The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-04-13
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, April LIZ. 1894.
MINOR LOCALS


poses opening drug store at Conowingo
The New Castle Presbytery will mee1
in Pocomoke City on next Tuesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A mad dog turned up in Elkton on
Monday and bit a pig and dog before
the animal was killed.
The railroad engineers started at Elk
ton depot on Monday to locate the line oil
the new Elkton, Middletown and Massey
railroad.
Mrs. John w. Passmore of Columbus,
Ohio, and her two youngest daughters
are spending few days at her mothers
at Calvert.
Racing Ayonnd the World tonight.
John Hunter is preparing to put in
machinery for manufacturing roller flour,
in the Haines mill near this town which
he recently purchased.
The chapel at Old Harmony, near Row
landville, was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies on Sunday, April Ist. A large
meeting attended the ceremony.
The members ofHopewell M. E. Church
gave their newly appointed pastor, Rev.
Geoghegan, reception at the parsonage,
Thursday afternoon and evening of last
week.
Miss Lizzie S. Paul, who has been the
teacher at Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck, for
the past seven years, has resigned. She
will be succeeded by Mrs. Mile w.
Wamsley.
The Sunday School at Liberty Grove
was organized for the summer campaign
last Sunday. Stephen F. Woodrow was
reelected superintendent. He has served
in the capacity for number of years.
Messrs. c. c. and A. L. Crothers have
moved their Office from the Gilpin build
ing, Elkton, into the Cruikshank man
sion, lately purchased by them, now oc-
cupied by w. W. Burnley.
A rat got into Prettyman Bro s money
drawer at Milford one night lately, and
chewed up $40 bill. The pieces were
sent to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington and the firm received a new SO
bill in return.
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just been completed by the River and
Harbor committee of the House makes
an appropriation for survey of the river
from Havre de Grace to a mile above Port
Deposit to ascertain if possible what can
be done, ifanything, to prevent ice gorges.
Thomas Mcdowell who died at the
Pennsylvania Hospital i'll Philadelphia,
Monday of last week, was brought to his
home near Liberty Grove, and buried from
his late residence last Friday. The funeral
services were held In the chapel of the
Presbyterian Church, Rev. D. E, Shaw
officiating.
An accident occurred last Saturday at
Colora which might have proved fatal.
Workme1 were roofing the bone mill with
felt when one of them slipped off, falling
IS feet He escaped with bad shaking
up and a severe shock, ard was not
seriously injured A later report claims
he was badly injured.
The fishermen are moving for a fast
route between the fishing grounds OF
upper Chesapeake bay and Sassafras river
and the Philadelphia and New Work
markets. 1t is proposed to carry the fish
by small steamer from Betterton, Kent
county, to Perryville, Cecil county, where
connection with trains will be made.
At the auHuai meeting of the stock
holders ofthe Elkton Cemetery Company,
the following officers were elected! Or.
r. c. Mackall, President; John Partridge,
Secretary; DIR. J. II. lamar, Treasurer;
Thomas Drennen, VIM. II. Elder, Henry
Vinsinger, Executive Committee. Mr.,
Eder was reelected superintendent.
James Craig, colored, has been sent to
Jail for sixty days by Justice CleaveE for
stealing fifty cents from Sebastian Haaga.
And the county has undertaken to board
him sixty days for nothing. A rather
dear so cents. Our criminal laws need a
thorough overhauling and reforming
They are the relics of rude, barbarous
age.
Prof. Watson W. DeaVeeS in 7ozOn
Hall this eaenfng.
The annual town election for president
and two members of the board of town
commissioners, to serve for two years
each, was held in Elkton Monday. Geo
A. Blake president, Justice Dunbar and
!. w. Perkins commissioners were elected
Only 323 votes were polled, as against 43t
cast at the election last year. The new
board will meet and organize after the
first Monday IN Say and will have the
naming of town treasurer and tow
bailiff. Ex-sheriff w. T. Boulder, the
present incumbent, will probably be the
successful candidate for bailif. For treas
urer there are several candidates. The
Office of bailiff pays $5ooper year and thai
of treasurer $500.
The weather of this week has made hare
times for the commonwealers, but the