The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY, NOTED

/ Miss Ella Bothell has been appointed
teacher by the trustees of Carpenters
Point School.
Miss Mary Budd, of Elkton, has been
appointed principal of Bay View public
school.
| Two bicycles were stolen from the porch
of Robert Lawder, in Havre de Grace,
Saturday night.
A COW belonging to John Sylvester, of
Hickory Hill, developed rabies on Mon
day and had to be killed.
| The School Board has appointed Miss
Mamie L. Thornton assistant principal of
Chesapeake City High School.
Miss Grace Cummings, formerly Of
Elkton, has been appointed assistant
principal of Aberdeen High School.
William Hines, young son of Carl
Hines, of Cccilton. had the nails torn
from three of his fingers. last week, by
getting his hand caught in clothes
wringer.
Overcome by the heat on Saturday, ].
M. Loye, of Port Deposit, employed as
engineer on one of the hosting engines at
Conowingo quarries, is lying in critical
condition.
While pumping out scow in the Sus-'
quehanna river near Lapidum, Antonio
Fragona, an Ity9anlaborer, fell overheard
and was droyded before assistance could
reach him.
One of the big travelling cranes used in
constructive operations at McCall's Ferry
dam, fell Wednesday afternoon last week
and was completely wrecked. Fortu-'
nately no one was hurt.
Harry Gallon, freight brakeman at
Perryville. is in critical condition, suffer-
ling with broken arm, both shoulders
Idislocated and other injuries, resulting
from being Knocked from car by an
lengine.
While handling loaded rifle on Satur-
day the young son of William Craig, of
Kemblesville, was painfully injured by
the accidental discharge of the weapon,
the ball taking effect in his side. The
wound is not dangerous.
| While walking on the track of the Will
mington & Northern railroad one mile
below AChadd's Ford, Jerry Underwood,
aged IS years, was struck by train and
seriously and perhaps fatally injured.
He was taken to the hospital
| Governor Crothers has informed large
delegation of Hartford and Cecil county
residents, urging the immediate purchase
of the bridge over the Susquehanna river
known as the Conowingo bridge, that no
action would be taken before October.
Three small children of Mrs. H. L.
Courtney, of West Grove, were made
violently ill on Sunday from ptomaine
poisoning. The children had eaten some
rennett pudding made of milk over "a,
hours old. Prompt medical aid saved
their lives.
Deibert Bros, & Conner. Elkton. have
purchased large tract of timber land
in Harfosd county, on the farm of Judge
Waters, and will erect saw mill. The
timber will be shipped to the Deibert
boat yards at Elkton and used in the con-
struction of barges.
| Chicken thieves made a raid fon the
hennery of R. w. Blackway, near Cecil
tom. one night last week. Mr.. Blackway
heard commotion and going out to in
vestigate frightened the intruders away
and found thirteen dead chickens in a bag
that they left in their flight.
Harry Evans, John Moran. Elmer
Charles and Frank Morrison reached Port
Deposit Friday evening from Williams
port, Pa, in rowboat winning first prize
from the Susquehanna Boating Club, at.
Williamsport. Four boatloads of boys
left there Friday week, but only one boat
load reached Port.
According 10 officials of the Mccall
Ferry Power Company, the great power
plant on the Susquehanna River will be
finished within 40 days, so rapidly are
construction operations being pushed.
The huge dam, 65 feet high, will back
water up stream to Lake Harbor making
practically lake ten miles long.
A safe in the Office of Hecht's Hotel
Havre de Grace, being left unlocked
while Sally Banks and Sam Wilson, both
colored, were serubbing the floor, it WIS
discovered $50 had been stolen therefrom.