The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-11

Iohn Farra of Chrome, threshed bis
wheat last week. and had yield OF 1856
bushels from eight acres.
Isiah Harris. OF Media. was struck by
train al swarlhmore on Friday night and
killed He was As years Of age.
Milton Neff, Of Wakefield. July en-
tered upon his four-year contract TO carry
shc mail from there TO Oxford, for the
sum Of $3.50 year.
Fire destroyed the barn on the farm OF
Tie McElwain sister, near Andrews
Bridge early Sunday morning. The
cause Of the FIRE is not known.
The dates for the fall meeting of the
Hartford Agriculture and Breeders Asso-
citation have been fixed by The Jockey
Club September 10 TO 80. inclusive.
The recently organized band made its
first appearance on our streets shortly
after six o'clock Fourth Of July morning
and rendered several selections in Center
Square.
odd Fellows Of Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Virginia and the
District Of Columbia will hold their
fourth annual reunion at Penn-Mar
Thursday. August 4
A grand carnival will be held at Far
mington ON July II. Ice cream. cake,
pies, amusements and music. Proceeds
for benefit of Woodlawn Camp. II
stormy Monday evening.
Caught in the belt Of a machine at
Waiteford quarries. Delmar Burkins had
both legs fractured and received other In
iuries. which win probably prove fatal.
He was taken to Havre de Grace hospitals
A moving picture concern has taken a
series Of photographs at Oxford Duck
Farm, showing the various opera
lions al the farm. from the hatching Of
the young ducks TO the killing and pick
ing Of them.
DR.. H. Arthur Mitchell of Elkton. has
been designated-a personal aid to General
Gather Of the M. N. G.. and left for Bel
Air on Monday morning for the encamp-
ment Company E. Of Elkton will leave
for the encampment on July I3th.
The plant Of the Eureka Fertilizer
Company, located near 2erryville. offered
al public sale in Elkton. on Monday. by
the receivers for the company, was with;
drawn al 4 bid Of $500. The plant and
machinery are valued at five times that
amount
The handsome country home Of Jos. B.
Mccall. Of Philadelphia. near Carpenters
Point on the North East river, was dam-
aged by FIRE recently to the extent of sew
eral hundred dollars. The fire started in
the flooring and was probably caused by
the electric wiring.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
! phone Company which is branch of the
Bell Telephone Company, of Philadelphia.
has bought the entire capital stock of the
Farmers and Merchants Telephone Com
pany. operating in Queen Anne, Caroline,
Talbot and Kent counties.
Citizen OF Kennett Squire. interested
10 No-Licehse have purchased for $I7. 500
The hotel property in that town belonging
10 j. Elw0od Worrall and will conduct il
as a temperance hotel. The property will
be put In FIRST class shape. a corporation
having been formed capitalized at $25, 600.
The Fourth was obsereed very quietly
in our town. Ii was heralded by few
6re-crackers and other noise-making fire.
works, but-the edict Of the Town Fathers
in the interest of a safe and sane obser-
vance. has almost put the deadly cracker
OUT OF business. In the evening there
was display Of fireworks put off on The
public school grounds. and numerous OF
our citizens had displays also.
All a congregational meeting Of St.
Marks Protestant Episcopal Church near
Perryville. the new parish created by the
recent Diocesan convention was incorpor-
aled as the Susqrehanna Parish. The
following vestry was elected: Walter H.
Oracle. Samuel Akin. Robert Kirk.
Joseph Couden. OF H. ]. F. Shippers,
Wilson L. conden. Jr.. Lyman Bayles
and w. c. Whitelock.
TBe following officers were Installed to