The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-04-22
COIJ NTY NEWS,
Friday, April ~ 1898.
MI Ok LOCALS


of Sl2 per month has been allowed
Lizzie s. Benjamin, of Leslie.e
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet in the lecture
room of.the church on Thursday,
April 2Sth, at 2:3Q O'Clock.
Thieves entered the house of Mr..
James Abrams, of Bay View, on
Sunday morning while the family
were at church and ransacked the
house but secured nothing of value.
Mrs. Reuben Haines of Elkton
was frightened one night last week
by surprising burglar in one of
her rooms. The fellow ran and
jumped from a window, making
good his escape. He got no plumber.
The Orphans Court was in spec
ia session Tuesday, the full Board
being present. The sale of the real
estate of John Kirk was confirmed,
the bond of w. p. Dean as coroner
was approved, and sundry claims
passed against estates.
The directors of the Port Deposit
Electric Light Company have elect
ed Ropert L. McClenahan presi-
dent, to succeed the late Jacob
Tome. John McClenahan was
elected secretary and ID. G. Wilson
treasurer and superintendent.
The following pupils were in
attendance every day last term at
the Rising Sun public school: Lucy
Gillespie, Marjory Effing, Mollie
Keen, Della Jenkins, Chalmer
Reynolds, Bernard Effing, Edward
Effing, Percy Chapman, Harry
Effing, Allen Kirk.
A post Office has been established
at what is known as "Kansas" in
the Fourth District. The postal
authorities gave the name of Blake
to the new office as a compliment
to Geo. A. Blake, Esq, who was
largely instrumental in having it
established. James M. Ewing is
postmaster.
The Elkton pulp works shut
down temporarily last week, on
account of a lack of funds to de-
fray running expenses. The works
are expected to open this week
again and will be kept running till
the present supply of poplar wood
on hand is used up, which viii last
nearly a.year.
Tickets for the Edison vitagraph
entertainment in the Town Hall
Saturday evening, April 30th,
under the auspices of the X. G. E.,
are selling rapidly. Persons wish
ing to secure seat in advance
should avail themselves of the op,
portunity at once. Admission,
35c; children, zoe.
At meeting of the trustees of
the Jacob Tome Institute, Port De-
posit, Mr.. Harry A. Nesbitt was
elected member of the board in
place of the late Hon. Jacob Tome,
the founder of the institution.
Henry G. NeSbitt was elected vice
president and w. w. Hopkins
treasurer. Mrs. Tome is president
of the institute.
The executive committee of the
Maryland Democratic Editors
Association has selected Leonard
town, st. Mary's county, as the
place for the annual meeting early
in June. Two members of the asso-
citation have died since the last
meeting, Egnatius S. Wilson, of the
Marlboro Gazette, and VIM. w.
Busted, of the Centerville Oh
server.
Commissioner John S. Rossell,
formerly of Elkton but now of Will
mington, has sent a copy of the
municipal commission charter of
Wilmington to Hon. William j.
Bryan asking his opinion of it.
Mr.. Rossell informed Mr.. Bryan
that the commission in drawing the
charter were guided largely by his
lecture before the Delaware Legis-
lature on the science of government.
Mr.. Bryan replied that he will be
glad to examine the charter.
Mr.. Rossell is leader of the old
gold democrats of Wilmington. Ii
he consults Bryan much on political
matters he is likely to drop away
from that echo of the old Maryland
aristocracy.
While L. H. Reynolds was work
ing at DR.. r. r.. Crothers', neal
Colora, last Saturday, putting in
some plumbing fixtures he tossed
his coat on a bench at the rear OF
of the house. Shortly afterHard
the Doctors little son came run.
ming up with the information thai
the coat was on fire. Mr.. Reynolds
hurried to the bench and found his
coat in ii blaze and only after con
siderable difficulty was the fire eX.
tinguished. Then arose the ques
ton as TO how the garment caught
fire as there were no sparks ABOUT