The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-12


A Horse and Auto Show will be held in
Lancaster, Pa, on June 20, FL and %. &
The annual meeting Of Maryland State
Bar Association will be held at Cape May,
N. j.. June 2o to July 1.
The resssessment in Hartford county,
which is practically completed, shows an
increase Of about $5, 900, 900 in the taxable
basis.
On the charge of desertion Norman B.
Cooper Of Little Britain, Pa, has applied
for divorce from his wife, Helen M.
Cooper.
Lester S. German, of Aberdeen. who is
one of the best trapshooters in the country,
broke sal targets without miss on the
Heron Gun Club grounds last week.
Thursday, May rs, will be FoApder's
Day at Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
when Talcott Williams of the Philadel-
phia Press staff will deliver an address.
A FESTIVAL will be held on the school
grounds, Charlestown, this Friday eve
ming, May I2th. Proceeds for benefit Of
school library. Music by Principle Band.
Andrew Barrett, an employee, of the
Oxford Caramel factory, had his arm
broken on Thursday of last week by
getting it caught in starch machine at
the factory.
A delegation from the Seventh district
appeared before the Board of County
Commissioners this week in reference to
the Improvement of the Port Deposit
Battle Swamp road.
Knocked from freight train by the
fence between the tracks at Havre de
Grace. Alexander Whitefeld, colored, re-
ceived injuries from which he died a few
minutes after being admitted to Balti-
more hospital.
Joshua Clayton, attorney for Mrs. R.
A. Harriott, has filed formal protest
with the County Commissioners, in the
matter of the new public road in the
Second district over lands of the R. A.
Harriott estate.
DR.. T. A. Worrall of North East, will
deliver the memorial address at the exer-
cises to be held by Garfield Post. No. IS,
G. A. r., at Calvert on Decoration Day,
May go. The detailed program will be
announced later.
The Hartford County Commissioners
have fixed the tax rate for the ensuing
year in that county at 90 cents on the $1oo,
a reduction Of 16 cents of what it was last
year. The reduction is made possible by
the increase of the taxable basis.
The twelve year old son of Mrs. Mary
&c. Svenson. of Drumore, Lancaster
county, recently left home and no trace is
yet had of him. He wore a cap and cord
pants when he started away. Mrs.
Svenson would be glad TO be informed of
his Whereabouts.
The firm of Strasbaugh, Silver & Co.,
Gamers, and canned goods brokers. of
Aberdeen. was mutually dissolved May I,
and the business will be continued under
the firm name of VIM. Silver & Co. This
is the firm which will erect and conduct a
cannery at Colora this season
A receiver has been appointed for The
Newark Water & Electric Co. The re-
ceivership is pending the disposition Of
the action brought in the Court of Chan
cery to upset the lease of the light and
water plants at Newark to the Newark
Water & Electric Co.
While driving across the tracks of the
Pomeroy & Newark railroad, near New
ark, one afternoon last week, the vehicle
in which Thomas Crossan and William
Jones were riding was struck by a pas
senger train. The wagon was demolished
and both men seriously, but not fatally
injured. The horse attached to the
vehicle escaped injury.
The suit of Mrs. Fanny Clark against
the Hartford County Commissioners. for
$s5,ooo for personal injuries sustained by
being thrown from her wagon along the
public road near Emmorton in July, 1900
has been compromised by the Commits
sioners paying the plaintiff $1,000. Mrs.
Clark sustained broken arm by the
accident.
The Commissioners have been asked to
request the citizens of Rising Sun to re-
frain from allowing any but clear water
to pass from their dwelling or stores into
the streets. 1t Is thought that all will
recognize the reasonableness of this re-
quest and the desirability of such con-
dition and we therefore ask the people to