The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-22

break in the dam breast at Smedley's
mill. near Wrightsdale.
President Taft has appointed Walter A.
Aaronson, postmaster at Aberdeen, to-
succeed H. Z. Arthur,
Oscar Jacobs Of Aberdeen has signed
as third baseman on the Meridian, Miss.
team of the Cotton States Base Ball
League.
The Department Of Maryland Grand
Army of the Republic, will hold its an
nual encampment in Wilson Post Hall,
Baltimore, April o-Io.
| The r., B. & w. R. r. will replace the
long trestles over the Bush aud Gum
powder rivers. on the Maryland division.
| by new bridges of steel girder and con-
crete construction.
March IS was the last day of the season
for taking oysters by drecges from the
waters of Maryland Tongers, however.
Twill continue operations. as their season
does not end until March IS.
Rev. ]. w. Hudson, pastor Of the
Union Church, delivered his farewell adj
dress Sunday. He will retire from the
ministry, and spend his remaining days
upon a fifteen acre farm in Delaware.
The Maryland Agriculture College has
issued bulletin urging all growers of
fruit to spray their trees. also urging the,
determination of the Usage hedges be-
cause they serve 10 spread the San Jose
scale.
William L. Amoss, for number of
years director Of farmers institutes for
the state of Maryland. has been appoint
ed head agriculturist by corporation
holding $4,000 acres of land near Cum6er-
Hand,
Twelve head Of cattle on the farm Of
Geo. Coates, Hopewell, Pa, have been
killed by order Ct the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board. as the animals were
pronounced to be infested with tnbercu-
losis.
David Samuel Warren, of Wilmington,
formerly of Elkton. has brought suit for
l$I5.ooo damages in the Wilmington
Courts, against the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Corporation for loss of one arm
while he was at work.
4 Workman have finished the cable
crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
over the Susquehanna River-the last
link of the American Telegraph & Tele-
phone Company's underground system
between New York and Washington. D. c.
i Mrs. Lydia H. Harris. of Hopewell.
has filed petition for absolute divorce
from her husband, Wm. L. Harris, on the
ground efciuelty, claiming he has beaten
and choked her and called her vile
names. They were married in August.
1905.
4 Doret Ducov. an Austrian. who is
watchman along the P. R. R. low grade
freight at Martic Forge, was shot in the
leg and painfully injured by an unknown
lperson one morning last week because he
refused to allow the stranger to warm
himself in the shanty.
Rafaele Recica. an Italian, employed at
the Standard Stone and Lime Co.'s quar-
ries. near Havre de Grace while attempt-
] ing TO cross bridge of ice, in the Sus-
quehahna, near the qparries, broke
. through. and in the sight OF companion,
who could not help him was drowned.
/ The body was recovered.
A certificate of Incorporation has been
|; filed in the Circuit Court of Hartford
County for the Stevensville Canning Com
pany. The incorporators are Richard
Dallam. Philip H. Close and Joseph S.
|. Archer. The capital stock is $4,000. in
500 shares, Par value $50 each. There is
$Io.ooo in preferred stock.
The County Commissioners have been
petitioned by tax payers asking that the
road from E. McCullough's lane to VIM.
/ Jacks residence. on road from Liberty
Grove to Port Deposit, be improved by
piking.
q A petition has also been received asking
for bridge over the creek at Coulter's
Mill. in the Seventh district.
| The Pearce and Schech Moving Picture
Entertainment of Baltimore. will be held
at Oakwood, Md. Tuesday. March a6th.
r Porters Grove NJ. P. Church Wednesday,
March 27th. and at Rowlandville Thurs
day, Marc 2Sth. This entertainment is
guaranteed 10 be of a high. class. and
those who fail 10 come will miss great
| treat. Figures show that the Company
entertained over 100000 people last sea
son. Admission. adults 20 cents;
children under IL years Of age 10 cents.
Entertainments win begin each evening