The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-07-06

JuE1GS are COuutlll1llS ldllu dDoul
| ElktOn for the new railroad.
Alice Perkins and Willie Nc
Nance were awarded the scholar
ships at Elkton academy.
The Rising Sun w. G. T. U. will
meet in the lecture room of the
church on Thursday, July 18th at
2.30 o'clock.
The salary of the Elkton post
master is $1,000. That of Port De-
posit $1,000. These are the two
Presidential offices in the county.
Chas. E. Remmey and Maggie
A. Mauldin were married on Thurs
day, June %, at the residence OF
the BRIDES parents, North East, by
Rev. w. G. Rooms.
Mary Sprout, wife of Oliver
Sprout, of ConowingO, died Tues
day night 26th ult., of consumption
Mrs. Sprout was 81 years of age
and leaves one child.
When the large reservoir of the
Pulp works at Ellton was emptied
a few days since a number of fish
were captured one German carp
weighed nearly 10 pounds.
The Wheeler Comedy company
who advertised to exhibit in the
town hall on Friday and Saturday
evenings last failed to draw an
audience and didn't perform.
A ship canal across the isthmus
between Chesapeake and Delaware
bays is again being discussed, and
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
route is favorably considered.
James Lynch of Cecilton, has
been appointed by the county com
missioners as overSeer at the aims
house at Cherry Hill. John Everist
is the retiring overseer, and has
uSlu luc pOSllloH lOI SCNClol yCdIS'
Manly Drennen of Elkton, who
was appointed several weeks ago as
county treasurer by the county
commissioners entered upon the
duties of the office on Monday.
Benjamin Crawford is the retiring
treasurer.
Fred Strickland, of Providence,
had fine team stolen on Thursday
last week. 1t was hired by stout
German with a light mustache with
the understanding that he was tC
bring it back the next day. He
failed to do so.
Mr.. Chas. w. Wilson, builder
and contractor, has the contract fol
the erection of a fine store in Ok
ford for ID. M. Taylor and j. E.
Ramsey. The building will be 60
feet front and contain four store
rooms on the first floor.
Among the recent appointments
made in the Custom House at Balti-
more, are William L. Lee and
Walter G. Boyd of this county.
Their salaries will be $S40 and
1920 a year. They have both been
hunting Office for a number of years.
The employees Of Singerly's pulp
work at Elllton, when they heard
that Mr.. Singerly had been nominal
ed for Governor Of Pennsylvania,
borrowed a small cannon and fired
a salute in honor of the boss nomi-
nation. In November they'll not
fire.
Mrs. Kate Jannett Woods, author
of ''The Fair Maid of Marblehead, "
Chester Hepworth," CDR. Dick, y
and other novels, will lecture at
West Nottingham this friday
evening, at 8 O'Clock. Admission
% cents. Everybody will want to
hear a live novelist talk.
On Monday a jury was drawn by
Sheriff White to appraise the pro
perty of John Meyer, about two
miles south of Elkton, who refused
to accept the offer made him by
the railroad to allow the passing
through of the proposed Elkton
Middletown and Masseys Railroad
The jury allow Meyers $11OO.
The annual election of the direc
tors of the Elkton and Middletowr
Railroad was held at the Nationa
Bank of Elkton on Tuesday. The
following gentlemen were elected fol
the ensuing year:-Jacob Tome
Samuel Rea, Henry ID. Welsh
George S. Woolley, Samuel c.
Rowland, John III. lamar and Henry
III. Brady.
Mrs. Emma Lillian Cooling, wife
of Benoni Cooling, youngest son o
eX-sheriff Cooling of this county
died at her residence in Baltimore
on Monday 25th ult., in the 23C
year of her age. Mr.. and Mrs
Cooling had only been married {
little over two years.
/ The Coolings are an old and res
pectable Chestertown family.