The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-06

der, Slate Hill. York county. was destroy
ed by fire Wednesday. The loss is S., 900.
There will be partial eclipse of the
moon on Wednesday night. March II,
visible here. TIE eclipse begins at o:4r
o'clock.
The purchasers of the plant of the de-
funct Fibre Speciality Co., in Kennett,
have organized a new company capitalized
at $75. 900.
The 167-acre farm Of Joseph H. Hos
singer, near Newark, has been purchased
for $4,000 by George Green. The pro-
perty is fine one.
Within two weeks George Stewart and
Roland Rees caught. near Delaware City
two offers worth 500; eigh, skunks worth
$25; seventy-fye muskrats and 6ve-hun-
dred pounds Of carp.
The Gorrell Steel Spike Railroad Tie
Company. Of Havre de Grace, has reor-
ganized by eleeting A. F. Brown presi-
dent, Dr. j Lee Hopkins, secretary. and
George T. Pennington, treasurer.
It is reported that a number Of counter
felt $1,000 bills are in circulation. Better
look over your pocket money at once and
II you find any bogus $1,000 notes give
them out in change Immediately
Petitions Of protest against the passage
of the High School teachers salary bill
have been sent to the Legislature by Har-
ford county High School teachers. who
claim the bill benefits beginners only.
Bitten by dog that afterwards was
found to be suffering with rabies Elwood
Harp. aged ID years, of Mt. Pleasant,
Del. has been taking the Pasteur treat
ment at the State Board OF Health Labora-
tory at Newark.
1 In the equity litigation against John ] .
Mahon, of Baltimore. and his associates
in the race track. instituted by Frederick
Schnitzlein. who sold same to Harry B.
Wolf. Judge Harlan has awarded the five
and a-half acres in dispute 10 Mr.. Wolf
The Broughton farm, containing 200
acres. and situated near Octoraro station,
sold at public sale at the Court House
door. Elkton, by J. Wilson Squire. At
torney. was purchased by Mrs, Emma A.
Armstrong, of Chevy Chase, Md, for
$500.
In the case of Morris T. Phillips. Of
Pomeroy, VS.. the Chester Valley Electric
Co. of Coatesville. the jury last week
awarded the former a verdict of $I5oo
damages by reason of the Electric CO.,
running high tension line over his
property.
A case of mems clothing. fifteen suits,
Newmyer's Department Store,
Havre de Grace, was stolen in transit
between Rochester. N. r.. and Havre de
Grace last week. When the case reached
Havre de Grace it had been broken open
and emptied.
Indicted for stealing brass fixtures from
the Seneca canning house at Hayre de
Grace, Charles Ward attempted suicide in
Bel Air jail last week by swallowing
broken glass. He was Immediately
placed on special diet and his efforts
to make to with himself were not
successful.
The Penn-Mar Baseball League will
hold its annual meeting at Newark, Del,
in Lovett's hall, Saturday evening, 7th
inst. All last seasons clubs will be rep.
resented. also clubs rpm Newport. Mar
shallton, Cooch's and Elk Mills. The
meeting will be open to any. organized
amateur team Interested in league ball
large number of citizens of Havre de
Grace want the race track gamblers and
their money. as they give such high
tone, socially. to the town, and their money
makes the mare go Hence they have
petitioned the Hartford county delegation
in Maryland Legislature asking them to
use all honorable means to defeat all bills
which will do away with the race tracks
near Havre de Grace
The hen house Of Charles Cary. near
Kennett. was raided several nights ago.
and large number of fowls stolen. The
morning after the raid Mr. Cary found in
the henhouse a pocketbook containing $50
in bills There were no papers or other
evidence 10 indicate to whom the pocket
book belonged. but Mr.. Cary. according
70 report. has not taken the trouble 10 End
the owner Of the pocketbook. as the ann
cunt Of money il contained fully pays for
The fowls stolen.