The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-06-24
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, June FL, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

master is to continue another veal
at $1,000.
The non-jury term of the Circuit
Court began and ended on Monday
in a few hours.
Report says large meteor fell q
short distance from North East or
Monday night of last week.
John L. Moore, of North East
has been appointed Deputy Collec-
tor Of Internal Revenue at BALTIC.
w. R. Citing and Albert G.
Reynolds have been appointed reg
listers of voters for the Eighth dist.
A dance will be held at Happy
Valley Park, Port Deposit, this
evening, June "a, commencing at
s O'Clock.
The Senior Order of American
Mechanics organized a lodge at
Conowingo on Thursday night OF
last week with 80 members.
While picking mulberries on a
steep hillside Ward Abrahams, of
Port Deposit, fell distance of 20
feet and severely injured one of his
thighs.
Prof. M. S. Harper, for several
years past principal of the Chesa-
peake City public schools, has sent
his resignation to the school ex-
aminer.
Mr.. Albert N. Vannort and Mr..
B. T. Caldwell have been appointed
by the Supervisors of Election reg
listers of voters for the Port Deposit
precinct.
Haines q Kirk are improving
their hardware store by removing
the old "double- deker" porch and
replacing it with new one which
will extend over the pavement.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Ebenezer M. r.. church on
Sunday afternoon, June 26, having
been postponed from last Sunday
on account of rain.
The three race tracks of the Key
stone Racing Association, located
at Iron Hill, are to be sold by
Sheriff Conoly for non payment of
taxes. How are the mighty fallen!
Chas. B. Finley, Jr., son of G. B.
Finley, cashier of the National
Bank of Elkton, has enlisted in
Barclay Warburton's Company,
Battery A, Pennsylvania Volun-
teers.
The members and friends of Octo
raro NJ. E. church will hold fes-
tival on Saturday evening, June %,
on the ground adjoining the church.
Music will be furnished by Colora
Brass Band.
Members of Harmony Castle, K.
G.. e., are requested to be present
on next Monday evening, as the
semi annual election and other bus
mess of importance will be brought
before the Castle.
Early Sunday morning the store
of Frank Vanzant, at st. Augustine,
this county, was broken into arous-
ing the clerk, Claude Beaston, who
fired at the intruder, wounding
him in the shoulder.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Pleas
ant Grove M. E. church will hold a
cake and ice cream festival on the
church lawn Wednesday evening,
June 20. If stormy it will be on
the following evening.
In stepping from the train at
Port Deposit, on Friday evening
last, George Wilson slipped and
rolled into the run near the Jacot
Tome Institute, being seriously in
jured about the head.
Corporal VIM. B. Miller, of Com
pany E, First Maryland Volunteers
left Elkton with squad of fifteer
IcCfultS oH SATURDAY, lol lIdotou
where the physical examination fol-
all Eastern Shore recruits is held.
The students of Churchsidt
Academy, Zion, gave closing en-
tertainment on Thursday evening
of last week, after which they
were entertained by Miss Bechtel
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M
T.. Carhart.
Bass and rockfish are reported tt
be very plentiful in the Susque
hanna and fine sport is enjoyed by
the rod and reel men who visit the
Octoraro Junction, COnOwingo
Bald Friar and other fishing resorts
on the river.
Charles r.. Carter and George
McQuilken have leased the Garter
Paper Mills, several miles north o
Elkton, on the Little Elk creek
and will commence work at once
employing large number of hands
The mills for a number of years
were owned and operated by the
late I. ID. Carter.
The County Commissioners hav,
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