The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-12-18
NEWS
Friday, Dec. IS 1896.
MINORLOCALS

this section Of the county ON Tues
day night.
A young lady of Sylmar recently
won the second prize in a rifle
shooting match.
Four inches of snow fell in Elkton
and vicinity on Tuesday night
which started the sleighs.
AntitoXine the new remedy is
being used by doctors in this county
in cases of diphtheria very success
fully.
A caveat has been filed in the
Orphans Court against the will OF
the late John w. Tyson by the
heirs through their attorneys,
Constable and Thackery.
Mr.. John H. Terry and Miss
Allie Atkinson were married last
Wednesday evening at six O'Clock
by Rev. ID. Il. Shaw at the Presby-
terrain Parsonage, West Noting
- ham.
Our shoemaker at Rising Sun
has laid in new supply of stock.
He uses only Oak soles. Mems
half soles from 40 cents upwards.
Only first class stock used in new
work. Give him a call.
The third annual supper will be
given by the members of Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. E. church at the parsonage
on Tuesday evening, Dec. %.
Tickets, 25c. The public cordially
invited.
President of the town commits
sioners of Port Deposit, Samuel c..
Rowland, who was bitten by a dog
last week as he alighted from the
cars at Port Deposit, has gone to
Pasteur's Institute, New York, for
treatment.
A fire occurred at the residence
of George Foreacre, about two miles
west of Elkton on Friday morning
at 5o'clock. Considerable clothing
was destroyed and Mrs. Foreacre
had her hands severely burned in
putting out the flames.
B. Meade Wagenseller of Selins-
grove, Pa, spent several days in
Rising Sun this week, calling on old
friends. Mr.. Wagenseller was
formerly vice principal of the
Friends Normal Institute, but is
now teaching at Milton, Pa.
Home Council, No. 4, o. U. A.
NJ, invites the public to an oyster
and poultry supper, to be held at
the home of VIM. T. Mccullough
near Theodore, Thursday evening,
Dec. a. The X. of p. Band of
North East will be in attendance.
The progressive euchre club was
delightfully."- entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Hopkins ON last
Wednesday evening. Eight tables
were played and the honors of the
evening were carried off by Henry
S., Smith with Miss Fl. Marie Kirk
a close second.
Robert M. Cute, of Providence,
Cecil county, was stabbed on Mon
day in quarrel with Caleb d.
Thomas, of Pennsylvania, in the
abdomen and thigh The boys are
students at the West Chester
Normal School. A warrant has
been sworn out for Thomas arrest,
but he has disappeared.
Under the new town charter the
limits of Elkton were extended con-
siderably. Commencing at the
southwest corner of Gilpins' bridge
they follow the Big Elk creek to it's
junction with the Little Elk creek,
thence with the latter stream to the
Red Mill bridge, thence in a
straight line to Gilpins' bridge.
This last course was surveyed by
Mr.. Fred Haines, and boundary
stones marked &C." were placed
where the line intersects the county
roads.
Eight men were given a hearing
before Justice Groves, of Elkton,
charged with trespass against the
p. w. & B. Railroad Company
Six of them were arrested for loaf
ing in the round house at Perryville
and interfering with the employees.
Four of these were sentenced to
three months each in the House OF
Correction, the other two being
released. Two more were arrested
for trying to travel on the midnight
train Sunday night without paying
their fare. They were also released.
There are "a public schools in
Cecil county, with total of 131
teachers and 443S pupils, an in
crease in pupils over last year Of
SAG. Nearly all the schools are
full and many of them crowded
beyond their capacity. In quite a
number of the schools assistants
are badly needed, it being impos-
sible for the teachers to do justice
to so many pupils. Possibly the