The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28
COU NTY NEWS,
Friday, Jan. %. 1S9 8.
Ml>OR

Jesse west has been appointed
postmaster at North East, succeed
ing Samuel Sturgeon.
The property of the Stephenson
Wrench Company at North East is
to be sold at Sheriff's sale,
The Episcopalians of Port Deposit
are agitating the question of build
ing a new church and rectory.
Look out for green goods swim
oilers who are mailing their tempt
ing letters from Allentown, Pa.
The latest catch penny is "The
Ten Cent Laugh" There was one
held at Boulden's Chapel OIL
Wednesday evening.
The pupils of the Cecil County
High School have packed a box to
be sent to the Cuban suffers, as have
also the pupils at the Elkton public
school.
In the shooting match at Aber
deem last Tuesday the Charlestowr
club came out victorious, with
Rising Sun in second place. Six
clubs were contesting.
On Sunday Tony Crothers of the
Ninth district, fell a distance of 20
feet through hatchway in Harvey
Reeder's barn and was rendered
unconscious for over an hour.
The Eagles of this town will hold
one of their popular "nest warm
ings" next Monday evening. A
special literary program and re-
freshments have been prepared and
q jolly good time expected.
The U. S. battleship "Maine''
which has been ordered to Cuba, tC
protect American interests there,
has among her crew of officers a
Rising Sun boy, John Kay, who is
one of the chief machinists.
David Allen, young man of the
First District has been committed
to the Insane Asylum at Cherry
Hill in u demented condition. II
is thought his case is durable. He
has wife and two children.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given by the pupils OF
Fair Hill school in the school house
this evening. The entertainment
includes the presentation of the
drama "The Sweet Family"
The amount of dog tax collected
has fallen from 1878 in 1898 tc
$246 in 1897. If dog tax is to con.
tinue any more than a farce a
special rule will have to be made
by the county commissioners.
1t is reported that a watering
trough for horses is to be put in the
square by the Port Deposit Town
Improvement Co. The "square" is
the open space in front of the Press
Office, and is square more by cour.
tesy than geometrically.
II. H. Haines effected sale, OF
exchange, of two properties this
week. Samuel Hambleton pur.
chased the Handy property or
Cherry street, formerly occupied by
Frank Smedley, and sold his farm
of 1913 acres in the Ninth district tC
w. j. SINNERS.
The names of Geo. A. Blake, VIM
M. Fulton and James A. Mackey
have been submitted to Governor
Lowndes by the Republican State
Central Committee Of Cecil county
for the Office of School Commission
ers of Cecil county. Mr.. Blake i.
a member of the present board.
Edward Mahoney, Jr., had {
runaway at Childs on Wednesday
of last week while crossing the B
& o. railroad track. His team
frightened at an approaching trail
and ran away, upsetting the Wagon
load of straw he was hauling ant
throwing him some distance, bu
fortunately not seriously injurins
him.
E. M. Hunt was employed TIVE
days this week fitting up e. T
Reynolds house and store will
pipes for the use of acetylene, tn,
new and brilliant illuminant, ;
description of which we gave las
week. The plant was put il
Wednesday and the store Lighted
by it that evening attracted mucl
attention.
Mr.. Henry Wilson Archer, o
Bel Air, was killed Wednesda.
night of last week by the upsettins
of his buggy while returning to hi
home. Mr.. Archer was 43 years o
age, and at the time of his dealt
Was county surveyor. He was ais
a member of the Hartford count,
bar, but devoted most of his tim
to civil engineering.
A preliminary meeting for tn
organization of a council of Daugh
tiers of Liberty will be held in X
G. E. hall on Wednesday evening
Feb. 2. The ID. of l.. is an adjunc