The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-29

A patent for bricks" has been granted
]. B. Beshore, of Hartford county.
The 26o-acre farm of Willard S. Smith.
near Church Hill. has been bought BY M.
P. Gibson, of Kent Island. for $40. 500.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Union Nj.
E. Church, Fremont, will hold their
annual chicken supper in the church
grove, Wednesday evening, October 9TH.
Fire on Tuesday night destroyed the
barn on the Cooper properly in West
Fallow6eld township. Pa, All the crops
were destroyed and one horse perished.
| Three men were badly injured when q
quantity of dynamite exploded in black
smith shop Of the Caspari Stone Company
near Havre de Grace one afternoon last
week.
Tickets for Course Entertainments.
Season IoII-I2, will be on sale at Haines
& Kinks Hardware Store on Monday,
Oct. end, at o'clock. Don't forget the
date.
| Stewart & Donahue are to begin work
on the Delaware section of the Newark
Elkton road as soon as they complete
some work they are doing for private
parties, in Newark.
Lindley Winner. aged So years, OF
IQuarryville, was run over by train on
the low grade rail road on Sunday and
killed. His head was completely severed
and both legs cut off at the hips.
Hotel keepers holding saloon license
were barred from the Order of Odd
Fellows by action taken LAST week by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge in session in
indianapolis. Saloonkeepers have been
barred for some time.
James Riley Wheelock. who since
leaving Oxford early in January. had
been instructing the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Y. M. G. a. Band at Leola, Pa, has
resigned the position and is now assistant
leader Of the famous Bethlehem Band.
Mrs. Ella Merrirk McCadden Summer
ril. wife Of Eugene Summerill OF Newtown
Square. committed suicide at the home Of
VIM. Hutton, a relative, in West Chester.
Monday afternoon by taking poison. She
was about 40 years old and is said to
have been victim of the drug habit.
/ The Lancaster Automobile Club in its
dissemination to have good roads, had
more supervisors returned to Court dur
ling the last Quarter Session, for failure to
keep roads in repair, than formerly were
returned in an entire year. Suppose this
method were followed in Cecil county,
what a lot Of jail occupants there would be.
Wilmington District Epworth League
will hold its annual convention on Oct. {
and 6, in Harrison Street M. E. Church,
lin Wilmington. Delegates from each
chapter in the League in the district
which has more than so pastoral charges
will attend the convention. Harrison
Street Chapter IS arranging to entertain
the delegates
The new barn of Abram Ferguson,
near Bartville, Pa, was destroyed by FIRE
Saturday evening. together with this
seasons wheat and oats crop, 500 bushels
Of potatoes. several tons Of fertilizer and
great deal Of farm machinery. The barn,
which was raised in July, was not quite
completed and the fire was undoubtedly
the work Of an incendiary.
| All the bridges on the Pomeroy &
Newark railroad are being replaced by
iron ones.
The railroad runs from from Newark
Del. to Pomeroy, Pa. distance of 20
miles and it crosses 66 bridges or nearly
an average of three to the mile. Another
notable fact about this road is that with
the exception of the old Wilmington &
Northern, the Newark s. Pomeroy has
more bends and turns in it than any other
line in the East.
Some idea Of just how crooked this road
is can be gained from the fact that within
few miles il crosses one stream, White
Clay Greek, r3 times.
At meeting of the stockholders of
Woodlawn Camp Meeting Association the
following were elected as a board of
trustees: H. H. Kirk. T. M. Owens,
R. G. Terry. E. Mccullough. c. S.
Abrahams. At their meeting they
organized by electing H. H Kirk. presi-
dent, F. M. Owens vice president. and C.
is. Abrahams secretary and treasurer. At
a later meeting superintendent will be
appointed to take charge of the grounds.
The following were appointed as mana
gers: B. w. McVey. A. R. Brown, w.
M. Pogue Ernest Brickley. ]. T. Rutter,
w D. Ewing, Philip Cray. F. A. Barrett.