The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-26
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 20. 1897.
Mi<.OR LOCALS


Leeds closed last week for tn,
season.
Presiding Elder l.. E. Barrett
preached one of his eloquent ser
mons in the NJ. Il. church at this
place on last Sunday evening.
The ladies of Childs and commu
nifty presented Childs Council, No
80, Jr. o. U. A. M, with hand
some silk flag Thursday evening.
A social dance was given in the
Town Hall on Thanksgiving eve,
harp and violin music from Balti,
more being engaged for the occasion.
Home Council, o. U. A. NJ, will
hold a fair and festival in the coun-
Gil hall at Principle Thursday and
Friday evenings, Dec. I'd and Sd.
An infant daughter of Hiram
Shallcross of North East was chok-
ell to death by a piece of turnip
thrust into its mouth by an older
child.
The photographic entertainment
in the Mechanics Hall, Calvert,
last Saturday evening was SHINY
attended. The phonograph is not
drawing card.
Racing has been resumed at Iron
Hill. The New Year race meet
will be at Annapolis where lobby
rooms will be opened for the benefit
of the legislature.
Miss Martha Biddle, we'll remem-
bered as one of Cecil's most noted
school teachers, writes from Maine
where she is staying with relatives,
that she has been enjoying fine
sleighing.
Mr.. Albert Carter, who has con-
Quoted a general merchandise store
at Cherry Hill has sold his stock at
auction and returned with his
family to their old home at Liberty,
Maryland.
Rev. A. P. Prettyman, who is
finishing his fourth year as pastor
tor Of Zion M. L. church, has no.
tilted the official board that he de
sires a change of pastOrate next
conference year.
Dennis McGonigle, who is track
foreman from Iron Hill to Newark,
on the p. w. & b. railroad, has
been awarded a prize of $50 for
greatest improvement in track on
the Maryland division.
The congregation of the Zion
Presbyterian church will hold an
oyster supper in the academy build
ing, December 3rd. Proceeds for
benefit of the parsonage. If stormy
will be the next evening.
The Whitaker cornet band will
hold an oyster supper at North
East Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week. The Leslie and Prin-
cipio Furnace Cornet Bands will be
in attenance to furnish music.
New mail catching devices are
being erected along the line of the
P. w. & B. railroad. The new
apparatus not only holds the
pouches for the passing train but
catches them from the mail car.
Mr.. VIM. J. Smith, of Elkton,
met with serious accident last
Friday while out cunning. His
horse became frightened and in
trying to quiet it Mr.. Smith was
knocked down and badly injured.
DR.. Rittenhouse of North East,
removed needle which for month
had remained imbedded in the
right hip of an infant child of John
Murphy. The right leg had be-
come paralyzed and the child suf-
fered great pain.
The relatives of the late Charles
Henry Herbert, who was drowned
at Colchester on June 10th last
have entered suit against the Tol,
chester Steamboat Company and
the Colchester Improvement Com
pany for $4,000.
The case of the contested will OF
the late John w. Tyson, which was
tried at the March term of Court
at Elkton, but not concluded OF
account of a juror taking sick, has
finally been compromised. The
estate was worth about $1,000.
One night last week when Mrs
r. e. lamar, of Elkton, was pre-
pairing to retire, she discovered {
negro on the balcony, outside hel
window, peering through the blinds
She screamed and Mr.. Jamal
hastily securing his gun fired two
barrels at the departing intruder
Not being an expert at quick firing
the night visitor escaped. Hat
one of our champion brick ba
gunners handled the gun he would
have brought down the game.
D. G. G. T., Harry Foreman
with the assistance of mis- sistel
Miss Carrie Foreman, and Mr.. Geo
w. Hamilton of Perryville, insti