The midland journal., 1896-06-12
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, June IL. 1896.
MINORLOCALS

Liz dSScSSOIS uclu llIclI ALoC
meeting in Elkton on Tuesday.
The mail service from Childs to
Leeds this county has been discon-
tinued.
A string of twenty race horses
arrived at the Elkton fair grounds
on Sunday.
The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet Saturday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Bay View Sunday school will
hold festival tomorrow evening.
If stormy next clear evening.
The ladies of Zion M. E. church
will hold a festival on the lawn on
Wednesday evening, June 18th.
The June meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held at w. w.
Moore's near Colora last "wednesday.
A festival will be held at Pilot
Town ON Friday, June 26, for the
benefit of the Sabbath school and
church.
Children's Day services will be
held at Ebenezer M. e. church next
Sunday evening, 18th inst, at 7.3O
O'Clock.
John S. Writ, Esq, has been
chosen one of the vice presidents of
the Maryland Civil Service Reform
Association.
While thinning corn one day
recently Jesse Bidwell, of near Elk
ton, found on old coin bearing the
date of 1775.
Mrs. F. A. Ellis of Elkton slipped
and fell while descending a flight
of steps on Sunday morning and
broke an arm.
Mr.. VIM. M. Singerly contem-
plates building a school house at
Providence Mills, for the benefit of
the children of his employees there.
Alfred B. McVey of Zion had a
fine mare to die a few days ago.
He had two horses, a mule and
four head of cattle to die within a
year.
An impromptu dance was ar
rnnged by the young folks of Rising
Sun last Wednesday evening and
held at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
G. G. Sill.
The Sarah J. Clayton house on
Cherry st. was sold at mortgagee's
sale by the admr. on last Saturday.
Mr.. A. L. Duyckinck was the
purchaser for $1775.
Farmers are complaining of the
cut worm, heart worm, web worm,
grub worm and the whole family of
worms which appear to have made
a combined attack upon them.
Those who attended the teachers
examination last week are now
anxiously waiting to see where
they care at" Several who were
mentioned in last weeks issue did
not attend.
The barn of the farm of George
Sartin, near Glasgow, Del, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday after
noon, June Sd with all its contents,
including hay, grain and farming
implements.
Colora Lodge, No. 60, Knights of
Pythias, will hold memorial eXer-
cises in the hall at Colora Wednes-
day evening, June II, in honor OF
the late James T. Graham. The
exercises will be public.
The regular meeting of the G. l..
S. G. was postponed from last
Wednesday evening until this
friday evening, when it will be
held at the home of Misses FL. Jen
ME and Mabel Reynolds.
The recital by the pupils of Miss
Mary F. Gillespie at Thos. Riale's
last Friday evening was tiattering
testimonial to their teacher. The
program was well rendered through
out and the house was full to over
flowing.
The Western Union discovered
on Saturday last that their wires
had been cut on both sides of the
race track at Barksdale. The
tappers were preparing to work the
races to their own advantage had
their little game not been discovered
in time.
The new Board of Town Commits
sioners of Rising Sun met on last
Friday evening and elected J. G,
Hindman president, e. H. Worth
ington secretary, and III. H. Haines
treasurer. The next meeting will
be held on Monday evening, 18th
inst, to receive bids for street re-
pair, lamp lighting, etc.
Fred Dexter one of Elkton's
colored citizens who are making g
notorious record in the calendar o.
crime was sentenced last Friday tC
1S months in the House of Correc