The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-20
MINDRLOCALS

The Weldon property, in Cecil
ton, has been purchased by VIM. FL.
Pearce, Jr., for $3.50.
The Parthenian literary society
of the Rising Sun public school will
meet this afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas Hemphill, widow
of the late Thos. Hemphill, died at
her home near Iron Hill on Mon
day morning.
The Elijah Hester farm of 70 acres
near Rising Sun, was sold at trus-
tees sale last Monday to Wilbur
w. Maxwell for $500.
The steam mill of the Mccullough
Iron Co., at North East, has re-
sumed operation after having been
closed for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle and
daughter are spending a few days
this week at Old Point Comfort and
other points in Virginia.
The prices realized at the public
sale of material on the Fair Ground
at EIkton, last week, were low and
many of the articles were bid in by
the Association.
"Bud" Haines has removed the
shop from his Pearl street lot and
taken it to the mouth of the Octo-
raro where he intends erecting
"hotel" for fishermen.
Rev. Harvey w. Ewing, formerly
pastor of Tome M. E. church, will
be compelled to resign his recent
pastorate in Covington, KY, on
account of his wife's health.
Frank r. Scott, president of the
Scott Fertilizer Company of EIkton,
has been elected director of the
National Bank of Elkton, to sue
coed the late Robert G. Lewis.
The quarterly distribution of the
public school tax has been made by
Comptroller Goldsborough. Cecil
county received 81, 461 90 for white
schools, and $690.72 for colored
schools.
The contract for alterations and
Improvements in the First National
Bank building, at Elkton: has been
awarded Levi o. Cameron. When
completed it will be one of the
finest bank buildings in the State.
Services will be held in Octoraro
M. E. church, as follows: Sunday
school Oct. %, at 200 p. III.
October %, Sunday school at 200
p. H., preaching at 300 p. m, fol-
lowed by love feast. Everybody
welcome.
David G. Brown, of Richards
mere, was severely injured by fall
ing under land roller last Tues
day. The roller passed over his
head and dragged him some dis
lance, cutting and bruising him
seriously.
A warrant was sworn out on
Monday for the arrest of Mrs. Mary
Feehly, of Singerly, on the charge
of selling Intoxicating liquor on
Sunday. Her husband is under
bail for appearance at court on a
similar charge.
The receipts of the Oxford Fair
were $2,939.S5 and expenses
S2,6l6.56, leaving a balance of
$323.29.
They are better fnanciers than
our Elkton friends or they have a
better location; probably the latter.
Thos. j. Murray and Frank P.
Price, merchants of Elkton, were
heeced out of $13 and SIG, respec-
lively, this week, by a we'll dressed
young man, apparently about 80
years of age, who gave checks in
payment for small purchases, which
proved to be bogus.
John Hammond, colored, was
arrested by Bailiff Biddle, in Elk
ton, last week and sentenced to
twenty days in Jail by Magistrate
Grant for being drunk and dis.
orderly.
We doubt the efficacy and the
justice too of such "punishment."
While at work in the flour and
feed mill of Harvey & Blake, at
Childs, Cecil county, William Yo-
cam had his clothing caught in the
machinery and was drawn against
it, his right arm being badly mutt
lated and piece of flesh torn from
his cheek. His condition is serious.
An entertainment will be held in
the Rising Sun NJ. E. church, by
John d. G. Hanna, ID. d., on Mon
day evening, Oct. %. The program
will consist of three parts, graphic
phone grand, illustrated lecture,
ga Trip to Niagara" and a series
of marvellous moving pictures.
Adults, 25c; children under Is
years, 15c.
Governor Lowndes has contrib
uted $40 toward the fund for the
improvement of the Bay View NJ.
=. church.
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