The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-09

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Edward Vance.
The annual Hartford county Teachers
Institute will be held at Bel Air Septem-
Der to inclusive.
While fishing at colchester Oliver
Bacharach caught California perch,
| fish seldom found in Eastern waters.
Rawlinsville camp meeting will open
Its 27th annual session on Tuesday eve
ming, August 18th and close Thursday
evening, August 2and.
The committee having the matter in
charge has decided on October i, s. 9. 10
and ii as the dates for holding "Olds
Home Week. in Wilmington.
| A number Of prisoners tried to escape
| from Belair jail by digging hole through
lfhe wall, but were caught in the act by
Deputy Sheriff B. c. Sheridan.
Mrs. Jacob Hershour, OF Tayloria. lost
two cows last week through eating young
clover. Three other cows were saved
through the efforts of veterinary.
The annual Chester County Tennis
Tournament will be held in West Chester
lon August 3Isl and September and. Ok
ford tennis club viii competeins several
events.
The little daughter of David Nethery.
ofsnear Oxford. got her foot caught in the
knives Of moving machine one day last
week, and the member was badly cut and
llacerated.
| Poultry thieves have been operating in
1.-THE neighborhood of Glasgow, Del. One
farmer has lost his entire flock of $50
half-grown turkeys. Others have lost
from 50 to rs fowls each.
The Baltimore Ohio Railroad CO. has
followed the Pennsylvania Railroad Co...
and orders the discontinuance Of the sale.
of intoxicating liquors on all Its trains in.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Six barns were burned in Adams coun-
lty, Pa, from July ~ July r5th. The
buildings were all fred by lightning.
Nearly all the crops were destroyed in
every instance, but the stock was saved.
James Greer. employed in the press
room of the Oxford News. had his cloth
ling caught in cog wheel on Saturday
morning. and a portion of skin was
burned from his back before ne could be-
released.
A well at Red Lion, Pa, was cleaned
one day recently and 81 rats found
10 1t. some dead and some alive. The
well had not been cleaned for IS years
and the water had been used for drinking
during this period.
Edward H. Efing left Wesr6 last
week for Parksburg. to assume charge Of
his duties as cashier of the new bank
lopened in that town. Mr.. Efing is a
Rising Sun boy and his friends here wish
him continued success in his business
career.
| At meeting Of the stewards of the
Jockey Club, New York, approval was
granted the Hartford Agricultural and
Breeders Association. of Havre de Grace,
Nd. to conduct a race meeting from
August 26 to September II. and from
September I3 to September 80.
The friends of VIM. S. Forwood are
urging him for the position of State Audi
tor, made vacant by the death of Mr.. Geo.
r. Ash. and the failure of John O'Malley.
who had been named for the place, to
qualify. Mr.. Forwood was for many
years Clerk of Court for Hartford county
Wednesday evening of last week light
ming struck one of the large oil tanks at
the pumping station of the Southern Pipe
Line Company at Millway. Lancaster
county. and setit on FIRE. 1t contained
about 5000 barrels of oil The flames
burned themselves out after consuming all
the oil and running the tank.
Recently Lemon Wenger, of Vici, Lam
caster county, while cutting his wheat
had the misfortune to break his binder.
He sent for John Wenger, blind man.
who resides at Weaverland. 10 repair the
damage. This man, although deprived
of his sight is an expert machinist and
soon had The machine in fine running
order again.
Charged with embezzling trust funds to
the amount of over $I5o.oo Col. Gibbons
Grey Cornell, prominent lawyer of West
Chester, was arrested in New York Mon
day evening. While being brought back
to West Chester by a constable Col. Cor
nell committed suicide on the train by
shooting himself in the month with a
revolver.