The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-01-06
f WIN AND COUNTY
Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.


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During the year just closed the clerk Of
the Hariord County Circuit Court issued
400 marriage license.
Benjamin Odds. Of Iron Hill. has pur-
chased for 5000 the farm OF Richard An
derson. near Bay View.
The National Bank of Oxford at its
seml-annual meeting on Saturday. declar
Ieda dividend Of 81 per cent
Sam Turner. 900 pound negro Of Bel
Air. dropped dead Sunday after drinking
= quart Of whiskey on = wager.
The new pipe organ recently placed ID
the Little Britain Presbyterian Church,
will be dedicated Sunday, ian. rs, with
special services.
Charged with fraudulenfly obtaining
money from Two Charlotte, N. c.. banks.
= M. Hunter has been arrested ia Havre
de Grace. and awaits extradition.
Charles c. Cameron has been officially
made postmaster at Nottingham, to sue
coed his father, Robert c. Cameron,
deceased. He has been acting postmaster
ever since his fathers death
Mrs. Fred Broomell, Oxford. lost a pet
dog last week. that met death in
peculiar manner. The animal got its
head through wire fence and in its
struggles to release itself was choked to
death.
Y Fire on Wednesday afternoon Of last
week destroyed the small frame tenant
house on the Walker farm. on the OUT
skirts Of Oxford The household goods
were saved. A dog that crawled under
the house was burned to death.
On Monday evening a fine r6x24 oil
painting Of Libby Prison. as it was in
August 1868, was presented BY the
artist, Mrs. Henry E. O'Neill, wife. Of
Capt Henry E. O'Neill, veteran Grand
Army man, to the Grand Army Post of
Havre de Grace
The Hartford National Bank, of Bel Air.
has declared semi-annual dividend Of
seven per cent, less taxes. and the
Second National, of the same town, 4
semi annual dividend Of two and half
Iper cent. The First National Bank Of
Havre de Grace has declared four per
cent dividend clear Of taxes.
An exchange remarks that these are
lperilous times. If man travels by train
or automobile, he is liable to wrecks by
collisions. If he goesson foot, he is in
constant danger Of being downed by
some kind Of speeding vehicle. If he
flies in an airship, the insurance COM
panies cancel his policies.
Rev. H. Crawford Frost, rector of St.
Mary's Church, Emmorton, Hartford
county. has written President Taft asking
the abolition Of tue army and navy Of
United States and the substitution Of
10000 aeroplanes for use on land and sea
in case Of war. Mr.. Frost is of an inven-
tive turn Of mind. and among other things
has constructed the model of an airship.
To turn the fats of Indian River and
Rehoboth Bay into oyster beds is the pur-
pose of company Of men being formed
at Ocean View who win plant shells on
the fats this spring and make every effort
Ito start q natural growth of oysters on
the bottom of the two bays. Although
both cover large expenses Of water, but a
very small inlet connects them with the
ocean and the spot is said to be ideal
for raising large oysters without the use
LOT floats, which have been condemned by
the government experts. Dover Index.
| The barn on the farm Of Andrew
Desmond. at Landenberg. was entirely
destroyed by FIRE Saturday night together
with contents. consisting of large
Quantity Of provender Of all kinds and all
implements. Sixteen cows and four
horses persisted in the flames.
There was an insurance of $rIoo on the
barn and 5000 on the contents. in the
Chester Comfy Mutual Fire Insurance
Company.
William ]. Price, Jr., editor of the
Center1ille Observer. through his at
torneys Howard Bryant of Baltimore.
and J. H. G. Legg and ]. Frank Harper.
ot centerville, has docketed suit in the
Circuit Court for Kent county for $as. 600
against l. Arthur Barroil and his father.
Hope H. RaFroll.
! The trial will likely come up at the
April term bf court. Mr.. BafroIl has
4 died similar suit against Mr.. Price.
The snit and counter suit are libel cases.