The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-02-12

The Presbyterian cottage prayer meet
ing was held Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Pyle.
H. H. Haines has sold the house on
West Main street, lately purchased from
Senator Handy of Delaware, to Nathan
T. Britton, late of North Carolina.
Miss Mary w. Cameron, a teacher OF
school No. I, Ninth district, has forwarded
to the School Commissioners her resigna-
ton to take effect on the 10th inst.
Agent Walter T. johnson of Theodore,
has furnished Earlville public school with
Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary
and set of Chambers Encyclopedia.
The bridge on Big Elk creek near
Howard SCOTS in the Fourth district was
damaged by the ice and water on Satur-
day to such all extent that it has been
closed to travel
Judge Page at Salisbury has rendered a
decision that the Salisbury Building and
Lone Association must pay taxes OIL its
shares. The case will be taken to the
Court of Appeals.
Theo. Marshall, aged about So years,
died at his home at Battle Swamp on last
Tuesday. His funeral will be held this
morning at II o'clock. Services at the
house, interment at West Nottingham
cemetery.
| A fair will be held in Trinity A. U. M.
P. church, near Zion, by the trustees and
members on Monday evening, February
IS. The fair will open with concert
and the Burning Bush" containing seven
candlesticks. 1t will continue five nights
At the Friends Preparative meeting
held at the Brick Meeting House fifth day
last week. Mary S Martindale, Hannah
Griffith, Howard Brown and Jacob
Swayne were appointed representatives to
attend the ensuing monthly meeting to
be held at East Nottingham.
The following are the officers of Garfield
Relief Corps for the present term: Pres,
Rhoda v. Wilson, secretary, Mrs. L R.
Atkinson; treasurer, Carrie Cummings;
Sr. v. P, Mrs. R. T. Howard; Jr. v. p,
Carrie Kirk; Chaplain, Mrs. S. P. Ryan;
Conductor, Alice Hartenstine; Guard,
Mrs. c. w. Wilson.
The following delegates have been
chosen by the Port Deposit Water Witch
fire company to represent it at the State
Firemens Association Convention at
Annapolis in June. Messrs. G. A. Elm
wachter, S. A. Vannort, John l.. Taylor,
A. c. Phillips, Edwin Boynton; alternates,
Messrs. Samuel Fowler, John Foran. Jno.
Fisher, Rawlns Atkinson, Geo. Wentz.
Tn" nc liver of the Susquehanna Water
Power and Paper Company, D. c. Whar-
ton Smith, has filed his annual report
In it he states that from October I9, 1896,
to December 81, 1896, the gross profits
were $3.4S2.75, the net profits being
$275. so. Two pieces of machinery, cost
ing 81, 900, was included i'll the expendi-
lures. In wages there were paid $I6,-
eI957.
The ice gorge in Elk river swept the
old iron bridge down stream on Saturday
afternoon, carrying along with it two or
three yachts which were lying at the
wharf. The pleasure yacht 'Trilby"
was sunk at the wharf. The Impatient"
VIM. M. Singerlys yacht was carried
down to the mouth of Little Elk creek
and grounded. The boat was badly
damaged. The bridge was carried to the
mouth of Little Elk where it lies on the
bottom and obstructs the channel. The
county will be at considerable expense to
repair the damage done, all the result Of
laundering in placing the bridge so low
when it was moved to make room for the
new bridge which was tumbled into the
creek by former rise in the water, from
which forty tons of iron had to be fsAed
up.