The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-30
NEWS.
Friday, March 30. 1894.
MINOR LOCALS


A few spar RATS have come down
the Susquehanna this spring.
The bill to amend the liquor
license law of Cecil county has
passed both Houses.
Leave has been granted Mr..
Mackie to introduce a bill in the
House relating to county commits
sionerS.
A freight car was broken open at
Elkton last week and several pairs
of shoes taken. The convenient
tramp is blamed.
The County Commissioners were
in special session on Tuesday of
last week considering the necessary
repairs to be made at the Jail.
Matthias Egnor 81 years of age
who made his home with his half
sister, Miss Mary Jane Ricketts, near
Elkton, died on Wednesday of last
week.
Isaac H. Alexander who was
committed to Jail several weeks ago
from the Eighth district, as being
insane, has been taken to the County
Insane Asylum.
w. X. Reckefus has received his
commission as associate judge of
the Orphans Court and will take
his seat on the bench at the April
meeting of the court.
Miss Estella Keilholtz, daughter
of Charles Keilholtz of Woodlawn,
has been elected President of the
Junior Glass of New Jersey Train
ing School for Medical and Surgical
Nurses at Camden, New Jersey.
The forest fires in the neighbor-
hood of Elkton have swept over
large extent of territory and des
troyed a great deal of young timber.
Suits against the railroad companies
are likely to be entered for damages.
Mr.. Harry Burns, a son of
Samuel Burns of Bay View, and
Miss Amy Nowland, daughter of
the late VIM. Rowland of this
county, were married on Wednes
day of last week at the home of the
bride at Bay View.
Messrs. A. I'll. Reynolds and
Albert Constable, Jr., have leased
the auditorium of Odd Fellows Hall
in Elkton. The enterprising young
men propose to introduce the drama
in Elkton by including the town in
regular theatrical circuit.
Mr.. George S. Mattingly, princi-
pal of the North East public school
has resigned his position, and Mr..
Frank I'll. Thompson, principal of
the Cecilton school has been select
ed by the trustees of the North
East school TO succeed Mr.. Mating
ly.
Mr.. Andrew Bradley and his son,
Andrew j. Bradley, residing in the
neighborhood of Elkton, were break
ing colt. They were driving the
colt hitched to road cart, when
the bit broke and the colt ran. In
attempting to Jump a fence the men
were thrown out and severely hurt.
The services in the Roman CathO-
lie church of Elkton held on Thurs
day morning of last week were very
attractive. One hundred little
children marched in procession from
the altar to the repository. The
little girls, who formed part of the
procession, were attired in white
gowns and wells and carried baskets
of flowers.
Governor Brown on Wednesday
issued proclamation, appointing
Friday, April ID, as Arbor Day.
The governor advises general tree
planting, and he especially recon-
mends proper observance by the
public schools. In connection with
the work of transplanting instruc-
ton in arboraculture by the teach
ers should be impaired to the
scholars.
The cold wave of Sunday and
Monday was an unwelcome visitor
after SO long a term of May-like
weather. Apprehension is felt fol
the early fruit, peaches, cherries
and plums. Snow fell in many
places, north and west of us, and
no doubt a good deal of damage has
been done to the early sown clover.
Reports from various points of Ohio,
Kentucky, Georgia and Texas say
that the cold spell has severely
damaged, if not entirely destroyed,
early crops of vegetables and fruits.
West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church seems to draw a very large
congregation every Sabbath morn
ing and the services are creating a
marked interest in religious matters
among the people for miles around
as new faces are to he seen and
strangers to be found in eloourag.