The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17

Ross Biles
Mrs. Herbert HirzeI. of Wilmington,
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs S. A.
Taylor, last week.
John c. Hindman. who has been
sufferer from severe attack of pneu-
nonia, is greatly improved.
Mrs. Lucy K. Wilson. oflnear town. is
spending the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. c Carhart. Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reynolds spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gatchell. near Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. West. of Sylmar.
left this week for Bradentown. Florida,
where they will spend The winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Eastburn of
near Newark. observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary on December "a
Mrs. Cornelia Stockham Baker. mother
of DR. Thomas Stockham Baker. head
master of the Tome School. Port Deposit,
celebrated her eighty-third birthday ON
Thursday of this week by reception to
the entire. school.
| Ice Saturday morning completely cover
ed the Susquehanna River from Havre de
Grace TO the rapids north of Port Deposit.
This is the earliest closing of navigation
since 1888.
Fire at Pequea on Friday evening de-
stroyed property to the value of $40. 900.
The three-story warehouse and hall build
ing belonging to Herr & Hager. general
store OF H. M. Eshleman and two frame
dwellings were burned, together with con
tents.
All.the interests of the Arlington Com
pany of Arlington, N. j., employing
about 8 900 hands in the manufacture OF
pyralin, celluloid product. have been
purchased by the E. du Pont de Ne
mours Company of Wilmington at price
ranging between $4,000, 900 and 81. ooo.-
900.
The letter boxes required by the Post
Office Department to be placed upon at
least IS per cent. of the houses in Havre
de Grace. before free mail delivery is in
stituted in that town are now in place.
and it is thought the new system will
be placed in operation about the first of
the year.
The Rosebank Sunday School of Cal
vert will hold their Christmas entertain
ment on Thursday evening. Dec 20
The Cantata entitled THE Crowning of
Xmas" is bright and sparkling includin
all the Holidays of the whole year. from
New Year down to Xmas. A silver col.
lection will be taken If stormy next
evening.
Burns Bros. of Havre de Grace, have
the contract to build three aye buses
for Cedarcroft & Towson Bus Company.
The cars will run from Light and German
streets. Baltimore. to Cedarcroft. Govans
and Towson. They will be built on
street car order. fully equipped with
electric lights and starter. each carrying
fifteen passengers, and will be delivered
by January I.
The trapping season for muskrats be-
gins January Ist and closes March a1st.
Owing to the European war the United
States is .'fur crazy" and all kinds of furs
are bringing high prices. The best musk
rat furs are selling for 90 and 6s cents
apiece, while possum skins are selling for
Sc each and a raccoon is bringing $4.
The muskrat crop is said to be larger than
ever on the marshes in Kent.-Chester-
town Transcript.
Suit has been brought against the
Conestoga Traction Co. by Joseph M.
Wckers to recover damages for the loss of
hand. Vickers claims that he had at
tempted to board car on the Quarryville |
line, and the conductor. who was inside. |
started the car before Ne was on board. |
He was thrown off. and the car passed
over his arm. cutting off the hand.
John H. Wilson, alias John Burns. aged
SIS years, who was recently arrested in
Wilmington, charged with stealing a
horse-and buggy, belonging to County
Commiss ioner Blake, of Childs. and COM
mitted to Elkton Jail for the action of the |
December term OF court. has been re-
cognized by the Hartford county officials
as the man wanted by them on the charge
of stealing Eve horses during the past
summer. The prisoner has been turned |
over to the Hartford county authorities for
trial.