The midland journal., 1909-09-10

The West Grove Firemen cleared over
$1,000 by the carnival held in that town
for one week.
A freight wreck at Elkton Monday eve
ming delayed traffic over the p, B. and
w. road am hour
A. ]. Bechtold, Jr.. of Havre de Grace,
has been appointed craftsman in the
Geological Survey service.
The oyster longing season opened, in
Maryland September 7, but the dredging
season does not open until Oct. IS.
Abbott's Alderney Diaries, Oxford. will
increase the price paid for milk to $I.6o
fper hundred pounds on the 10th inst.
|, Robbins Circus. which exhibited at OK
ford on Wednesday was patronized by a
large number from this section, who re-
port good show.
Charged with stealing pair of shoes
from George A. Logan. of Rowlandville,
Oscilla Berry, colored, has been COM
nitted to Elkton jail.
The recent carnival and lawn fete held
by the members of the Leeds Methodist
Protestant Church netted $I65. toward
church Improvements.
A horse belonging to Vernon Ringler,
of Oxford. was struck by a train at Lin
coin Monday afternoon and SO seriously
injured that it had to be killed.
The Prohibition party held its conven-
tion at headquarters in Baltimore, Tues
day, and nominated Richard A. Harris,
of that city, for Comptroller Of the State.
The members of Mt. Olivet Aid So
ciety will hold pie and package social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Magraw, near Chrome, Friday evening.
September 10th.
Rev. DIR. Henry Branch, for the past
twenty-seven years pastor of Ellicott City
Presbyterian Church, has resigned DIR.
Branch is former pastor of Port Deposit
Presbyterian Church.
The Lancaster County Historical So
ciety has decided to celebrate the Robert
Fulton hundredth anniversary at Fulton
House, the birthplace of the inventor, on
Tuesday, September 2I.
The annual meeting and exhibition Aof
Maryland State Horticultural Society will
be held in the Fifth Regiment Armory.
Baltimore, on December and g. The
Society offers more than 5000 in premiums.
The Hartford County School Board has
awarded Frank R. Davis, of Street, free
scholarship to the Maryland Agricultural
College, and Miss Jessie Davis scholar
ship at the State Normal School, BALTIC.
In connection With the dedication of the
boulder and tablet at the grave of Indian
Hannah, buried at Embreeville, Pa, in
1902, to be held on September III, there
will be an extensive exhibition of Indian
relics.
While Miss Dorothy vandiver, the 19
year old daughter of Gen. Murray Van
diver, was riding horseback in Havre de
Grace, one afternoon last week, she was
thrown and her left arm fractured neai
the wrist.
The State Road Commission at its
meeting on Tuesday ordered that the
survey be made Immediately for improv.
ing the road from Conowingo bridge te
Berkley and thence on to Calmia, in
Hartford county.
4 Harry Howe, of.West Fallowfeld town.
ship, Lancaster county, who more than a
year ago killed Edward Runner, of the
same locality, and has since been out on
bail, was on Saturday declared guilty. Of
voluntary manslaughter in Lancaste,
County Court.
4 A scow being loaded at the wharf of the
Standard Stone & Lime Co., Port De.
posit. with crushed stone for shipment tc
Baltimore, sank on Tuesday. The deck
gave way under the weight of 375 tons Of
stone, and crashed clear through the
bottom of the boat.
i The broken fange of wheel caused
the tender of an express train over the P.
B. & w. road to leave the track near Elk.
ton signal tower one day last week, while
the train was running at high rate of
speed. The engineer applied the all
brake Immediately but the train ran near,
| ly an eighth of mile before coming to a
stop, the broken wheel and axle pumping
along on the ties. The escape from q
disastrous wreck was remarkable. Anew
engine was sent to replace the disabled
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