The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-13
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 13. 1880.
MlNORLOCALS

w CoC MALL oIIcct, GiHlOu, lids Dccu
sold to John Gilpin for So, 400.
James A. Merry, of Elkton, was
recently stricken with almost total
blindness, and it is feared that he
will not recover from the affliction.
Will Raglan and family, who
moved from ConOwingo to Balti-
more year ago, have returned to
that town and now occupy their old
home.
The personal property of VIM.
p. Haines, who conducts general
merchandise store at Pilottown,
was levied on and sold by the
sheriff last Wednesday.
At the closing of the last term at
Western Maryland College, Miss
Marion Clark, of Cecilton, led the
Sophmore class, with Miss Coving-
ton May, of Elkton, third.
NJ. f. Magraw, Great Senior Sag
amore, Improved Order of Red
Men, installed the newly elected
officers of Octoraro Tribe at Oak-
wood on Wednesday of last week.
The newly elected directors of
the Central Division Railroad are:
President, Frank Thompson; Direc.
tors, N. p. Shortridge, S. r. Dick
ey. 5. ID. Ramsey. J. u. Green and
L. V. Cooper.
The large American or bald
eagle which was shot by larence
Harrington near Pennington, has
been mounted by Geo. Sellers and
is now on exhibition at Il. T. Reyn-
olds' drug store.
The change of officers of the
Pennsylvania Railroad went into
effect January LIST. e. f. Brooks
has entered upon his duties as
General Superintendent of the
Maryland Division.
1t is now reported that the LIST
Md. Regt., which contains the
Elkton company, will be sent to
Manila, instead of Cuba as at first
stated. The Cecil county boys are
at present camped near Augusta,
Georgia.
Miss Lera White, of the Calvert
public school, has secured the SER
vices of Miss Cora Anderson, of
Cecilton, as substitute teacher until
her mother has recovered sufficient
ly from her illness for her to return
to her duties.
The Conowingo Bridge Co. at its
annual meeting held on Monday at
Conowingo, elected the following:
President, Philip 7. Bell; Directors,
Richard Il. Mccoy, John w. Bell,
James S. Patterson and Levi B.
Kirk. The latter was elected to
the vacancy caused by the death of
Jacob Tome.
The postponed dance held in the
Town Hall last Friday evening was
much enjoyed by those present.
The weather was such as to prevent
any from distance attending but
did not mar the pleasure of those
who participated. A harp orch
estra from Phila. furnished music
for the occasion.
Friday, December "a, was the
one hundred and fifteenth ami
versary of the day General Wash
ington. resigned as Commander in
Chief of the army. The ceremony
took place in the old State House
at Annapolis. In commemoration
of the noted event the flag was
hOisted over the dome of the State
House.
John NJ. Campbell, of Barnsley,
has leased the Tome warehouse at
Port Deposit, and will engage in
the warehouse business in that town
and act as agent for the Port De
posit & Havre de Grace Steamboat
Company. The warehouse at Syl-
mar which has been conducted for
a number of years by Mr. Camp
bell, will be under the management
of II. II. HambletOn.
The Citizens Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, of Cecil county, has
completed its annual statement to
the Insurance Commissioner of
Maryland. The policies in force
on December 3lst, aggregate $780,
454.79. The policies written in
1898 aggregate $l91, $1,000. There
has been but one 10 $, it amounting
to $1,000. The Board of Directors
are James S. Hopper, George A.
Blake, r. G. Lewis, John c. Hind
man and w T. Warburton. The
officers are w. T. Warburton, Pres
ident; r. G. Lewis, Treasurer;
Chas. f. Warburton Secretary.
The "Uncle Toms Cabin" troupe
which is travelling through this
section attempted "a fake game on
Q. S. Abrahams, of Woodlawn, a
few days ago. Mr.. Abrahams
keeps general merchandise store,
and while absent a representative
of the troupe called at the store and
inquired for him. His daughter
who was in charge during his alb