The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-12-16
MINDRLOCALS

cult Court opened on last Monday
The river at Port Deposit froze
from shore to shore last Friday
night.
The Jacob Tome Institute will
close for the holidays, Wednesday,
December 81.
Ice houses are being filled from
Hunters dam with first class ice
A! inches thick.
John Frazer, of Elkton, has been
awarded the contract to furnish
suits for the inmates of the Aims
House.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church of Port De-
post cleared S137 at the supper
recently given by them.
The Delaware Game Protective
Association intends stocking Del
aware with Tennessee quail and
Illinois rabbits in short time.
VIM. T. Mcclure has taken the
position as local salesman for the
Rising Sun shoe factory and has
been quite successful the past week
with sales at nearby points.
Ferdinand Trimmell stole two
watches belonging to Harry and
Walter Duhamell, of the First dis
trict. Trimmell is Is years of age.
His "time" is sixty days in Elkton
Jail.
DR.. S. J. Morris, of Rising Sun
M. E. church, will preach and ad-
minister the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper at Mt. Pleasant M /.
e. church Sunday, Dec. IS, at 2:30
O'Clock p. m.
The County Commissioners at
their session this week reelected
Hester Hess, of Elkton, counsel to
the board for one year at a salary
of 500. Complaints about damage
to roads were heard.
The prayer meeting services held
by West Nottingham Presbyterian
church during the winter at the
homes of members are now in pro-
gress. A meeting will be held at
the home of Mr.. A. l.. Duyckinck
this evening.
Burglars were forcing an entrance
into the store of Frank p. Price, of
Elkton, one evening last week.
The noise they made aroused Chas.
Boulder who lives near. He fired
on them with revolver and fright
ened the thieves away.
The directors of the Rising Sun
Shoe Mfg. Co. met last Friday and
elected the old board of officers for
the ensuing year: Prest., DR.. G. S.
Dare; Vice Pres, II. II. Haines, E.
G. Thomas; Secy. Treas, o. t.
Kimbell; Mgr. j. A. Thompson.
The store of Mrs. V. Hayden, at
Warn lex, was entered by burglars
on Tuesday night and about 500
worth of boots, shoes and other
merchandise carried away. The
, hotel of r. Delbert Aiken was also
entered and quantity of liquors
stolen.
Mrs. Mary Westman, the Oldest
resident of Lewisville, Pa, died at
the home of her son, Samuel G.
Westman, on Tuesday morning.
Dec. 6. She was in her S9th year,
and up to the time of her death,
which was the result of old age,
was in possession of all her faculties
Mrs. Julia johnson, colored,
aged fifty years, wife of w. John
son, dropped dead while at church
in Elk Neck, on Sunday, just after
having given in her experience,
during which she stated she felt
she had not long to live and hoped
she might enjoy the promised
reward.
Chronomous Alexander of the Sth
district while returning home from
Rising Sun last Friday, in an in
toxicated condition, collided with
Mrs. Wilmer McVey at Harrisville
He was thrown from the wagon and
fell to the ground, breaking his
hip. Luckily Mrs. McVey's horse
did not take fright and she escaped
without injury.
DR.. Herbert H. Ford of Wash
ington, son of Capt. Sam'l. Ford
of North East, has been appointed
to the medical staff of the regular
army with the rank of First Lieu
tenant of cavalry. DR.. Ford passed
the examination at the head of 6
class of 107 and was ordered tC
report for examination at the enc
of a year for promotion.
Some fine skating has been in
dulged in this week by the young
folks on Hunters dam. The ice OF
Monday was hardly thick enough
for safety and as result Bernie
and Eddie Effing, twin sons of FL
j. Effing, broke through and were
helped out by Howard Wilson wht
also broke in while assisting the