The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-30
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, June 30, 1899.
MlNORLOCAIS

pension of SIS monthly to Rebecca
Garrittson, of lakewood.
Another small rain on Sunday
was great benefit to corn, potatoes
and other growing vegetables.
Stephen Woodrow, of Rowland
vile, has been granted govern
ment pension of IS per month.
Geo. P. Wright had horse die
with collie while returning from the
creamery last Saturday night.
Young Friends Association will
meet in school building next Sab
bath afternoon at 2:30 p. NJ. All
are invited.
Edward Bryde, of Woodlawn, a
brakeman on the p, w. & B. rail
road, had finger crushed while
coupling cars at Thurlow.
Spinal meningitis has made its
appearance in the First district.
Walter Cheadle has lost two horses
recently from the disease.
The oats crop is far below an
average this year. Many fields are
reported not worth harvesting.
Dry weather cut the crop short.
A temperance rally will be held
in Hopewell NJ. E. church on Sun
day, July 2. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. George Bowman
at 1920 a. III.
Congressman w. B. Baker, Rev.
W. G. Rooms and Rev. W. A.
Wise have accepted invitations to
speak at the Fourth of July cele-
bration at North East.
The National Bank of Rising
Sun will observe Tuesday next,
Independence Day, as a holiday,
and the Directors meeting will be
held on Monday preceding.
B. G. Stevens, of Caroline county,
has been appointed Census Super
visor for the Second district of
Maryland, which includes all the
counties on the Eastern Shore.
Samuel Daniels, of near Earle
vile, in jumping from hay loft
window to partly unloaded wagon
of hay, fell across the side of the
wagon and broke two of his ribs.
The alumni of West Nottingham
Academy has been Organized by
the election of the following officers:
President, j. A. Nesbitr; secretary,
H. f. Richards; treasurer, III. G..
Gillespie.
Harmony Castle, X. G. E -, has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: N. c., J. M. Holden;
V. c., F. M. Mahan; H. p, Alfred
Burkins; V. H., Samuel j. Terry;
S. H., S. E. Clayton; Trustee, w.
X. Terry.
The fourth annual convention of
the Maryland Bankers Association
will be held at Ocean City, July 20.
"Baby" Eckels, Cleveland's Comp
troller of the Treasury, will not be
there to tell how little he knows
about finance.
Sunday schools are increasing in
popularity in the Eighth district
A Sunday school-non.s ectarian-
has been organized at Conowingo.
A school at Pilot Town numbers
seventy pupils, with William
Gross superintendent.
John A. Nesbitt has been admit
ted to the Sophomore class at Laf-
ayette College, Easton, Pa. Horace
G. Gillespie has been enrolled at
Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more. Both are former students of
West Nottingham Academy.
The Rising Sun Council, D. of L.,
No. Is, will picnic at Gilpin's
Rocks on the 4th of July. All
members and their families and
friends are invited to be present.
For further particulars inquire of
the Councillor, G. j. Keen.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Oak
wood, elected the following officers
at their meeting Saturday night,
for term of six months: Council
Tor, e. H. Gosner; Vice Councillor,
G. A. Grubb; Warden, Daniel
Moore; Conductor, 7. II. Moore;
Inside Sentinel, Allen Dimpsey;
Outside Sentinel, Randall Barrow.
Detective McVey on Tuesday ar
rested, at Leipsic, Del, Mary Bar
rett, colOred, aged Is years. The
girl is employed in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Laffety and
was charged with setting fire to the
clothes of the months-old child,
on May 25, causing its death. After
her arrest she confessed the crime
and was locked up in Dover jail fol
trial.
The Board of Liquor License
Commissioners for Cecil county al
a meeting held in Elkton, on Tues
day, received applications from
Robert Rudolph for the Fountain
Hotel at Conowingo, Geo. Il. King
for Hotel Cecil, North East, anG
Charles G. Bayard for hotel, NORTH