The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-06-17
MINORLOCALS

Democratic primaries are called
for June 25th.
The Mizpah Club of Pennington
will hold picnic at Gilpin's Rocks
today.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Ebenezer next Sunday
evening.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
June meeting at w. w. Moore's
on Wednesday.
Passmore & Gillespie have placed
a set of Fairbanks five ton scales at
their warehouse at Nottingham.
A new granary on the farm of
Isaac Gibbs on Bohemia Manor was
struck by lightning Saturday morn
ing and badly damaged.
Charlotte Thompson, colored, has
been committed to the House of
Reformation on the charge of vag-
rancy, by Magistrate Groves of
Elkton.
Mrs. j. e. Hyatt has cactus in
full bloom which presents a beau
tiful appearance with its profusion
O. blossoms, there being more than
365 on the plant.
Report says that Rev. VIM. T..
Hammond, of Ebenezer, has fallen
heir to a considerable sum of money
by the death of his uncle, Edward
Kenneth Of Philadelphia.
The McClenahan & Brothers
Granite Co., of Port Deposit, has
been awarded a contract to furnish
sinkers for 600 buoys for the Fifth
lighthouse district at 81, 1857.
While helping a child from a
wagon Hosea r. Smith, of Appleton,
was thrown to the ground and sus-
tanned a fracture of the col ar bone
by the sudden starting of the team.
The State Comptroller has made
the quarteHk distribution of school
funds for the quarter ending June
18th. The total amount distributed
was $2S2, 429.S4. Cecil county's
portion was $7,S7492.
John S. Writ, Esq, of Elkton,
has been appointed a member of the
Fifth Regiment Armory Commits
sion. The commission will have
charge of the work of erecting a
new armory in Baltimore.
While coupling cars at Elkton
station Monday morning, brakeman
J. H. Wallace, of Wilmington, had
his fingers badly smashed. He
was sent to the hospital at Will
mington where the mangled fingers
were amputated.
The pupils of North East school
have purchased a flag which will
be unfurled over the school build
ing on July 4th. The ceremonies
will be in charge of Prof. Fockler.
Geo. A. Blake, Esq, president of
the school board, will deliver an
address.
Fire broke out in the woods of
Edward M. Clark, near North East
on Monday, and consumed about 60
cords of wood, besides burning over
and damaging several acres of
woodland. The fire is supposed to
have started from the coal pits in
the woods.
Arthur George Brown, John S.
Writ and Benjamin A. Brown have
been decided upon for appointment
as board of examiners for admission
to the bar, by the judges of the
Court of Appeals. The appoint
ments are for one, two and three
years respectively. After the ex-
piration of these terms the court
will appoint annually one examiner
to serve for three years.
Monday was observed as memoir
ial day by Fellowship Lodge No.
AZ, Knights of Pythias, of North
East. The members of the lodge
marched to the Episcopal and
Methodist cemeteries and decorated
the graves of departed members,
after which addresses were made at
the lodgeroom by Rev. Ernest
Greenfield, of Colora Lodge, and
Rev. w. T. Hammond.
Nine residents of this town were
summoned to appear before the
Orphans Court at Elkton last
Wednesday in a suit brought by
Jos. e. Clayton against the estate
of the late Sarah j. Clayton. The
amount of the claim is $144O for
labor. At the request of the
plaintiff the case was postponed
until next Wednesday, to allow
time to secure another important
witness.
The new steamer Susuuehanna