perryman
early Monday morning.
Prof. Sampson, formerly prin-
cipal of Calvert Agricultural High
School, is at present employed by
the Scranton, Pa, Correspondence
School, compiling a series OF text
books on Agriculture to be used ih
their work.
Out of a herd of twenty five
cattle belonging to John A. Nc
Spartan, of Furniss, Lancaster
county, all bnt five were pro
nounced afflicted with tuberculosis
and killed by order of a State
Veterinary.
The new span of the Baltimore
s. Ohio Railroad bridge at Akin,
which collapsed uider q coal train
Oh September 20 last, has been
completed, as well as the deck truss
span adjacent. The entire bridge
is about half completed up to the
present time.
Mt. Pleasant Church Ladies' Aid
Society will hold an oyster supper
at Colora Thursday night, Jan. %,
for benefit of Parsonage fund.
The Ushers Union contemplates
furnishing a club room for the use
of members and for church enter.
tainments, in the near future.
The announcement has been
made that the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal will be closed for re.
pairs on Monday, Feb. Sth. This
closing is for the purpose of allow.
ing the company to make general
repairs to the locks and get the en-.
tire canal in the best condition for
the heavy traffic.
Hopewell M. e. Church, Wood.
lawn, Rev. ! Howard Gray pas.
tor. Sabbath service. January "a ):
Sunday School at 10; preaching at
IL a IN. and 8 p. m. Morning sub
ject, "The New Song;" evening
NJ