The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-08-19
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Aug. 10, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

Colored meeting will be
held on the hill east of Conowingo
next Sunday.
Holt Bros. of Chester will bring
their steam merry -go-round to Ris-
ing Sun today.
The Carter paper mill, on the
Little Elk Creek, which has been
idle for several years, is about to
resume operations.
Chas. Warburton, son of VIM. T.
Warburton, Esq, of Elkton, has
been appointed a clerk in the Sec
ond National Bank.
The School Commissioners have
chosen site for the new school
house at Colora, east of the town on
the property of DR.. Crothers.
Clerk of the Court John G. Will
liams contemplates making an ad-
dition to his office by recently
patented type writer to be used in
recording.
John Hilbert, a middle aged Ger
man, employed by John Myers at
Frenchtown fell from straw stack
Tuesday afternoon and dislocated
his shoulder.
A large U. S. flag, 1Ox2O feet was
presented to the Junior Order of
A. O. U. M. of Cecilton, at their
last meeting by the ladies of Cecil
ton and vicinity.
S. p. Ryan & Son have the con-
tract for improving and remodeling
the old x Keys Hotel at Calvert.
The property belongs to Mrs. Cor
nelia H. Turner.
The fishermen around Kent Is
land Narrows are experiencing
much trouble with sharks. They
are said to be of unusual size and
of the man eating species.
A string of race horses passed
through town last Tuesday, belong
ing to Harry r. James and A. G.
Richardson of Berkeley, Hartford Co.,
enroute to Wilmington.
On Thursday of last week the
two year-old son of Hugh Barrow
who resides at the toll house at the
Hartford end of the COnOwingO
bridge, fell into the canal and was
drowned.
Prof. George A. Steele has been
reelected principal of the High
School, which is attended by schol-
ars from all parts of Cecil county.
Mr.. Steele is graduate of st.
Johns College.
John NJ. Terrell, agent, on Tues
day sold the "Sandy Hill" farm of
Geo. w. Sartain, between Elkton
and North East, to Frank Corriden
of the Singerly Stock Farm. The
price paid was 1925.
The 25th annual grangers picnic
will be held at Williams Grove, Pa,
Aug. 29-Sept. 3. The round trip
fare from Rising Sun is $3.50. Quite
q number of farmers with their
families will attend from this sec
ton.
Last Wednesday Miss Isabel Ell
lott, visiting with DR.. Kinks fam
ily, lost 50 bill on the streets of
Rising Sun and the following morn
ing Frank Kirk lost $5 bill some
where within the town limits.
Neither bills have been recovered.
Report says that a change is to
be made in the three divisions of
the p. w. & B. Railroad. Rumor
has it that the Maryland, Delaware
and Central divisions are to be con-
solidated with the New York divis-
ion so as to form one great division.
Fryer and Crothers purchased
the building which has been used
at Colora for a public school, at
private sale, after it had been with
drawn at public sale for want of
bids. The building is in close proX
unity to their new canning factory.
About twenty witnesses in the
Miller murder case, near North
East, have been held by Squire
Shippers, of that town, for their APP
pearance at the September term OF
court. George p. Hargraves, OF
North East is held in the Elkton
jail charged with the crime.
1t is stated that the Singerly Pulp
Mill at Elkton, which has been
shut down for several weeks, owing
to the lack of orders, will resume
operations about the first of Sep
TENDER. During theshut down most
of the employees have been out OF
work, and some have large families
The general store of Robert Nc,
Neal, at Cherry Hill, this county
was broken into Sunday night by
thieves and about 500 worth Of
goods was stolen. An entrance was
effected by prying open shutter
in the rear of the building. There
is no clue to the perpetrators.
Our fellow townsman John Gil
pin is the possessor of neat souve