The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-11-23
MINOR LOCALS

The supper given by Cherry Hill
Post G. A. r. melted the Post S25.
William Francis Cole, (colored,
of Elk Neck, was granted pension
last week.
Loyal Legion will meet tomorrow
Saturday at three O'Clock iii the
lecture room of the church.
There are Is prisoners in Elkton
jail and a daily application of
tramps for accommodation.
There is a marked Improvement
in the street lighting since the new
lamp lighter has been in charge.
A. III. Brown, merchant at Rock
Springs will leave there and open
store at Wrightsdale, Pa, in the
spring.
The farm of the late George I.
Winchester, near Frenchtown, has
been sold to ex-Sheriff George e.
Mckinney for 81, 900.
The frosty nights and clear crisp
days of autumn bring health and
vigor to the people and all seem
cheerful and happy-with possibly
the doctors excepted.
Three hundred and fifty tons of
stone were taken in schooner from
Port Deposit to Fort McHenry last
week to be used in constructing a
sea wall on the river side of the
Fort.
DR.. James E. Haines has taken
a cancer as large as half a hen egg
from near the mouth of T. j..
Abrams. Budd's process is very
rapid, bringing the cancer out in a
short time.
The property of the Casio
Machine Company near Newark,
Del, was sold at Sheriff's sale on
Thursday of last week to S. M.
Donnell, for $3500-the amount of
the mortgage.
The rapid fall in temperature on
Monday night was foretold by the
weather bureau and the signal flag
of the approaching cold wave-a
white flag with black square in the
middle-hoated Monday and Tues
day from the signal station at DIR.
Kinks drug store.
The repairs and additions of Zion
Presbyterian Church cost $500.
The bell was presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Mearns. The reopen
ing services will take place next
Sunday, 25th inst. The members
of the building committee are;
Joseph T. Groves, A. c. Carhart,
William Stewart, John A. Fox,
Ellis L. Duyckinck.
The quarterly meeting of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Cecil county, was held on Tues
day of last week in Elkton. Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Thomas Dren-
men, reported that all losses had
been adjusted and paid except one
of $1,000 and which is now being
adjusted. The company's condition
is strong, and the business is on the
increase.
The w. c.. I. U. are indignant
with Mrs. Cleveland for breaking
a bottle of American wine over the
head of the new steamship IL
christening the infant in place of {
bottle of American water as thu
Union requested. Bacchus is still
ahead at the White House and il
all the high places of the govern
ment, Mrs. Hayes was the only
lady of that establishment who wal
too much for the jolly god.
The hours and wages of the on
side hands employed at the SingerlN
pulp and paper mills, this county
have been reduced, the hours from
ten to eight for day and the pa!
to S1.OO from $1.25 the reduction
to remain through the winter, anC
will probably be continued, as thu
business revival much talked of
must under present financial condi
tionssteadiiy approach the European
wage scale. With an 1nternationa
money international prices ar
inevitable. A question of time i
all.
Engineers have been surveying OF
the banks of the Susquehanna on tn
site of the old Maryland canal witt
view of establishing an electric
light plant. The old canal to b
opened from Bald Friar to Arl
Haven or the "Head" which i
about mile, for the purpose o
using the water power, which i
very great, there being a heav!
fall in that section Of the river.
The company who have this en-
terprise in view have also beel
pricing Charles Grubb's islanC
opposite BALD Friar, formerl,
known as GPnbb's Bar. Thei
purpose being to Fun q dam iron
the shore to the island in order t
make an additional feeder for tn
wa+ar nowap With the wing dan