The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-27

While playing in Elkton school yard on
Saturday afternoon Miss Bessie Witworth
fell and broke her left arm.
The Hartford County Sunday School
Convention will be held in the Methodist
Church Of Forest Hill May 81.
A valuable COW belonging to Grant
Brown of Glen Roy. died last week. The
animal got into the meal chest and foun-
dered herself
The Maryland State Bankers Associa-
tion will hold its annual meeting June
2I-23 at the Blue Mountain House on the
Western Maryland R. r.
Three steers, owned by Jos. T. Hopes,
| OF Hartford county, died after drinking
of a spraying mixture which had been
left in barrel in field.
President Taft on Friday, reappointed
c. c. Pusey, of Havre de Grace, United
States Sub Treasurer for Baltimore, for
another term of four years.
Daniel A. Bay has filed in the Circuit
Court of Hartford County bill asking for
divorce from his wife Ellen A. Bay,
alleging desertion as the cause.
Harry Bond, colored, of Darlington, fell
in the quarry of the Baker Lime & Stone
Co. where he was working, last week,
and broke both bones of his right leg.
A bottle thrown into the Susquehanna
River during the Port Deposit food by
Anna McVey, of Conowingo, was found
/ by Dulaney Meredith, of Rumbley,
Somerset county, Md.
By rebuilding the Susquehanna and
several smaller bridges and taking out
several curves, the B. & o. Railroad ex-
poets to gain half-hour between Phila-
delphia and Baltimore.
While removing cartridges from a re-
volver, Franklin Emig. of Lancaster,
former resident of Oxford, was shot by
the accidental discharge of the weapon,
and died in few minutes.
jury has found Mason Palmer guilty
/ of assault on John S. Barnes, B. & o.
bridge watchmen at Havre de Grace,
Palmer having appealed from two-year
sentence imposed recently by Magistrate
Fahey.
The arrest of William Walters, of Ches-
tertown, for violating the local option law
has caused panic, as the officer found in
Walters possession book containing the
names of nearly 800 customers, who will
be summoned as witnesses.
Efforts are being made to locate I3-year-
old Joseph ]. Boyle, son of Michael A.
Boyle, No. 1852 North Eleventh street,
Philadelphia. who attempted to follow the
IoI Ranch Circus and was put off the COM
pany'strain near Havre de Grace.
The forty-third annual meeting of the
Maryland State Teachers Association will
be held at Ocean City, Nd, June 2s to
July 1. AN attractive program has been
arranged, and reduced rates are offered by
transportation companies and hotels.
Two Havre de Grace boys. Harry
Santmyer, son of Mr.. Philip Santmver,
and Edward Rollins, secured some gaso-
line from an unused tank in the rear of the
Steam Laundry, and proceeded to make a
bonfire, in which Carroll, the two year old
son of Mr.. Rollins, was severely burned
about the face.
Porter's Grove M. P. Sunday school,
Rowlandville circuit, has been reorganized
for the summer and the following officers
elected: Supt., w. HI. Atkinson; Secy.,
Miss Ada A. Brown; Asst. Secy., Miss
Stella r. Bradley; Treas, Miss Helene.
Sterrett; Librarian, Miss Edna McCauley;
Organist, Mrs. Ellen McCauley; asst.
Iorganist. Miss Bertha Nesbitt
Service for next Sunday: Sunday school
at and preaching at p. m. A hearty
welcome is extended to ALL
| The presence of mind and courage of
Lewis H. Morris, a former Rising Sun boy
saved the life of Miss Helen Inglis, of
Swarthmore, one day last week. Morris
is brakeman on the passenger train which
the young lady attempted to board at 4oth
street. Philada., after it had started.
Missing her hold, she fell between the
platform and track, where Morris caught
and held her until the train passed. She
was painfully cut and bruised about the
face and shoulders, but in all probability
would have received fatal injuries bat for
the heroic action Of young Morris.