The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

present.
The City Council of Havre de Grace
has placed the tax rate for the year at 65
cents on the $Ioo.
E. R. Burlington & Sons have purchased
a 24-inch cut, one horse lawn mower,
with which to trim their lawns.
The pea canning season will close this
week in Delaware with one of the small
est packs ever made in the State.
The National Bank of Port Deposit has
declared semi-annual dividend of 3H
per cent, raising the annual dividend
from 8 to I per cent.
The semi-annual meeting of the Mary
land Press Association will be held at
Love Point. Md, Saturday evening. July
II5. The members will spend Sunday at
the resort.
The Red Mems Cornet Band will hold
lthree-days' festival on the Armstrong mill
lot, at North East, beginning on Saturday
and continuing on the following Monday
and Tuesday.
The large stone house of Thos. Hill be-
tween Landenberg and Auburn was
burned to the ground last Friday. The
| place is known as the old Lewis Crossan
properly and was occupied by tenant
The H. c.. Osmond Launch and Yacht
Building Company, Of Havre de Grace,
has been awarded the contract by the U.
S. Government for ten I8-foot sailboats
and one 23-foot whaleboat for the Light
house Service. 80
Helen Keithley. who was arrested sev-s
| eral weeks ago, charged with abandoning
an infant child by leaving it in the woods
near North East, has been released from
Elkton Jail under $500 bail.
Lightning struck and burned the large
barn on the farm of Chas. B. Silver, near
Lapidum, Hartford county, on Friday
night. Ali stock was gotten out in
safety with the exception of calf, which
perlShed In the names.
Mrs. Ida A. Parks, a confectioner, of
Havre de Grace, has made deed of trust
| for the benefit of creditors to Lee T.
Hecht of Havre de Grace, and Harry S.
Carver, of Belair. The trustees, after
giving bond for $1,000 will continue the
| business.
The barn on the farm of Henry P.
Scott, a millionaire banker, near Della
ware City, was burned Saturday night.
The structure was 800 feet in length and
is said to have been the largest barn in
the State of Delaware. The loss is placed
at $4,000.
Caught in the machinery of his -four
and saw mill at Dentons Hollow, near
Lenape. Pa, last week, Joseph Denton
aged A years, received injuries from
which he died in few hours. He had
his leg crushed by an accident at his mill
about six months ago.
A mad dog bit number of other dogs
in the neighborhood of New London last
week. The rabid animal was finally
killed by Edward Miller. Mr.. Miller had
la hoe in his hand when he saw the
animal approaching and turned the agri-
cultural implement into an instrument of
warfare, killing the dog with it.
1 yyh;Ia claao;co oxaes "a ,,;..a. So.
under a fence Russell Owens. of Leslie,
was bitten on THE hand by garter snake.
The reptile fastened its fangs in the flesh
so deeply that it was lifted clear of the
ground before being shaken free, when it
escaped. The band and arm were much
swollen before medical aid could be ad-
ministered.
Maryland Coutt of Appeals has re-
versed Cecil County Court on the verdict
of $4,000 won by Captain Joseph Mackin.
of Havre de Grace against the Eyre-Shoe-
maker Construction Company, for injuries
sustained when falling bucket struck
the plaintiff during the building of the
new DaltlmoIc q Onlo Natlroad Dridge
over the Snsquehanna.
An automobile was badly wrecked
short distance north of Kennett last Sat-
urday afternoon by running up the side
of the road onto the trolley track. The
machine was driven by colored man
who at once disappeared. Investigation
proved the machine to have been stolen
from in front of the Union League in
Philadelphia about o'clock that. after
noon.
Tuesday, July 4th. being holiday our
store will be closed all day.
HANRs & KIRK