The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

Miss Ellen Wetherill. of Elkton, sus-
tanned fracture of the knee cap by fall.
Pencader Presbyterian church will cele-
brate its aooth anniversary on Sunday,
Sept. IS.
John E. Gorge has. received the appoirt-
ment as rural carrier from the Darlington
postofice.
Oxford Fall Fair will be held Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Of
next week. See adv. in another column.
John G. Rush, of West Willow, Pa,
has 10000 Seeding black walnut trees
which are to be grated with the English
walnut.
The one-hundred and twelfth semi-an-
nual meeting of the Medical and Chirurg
tical Faculty of Maryland, met in Anna
polls on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
Of this week.
The Ladies Aid Society of Ebenezer M.
E. Church will have flower sale at the
home of Jas. T. Armour Tuesday even
ling, Sept. 20. Ice cream, cake and pies
also for sale.
A new bridge is being constructed
across the North East creek, between
East and West Nottingham township, in
Chester county, few feet north Of the
Mason and Dixon line.
| Amelia Abent, aged FIVE years, was
struck and killed last week near Osborn's
cannery, Aberdeen, by B. & o., express
train. The mother is employed in the
cannery and the child had strayed away.
| Attention is directed to the notice in
advertising columns Of, the Bi-Centennial
of Old Kennett Meeting House on Sept.
"a. Those who have read Bayard
Taylor's .'Story of Kennett" will recall
the allusion to this old edifce.
l Acopy of the Maryland Game and
Fish Laws as passed by the Legislature of
the State of Maryland in 1910" has been
Ifeceived. It is neat little book Of
seventy pages, compiled by State Game
Warden. Horace F. Harmonson, and is
very complete.
Hereafter the sender Of registered
letter or package through the mails will
not receive regular receipt returned to
him from the party to whom the letter is
sent, as has always been customary. un-
less special request is made, viz. Re
turn Of receipt desired, !" and so stated on
the envelope.
George w. Daniels, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Y. Daniels of Leeds, Cecil
county, who was employed as freight
conductor on the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad, was crushed to death in wreck
at Coatesville, Pa. on Monday evening.
The deceased was thirty years Of age and
is survived by wife and four children.
1t would be well for some of our
squirrel hunters to remember that a pro-
vision in the Cecil county game law places
a limit of six squirrels as the number that
may be killed in any one day by "a person.
Some of these pot hunters have been
known to kill more than this number, and
If the Game Warden would make an ex-
ample of them it would have whole
some effect on these ruthless slaughterers.
Condemnation proceedings, instituted
by the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company to secure the right Of way to lay
a conduit under the roadbed of the public
highway that passes along the Green Hill
property, owned by Charles w. Shippers
and George w. cosden. were heard in
North East last week, before a, jury sum-
moned by Sheriff McAllister, the case
occupying two days. The jury assessed
the damage at $50.
Aseries of three games-has been arrang-
ed by the managers of the Rising Sun
and Havre de Grace teams, to determine
the championship, these clubs being tied
for first place in the Tri-County League,
and the schedule having been completed
ION Saturday. The first of the series will
be played on the home grounds tomorrow
afternoons Game called at 8 o'clock; ad-
mission rs cents.
The umpires for the Rising Sun-Hayre
de Geace championship series of games
win be furnished by the Philadelphia In
quirer, so there will be no fear of any of
1.-THE games being marred through incom-
potency Of the man handling the indicator.
The Auto Directors Co. of New Yo,k,
states there Are nearlv onA.ha1f ..s1l;o-,