The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-15

The town tax rate of Galena, Kent
county, has been fixed at 25c on the $Ioo.
Miss Edith Holt. of Elk Neck, has been
appointed assistant at Calvert Agricul-
tural High School,
The next annual reunion of the sur
vivors of the First Eastern Shore Regi-
ment will be held at Denton, Md.
West Nottingham Academy foot ball
team and Oxford High School will play
on the Fair grounds, Oxford. Saturday
afternoon.
President Harter, of Delaware College,
has received official notice that women as
well as men will be allowed to take the
Rhodes scholarship examinations on Oc-
tober 70 and 20.
The Alday Clements farm in the First
district of Cecil county has been pur-
chased by Oscar G. Goodhand, of New
York, for $27, 500.
The home of William R. Powell, near
Christiana, DEL, was destroyed by fire
Monday with all its contents except the
piano, which was saved.
DR.. John II. Mackall son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Mackall, of Elkton, has ac-
cepted position with the Atlantic Coast
Line at Rocky Mount, N. c., where he
has located.
Hugh ]. Jewett has presented hand
some litany desk in brass and walnut to
Grace Episcopal Church, Darlington, Har-
ford county, as a memorial to the late
rector, Rev. DR.. w. w. Kimball.
John Wills, of Fair Hill, fell beneath
the wheels of a heavily loaded wagon as
he was driving home from Newark last
week and had two ribs fractured, in ad-
dition to suffering other painful injuries.
Benjamin w. Smeltz, of Strasburg,
Lancaster county, Pa, has entered suit
for $4,000 damages against the township
and road supervisors for the turning of
surface water from road, on his premises.
A primary election will be held by the
democratic party in the several election
districts of Cecil county on Tuesday, Nov.
2, for the nomination of United States
Senator to succeed Hon. Isidor Rayner.
The only candidate for the nomination is
Mr.. Rayner.
The Rising Sun and Tayloria. Pa,
teams will play on the home grounds
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10. Tayloria
holds the championship of lower Lancas-
ter county and the champions of Cecil
county will try to take them into camp
A good game is anticipated.
Mark Casparo, an Italian employed in
the quarries of Baker Standard Stone &
Lime Co., near Havre de Grace, had his
thigh broken and the flesh stripped from
it by being struck by large bowlder
which fell from the face of the high cliff,
at the bottom of which he was working.
Chief of Police Bushong and Patrolman
Huber, of Lancaster, have entered suit
against the Commissioners of Lancaster
county for the $500 reward offered for the
arrest and conviction of Walter and Ben.
jamin Aston and Paul Fornwalt, murder
ers of Alfred Hallman. There are several
other claimants of the reward.
The Oxford news says Mrs. Samuel S.
Smith, of Cochranville, has lemon tree,
which has lemon on it the size of quart
mug, and is still growing. 1t lisa curl
osity. She also has an orange tree and
fig tree bearing fruit. Mrs. Smith has
preserved figs from the fig tree and had
lemonade from her lemon tree.
Hopewell M. E. church, Woodlawn.
Rev. J. Howard Gray pastor. Sabbath
services October IT: Sunday school at
o:3o; preaching at 1890, by DR.. A. S.
Mowbray; Epworth League at 1870;
preaching at Asbury at 8, by DR.. A. S.
Mowbray, and at 7.45 p. m. by pastor.
Revival at Asbury. All welcome.
1t is stated that since John Cuncannon
took charge of the post office at Kennett
Square, the American Road Machine Co.
buys all stamps and other postal supplies
elsewhere. AS the company expends be-
tween 81, 500 and S., 900 a wear for nostaoe
it is feared the falling off in receipts of the
office may reduce it from second to third
class.
The pot called the kettle black-and
Editor Hitchler of the Oxford News and
DIR. c. H. Roe. of that town locked horns
on the porch of the Oxford Hotel last
Thursday to prove which was which.
Before the whichness of the case was de-
cided Constable Ringler butted in and
saved both mugs from being hopelessly
shattered.