The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-11-10
COJ NTY NEWS,
Friday, Nov. 10. 1899.
MlN.ORLOCATS

revival services ara being held
at Sylmar this week.
Twenty three tickets were sold
at this station for the Philadelphia
Export Exposition yesterday.
A game of football will be played
tomorrow at Colora between Colora
A. G. and Perrymans. Game call.
ed at 2:30.
The survey of the Bohemia river
has been begun by the U. S. sur.
vey boat Match.ess," and will
require three months to complete.
Mrs. Abraham Kelly, of New
Castle, Del, is growing new set
of teeth, seven new molars having
appeared. Mrs. Kelly is 70 years
of age.
The empty Stocking" Club of
Elkton has reorganized with Mrs.
r. e. lamar us president and Miss
Florence e. Torbert secretary and
treasurer.
r. G. Thackery, Esq, sold at
attorneys sale on Saturday, a small
dwelling and 81 acres of land owned
b. Priscilla Rawlinson, near Union
church, to Jos. f. Holt for $l15.
Cards have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. III. Hughes of Elk
tor, for the marriage of their
daughter Emma Blanche to Mr.. H.
Winfield Lewis, Wednesday even
ing, Nov. %.
While at work on his farm near
Port Deposit Edwin Boynton met
with painful accident one day
last week. He stepped backward
into hole and broke one of the
bones in his right foot.
A large sawmill has been erected
on the Ccpson Park property, in
the Fifth district, owned by Chas.
w. Shippers of North East. The
mill was erected by the Hardwood
Lumber Company of Chester, Pa.
Mary Perry was struk in the
head with a hammer and instantly
killed on Monday by Harry Wal
lac. The couple had been living
together tDeakyneyille, Black bird
hundred, Del, and had quarreled.
Mrs. Martha Porter, highly
respected lady OF Cherry Hill,
X widow of the late Richard c..
Porter, while coming down stairs at
her home Monday, tripped and fell
30 the bottom, being injured inter
nally. Her condition is considered
critical.
While at the seashore last July
George Valentine, Jr., of New Cas-
tie, was bitten by mosquito, but
the swelling occasioned by the bite
readily yielded to treatment. Blood
poisoning has recently set in and
the sufferers condition is regarded
as serious.
While at work in McClenahan
Bros. q Co.'s quarries at Port De-
post, Saturday afternoon, John
Taylor, colored, had his leg caught
in rope and severed at the ankle.
The unfortunate man was removed
to the Office of DIR. S. G. Fisher
where the leg was amputated below
the kee.
The barn on the Mount Nebo
farm, four miles north of Elkton,
owned by William Powell, was de-
stroyed by fire October 81, together
with this years crops and some
farming implements. The building
was insured in the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company of Cecil
County for 5000.
Congressman VIM. B. Baker and
Senator L. E. McComas have prom
ised the citizens of Elkton, through
committee that called upon them,
to use every honorable means in
securing an appropriation for the
dredging out of the Elk river. The
work at present being done is under
direction of the Singerly Pulp and
Paper Company.
A dredging machine from Ches-
apeake City arrived at the Elkton
wharf Friday evening, and is at
work dredging out the channel OF
the Elk River. Between Elkton
and Cedar Point the river has filled
up with mud during the last few
years as to be almost impossible
for 100 ton vessel, except on a
very high tide. 1t is proposed to
make the channel deep enough to
allow the largest size schooner tC
get TO the pulp mills with poplar
wood.
"Budd" Haines has purch ased
"Dick's point" situated at the
mouth of Octoraro creek, and is
cleaning the ground up, cutting
away the bushes, etc. He purposes
making fishing ground, or rather
clearing out the old hauling
grounds in the mouth of the creek
and on the river front. In addi
ton to this he purposes making a
handsome picnic ground. erecting
swings, putting up rustic seats,
huildinO "A dancinU povilion Will