The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-02

ltion will meet at Braddock Heights
June as-as.
A Box Social and Spelling Bee will be
held at Cooper School near Sylmar, Md,
Friday evening, Feb 9. Everyone is
cordially invited
Susquehanna Lodge A. F. and A. IA
has donated 100 volumes Of its library 10
1.-THE 6remen, 100 to the high school and
100 to the hospital in Havre de Giace.
The eight year old son Of Thomas
Meloney, of Fulton township. was bitten
by a mad dog on Monday and the boy
has been sent to the sPastcur Institute at
Marietta, for treatment
Mrs. Eliza Steward. colored woman
of Bel Air. claimed 10 be 1oS years old.
died Jan. rs. She leaves ffty-two grand
children, and thirty-five great grandchil-.
dren. Her oldest daughter. Jane Stew
ard. of Bel Air. is S8 years old
The jury in the case Of John ]. pennelI.
Iof Little Britain township, vs.. William
Phillips, of Kinks Mills. executor Of Will
Ham Pennell, brother OF the plaintiff.
|awarded verdict in favor Of Pennell for
$4,000. The suit was to recover on
Ipromissory note for $5Io. dated in 1910.
i Young Friends Association will be held
Sabbath afternoon, end Mo. 9Th, at 2:3o
O'clock. To be addressed by Caleb j..
i Moore, Of Fallston, Md. Subject, "As
Others See Us. Voluntary offerings and
general comment by all interested.
ALBERT Z. BURLINGTON. Supt.
The entertainment by Bay View. Base
Ball Club. in Bay View hall has been
postponed until Saturday evening, Feb.
Is. The program will consist Of two-act
lplay entitled tAll Charles Fault, inter
lspersed with character sketch by two
black face comedians. formerly OF Keith s
circuit Admission rs cents, proceeds
for benefit Of the club.
| A little girl on Ontario street. Miss
Mary Catharine Caponic. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Caponic. has six
grandmothers all living -four great grand
mothers and two grandmothers The
little girl is daily rocked in solid walnut
lcradle over two hundred yeats old. made
BY her great grandmother grandfather.
Havre de Grace Ledger.
Il c. w. Gorsuch has entered suit in.
Court against the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and the Columbia and Port De-
posit Railroad Company to recover
damages for tract Of timber land near
J; Peach Bottom that was destroyed by FIRE,
d alleged to have been started by spark
from an engine Of one of the defendant
companies.
The deed conveying the Baltimore and
Hartford Turnpike to the State Roads
Commission has been filed for record.
The pike conveyed extends from the
limits Of Baltimore city for r6 miles sub
Iject to the rights Of the United Railway
and Electric Company and the company
must exercise their rights before 1884.
The toll gate properties are exempt from
the sale.
: Governar Goldsborough has appointed
Miss Sallie Webster Dorsey. Of Cambridge,
as State Librarian to succeed Miss Lynn
M. Shaffer who rendered her resignation
70 take effect February i. Miss Dorsey is
/ a close friend Of Gov. Goldsborough and
his family and was by far the best en-
: dorsed applicant for the position. Among
the applicants were about twenty women
and six men.
Eavenson & Johnson. and M. M
Eavenson, individually, have entered
suits in Court against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to recover $500 in
!, each instance. The plaintiffs are cattle
dealers of Christiana. Pa. and alleae
that certain shipment Of cattle to them
arrived from sixty to eighty hours late,
and for thar reason several head had died
and others were injured
Delegate VIM. T. Warburton. Of Cecil.
on wednesday introduced in the House.
by request the several bills prepared by
1.-The Maryland Game Protective Associa-
tion, and which are designed to place the
protection Of birds. rabbits. squirrels. and
fowl and fish upon more stable and
permanent basis. These bills have been
J published from time to time. Among
them is one creating state dog commits
sion, whose duty will be TO license dogs.
, the evenues resulting to be applied to
payment Of losses sustained by depreda-
) tions BY dogs. Mr.. Warburton introduced
all these bills upon the request Of Mr.
Bridges, the secretary Of the game associa-
tion, and has not assumed responsibility
for their defeat Or their passage.