The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-02-18

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attended the funeral of her brother
at Brooklyn, N. Y, last week.
Miss Lena Kimble entertained g
number of friends at her home neal
town on Monday evening last at q
valentine party. About fifty guests
were present.
Pencil Martindale of Colora and
r. q. Terry, of Pennington, are
both very low with pneumonia, but
the doctors think the critical stage
has been passed and they will
recover.
The merchants of Elkton are said
to be greatly annoyed over the Cir
culation of so many counterfeit
silver dollars. The banks report a
large amount of this money in cir
culation. This is some of the race
track fruit.
Brakeman John B. Lavender,
employed on the railroad construc-
ton work at Bacon Hill, had his
left leg crushed between the ankle
and knee, Friday, being run over
by car. He was taken to the
Hospital at Wilmington.
Fl. II. Bowden of Oxford, lost his
gold watch last Tuesday while rid
ing his bicycle from Oxford to Ris
ing Sun. The watch was found
near Barnsley by "Honest" John
Brown and returned to Mr.. Bowden
who literally reward the finder.
The County Commissioners of
Cecil county will notify the Penn
sylvania Railroad Go. that watch
man will be required at railroad
crossings at Charlestown and Row
landville. We know of no railroad
crossing at Rowlandville worthy of
the name.
Report says several canning es-
Establishments will be located at Con-
owingo during the coming season.
Chas. A. Andrews will remove his
plant from Cove to that point.
Edward Kirby, of Aberdeen, has
contracted for one hundred acres of
tomatoes to be canned at Conowingo.
William Coody, William Weiss
and Charles Klose, of Baltimore,
were arrested of Monday by Sheriff
Conoly. The boys were noticed get
ting into box car at Perryville by
the conductor, who locked the door
on them, and when the freight train
reached Elkton they were taken to
Jail.
Delegate JenEess has introduced
a bill in the House amending the
State veterinary law by extending
to the counties the provision in
force in Baltimore city, prohibiting
any one but qualified or licensed
veterinarian attending or prescrib-
ing for live stock unless giving his
services gratuitously.
The following names have been
recommended to the Governor for
the appointment of School Commits
sioner to succeed Mr.. Ash, the pres
ent incumbent: VIM. d. Bratton,
editor of the Cecil County News;
James P. Mccoy, of the First dis
trict; Geo. o. Carey, of the North
| East Star, and Geo. r. Ash.
The Elkton Cemetery Company
has elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year: Pres. &,
DIR. R. G. Mackall; secretary, John
Partridge; asst. secretary, w. II.
Mackall; treasurer, DR.. John III.
lamar; John S. Writ, Manly Dren-
men and Henry Vinsinger, execu-
tive committee; William III. Elder,
superintendent.
A very warm campaign is going
on it is reported for the Port De-
pOsit post Office. The candidates
are Miss Lizzie Atkinson, sister of
the present postmaster; Edwin
Boynton, Thos. Bond. Jr., Theo. J..
Vanneman and VIM. r. Coulson.
The matter will probably not be
settled before July when the term
of the present incumbent will
expire.
The Marylanders of Chicago have
a Maryland Association in that
city. The Association held recep-
ton at the Palmer House last week
when the following Cecil countians
were present Mrs. John Il. Owens,
daughter of Mrs. Anna lamar, OF
Elkton, Miss Corinne lamar and
Mr.. j. III. r. lamar children DR..
John II. lamar and Hiram Ru-
dulph Mccullough, brother of Miss
Mary Mccullough. Mrs. Owens
was one of the receiving party, Mr..
Mccullough was member of the
entertainment committee. DIR.
Owens is one of the vice presidents
of the Society.
The menu consisted entirely of
old Maryland dishes, including
twenty-five dozen Maryland bis
: cult, which were made in Elkton
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