The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-04-13

MISS MARY DfuuuClu Is tl6llluS
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Foote, of Philada., il
visiting Mrs. G. w. Wilson and
family.
Sunday will be Easter, when the
spring bonnets will appear al
church.
Horace M. Duyckinck, of Chel
tenham Military Academy, is home
for the Easter holidays.
The Thimble Club and number
of other friends were entertained
by Miss Grace Wilson last Monday
evening.
Frank G. Kirk, of Washington
College, Chestertown, is spending
the Easter holidays at his home on
Cherry street.
The new railroad station at Per
ryville is to be located on the flower
park adjoining the present station,
and is to cost 80, 900 or $4,000
The barn on the farm of Robert
McVey, near Bay View, was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon
A dwelling belonging to Matthew
McVey was also burned.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Louie q. Cooper,
daughter of Lewis X. Cooper OF
Colora, to Granville g. McDongal
Of Rising Sun, on Monday evening,
April 16, at Mt. Pleasant M. E.
church.
The progressive Euchre club was
entertained by Miss Ella Kirk, of
Calvert, last Saturday evening.
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk and
Addie Smith will entertain the club,
at the home of the former, at their
next meeting, April 20.
Forest fires started Sunday morn
ing one mile north of Elkton and
continued in their sweep to Bacon
Hill, three miles south. Thousands
of dollars worth of valuable tim
Der and fences were consumed in
the burned district.
The annual convention of the
Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies of New Castle
Presbytery convened in EIkton on
Wednesday and Thursday. A large
number of Delegates we're present,
and 1.-THE meetings of unusual
interest.
John Bright, of Baltimore, was
seriously injured on the p, w. &
B. railroad, near Woodburn, Tues
day morning. He was stealing a
ride on a fast freight and fell from
the train. The unfortunate man
was sent to the Baltimore City
Hospital.
The Elkton town election for
mayor and two members of the
council, on Monday last, proved a
warm contest there being two tick
cts in the field, and brought out a
vote of 412 out of a total of about
500 for the town. Geo. McQnilkin
was elected mayor and Alfred Davis
and Sam'l. I'll. King members of the
council.
Ebenezer M. e. Sunday school
was organized on Sunday last with
the following officers: Superintend-
emf, Frank Rrickley; assistants,
Harry Logan and Mrs. Mollie Will
liams; secretary, Miss Minnie Brick
ley; librarians, Thomas Mcdowell,
Freedus johnson, Miss Rhoda
Armour, Miss Mary SINNERS; or
ganist, Miss Eva Brickley; assistant,
Miss Rachel Kirk.
The following recommendations
have beer made by the Republican
State Central Committee for Cecil
county to the superintendent of
census for the Eastern Shore of
Maryland: VIM. B. Reed, as census
enumeration for Cecil county; First
district, Harry Knock and Harry
e. Taylor; Second district, Charles
W. Lake; Third district, Harry
Wilson, John Mahoney and Thos.
s.. Miller; Fourth district, Isaac
Miller; Fifth district, John Dean
and Jethro Johnson, Sixth district,
VIM. Kirk and Thomas Mearns;
Seventh district, Geo. O. Fisher,
Messrs. Oakford and Lamm, Eighth
district, Joseph Fulton; Ninth dis
|trict, William Crothers.
Harry Cantwell, formerly Of
Elkton, who has been employed as
clerk in the Office of yardmaster @.
Fl. Cantwell, of the r., w. & B.
railroad, at Wilmington, for nearly
fifteen years, has left the employ OF
the company to join the Seventh,
Day Adventist Congregation. Al
shutdown Friday evening he ceases
work until the same hour Saturday
evening, Saturday being observed
by the Adyentists as the Sabbath.
Mr.. Cantwell was to have beer
promoted on May / to the position
of assistant yardmaster, at salary
of 500 per month, and the induce
ments made by his friends failed tt