The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-14
COU NEWS
Friday, Dec. Ii, 1900.
MlN.oRLOCALS


the dam this week.
It is reported two arrests hav,
been made of suspects of the Rising
Sun postoffice robbery.
Annie l.. Cameron, of NORTH
East, has been granted an origina
government pension of $S monthly
Rock Presbyterian church, which
has recently undergone extensive
repairs, will be reopened on Sun
day next.
Albert H. Redding, of the First
district, has been appointed bridge
tender of Sassafras river bridge for
one year.
The population of Elkton, as
given out by the census depart
ment, is 2542, an increase of 224
over the population of 1890.
A drunken row in the center
square last Saturday caused the
two participants to procure peace
bonds for good behavior for a year.
The new acid plant of the Scott
Fertilizer Company, at Elkton, has
been completed and the manufac-
ture of sulphuric acid commenced.
The Rev. Mr.. Wiley of Mt.
Pleasant aud Rev. j. Earle Maloy
of Rowlandvile, will exchange pull
pits next Sabbath morning, Decem-
Der IS.
After the 31st of December the
Elkton pig pen will know its long
accustomed place no more for ever.
The council has declared piggy a
nuisance in refined company.
1t is reported that chicken thief
visited the E. FL. Reynolds farm
one night this week and was re-
ceived with load of shot. He
managed to escape but is thought
to be somewhat crippled.
An illustrated lecture and NOV
ing picture entertainment, in As
bury M. E. church, near Wood
lawn, Thursday evening, Dec. 20,
by Rev. j. D. G. Hanna, D. D.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
church.
The Trustees of the Poor and In
sane have awarded the contract for
44suits Of homespun for the inmates
of the Cherry Hill institution, to
John Frazer of Elkton, at $3.75 per
suit. The price paid last year was
$4.55 per suit.
Henry Johnson, colored, of
Havre de Grace, was on Saturday
sentenced by Magistrate Groves, of
Elkton, to two years in the House
of Correction for pulling the bell
cord on a p, w. & B. passenger
train at Perryville and stopping it.
The five year-old son of Captain
and Mrs. J. B. Wilson, of Rock
Hall, was bitten last week by dog
which had been acting strangely.
Fearing the animal might be suf-
fering from hydrophobia, the child
was taken to the Pasteur Institute,
Baltimore, for treatment.
The North East Town Council at
its last meeting decided to grant
exemption from town taxes for ten
years to any new industry locating
there. Bad policy. An industry
that isn't able to pay its share of
tax for ten years isn't worth hav-
ing, and if successful will be COB
bled into a trust and as likely as
not shut up.
Garfield Post, No. IS, G. A. r.,
elected the following officers at its
last meeting: Commander, e. III.
Worthington; senior vice command
er, John L. Crothers; junior vice
commander, Jas. Wilson; surgeon,
DIR. L. r. Kirk; o. d., John A.
Orr; o. g., Joseph Woodrow; chap
lain, j. w. Hambleton; quarter
master, Thomas Kirk; represen-
tative, E. 81. Worthington.
A new organization has been
formed, known as the s'Rising Sun
Book Club" The membership is
limited to ten and the object is the
purchase of late books, to be cir
culated among the members, after
which they will become the prop
erty of the individual ordering each
book. The officers of the club are
w. r.. Burlington, prest.; Evans
Ewing, secy.; j. M. Sterrett, treas.
The Elkton pulp mill is under
going a state ofrepair and improve
ment. New machinery is being
put in and the capacity of the
: works considerably enlarged. A
new weave mill has commenced
operation in the town; the shirt
factory has had a new birth; the
Lamdin-Jones manufacturing COM
pany, of Perryville, is in operation.
Cecil promises to regain the loss of
her manufacturing industry.
The local telephone line is being
extended from Providence to Lewis
vile and the Spring Lawn paper
mills.
Soon tha falanhona n,i0ht ha ox