The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-29
COUNTY NEWS
friday, Jan. % 1897.
MINOR

mission, 10c.
A branch of the Calvert Build
ing and Loan Association has been
organized at Chesapeake City.
An original pension was granted
to George w. Boulder of Elkton,
by the Pension Bureau on Monday.
The Methodists and Presbyter-
ians of Elkton have joined forces in
a seriesof revival meetings now in
progress.
Elias Renno the well known
timber sawyer has purchased %
acres of woodland in Coleraine,
Lancaster county.
Large focks of wild geese have
been feeding during the past week
in the wheat fields of James Clark
and John Fenton, near Elkton.
Rumor says the Elkton canning
factory will soon start up canning
confidence, in the hope of preserv-
ing the little which remains. Air
fighting might keep it.
The Kent County Farmers In
stitute was held last week in Ches
tertown.
When is the Institute to be held
in Elkton? Mr.. Amoss told us it
would be held in January.
Russell Grant, who is a clerk in
DIR. Whitaker's drug store at
Cherry Hill, was seized with a
sudden fit of coughing one day last
week which continued for over two
hours. His case looked serious for
time but he was finally relieved.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
has awarded to the Edge Moore
Bridge Works, Wilmington, the
contract for the construction of a
new steel bridge over the Susque-
hanna at Wrightsville to replace
the wooden structure destroyed by
a storm several months ago.
Rev. G.. B. Johnston, of the Phila.
Conference, will preach at Mt.
Pleasant NJ. Il. church, Sunday,
Jan. 31St, at 1880 a. NJ. and 7.30
p. M, and at Rowlandville NJ. E.
church at 2.30 p. III. The anniver-
sary of the re-opening of Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. Il. church will be celebrated
Feb. 9TH at which time Rev. George
Alcorn will preach at 1880 a. m.
and 7.30 p. N.
The storm of Wednesday night
of last week caused a freshet in the
creek that swept the ice out and
carried with it the trestle work
erected temporarily for the con-
struction of the new bridge at the
Scott Fertilizer Works, at Elkton,
throwinga large portion of the iron
work of the bridge into the creek.
1t will be no easy job to get it out,
as it lies in tangled mass at the
bottom of the creek. The accident
will cost the contractors $500.
A couple of dog catchers have
been appointed by the town com
missioners of Elkton. They are
provided with a net and commenced
operations last Monday. The dogs
they catch they put in dog prison,
keep the animals two days on bread
and water and if no owner appears
to claim the prisoners they are shot.
If an owner puts in an appearance
he is charged 50 cents for board and
so for officers fees, and the dog
must have a wire muzzle put on
him or he will be arrested again.
There is a nice opening in Elkton
for a bologna sausage and lard oil
factory. Fifteen dogs were cap
tured the first day.
There is many an odd order in
stituted now a-days. Here is one
of them. We presume they have
the tOmahawll, scalping knife, bow
and arrows.
On the last sleep of cold moon
G. S. ID. 405, Little Elk Tribe No.
so, I. 0. R. NJ, Cherry Hill, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: Prophet, G. III. Campbell;
Sachem, G. z. Jones; Senior Saga
more, T. w. Moore; Junior Sag
more, w. p. McFadden; Keeper ct
Wampum, j. Scott JamisOn; Chief
of Records, Frank E. Hill; Collector
of Wampum, j. L. Halliday; Trues-
fees, John F. Grant, Reese Z. Scott
and III. II. McFadden; Guard OF
Wigwam, G. w. Reeder; Guard of
Forest, John F. Grant; Janitor, NJ.
f. Magraw.
Chief Judge Geo. NJ. Russum was
in Elkton on Thursday of last week
and with Judge Stump heard the
argument of counsel for an appeal
in the Davis VS.. Tome Institute case
decided at the September term.
Owing to a disagreement between
counsel as to certain testimony, the
hearing was adjourned to be re-
sumed on Saturday, January 30, at
which time the witnesses will be
called for examination to prove The
disputed points. An act was passed
at the last session of the LegiSla
ture providing for the appointment