The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-04

| An effort is being made to reorganizeI
the Hartford County Fair Association.
According to the reports of the county
assessors, there are 2,22s dogs in rural
New Castle county, Del.
The Chesapeake City High School has
| just placed forty dollars worth Of new
books in the school library.
The annual meeting Of the State
Teachers Association will be held at
Ocean City on June 2s, 29, 80, and July |.
The Evening Capitol, Annapolis, has
absorbed the Maryland Gazette, = estab
llished I745. one of the oldest newspapers
| in the State.
The annual session of Wilmington M.
E. Conference opens in the Methodist
Episcopal church at Salisbury, Md, on
Monday, March ID.
The Little Britain Detective Association
has ofered<a reward of $a5 for the arrest
and conviction of chicken thieves opera
ting in that territory.
Walter H. Taylor, an ice cream manu-
facturer of Elkton, has made an assign
Iment to States Attorney Albert Constable.
for the benefit of his creditors.
Rev. Harvey w. Ewing, of Worcester,
Mass, has purchased at public sale the
Mannon farm near Appleton, this county,
containing I22 acres, for $7o75.
John Doyle. track foreman on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was in
stantly killed by freight train near New
ark, Del, late Tuesday afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Smith, Rouse & Webster
Co, held in Bel Air, dividend of per
Icent. was declared on the preferred stock.
The Denny property in Sylmar. lying
along the railroad, has been purchased
| by B. R. Watson, of Oxford. Report
says warehouse is to be erected on the
site.
A volunteer fire company has been
organized by the citizens of the town of
Lincoln University, and a chemical
engine and other apparatus will be pur-
chased.
Il The ladies of Porters Grove Methodist
Protestant Church will hold their annual
poultry supper in the church next We'd
nesday, 9th. If stormy, the next fair
evening.
| "Vic" Willis, the star twirler of Newark,
lately on the Pittsburg League team, has
signed with the St. Louis National League
team for the coming season on a $1,000
salary basis.
Congressman Covington has nominat-
ed William Rodney Price. son Of John R.
H. Price, of Warwick, for appointment
las rnidshipman at the Naval Academy,
Annapolis.
/ Miss Mary Clark, of Cecilton, assistant
superintendent at Union Hospital. Elkton,
has resigned, and the directors have ap-
pointed Miss Mable K. Miller of Balti-
more, to succeed her.
At the public sale Of Harry Klair, near
Hockessin, Del, lot o. antique furniture
was disposed of. Chairs brought $40 each,
settee $23.5o, chest of drawers, $r7.so,
bureaus $II. so to SIS. book case SIC, spin
ming wheels ST.
William Durham, of Rocks, Hartford
county, has entered suit against the United
Railway Company of Baltimore for
damages for injuries received at Govans-
town by being struck by trolley car on
October IS. 1909.
4 A contract has been awarded for the
erection of new building to replace the
Welsh Tract schoolhouse near Newark,
which was burned recently Efforts will
be made to have the building ready for
Occupancy by April.
The Star-D Democrat, published at Eas-
ton, Md, by S. E. Whitman & Sons,
has been sold by them to the Easton Pub
fishing Co.. composed of leading pro-
fessional and business men, who assum-
ed charge on March I.
Hopewell M. E. church. Woodlawn,
Rev. ]. Howard Gray, pastor. Sabbath
services March 6, 1910; Sunday school at
10. preaching at II, Epworth League and
preaching at 1890 Preaching at Asbury
at p. m. All welcome.
Miss Edith Mcvey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Nevin Mcvey Of Zion was shot
in the thigh on Friday evening b. the
accidental discharge Of pistol that she
was handling. A physician was sum