The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Oct. ~. 1899.
MlhORLOCAIS

Walter r. Burlington has pur.
chased "The Cottage" ON East
Main street from Mrs. G. E. Conner
The government pension of Louis
N. Frank, of North East, has been
increased from $12 to SIT pei
month.
The receipts of the entertainment
given by j. ID. G. Hanna in the M.
e. church on Monday evening were
over $50.
The annual district convention OF
the Christian Endeavor of Metho-
dist Protestant Church will be held
at Bay View November 9.
DR.. j. t. Twilley, of Chester
town, recently lost Il fine mare, the
animal knocking over couple of
hives of bees and being stung to
death.
Excelsior Lodge of Odd Fellows
of this town treated themselves and
lady friends to a royal set out in
their lodge room last Tuesday
evening.
School Examiner George Biddle
has purchased from George r. Ash,
the "Wallace Property" in Elkton,
and after making improvements
will occupy it.
The supper for the benefit of the
stewards fund, held at Mt. Pleas
ant on Thursday and Friday even
ings on last week, was successful
about $40 being cleared.
A young colored man in the en-
ploy of Walter Buckworth of the
First district, complained of illness
on Saturday and died while being
taken to physician for treatment.
Rose Wilson, a colored woman
living with the family of Mrs
Hulda j, Headly. died Sunday and
was buried at West Nottingham
Friends burying ground on Tuesday.
1t is reported that w. P. Haines
of Pilot will lease the French prop
erty at Bald Friar and convert it
into a first class summer resort,
especially adapted for bass fisher,
men.
The Epworth League held
social at the parsonage on Friday
evening, a feature of the entertain
ment being a poetry writing contest
on the names of different varieties
ofapples.
Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Prof. Howard Nc
Clenahan, formerly of Port Deposit
but now of Princeton University,
to Miss Bessie Lee, in Emanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church, Bal
timore, Nov. L.
The County Commissioners of
Cecil county have issued a state
ment showing the receipts for the
fiscal year were $160, 250.7O, eX-
penditures $139, $500, balance in
treasury 1851; county tax levied
l16,137.12, tax collected, excess of
levy, $3669. IS; mortgages $1019.05.
The residence of Richard Jenkins
two miles north of Rising Sun, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The fire resulted from a defective
flue and was discovered about s
O'Clock. Neighbors assembled and
succeeded in saving few of the
household goods. The property
was insured for $3.50.
Our Republican club is making
preparations to hold tearing meet
ing in their club room in this town,
DR.. Kinks Hall. The Democrats
and Prohibitionists had better be
adjusting or the goldbugs will get
ahead of them. The Union Reform
is new party and not much in
evidence yet but expect to grow.
Edward j. Brogan of Fulton
township, Lancaster Co., Pa, was
on Saturday held in bail to answer
the charge of involuntary man
slaughter for fatally shooting A.
Marion Wiley, son of J. Rankin
Wiley, on July II. The father of
the victim is the prosecutor. Bro
gan was recently tried on the charge
of the murder of young Wiley and
was acquitted.
Mr.. Amoss, Director of Institute
work in this State, visited Cecil
Grange last Saturday to consult
with members about holding the
Institutes in the county next win
ter. The members of the Grange
and visitors urged Rising Sun as
the most appropriate place to hold
a successful farmers Institute, and
last winters Institute meeting at
this place is convincing evidence of
that fact.
The Callithumpians called on Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Strickland, of Elk
ton, on Wednesday night of last
week, to the number of several
hundred, having all kinds of instru
ments that would make a discord
of sweet sounds. Mr.. and Mrs.