The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-21
Friday, April II, 1899.
Ml<.ORLOCALS

A number of improvements in
Rosebank Cemetery, Calvert, are
meditated by the managers.
Prof. II. III. Howe, director of
the Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
has rendered his resignation.
B. G. Reynolds, of Oxford, has
sold his property at Pennington,
to Robert Harrington, for $1,000.
The w. G. r. U. will meet in the
lecture room of the church on
Thursday, April 81, at 2:30 o'clk.
John Williams, colored, who died
a few days ago near Glasgow, Del,
is said to have been 100 years OF
age.
Rev. Robt. Watt will deliver his
popular lecture, ga Cosmopolitan
Bug" in the Nj. E. church Friday
evening, April rs. Admission, zoe.
An infant daughter of Theodore
Sharpless, of Colora, died on Satu-
day last, and was buried on Mon
day at West Nottingham cemetery.
Owing to an injury received from
being thrown from road cart, Rev.
ID. r. Shaw was unable to fill the
pulpit at West Nottingham last
Sunday.
Mr.. A. p. Shockley, Of Elkton,
who recently underwent an opera
ton for the removal of a cancerous
growth from the face by an electric
needle, is improving rapidly.
The Orphans Court for Cecil
county was in special session at
Elkton on Tuesday. A number of
bonds were filed and approved,
and bills passed and ordered paid.
The white schools have all been
closed this week and the teachers
attended the Institute. All who
missed attendance were docked, or
will be, in their salary for lost
time.
Mrs Edna Hill, Secretary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Wilmington Conference,
will speak in the NJ. e. church on
Sunday evening, April 23d, at Z
o'clock.
The Pioneer Tennis Club met on
last Friday evening and reorgan
lied, electing the following officers !:
Prest., Evans Ewing; Secy., Miss
Hanna NJ. Kirk; Treas, Cecil E.
Ewing.
Magistrate Groves, of Elkton, on
Friday last sentenced Frank
Cooper, colored, to the Maryland
House of Correction for two years
for stabbing John Bowser on the
night of March 25th.
A colored man in the employ OF
Ross Martindale, near Colora, while
engaged in unhitching pair of
horses from wagon one day last
week, received a blow in the side
from the wagon tongue which broke
two of his ribs.
The following named persons
have been elected directors of the
reorganized Mccullough Iron Co.:
I'll. H. Haines, Henry Whitley,
George w. Mccullough, Huxley
Harvey, M. e. Walker, H. Tatnall
and Charles Foultz.
The Young Friends Association
of West Nottingham will hereafter
meet in the Normal school building
in Rising Sun, on the first Sabbath
afternoon in each month at 2:3O
O'Clock. All interested in religious
culture are invited to attend.
Arbor Day was celebrated by the
Jacob Tome Institute teachers and
pupils on last Friday. Three trees
were planted on the campus by the
big boys, after which ceremony d
carefully arranged program was
carried out, composed principally
of appropriate selections.
A branch of the National Unior
was organized in Elkton Monday
night with the following officers
Pres, Charles G. Wells; Sec, j
Harvey Groves; treas, Il. Slater
Mckinney; financial secretary
William Feehly. The organization
will be known as Elkton Council
of the National Union and has {
membership of twenty.
The Epworth League of Mt
Pleasant church has elected thu
following officers for the comm:
years: President, George Ingram
Vice Presidents, Harry Weldon
Clara Hines, Harvey Davis ant
Frances Fhayer; Secretary, Franz
Foster; Treasurer, Eta Smithson
Frank T. Curry was elected presi
dent of the Junior League.
The Fourth district of this count,
has its first Justice of the Peace il
the person of G. M. Senderling
The Fourth district is noted for it
peace loving society. Where Their
are no law courts there is no litiga
ton, and where there are no doctor
1os ~ hnn Il Of falr