The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-03-24
Ml\.ORLOCALS

in Oxford was reported last week
A furry of snow on Sunday
evening gave us a variety of Marcel
weather.
The State Geological Survey
Commission is now at work on the
mp of Cecil county.
The b. & O.. Railroad has stop
ped the pay car and in future viii
pay the employees by checks.
The Bayard Hotel property il
Elkton has been sold to William Il
Harriott, of st. Augustine, fol
$4,000.
The Orphans Court was in spec.
ial session Tuesday and passed
orders in various estates pending
settlement.
VIM. II. Citing has been ap-
pointed Justice of the Peace for the
Eighth district by Governor
Lowndes. Shake, Billy.
Sam'l. A. Taylor has purchased
from his father, |. r. Taylor, his
undertaking outfit and will conduct
the business in the future.
Sam'l J. Morrison has leased the
greenhouse property on Queen ST.
and resigned his position as town
bailiff and general utility man.
A money order from Matanzas,
Cuba, was received at the Elkton
postoffice last week. The order
was from w. Evans Frazer to Geo.
A. Blake, Esq.
The kindergarten of the Jacob
Tome Institute now commences at
$40 O'Clock il: the morning, instead
of in the afternoon as through the
winter months.
A steam-engine is being placed
in position on the p, w. q b.
bridge, at Perryville, to operate the
draw, the work having been done
by hand heretofore.
The meeting Of the association of
Elk councillors of O. u. A. NJ,
scheduled for last Wednesday even
ing, did not take place on account
of the bad weather.
Thieves entered the residence of
Mrs. James Merry, in Elkton, Tues
day night and carried off about a
wagon load of furniture which had
been left in the house to be sold the
next day.
At the town election he'd in
North East on Monday the follow
ing commissioners were chosen: T.
j. Abrams, DIR. r. G. Underwood
Isaiah Biddle, E. j. Campbell, B.
f. Thomas.
DR.. Edward H. Griggs will de-
liver free lecture at the Jacob
Tome Institute on Tuesday after
noon, 2Sth inst, at 3 o'clock. DIR.
Griggs will also lecture in the In
stitute on April LIST.
VIM. NJ. Pogue & Bro. have
commenced the erection of q shed
105 #. in length, to be used in con-
nection with their present stabling
for the livery business which they
will start in a short time.
Several flyers from the Newark
stock farm were recently disposed
of at Madison Square Garden, New
York. Two of the horses brought
$l,O75 each; two others $3.50 and
$500 respectively. Several others
sold for $500 down to 5000, the
lowest.
An Ellston boy, Lee Clair Green,
son of Thomas Green, experimental
with loaded shell by putting fire
to it. The shell exploded, tore off
one finger, wounded the boy in the
face and part of contents passed SO
close to his father as to tear a hole
in his coat.
The American Telegraph and
Telephone Company's men put four
new wires on the line which runs
through town this week. The com
pany viii! move its pay station from
Robert Tenants to Eli 7. Reyn-
olds' drug store, this bringing the
local and long distance wires into
one exchange.
The Girard Trust Company and
Henry Whitley, of Philadelphia
who were the receivers of the
Mccullough Iron Company for the
past four years, have been allowed
$4,000 as joint compensation fol
their services. The court took into
consideration that prior to the re
ownership Mr.. Whitley received
an annual salary of $1,000, ant
deemed it advisable to allow the
same amount to the two receivers
during the years they were il
charge of the company's affairs.
The Record says: "What cam,
near being a serious fire occurred
in Perryville on Saturday night
A lighted lamp in the store window
of the Frenchman Leon Lesondie
fell and broke. The oil took fire
and in "A moment the room was in /;