The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-11


the farm of c. A. Benjamin at Leslie.
The receipts for admission to the
grounds at Woodlawn Camp on Sunday
were 5000.
The annual festival of Calvert w. c. T..
u will be held Thursday evening, 18th
inst, on the church lawn.
Passenger trains on Saturday morning
were two hours late owing to a wreck at
Perryville, caused by misplaced switch.
The Diamond State Telephone Co., has
applied to the Elkton Council for per-
mission to build a conduit system
throughout the town.
The second Atlantic City excursion on
Tuesday morning. over the Baltimore
Central was well patronized. Seventy
tickets were sold at this station.
Ground has been broken for the new
dwelling of George c. Reynolds, to be
erected on South Queen street. The con-
tract has been awarded w. L. Ryan.
Everybody attending the Elk Neck
Farmers annual picnic at Thompson's
Shore, Elk River. on August 10, will be
assured day of pleasure and profit.
Capt. Geo. W. Williams, of Port De-
posit, has announced himself a candidate
for the Legislature on the democratic
ticket. See his card in another column.
A large barge of the Standard Oil
Company sank Sunday in the Delaware
and Chesapeake Canal near Summit
Bridge. blocking traffic for couple of
days.
A musicale was given at the home of
c. NJ Reisler on Wednesday evening of
last week, by Miss Mary, S. Haines of
this town, for the benefit of Calvert w.
C. T. U.
VIM. M. Reynolds. who has announced
himself as candidate for County Com
missioner on the democratic ticket, has
rendered his resignation as Judge of
Election.
The Farmers National Bank of Oxford
has been awarded $I2, 900 of the SIS. 1000
bond issue of that borough for which it
bid par; 5000 Of the issue will be put in
the borough treasury.
Conowingo bridge has been taken over
by the State Road Commission and will
in future be open to travel without pay
ment Of toll The purchase price is re-
ported to have been $4,000.
While in bathing at Colchester Beach
one day last week. Howard McClintock,
of Iron Hill, was seized with cramps and
sank. He was rescued by John Karl and
with difficulty resuscitated.
, Susquehanna Council No. 72. Junior
Order U. A. M. of Oakwood, will hold
their annual festival in their hall at
Oakwood Saturday evening, August 18th.
The Oakryn Band will furnish music.
A Japanese Lantern Festival will be
held on the lawn of Mrs. Margaret E.
Dunn's residence at Pilot. on the evening
of Saturday, Aug. Io. Ice cream. cake,
confectionery, etc., on sale. Proceeds for
the benefit of church.
A cow belonging to James farrell, of
near Warwick. was killed last week, as
she was discovered to be suffering from
hydrophobia. The animal is supposed to
have been bitten by rabid dog that
passed through that section recently.
M. Holden received a carload of arti.
fetal ice from Lancaster on Saturday, and
while assisting in putting it in his ice
s house had two fingers crushed and the
nails torn from them by getting his hand
caught under one of the heavy cakes.
]. Walter Myers, of Bryn Mawr, PA,
has purchased from M. Herbert Paul, a
portion of the old Frenchtown wharf pro-
perty, along Elk river. for $500. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Myers will erect a hand
some summer residence on the property.
/ Charged with turning herd of cattle
into Perry Gibson's cornfeld. Clarence
Kidd, of Sixth district, has been arrested
fhnd lodged in the Elkton jail 1t is all
eyed that Kidd had grudge against
Gibson because he was discharged by the
latters
= James NJ. Tosh lost FIVE fine shoats,
about ten weeks old, this week from some
unaccountable cause He opened one of
them to try and ascertain the cause of its
death and found the kidneys perfectly
white and in an abnormal condition. and
would be very thankful for any infor-
nation on the subject.