The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-04-28
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gerous!y sick at his home near
near Pennington.
Harmony Castle, X. G. E., will
attend Rising Sun M. E. church in
a body next Sunday morning.
Jacob Todd, of Port Deposit,
caught a German carp Sunday
night which weighed 40 pounds.
John T. Davis, of Elkton, has
been granted an increase in his
government pension, from $6 to So
per month.
Samuel Morrison has a fine lot of
cabbage, tomato, lettuce and other
plants in his greenhouse ready for
setting out.
The large stables, barn, sheds,
etc., on the brickyard property of
Geo. S. King, in West Elkton, were
burned early Thursday morning of
last week.
William L. Hawkins, of Port
Deposit, was one of the graduates
at Lincoln University last week.
The subject of his address was
Goods Mission in Africa"
William Little recently had a
horse and wagon stolen from his
stable, near Hockessin, Del, but
the team was found hitched by the
road three miles from Wilmington.
The torpedo boat Marley, in COM
mand of Lieutenant III. Osterhaus,
passed through the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal Saturday enroute
to the Naval Academy at An
napolis.
Miss Harriet Wilde, instructor
in the kindergarten of the Jacob
Tome Institute, will resign her
position at the end of this school
year, and fit herself for the duties
of Il professional nurse.
Mrs. Cora Oldham, Miss Maude
Stebbing, Miss Lizzie A. Atkinson
and Miss Bulah Creswell have been
elected delegates to the State con-
vention of the Daughters of Liberty,
by Susquehanna Council, No. 8, Of
Port Deposit.
The following are the names of
the pupils of Monroe school, with
their averages, on the Honor Roll
for the month ending April Goth:
Carrie Woodrow, 1913; Ethel Way,
92.3; Ada Nickle, Oil; Elsie
Aiken, 9O.S.
Harry Emmord, of Aberdeen, a
member of the graduating class of
Jacob Tome Institute, was thrown
against the barbed wire fence and
badly cut while engaged in game
of basket ball, on the campus,
Monday morning.
1t is reported that the L. & G.
branch of the B. & o. railroad,
which at present runs from Childs
to Providence, will soon be extend
ed to Lancaster. The branch is a
paying one Notwithstanding the
Providence mills are idle.
The Obiziba farm, containing
44O acres, in the Fifth district, was
sold at mortgage sale at the court
house door in Elkton Monday, by
Charles McH. Howard, trustee, of
Baltimore. The farm was bid in
by parties representing the mort
gagee, Jane M. Carey, for $4,000.
The petition of W. J. SINNERS
for new road in the Ninth dis
trict, near College Green, was heard
by the County Commissioners on
Wednesday. There was opposition
to the road and both sides had
numerous witnesses and were rep
resented by counsel. The hearing
was held in the court room. No
decision has been reached.
T. Larry Aver of West Chester,
has received some of the fruit from
Quay's opium tree" Gov. Stone
this week appointed him Supt. of
Public Buildings and Grounds, at a
salary of 5000, as a reward for his
efforts in Quay's behalf. "Larry"
was at one time clerk in e. r..
Bufington's store in this town and
was well known in this section.
The following officers have been
elected by the Elkton Chapter of
the Epworth League: Pres, J HI.
Groves; LIST vice pres, Henry Vim
singer; End vice pres, Mrs. John
e. Alexander; Bird vice-pre Miss
Gertrude Smith; 4th vice-pres.,
Miss Lizzie McKenney; treas, j. r..
MahOney; sec., Miss Alice Perkins;
organist, Miss Lillian Alexander.
The will of the late Charles
Foard, who died at North East last
week, has been admitted to probate
in Cecil County Orphans Court.
The estate is estimated to be worth
between 100000 and 100000.
Isaac H. Foard and j. Murdoch
Clark are named as executors, with
annual salary of $1,000 each. Miss
Sarah FOard, sister of the de-
ceased, gets 800, 900. The estate is
divided principally among the rel
atives.