The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

A sour heart makes sweet revenge.
| Rawlinsville camp will open Tuesday,
August and continue until the 18th.
Principle Furnace forge closed down
last week on account of the extreme heat.
| William Jewens. of Aberdeen, was run
into by an automobile and received a
broken rib and other injuries
Plans are being formulated to hold
meeting this fall to celebrate the found
ing of Methodism in Maryland.
| Kee Mar College at Hagerstown has
been sold to the city for hospital purposes.
The price paid is said to be 500, 900.
William S. Kelley. Of Havre de Grace,
has been appointed railway mail clerk.
His run is between Washington and New
York.
The general reassessment of property it
| is estimated will increase the States tax
able basis over one hundred million
dollars.
The McCalls Ferry power is now being
used to run the electric cars in Baltimore.
the current being turned on for that pur-
pose last Tuesday.
Our water front neighbors along the
Eastern Shore are becoming more Grabbed
as the season advances. This may sound
fshy, but it's true.
The last census shows 5I.63S. 500 sheep,
lin this country, which is no increase over
the census of 1900. This does not include
the black ones loose or in the pen.
| Charles s. Hilton, postmaster at Clarks-
burg, Nd, who has been arrested on the
charge of embezzling money order funds,
formerly resided in Hartford county.
During gust Monday morning bolt
of lightning struck the creamery at Fulton
House, Lancaster county, broke win
dow, charred the Notwithstanding and
stunned two of the employees.
Stanley Grier. of East Nottingham, has
been arrested on charge of assault and
battery upon Thomas White, who claims
he was struck by Grier when he asked
the latter for money due him for labor.
The Caroline county commissioners
have decideded against the proposition
that the county provide half the expense
of the proposed $4,000 Ridgely Agricul-
tural High School, provided the citizens
of that town furnish the other half.
Albert Boyd, aged "a years, son of
Michael Boyd, Of Havre de Grace. went
in swimming during the extremely hot
weather two weeks ago and was seized
with lockjaw which has since resulted in
his death.
COW belonging to Jas. w. Vess. at
Burrsville. has given birth to seven calves
in three years. Twins were born the
first year. then three single calves; and
last week three calves were born at one
time, Weighing AZ, "a and IS pounds,
respectively.
A bottle containing a bullet. note and
a 81 bill as reward for the finder was
picked up along the Susquehanna near
Frenchtown by Joseph Wileman. Jr. The,
note stated that George Clark. OF
Columbia. had cast the bottle into the
river May II.
Leroy, the seventeen months old son of
j. P. Chenworth of Upper x Roads. Har-
ford county, had its foot bitten off by an
enraged hog Thursday. The little fellow
was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, Balti-
more where his foot was amputated above
the second joint.
A number of changes in the faculty at
Tome Institute were announced this
week. Wilfred A. Beardsley, Yale, will
be master of French for the coming year.
Talmadge S. Winn, of Harvard University,
assistant in the English department.
Thomas Steckel, of University of Indiana,
has accepted the position as master of
German.
William G. Jones, of First district. who
has been in the field for several weeks as
a candidate for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff, has withdrawn from the con-
test. There are still four candidates in
the field, George Benson, of Ceeilton;
John A. Morgan. of Elkton ;,/R. X.
Il Barnes of Charlestown and William c
Holm. of Port Deposit.
The Havre de Grace Banking and
Trust Company has elected the following
officers for the coming year: President,
Isaac Hecht; vise-president, Murray Van
diver; second vice-president. Joseph
C. Parker; secretary and treasurer A
j Hamlin Carver directors lanes II