The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-14

Elkton's artificial ice plant began the
manufacture of ice on, Monday,
!! IT cost $1o,o84 to run the Circuit Court
for Hartford County last year, about 5000
less than the year previous.
| A meeting of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee to select date for holding
the State convention will be held May 26.
The Ladies Improvement Association
Of Chestertown, Kent county, has arranged
to have the STREETS sprinkled daily during
the summer.
Bayard Lummey, an employe of the
Jones Slate Quarry, near Delta, Pa, was
instantly killed last week by'a rock falling
on him while at work.
Rev. T. G. Koontz, BALTIMORE, will de-
liver the oration to Captain Snow Post,
No.. 461, G. A. r., in Little Britain
Church, May 81, at / O'Clock.
The-Ladies Aid Society of Rowlandville
M. P. church will hold a. festival in the
lecture room Of the clutch on Friday and
Saturday; evening, May 2S and 20.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, Washington, d.
c., will deliver an address.at the Found
er's Day exercises at Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, May 2o.4
The contest for the prize of SIS offered
by the alumni of Delaware College, New
ark, for the best orator in the sophomore
or junior classes was won Monday night
by William Franklin Knowles. e.
The Commissioners of Chester county
have awarded the contract for building a
reinforced concrete bridge over the Big
Elk creek near Hickory Hill to the Schuyl-
kill Construction Co.. of Philadelphia, for
$Io7o. -
Morris Larue and John Neal, both coli
ored,, have been lodged I in Elkton jail,
while Harrison Larue, also colored, is in
LUnion Hospital as the result of shooting
affray at octoraro junction. Saturday
night. 80, s=+ ...'.$ .i%i
Rev: Joseph P. Gibson for three years
pastor in charge of..st Joseph's Mission,
Port Allegany, Pa, has. accepted call to
the rectorship of Deer Creek Parish, Har-
ford county, :,-apd assumed charge last
SundaysnSs -. !. .4ei.,,:ae., So
The public schools ihl Cecilcounty were
closed Friday, in order 70 allow. the teach
ers' to. assemble ,in:E Etktonl and: hear the
new curriculum which. goes into effect in
September, discussed by State Superin-
tendent of Education, DIR. M. Bates
kStephels. 9 IS l,a'.S>, -G.f
f. : fhe ssKoop COMMISSIONERS for Cecil
County held their last meeting for the
fiscal year in Elkton Tuesday, and re-
torganized for the ensuing year by electing
George A. Blake president, and George
Biddle secretary-treasurer and county
stipef m q =;
erS. M Mqhsin, Of qQff sGalcutta, India, of the
BgnSAl FishsfyD ebaM Mn,ent, on deputation
,llj W sha, Indian govdaAn5ent. ito study and
make inquiries about the United States
Fisheries, is at the Battery Fish Hatching
EStation below Havre de Grace, where he
| will spend some time.
James L. Stewart, of Elk Mills, suffered
loss of about $1,000 last week by the
destruetioh of his granary and wagon
house by fire: The other buildings on his
farm were threatened but workmen from
the textile mills saved them after hard
fight, The burned building was insured
in the Farmers and MechanicssCo.
Hopewell M. f. church, Woodlawn,
Rev. J. Howard Gray pastor. Sabbath
services May 10 Sunday School at $50;
preaching at 1880 by pastor. Epworth
League Anniversary and special sermon
by pastor at s p. M. Preaching at Asbury
at p, m. Thursday May 20, at 8 p. M.
address by Miss Swartz. of Washington,
D. C. All welcome,
The high water and swift current in the
Susquehanna river last week interfered
with fishing, il being impossible to set nets.
Considerable damage was done also to
the piles driven in the river for the erec-
ton of the ironSwork for the new Balti-
more and Ohio railroad bridge, many of
them being, torn out, carried down the
river and out into the bay.
The case of Mr.. William H. Thompson,
of Havre de Grace, VS.. the Youngstown
Construction Company for personal in
juries received while in'the employ of the
company in the construction of the bridge
across Big Gnnpowder, for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, on trial at
| Towson before Judge Duncan and jury,
was taken from the jury on Friday night
at the. conclusion of !he defendants testi-
monys. The suit was for SIS, 600.