The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-07-14
Friday, July IL, 1899.
MINORLOCALS

EIKtOn Fdlr Will NC u 1OufudLleHt.
Cecil county will receive on the
18th as it's share of the free school
book fund, 81, 625.68.
E. A. Reynolds received the ap-
pointment of teacher of New London
school but has declined.
J. J. Hanna, of Liberty Grove,
is attending the Christian Endeavor
Convention at Detroit, Mich.
VIM. L. Mearns, of Zion, has
been elected director of the
National Bank of Rising Sun.
The borough commissioners have
received another carload of paving
stone which will be laid on Cherry
street.
Rev. Thos. G. Potter of Philada.,
was elected pastor of the Pencador
Presbyterian church at Glasgow,
Del, this week.
A number of the young folks of
the town and vicinity enjoyed a
days picnicing at Gilpin's Rocks
last Wednesday.
An increase of pension from Sc
to So monthly has been granted
William Dawson, of Port Deposit,
by the government.
Prof. II. II. Howe, Director of
Tome Institute last year, has been
elected President of the Adelphi
Academy, Brooklyn.
Rev. 7. B. Hunter will preach
in the NJ. Il. church at Rowland
vile on Sunday, the 10Th inst, at
3 o'clock p. III. All are invited.
Members of the d. of L., the
trustees especially, are requested to
be present at the meeting on next
Wednesday evening for installation
of officers.
Messrs. Augustus Buckley of
Allentown, Edgar Brown of Phila.,
Frank Kirk and Sam'l. Barnes are
spending a few days this week
camping ON the Susquehanna near
Frenchtown.
The Board of Health has request
ed all physicians of the county to
send in their reports of births and
deaths as soon as practicable in
order that the secretary may make
a full statistical report for the year
ending June 30.
Fire at Head of Sassafras, Cecil
county, last week destroyed two
barns on the farm of w. H. Baker.
The barns were mile apart, on
different tracts of land, but sparks
from one set fire to the other
Both buildings were insured.
Col. Ezekiel T. Cooper, of Dover,
Del, who was serving an eighteen
months sentence in the New Jersey
Penitentiary for completely with
W. N. Boggs in robbing the First
National Bank of Dover, Del, died
in the institution Tuesday night.
Rev. Julius Dodd, who was sta
toned by the last session of the
Wilmington M. Z. Conference at
Chestertown, has been transferred
on his own account to State Street
M. L. church, Camden, n. j. He
is succeeded by Rev. Il. G. Sunfeld.
We are in receipt of the prospec-
tus of the Long Beach Chautauqua
Assembly of Long Beach, Cal.
Among the corps of instructors is
Rev. Isaac Jewell, B. d., former
pastor of Rising Sun NJ. E. church,
who has charge of the class of bible
study.
While driving past the entrance
to Brookview cemetery on last
Tuesday night A. J. Jones, of Ere
mont, had a horse to drop to the
ground and die within short time.
The animal had been sick aud Mr..
Jones had it tied to the rear of his
buggy and was taking it home.
James J. Lindsay, of Towson,
counsel for the Tysons of Baltimore
and Cecil county, who claim to be
heirsof James Tyson, has received a
letter from the U. S. Consul Gen
eral, of Melbourne, Australia, stat
ing that Mr.. Tyson died intestate
leaving an estate in that country
valued at $l5,00O,0OO.
John A. NJ. Passmore, president
of the Pennsylvania State Teachers
Association, is i'll at Oxford, Pa.
from the effects of a severe fall from
a train platform in Broad Street
Station on last Friday. Mr.. Pass
more is brother of Ellis p. Pass
more, formerly of this place and
now Il resident of Butte, Mont.
A young son of William McCum
Minis, residing near Blake, Fourth
district, was seriously injured in {
curious manner last week. While
walking behind a horse that was
pulling hay fork in Abner Cath.
ers' barn, the chain at one end o
the singletree slipped off, flying
back and striking him in the face
knocking him senseless for SOM