The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-16

YIN. G. West. on Thursday last.
The members of the Town Council of
Newark. have authorized the officers to
negotiate loan of $4,000 for the Sewer
Commission This will make total Of
~. 800 borrowed for the purpose.
A cannon ball, over IoI years old. was
dug up one day last week in the creek at
Lewes. Del, by the Richards Dredging
Co. who are dredging out the creek.
The ball is I4H inches in circumference
and weighs twelve lbs.
A strange disease isscausing numerous
deaths among Sussex county horses L.
F. Faucet lost $500 horse at his country
home, near Georgetown, and in the rae
ing stable of G. A. Ewing. near Rehohoth
Beach, six died in three days.
The congregation Of Faggs Monor Pres
byterian Church have extended call to
Rev. Howell \ /. Evans Of West Alexan-
der, Washington county, Penna. The
terms of the call include salary Of
$I2oo, payable monthly. one months
vacation and the free use of the manse.
During the year just closed the Penn
sylvania Railroad did not kill single
passenger in a train accident out Of the
one hundred and eleven million persons
who used the road. In the past six years
they carried more than one-third of the
whole worlds population and killed but
sixteen passengers, nine being in one ac-
cident. This is truly remarkable
record.
William Lewis and David Primrose,
negroes who are ia the Elkton Jail charg-
ed with horse stealing. were preparing to
escape Friday when their plans were
foiled by Sheriff Morgan.
The Sheriff suspected Lewis and going
into the cell he found concealed under the
bedding rope made from blankets. A
piece of iron. intended to be fastened to
the top OF the stone wall. was tied to the
rope.
The annual meeting of the lot holders
of Rosebank Cemetery,.Association was
held in Rosebank hall, Calvert. on Satur-
day afternoon. The vacancy on the board
of directors caused by the death of Cliff
ford Cook was filed by the election of
John P. Shippers. The directors rcorgan-
lied with Webster White, president; John
Shippers. vice-president; G. M. Reisler,
|secretary-treasurer. There were 26 inter-
ments during the year.
Announcement was made Tuesday that
the forty-sixth annual session of the Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Conference
viii begin at Berlin. Md. April I. instead
of March rs. as originally selected.
Bishop Earl Cranston will preside.
One of the important matters to come
before the body will be suggestion of
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Preachers Association that the conference
merge with the Philadelphia Conference.
Lewis Preston. son of Mrs. Helena
Preston. of Colora. met with serious
accident few days since. He is employ
ed as telephone ~lineman in West
Chester. and about six years ago fell
from pole, sustaining an injury to the
head that required silver plate to be set
10 the skull. He met with second fall
few days ago. the silver plate being
moved so that it pressed upon the brain.
He was taken to University Hospital,
Philadelphia. for treatment. where he re-
mains in very serious condition.
All railroad comp anies engaged in
passenger traffic are required. by an
order OF the Public Service Commission of
Pennsylvania to provide sufficient guam
tity of water for drinking purposes on
every car used for passengers and to have
sufficient sanitary drinking cups to allow
each passenger one for his individual use.
The order also requires that IAN ac-
cessible and sufficient supply of water and
cups" shall be provided in each of the
agency stations of the railroads engaged
in passenger traffic. 1t is to go into effect
at once.
Owing to the various stories he told the
Baltimore police as to how he came into
possession of lot of miscellaneous goods.
August Thoem, who lives in Aberdeen.
was arrested in that city on the technical
charge of larcency. At The hearing be-
fore the magistrate, a Mr.. Heime. of Cole
postofice. came to Thoem's rescue with
the statement that he had shipped the
goods to the latter TO sell for him as he
needed funds and proved the goods right
fully belonging to him. Thoem was re
leased on the alleged larceny charge, but
was fined for carrying pistol.