The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-08-06

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Professor Ernest T. McNutt, of Darling
ton, has been appointed principal of the
Caroline County High School at Denton.
Hiram Fuller, of Nottingham, Pa, had
his left hand caught in threshing
machine on Friday, and lost portion of
two fingers.
Stephen H. Appleton, managing editor
of the Media American, died Friday noon
at his home in Media, aged IS years, from
acute indigestion.
There are one hundred and forty-eight
qualified school teachers in Hartford
county, to fill about one hundred and
twenty positions needed.
The contract for building 4.43 miles of
road between Aberdeen and Churchville,
Hartford county, has been awarded to Jos.
w. Silver & Co., at $S,I74.75 mile.
A special train will leave Oxford Sun
day morning about eleven o'clock, over
L thS A@dhNdotCl, OAlOIO ~ COuluCIU NdIl-
road for Rigby Camp Meeting Grounds.
/ An unknown negro man, about 80 years
of age, was killed while attempting to
board southbound freight train at
Darlington station, on the Pennsylvania
Railroad last week.
Edward Stiner, of Kennett Square, has
been promoted to the position of fireman
on passenger train of the Central Divis-
ion, made vacant by the recent death of
Thomas Mclaughlin.
Governor Austin L. Crothers and John
M Tucker, Of Elkton, chairman of the
Good Roads Commission, are on tour of
inspection of the roads under construction
on the Eastern Shore.
Harrison Biddle, colored, was arrested
Friday night at Childs by Deputy Sheriff
McAllister and Bailiff George M. Potts,
on charge of breaking into the dwelling
of his brother at Leeds.
Sheriff Joseph E. Spencer has been
awarded a contract for constructing the
new State road from Churchville to Aber-
deem, in Hartford county, a distance of
4.43 miles, at $S,I74.o5 per mile.
to the stock and bond holders of the Ches-
ter County Electric Company in which
grave charges are made and some of the
officials accused of stealing from the
company.
Miss Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of J.
Will Perkins, of Elkton, received the
highest average at the recent examination
for the free scholarship at Western Mary
land College, and will likely receive the
appointment.
DR.. John T. Sites, of Middletown, Del,
has purchased the fine farm of the late
Mrs. Clara R. Gilpin for $s4, ,ooo. The
farm contains 45o acres, 400 acres of
which are in New Castle County, DEL,
and so acres in Cecil county.
Il Calvert and other schools have been
invited to join the Oxford Friends First
Day School excursion to, Rocky Springs
Park. Lancaster, Pa, on Wednesday,
August II. Trains on Baltimore Central
connect. It. K. STUBBs.
The congregation of Nottingham, Pa,
Presbyterian Church has withdrawn the
call recently extended to Rev. Oscar
Brownback. Mr.. Brownback having an
other church in view declined to give an
immediate reply to the Nottingham call,
and it was Withdrawn.
!, Arrangements are being made for a
Marathon race from Aberdeen to Bel Air.
The event is to occur Thursday, Septem-
Der 2. and is limited to Hartford county
runners. The judges will be selected
from among leading citizens and hand
some silver trophies will be awarded the
successful contestants.
4 The Hartford county papers report the
outlook in the canning business as being
good. Several of the packing houses will
begin operations about the middle of next
week. The runs will be of a limited
character at first, owing to the effect of
the dry weather on the tomato crop. The
indications are that by the end of August
the industry will be well under way.
A reward of $3.50 has been offered for
capture and conviction of the assailant of
Miss Lula Brown, aged IS, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis Brown. of Kinks Mills.
The crime was committed by an unknown
white man on Wednesday of last week,
the young lady being alone during the
day, her parents having driven to Noting
ham for the purpose of taking train to