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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
School Commissioners.

The School Board met in regular
monthly session ON Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock, the full board being
present.
Mr.. Kirk reported that be had
written to j. H. Armstrong & Co.
and Charles T. S. Mearns in regard
to coal supplies as their bids were
the same, and had received answer
from them that they had agreed to
supply the coal jointly. Their offer
was accepted.
Bills were passed and ordered paid
as follows :-$7O.73 for repairs to
school No. 8, Second district; 1924
for repairs to school No. 8, Fourth
district; 1929 for repairs to Oak.
wood school; $l4.S7 for repairs to
Hickory Grove school; $27.06 for
sundry hills.
Mr.. H. Weber, of school No. 5.
First district, rendered his resigna.
ton, which the Board accepted with
regret, as Mr.. Weber has been teach
ing for 20 years in the county, and
has been eminently successful, and is
one of the best qualified and most
faithful teachers: in the county or
elsewhere.
The following teachers were ap.
pointed and confirmed:-Mary j.
Neal, as teacher of the colored school
in Chesapeake City; Maud NJ. White
as teacher of school No. Is, (colored)
Fifth district; Lera White, school
No. 5, Ninth district; and the follow
ing as assistants in school No. 5,
North EasD Fifth district, for one
year:-Mamie H. Alexander, lst
assistant, Myra w, Story I'd assist.
ant, Rachael 8. Evans Sd assistant,
Ruth A McCracken 4th assistant,
and Mamie V. Matthews 9Th assist
ant; Sue T. Ferguson as assistant in
school No. s, Fourth district.
The board of trustees of school No.
5, Ninth district, reported as organ
lied with Amasa Churchman prest.
A letter was received from M. E..
Mcdowell and also a petition in
reference to a school at Conowingo,
and the subject was referred to the
president and examiner.
The bids for the erection of new
colored school house in Elkton were
opened and the bids found to be as
follows:-Jacob Rvmbo, S1,279; L..
E. Patterson, 81 1888; Jas. P. Merritt.
81 1886; A. NJ. Strickland, 81 1893; G..
W. Jackson, sl,40O; NJ. G. Scarbor-
ough, 81, 400; N. T. Lakeland, 81 44O;
G.. w. McCardle, 81 ,465; L. D. Pusey,
81 ,476; r. w. Scarborough, $l,498;
L. o. Cameron, $1,000.
The contract was awarded to
Jacob Rambo.
The subject of the erection of q
new school house at Bay View was
discussed, but as the building would
run into the winter session before it
coald be finished, the Board resolved
to build it in the spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
Death of a Miser.

The following letter is furnished the
Baltimore Sun from Elkton:
News has reached Elkton by letter of
the death of Miss Mary Durand, q
French woman, who resided with four
unmarried sisters and two brothers on
a farm near Leeds. Cecil county, in 1854
She was possessed of large wealth and.
moved in the best society. The letter
in regard to her death is as follows:
"EGe HARBoR. N. J., Sept, 5, 1891
Amid wretchedness, squalor and filth
Miss Mary Durand. French woman !,
said to be q sister of General Durand,
was found literally starved to death in
her lonely house to-day. The house
itself, on Atlantic avenue, is a veritable
storehouse of va!uables and an amazing
collection of goods of all sorts. Miss
Durand was seventy five years old.
She lived alone, became a miser and
boarded up everything of value she
could lay her fingers on. A visit to her
house disclosed a strange state of affairs.
In the cellar stood barrel after barrel
of preserves which had not been touch
ed for fourteen years. On the first
floor, in the best room, there was hard
ly space enough for one to move about
owing to the crowd OF all kinds of
household and personal effects. Back
in the kitchen, surrounding a small
cook stove, in Gags, barrels and tubs
were groceries and provisions enough
to keep a large family for q year. In
each room on the second floor was a
bedstead and under each mattress was
a large, unused, heavy and beautiful
Brussels carpet. Upon the mattresses
were bedclothing and female under
clothing packed to the ceiling, gntouoh-
ed from the day they were bought. The
room adjoining was also packed the
same way. In the rear corner stood
two large dry goods cases of silverware
which had also been untouched. The
third floor rooms held great quantity
Of old French relics and rubbish. Out
side stood a trunk full of very hand
some and valuable satins, silks and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
Tournament and Athletic Sports.

AS there will be no fair this fall
it has been decided to offer some en-
tertainment as substitute, and q
committee of young men are making
arrangements to give an afternoons
sport to consist of a grand tourna-
ment and athletic contests of various
kinds for local athletes. The tourna.
ment will be the best one ever given
in Cecil county. The knights will be
required to ride in full and appro-
pirate costume, and the coronation
ceremony in full will be given.
The Queen of Love and Beauty and
her Maids of Honor will be selected
from among the fair. observers, and
crowned in full view Of all. Appro-
pirate speeches will be made by elo--
quent orators. The prizes that the
committee offer should attract some
of the most bold and skillful knights
in the State and the special prize to
the best Cecil county rider will make
an additional inducement for local
gallants to contest.
The athletic contests have not yet
been decided upon but will offer
chances for the strength and agility
OF our country boys to display itself.
In the evening a grand ball will be
given for which invitations will be
issued. As this will probably be the
last opportunity to use Mitchell Hall
as ball room, no pains will be
spared to make the hop an immense
success.
Tuesday, October 18th, has been
selected as the date, and the follow
ing prizes for the tournament will be
awarded. First, a finely finished and
well made top buggy Second, set Of
single harness. Third, saddle and
bride. Special prize to best Cecil
county filter, fine carriage robe.
Programme of athletic contests and
regulations governing all will be
published later. The committee are
Geo. s. Woolley, Geo. Il. Ash, Daniel
Bratton, Manley Drennen and II. NJ.
Mccullough.
Thus endeth ingloriously the Elk
ton fair. The epitaph on its tomb
stone should be ''died of too much
boss trot." For the benefit of the
orators we would suggest that some
very appropriate speeches for the
occasion may be found in the life and
adventures of that prince of Knights,
Don QuixoJ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
LIFE INSURANCE.!

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11
Farmers Hold Your wheat

And you will get $3.50 bushel in
three months. Of this there is scarcely
the possibility of doubt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-11

date 1861.
A fine year old colt, owned by
Wilmer Smith, who lives near New
ark, Del, was found to be suffering
from rabies and killed on Sunday last.
About two months ago a mad dog
got into the field where the horse was
and bit it severely. The horse was
closely watched fer some time to gee
any indication of madness, but the
symptoms of the disease did not
show themselves until Saturday
sixty three days after the inocula-
ton. Its sufferings appeared to be
very great and the animal was killed.
John Perkins, the saddler and
harness maker of Elkton for 80 years
and whom every BODY In the habit of
visiting Elkton knows is reported
dangerously ill. The Wing publishes
the following notice.
The community will learn with
regret that the condition of John
Perkins does not improve. He
rapidly failed while at the seasbore
and, on Friday evening of last week
was brought home, virtually unable
the help himself. Since then his
condition has been growing rapidly
worse and the attending physician
gives his fiiends no encouragement,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
ORWELL.

Grace L. Griswold has gone to Boston.
Frank NJ. Grow of Rutland spent Sum-
day in town with friends.
Very little maple sugar has been made
in town up to the present time.
There will be public sheep shearing
at V. V. Blackmer's place on Wednesday,
April |. All owners and breeders of
Spanish Merino sheep are invited to be
present and bring their sheep.
Frank b. Cilley of Boston, advertising
agent for the Central Vermont, was in
town last week and was so much pleased
with the hotel Eagle lnn) and the sur
roundings that he engaged rooms for
himself and family for the coming sea-
son.
Miss Agnes Bowker gave a very en-
joyable entertainment with her singing
class last Saturday evening in the school
house near Hland Young's in the east
part of the town. 1t consisted of vocal
music, tableauX, recitations, and, by
special request, the entertainment is to
be presented again this week Thursday
evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
VERGENNE YES.

+. c. Smith and wife of st. Adams
were in town on Thursday last.
IIerrick Stevens and daughter. Jennie
b., are visiting relatives in New York.
Deputy Sheriff Middlebrook returned
from business trip to POtSdam, n. Y,
last week.
Charles LaBeuff has the contract to
build a Masonic hall at Bridport; size,
30X4S feet.
Rev. G. II. Page of Burlington occu-
pied the pulpit at the Baptist church on
Sunday last.
c. NJ. Soule went to Swanton on Mon
day to attend the seventh Masonic dis
trict convention.
Rev. f. G. Pillsbury of Marquette,
Mich, preached at the Congregational
church on Sunday.
The trustees of the Reform school have
leased the Woodbridge farm, which add
joins that institution.
d.. L. w. Shipman and wife, who had
been in New DIRK about two weeks, re-
turned Saturday night.
G.. II. Sprigg q Co. and ID. O. NOonan
each shipped a car of live stock to the
Boston market on Monday.
f. f. McGovern attended the annual
State meeting of dentists at Rutland on
Wednesday and Thursday last.
Mrs. A. C. Lamb of Portland, Me-, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. q. Sprague,
and other relatives in this city.
G.. II. Sprigg & Co. began the shipping
of calves to the Boston market on Friday
last. They buy here Thursdays.
Saturday, market day, was well at
tended. Butter brought Is cents; eggs,
20 cents; dressed poultry, II to 10 cents.
w. b. Rich, dentist, of this city. was
examined and admitted to membership
at the meeting of the State Dental asso-
citation.
Ben. +. Miner, who has been on the
road selling boots and shoes for llibbard
of Burlington, has returned to the Miner
store as clerk.
Col. Walter Scranton of New York re-
turned home on Wednesday last. lie
purchased two Lambert mares of ID. III.
Lewis for 5000.
The ice above the falls went out on
Sunday night. The river is now free of
ice to the lake. No damage was done to
property here.
| Henry Alden of North Ferrlsburgh,
while crossing the lake on Sunday last,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
NEW HAVEN,

Miss Bessie Davis, who has been very
sick, is pronounced better.
The Hunt and IIier case was put down
for Wednesday of this week.
The song of the robin first greeted our
ears in the early week-a harbinger of
the coming spring.
Antoine Lorraine had shock of paraly-
sis last week, affecting one side. He Is
under the care of DR.. Stoddard.
Mrs. George Russell was absent from
town last week, spending the time among
relatives and former friends of the fam
lily.
President Brainerd occupied the desk
last Sunday in exchange with the pastor,
giving an exceedingly interesting as well
as very finished discourse.
DR.. and Mrs. Weston O. Smith have
arrived in Alameda, Cal. after long
and for the most part pleasant voyage.
They were out twenty-eight days.
Mrs. Woodbury. Durfee returns this
week from "A visit to her son. She has
also been spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Ellen Hoffman, at Lebanon,
n. II.
Miss Florence IIathorne has been to
New York to visit her sister, who is in
business there, and also spent some days
at Morrisville, n. j., where she taught
several years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
State 11epS.

The depositors in the bursted Windsor
national bank have been paid in full.
C.F Orvis has about 24,000 young
trout in his private hatchery at Manches-
ter.
The larger part of the 100000 required
for the proposed shoe factory at Chelsea
has been raised.
Prof. Pierce has been elected principal
of Goddard seminary at Barre in place of
Prof. Maulsby, resigned.
Charles Constantine, who claims IA resi-
dence in Rutland. has been held for the
grand jury there on charge of felonious
assault.
The cotton mill recently burned at
Winooski will be rebuilt and the new
mill will have p per cent greater capacity
than the old.
There are lG5 cases on the docket at
the present term of the Washington
county court, - being liquor cases and
- divorce cases.
State Treasurer Field of Rutland is
distributing among the towns the income
from the Huntington fund. The total
amount is ST., G67.SS.
The Orleans County Advertiser has
been started at Newport by ). c. O'Con-
nor. 1t claims to be devoted to the in
terests of the farmers.
There are two couples in the State who
have been married 20 years-Mr. and
Mrs. Northrup of Williston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Spear of Highgate.
Zephyr Lamora, fireman on the St.
Johnsbury and Lake Champaign road,
was run over b" an engine at Walden
last week and died the next day.
Mrs. Betsey Gray of Dorset celebrated
her Tooth birthday the 10th inst. She is
the second person in Dorset to attain
that age within few years.
A young man belonging in st. Adams
and employed as brakeman on hog
train, fell from the cars at the yard in
Burlington on Friday morning and was
instantly killed.
The posters put out by a variety troupe
were too much for the delicate sensibil-
tiles of the Burlington public and the
legs of the pictures had to be covered
with blank paper.
The State centennial commission will
meet at Bennington the 3lst inst. to com
plete arrangements for celebrating the
States centennial and for the dedication
of the Bennington battle monument.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
County 11ems.
BRIDPORT.

Oliver Delpia lost brood mare last
week.
Easter services will be held the coming
Sunday.
John A. Russell has been granted an
increase of pension.
Adelbert, son of u. Spaulding, is in
Boston, where he has employment.
WILDER f. Elithorp has gone back to
his old place with |. ID. Fletcher IL Son.
b. F. Powers went to Schuylerville,
n. Y, on Tuesday. to visit his son, John,
of that place.
The G.. y. II. boys were entertained by
ii. II. Barton on Saturday evening with
an oyster supper.
A. j. Weber and wife of Hartford,
Conn, formerly of Brdport, are visiting
at DR.. Townsend's.
Frank Shackett, Jr., will carry on the
Sheldon Smith farm recently purchased
by VIM. II. Clough of Port Henry.
Nj. ID. Batchelder of st. Louis arrived
in town on Tuesday, the 18th inst, and
with his wife and little daughter started
on Wednesday evening, the 18th, for their
home in st. Louis.
Ira F. Williams returned last week to
his home in Worcester, Mass, taking
with him his daughter, Miss Annie, who
has been with her grandparents here for
several years past.
Last year the scow boat at Brooks
commenced running March ~. Now
there is plenty of ice at that point and at
last accounts teams were crossing at
Lapham's bay, although it is by no
means considered safe.
About twenty men began on Monday
to tear down the old vestry and before
night it was RACED to the ground. Pro-
ceedings will be commenced as soon as
the ground settles sufficient for the cree
ton of the new building.
At meeting of the proprietors of the
Congregational church in Bridport, called
for the purpose on Saturday last, it was
decided that they permit the hanging of
Il bell in their church belfry. and Il sub
scription paper was started to procure
the funds for its purchase. This project
seems to meet the approval of the towns
people generally, and it is hoped that
soon we may again be able to hear the
sound of the church bell on Sunday
mornings.
An invited party of young people as
sembled at the residence of Asa Hemen-
way on Saturday evening, where they
were pleasantly entertained with games,
music, dancing. ETC., not forgetting the
bountiful repast which was INDUCED in
Among the party were Misses Vail and
Bradshaw of Pawlet, school friends of
Miss Lena, and j. w. Barnes, Jr., and
Benjamin Miner of Vergennes. The
young ladies', including Miss Hemenway,
returned on Tuesday to Poultney, to re-
sumo their studies at the +. C.. academy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
General 11eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

The Afro-American Press association
presented an address to the President on
Monday asking for official appointments
Tor fellows of the race.
Through the efforts of Minister Phelps
the embargo on American cattle at Ham
burg has been removed, and American
beef has already been introduced in fash
l0naOle German circles.
The text of treaty of extradtion be-
tween the United States of America and
the republic of Colombia has been made
public by presidential proclamation. The
treaty was ratified by the Senate March
26, 1889.
The commission charged with the work
OF surveying the route for the proposed
lntercontinental railway, connecting this
country with South America, will soon
be ready to enter upon its duties. There
Will be three expeditions.
Applications have been received at the
treasury department from the governors
of the States of Indiana and Kansas for
the refunding of the amounts due those
States under the provisions of the direct
tax act. The claim of Indiana amounts
to S1G9, IA and that of Kansas to 81, 743.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27

near Essex, n. Y, with span of horses
and carriage, broke through and lost the
entire rig, valued at sbout $500.
Rev. +. C. Pillsbuy, pastor of Meth
odist church at Marquette, Mich, with
his wife and daughtei, arrived on Satur-
day, on visit to his brother, Rev. IL. G..
Pillsbury, and family of this city.
The annual city election was held on
Tuesday. The present. mayor, j. g..
Hindes, was, as is customary, reelected
for the second year The others are :
Aldermen, 5. w. IIlndes. ID. Renaud,
Harvey Ketcham, j. II. smith; city clerk,
John ID. Smith; common councilmen,
Myron II. Bristol, E, G. Norton, G. F.
Young; city sheriff, Stephen Bates con-
stable, II. Z. Fisher; listers, Thos. Mack,
w. A. Sheriff., II. p. Fisher; street COM
missioners, 5. 5. Gaines, ii. p. Fisher, p.
j. Casey sealer of weights and measures,
Robert Hudson; inspector of leather,
James Rock fence viewers, G. r. Thorne,
n. b. Taber; pound-keepers, l.. F. Ben
ton, j. II. Donnelly; sexton, I. Ii. Smith,
superintendent of schools, Rev. II. G..
Pillsbury city grand jurors, Amos Weth-
erbee, G. NJ. Caisse and Rollin Benton
water commissioners, ). ID. Miner, II.
Stevens and c.. A. HOffnagle; library
committee, Rev. Ii. G.. Pillsbury, G. f..
Parker, Rev. p. a. Campeau; overseer
of poor, Myron 7. Bristol. The meeting
at II 10 p. m. adjournedto April at Z 80
p. m, when the tax to be collected and
other items In the warning will be acted
upon and the new officials will be sworn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
WEST CORNWALL L.

Dea. G. NJ. James is in poor health.
Mrs. Eizur Peck is mending slowly.
Mrs. G. A. Flanders and daughter, Ida,
returned to their home on Thursday.
Letters from Anna Bingham assure
her friends that she is well and enjoying
herself immensely.
Gordon Seare and family have moved
into the Hill house, until short time ago
occupied by G. T. Dmmock.
Mrs. Cordelia Ellsworth is stopping
for time at her brothers, Edgar San
ford. She spends much time there assist
ing in caring for her aged mother, who
suffers much from Ill health.
\ sociable was held at A. S. Bingham's
last Friday evening. There were nearly
30 present and all seemed to enjoy them
selves we'll. Good music, games and
nice refreshments were among the good
things of the evening.
The venerable Dea. B. F. Casey had a
shock last week, from which he did not
recover, and has been called to that home
which he has so long had perfect faith
he should eventually enjoy. He would
soon have been 80 years old. The funer-
al was on Thursday.
The roads are getting in bad condition.
The frost coming out and the water run
ming fast and wearing deep in some
places makes bad work with roads. This
will soon determine how our roads will
stand the test, that were repaired with
crushed stone last fall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
EAST MIDDlEBURY.

a. j. Weber is in Bridport to attend
the Masonic meetings there this week.
Mrs. Austin Peck and Mrs. F. A. Piper
have been visiting with friends IN St.
Adams.
The ladies of the w. c. T. L. will meet
on Thursday, April ,, with Mrs. c. E..
Russell.
Mrs. Lewis Russell is quite i'll with
influenza. Her daughter, Mrs. Grover,
is with her.
Joseph Currain, who has been danger
ously sick for the past two weeks, is
slowly improving.
Goodsel Speare and Wallace Arnold,
who are in partnership, have leased the
blacksmith shop of f. j. Omsted.
|. Herbert Norton was in town last
week for short visit to his sister, Mrs.
f. p. Sumner. Mr.. Norton has purchas-
ed lot and is about to erect a residence
in Rutland.
There will be a literary entertainment
and maple sugar party at Albert Board
mans on Wednesday evening, April /,
for the benefit of Rev. Elliot Bouck.
The Salisbury quartet will furnish music.
All are very cordially invited to attend.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-27
SHOREHAM.

Mrs. c. B. Kendall is visiting friends
in Nergennes.
Miss Alice Knapp is suffering from a
severe attack of pleurisy.
\ son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Voss, March %.
Fred Plat started on Monday for
Connecticut in charge of carload of
cattle for John Galpin.
The barrel of clothing sent to Dakota
by the Ladies Benevolent society has
reached its destination and was thank
fully received.
Henry Papineau, son of Il. Papineau,
died of pneumonia at Proctor last Fri
day. He was buried from the Catholic
church on Tuesday morning.
Thomas Leonard is to move to Ticon-
deroga this spring. Fred Pond is to
move on to Mr.. Leonard's place. and Mr..
Jaques will take j. q. Caswell's farm,
vacated by Mr.. Pond.