The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-01-16
] COU TY N EWS.
Friday, Jan. I6. 1891.
MINORLOCALS

theiF WOIkS AT NOftn EhSb.
Wedding cards are out for the
y arriage OF Miss Lizzie Lorraine and
Inward Clark, both of Chesapeake
CITY.
4Lany persons are looking up new
hoFaes in our town and numerous
changes are in contemplation in the
spring.
A dancing class has been organized
in Elkton and the light fantastic toe
has the right Of way on pleasures
railway.
Miss Alice Mcclure entertained a
number Of her young friends at her
home on Monday evening.
Saturday last was the last day of the
legal season for shooting partridges in
Cecil county The season will remain
closed until November 18th 1891.
w. P. Cummings has rented the
coach shops of W. w. Nickle of Port
Deposit Mr.. MCKEE will move out
to his farm near Colora in the spring.
Robert Peoples who resides near
Elkton had horse to die Of hydro
phonia last week. He purchased the
animal in Wilmington about three
months since.
G. @. Crothers, Esq, trustee, sold
at the Court House, on Tuesday, the
property where on Sarah Wilson re-
sides, in the Fourth district. TO Amos
Wilson, for $3.50.
Wall paper, wall paper, read E. r.
Buffington's advertisement.
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper will
be administered in James NJ. E. Church
next Sunday. 1890 a. M. tits the earnest
desire of the Pastor thst all the members lie
present on this occasion.
Judge Evans of the Orphans Court
has Tecovered from his long and severe
sickness and attended the session of the
court on Tuesday which he had not
been able to do for several months.
The protracted meeting at Octo
raro Methodist Church is IN its fifth
week, The attendance every even
, ing is very large and deep religious
feeling is manifested by the audience,
The quarterly distribution Of the
public school tax has been made to
the several counties aud Baltimore
city Cecil receives $2,92l 81 for
white and $426.47 ior colored schools.
Mrs. L. Il. Kirk, Jr., gave an evening
sociable to a few of her friends on last
Tuesday evening at the residence of
her father, Mr. q. Hindmal. A very
peasant evening was spent by all
present.
Mrs Sarah J Peterson. wife of Tobias
Peterson. well Known citizen of the
Fourth district. died on Friday morn
ing last at 1880 a. M. from the iBfirmi
ties incident to old age in the 10th year
of her age.
Hon. j. Il. Wilson has been notified
by the postal department that Thomas
P. Jones, ST.. has been appointed POST
master at Warwick. Nd. to succeed
Richard Merritt in accordance with
his recommendation
The directors of the Second
National Bank of Elkton when they
last met ordered $2,U0U to be placed
to the surplus fund and the balance
of the net proceeds carried as un-
divided profits.
Mr.. Cyrus Kirk, formerly of Cecil
county, Md, but for many years resi-,
dent of Des Moines. Iowa, has recently
been promoted from secretary to Office
of vice president and general manager
of the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany of Iowa.
Alta meeting of the Stockholders Of
the Conowingo Bridge Company, held
on the 18th inst. the old Board o.
Directors were re elected viz: James
c Bell, President; Jacob Tome, Lev
K Brown, James 5. Patterson anC
Richard B. Mccoy
The coal dealers of Elkton have
employed an officer to watch theil
coal piles at the railroad dumps
The FIRST prize was an able bodied
darkcy who was promptly marched
to Jail where he will have free boarC
and fire till March term of court.
The battle of Gettysburg as illustrat
ed aud explained by Captain Long il
the town hall under the auspices o
Garfield Post. on Friday evening last
was most interesting entertainment
The house was crowded. This histori
cal event Away insuIes a crowdee
house.
John T. Montgomery of Port Deepest
has been granted an original pension.
re issue OF pension has Deen grant.
ed Harrison H. Mason of Chesapeake
CITY.
A government pension has beer
granted to Mr.. VIM. Coale culiey VIII,
is the p. w. g. B. passenger agent a
Perryvilie.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of Hopewell NJ. E. Church will b
held January l7th-Love Feast tn
18th at $50 a. M. preaching by p. Z
Rev. w. Il. S. MURRAY d. D.
Revival services close this wcel
at Hopewell with AZ conversion
under the Rev. G. p. Jones' ministry
George P. Whitaker. who died at hi
residence at Principle Furnace on tn
last day of the c.osing year and on tn
eighty-seventh anniversary of hi
birth, was one of the best known
citizens of Cecil county.
MIR. Whitaker is the last of fami'
OF fourteen nearly all of whom lived t
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