The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20

Show will be held in the DUPONT Build
ing, Wilmington, January IS to n in
elusive.
The National Bank of Avordale has en-
tered suit against Eugene NJ Haines of
Pleasant Grove, to recover $4,000. alleged
to be due on note.
The muskrat season In Delaware is now
on and there is more money in hides than
ever before. 1t is reported that good
black rat hides are bringing 10 cents.
The financial report Of the s5th exhibit
ton Of the York Connty Agricultural
society shows that over $I2,o in profit
was made at the fair held from October 4
to II. this year.
Elizabeth Lane, 10 years old, of New
ark, had both legs broken Monday when
she was knocked down by team driven
BY Ellwood Talley on the Concord turn
pike near Talleyville.
Seaford has coal famine; coal cannot
be secured at any price. Who'd is scarce
and the price has been doubled. Coal
stoves have been discarded and wood
stoves are now being used.
The annual meeting Of the Detective
Associations Union will be held in the
Office of the Union Fire Company, Ok
ford, on Monday. Jan s. Dinner will be
Eserved at the Octoraro House.
I Oyster packers report the probability Of
it being a record breaking season in their
business, as oysters are unusually plenti-
ful and of excellent quality. Orders are
booked ahead for several weeks.
Sailor Morgan, who has been operat-
ing for number of years the farm known
as the Samuel Wilson property, near
Unicorn, owned by the Showalter estate.
has purchased the farm at privae sale.
The jury in the case Of John L. Dick
against ]. w. Silver & Co.. contractors.
for death of mule during the building of
the State road from Level TO Havre de
Grace awarded him ST. 80 dollars damages.
A movement is on foot to have the
Maryland Agricultural College, most of
whose buildings at College Park, near
Washington, were burned recently, relo-
cate either at Hagerstown, Frederick or
/ Annapolis.
Some of the members OF the James D.
Evans family. near Unicorn, saw on their
farm last Tuesday a large eagle. which is
supposed to he the mate to the one that
was recently shot by Frank Eckman, a
nearby neighbor.
A portable Church, the first of its kind
| in Delaware and so far as is known, the
FIRST in the United States, made Of gal
vanized steel. is to be erected at Magnolia
under the direction of the Peoples
Christian Church of Dover.
George r. Howard has sold the farm in
upper Elk Neck. formerly owned by his
father, the late Col. George R. Howard,
containing 100 acres, to w. Arthur Nit
lchell, of Elkton. for $500. The farm
has considerable frontage on Elk River.
An engineering corps of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. is cutting a
line for track as far north as the plant
of the Standard Stone and Lime Com
lpany and it IS thought that the line will
be extended on the Hartford side of the
susquehanna river. paralleliog the line of
the Pennsylvania road on the Cecil
county side.
A large business has grown up along
the bay shore district of Delaware in re-
cent years, Of cutting and baline salt
marsh hay, Large power baling ma
chimes are in operation turning out hun
dreds OF IONS of the hay. which is hauled
to the whafves, shipped by boat to the
lefty markets and used principally for
packing purposes
The Circuit Court for Cecil County has
appointed Senator Omar D. Crothers and
William S. Evans. of Elkton. receivers for
the Perryville Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, on petition by the stock
holders alleging the corporation to be in.
solvent. The Indebtedness is about
$4,000. with probable assets of $1,000.
The receivers have bonded in the sum
of $I2 600.
Joseph P. Cathcart. was instantly killed
Tuesday evening by being crushed under
the wheels of large wagon heavily load
ed with slate The accident occurred on
bill close to ST. Mary's Catholic Church.
Pyles-ilTe. Hartford county. and the life
less body was found in the public road a
few minutes afterward
Mr.. Cathcart. who resided near Madon-
ma. was the son Of William Cathcart. He
was about IS years old and is survived