The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-12-24
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, Dec. Fl 1897.
Ml<.ORLOCALS
4 merry Christmas to all !

n merry CnflStmaS 10 all
VIM. r. Love has been appoint
. ed postmaster at ConowingO.
A great question will be discussed
tomorrow-the turkey question.
Willis d. Pulver. of Baltimore
has been admi ted to the Cecil Bar
VIM. B. Coleman has been ap
pointed postmaster at Chesapeake
City.
The term of George r. Ash az
School Commissioner will expire OF
January 4th.
J. S. Dabler is boring an artesiar
well on Harvey Riale's property or
West Main st.
T. p. Jones, Sr., has been ap
pointed postmaster at Cecilton,
vice G. n. Davis.
Fred T. Haines of Elkton, and
Philip Bond of Port Deposit, have
been admitted to the Cecil bar.
Owing to the falling off in attend
ance, Elkton Grange, No. 145, P.
of H., has surrendered its charter.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Cecil Farmers Club was held
Wednesday at Geo. w. Gifford's,
Zion.
The store of George Booth of
Elkton was broken into last week
and small quantity of goods
taken.
Thieves raided VIM. j. Cam
eron's poltry house, near Farming
ton, on last Sunday night and stole
seven fine turkeys.
The trustees of the Liberty Grove
public school have been applied to
for the use of the school house for a
lyceum this winter.
The Rising Sun public school
closed yesterday with a Christmas
tree and treat for the good boys and
girls-and they were all good.
Rev. w. A. Wise, pastor of the
North East M. f. church, has been
invited by the official board to re-
turn for another conference year.
B. F. johnson, son of eXSheriff
Samuel M. johnson, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Perryman
station on the Z. w. & B. railroad.
Joseph Schenk, who claims to
reside at Glasgow, near Elkton, was
arrested for stealing a horse and
buggy by the Washington police.
Mrs. Mary E. Sidwell, near Cal
vert, has filed a bill for a divorce
from her husband, David F. Sid
we'll, who is now resident of Del
aware.
Wednesday was the shortest day
of the year. The sun rose at 1924
and set at 4:4S, making 9 hours
and % minutes between sun rise
and sun set.
Thos. NJ. Tyson has sold his in
terest in the firm of Tyson & Blake,
merchants, at Mechanics Valley, to
L. Maxwell Field. The firm is
now Blake & Field.
All members of Harmony Castle,
X. G. E., are requested to be pres
ent next Monday night. The an
nual election and other business of
importance will be transacted.
Rev. B. f. Price, of Elkton,
recently celebrated his eighty
second birthday. Mr.. Price is the
oldest minister in point of service
in the Wilmington Conference.
Edward Kennedy, bridge car
penter, fell while at work on the
Susquehanna river bridge to the
water, distance of twenty five
feet, and was seriously injured.
The Maryland Clay Co. purchas
ed on Thursday of last week the
Kaolin property at North East, OF
VIM. T. Hildrup, of Harrisburg,
Pa, the price paid being $4,000.
The Sunday school children are
looking for visit from Old Kris
this evening and have made ar
engagements to give him a suitable
reception in the Sunday school
room.
Geo. r. Ash, as member of the
organization committee Ofthe Mary
land Public Health Association,
has been appointed organizer for
Cecil county, and will form a chap
ter at an early date.
1t is reported from Elkton that
George III. Fox is being actively
Endorsed for the position of post,
master at Rising Sun.
There is no man answering tC
that name in this town.
Chas. H. Smith, of 'Elkton, has
entered suit against John S. Settle,
of Leeds, for $4,000 damages.
The trouble grew out of contro
versy in 1895 between Mr.. Smith
and Thomas Settle, son of Mr.. John
S. Settle.