The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-09-09
COU MTY NEWS,
Friday, Sept. 8, 1898.
MINORLOCALS

term.
The Jacob Tome Institute will
open next Wednesday, Sept. IA
with 900 students.
Alvey II. Tyson, of Colora, has
received an appointment on the
Baltimore police force.
The contract for building the
public school at Colora has been
awarded to Sam'l. M. McCardell.
The new iron bridge over Mill
creek, in the Seventh district, near
Perryville, has been completed, and
is now open to public travel.
The Harvest Home or farmers
picnic which has been held at
Black Barren Spring for several
years will not be held this season.
The Sunday School convention
for Cecil county will be held at
Charlestown ON Sept. "a and %.
An interesting program is being
arranged.
The First Maryland Regiment
left Fortress Monroe Wednesday
evening for Camp Meade, Middle
town, Pa. The baggage was sent
forward Tuesday.
The American Mechanics of Cal
vert are preparing to hold fair
and festival next Thursday which
they propose shall eclipse all for
mer efforts in that line.
While shifting at Glen Riddle
last Monday a Car loaded with lum-
Der was derailed, blocking the track
and OBTAINING the evening train due
at Rising Sun at 1903 until $50.
A party Of young men from Phil
adelphia and Baltimore are contem-
plating erecting a fine clubhouse
along the Elk river, between Plum
and Oldfelds Points. If a proper
site can be purchased it is the aim
of the club to erect the finest build
ing of the kind in the State.
William Brice, while threshing
at Leroy England's barn, near Zion,
last week, stepped on false tie
which turned throwing him to the
floor, distance of fourteen feet, on
his neck and shoulder. His arm
was seriously sprained and he was
badly stunned and shaken up.
The Republican State Committee
met in Raine's Hall, Baltimore, on
Thursday for the purpose of elect
ing chairman to succeed Mr.. Nor
man B. Scott. Senator Wellington
was elected as his successor. The
State Central Committee for Cecil
county are VIM. J. Smith, Joseph
L. Wells, Isaael r. Dean and FL.
I'll. Haines.
Mr.. Arthur G.. Birkhead, who is
in charge of the Elkton branch of
the shirt factories of which his
father, George Birkhead, is pro-
prietor, is now in Elkton making
arrangements to start the plant on
West Main street. Owing to the
failure of the print mills to supply
the cloth, the factory was unable to
begin operations this week.
Appeal.
The case of Mrs. Eliza Keetley of
near Sylmar, charged with the
burningof Gallagher's barn last fall,
was ignored by the Grand Jury at
West Chester last week.
The infanticide case, in which
w. D. Gallagher is charged with
the crime, will be heard at the next
term of court at West Chester.
The defendant has furnished bail in
sum of $1,000, his bondsmen being
Cooley Citing and Abel Morris.
Geo. G. Reynolds is home from
Williams Grove farmers picnic,
full of enthusiasm over the grand
display of farm products, &C., the
great out-pouring of Pennsylvania
farmers, and fine speaking at the
meeting. He thinks if Maryland
farmers had some of the "get up'
of the Williams Grove people they
would be a factor in public affairs.
The attendance was. from 10000 to
10000 and the affair better this
year than ever.
The Executive Committee of the
Sixth District Anti License League
met in the chapel at West Noting
ham on Monday evening. E. r.
Burlington resigned the chairman
ship of this committee and Lloyd
Balderston was chosen in his stead.
Geo. Balderston read portions OF
the proposed license low for Cecil
county. On motion the chairman
added the following named gentle
men to the three appointed by the
County Executive Committee, to be
known as the Business Committee,
which will meet in the chapel al
West Nottingham next Monday
evening: E. r. Burlington, Geo.
BalderstOn, III. II. Haines, John L.
Stephens and H. III. Kirk. The
members appointed by the County
Executive Committee are, Edwin