The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-01
Friday, June L. 1900.
MINOR LOCALS

Oxford Spring Fair next week,
June 6, Z and 8.
Fred G. Wilson has been awarded
the contact of improving Hopewell
M. E. church.
A strike was threatened at the
Elkton pulp mill last week, but the
difficulty was soon adjusted.
The Cecil Farmers Club will be
entertained at the home of the pres
ident, Mr.. A. j. Kitchener, June 10.
Quite number of Cecil countians
attended the unwilling of the An
tietam monument on Wednesday
Hannah A. Griffith on Saturday
purchased the property of John
Murphy, in the Fourth district, for
$3.50.
The John A. Kay Monument
Association expect to have the
monument erected in Brookview
cemetery by July 1.
The Aid Society of Rowlandville
church will hold festival in-the
basement of the church on the
evenings of June s and 8.
The 25th annual commence
ment exercises of the Friends
Normal Institute will be held on
Friday evening, June 15, at o'clk.
Port Deposit is threatening to
turn over a new leaf of reform and
fine fast driving in the street, and
all loafers who obstruct the side
walk.
The case of William Brown,
charged with forgery by Jefferson
Haines was before Squire Hudson,
Hopewell, Pa, Tuesday, and con-
tinued until June ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. Job M. Griffith, of
Calvert, have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Hannah Alice, to Frederick
III. Allen, on June at two p. M.
r. G. Hopkins, cashier of Cecil
National Bank of Port Deposit, has
resigned from that institution and
enters the Citizens National of
Havre de Grace, as its president
today.
Today the public school children
bid goodbye to their books with
joy and gladness, and the teachers
take leave of the schools in sorrow
and sadness. Their salaries stop
today.
Books are now open for the sub
scription to stock Of the Cherry
Hill, Elkton and Chesapeake City
Electric Railroad Company. About
100000 is wanted in addition to
the $58, 900 furnished by the State.
The telegraph operators of the B.
& o. railroad have demanded an
increase of salary from $40 to SOB
per month. Very unreasonable
fellows to be wanting some of the
stockholders prosperity. The next
thing will probably be strike.
The Young LADIES' Home Mis-
sion social will be held at "Maple
Lawn" the home of Miss Grace A.
Wilson, this evening. Arrange
ments have been made for trans
portation for all members. Meet
at Mr.. Edwin Haines' at Z O'Clock.
The Pioneer Tennis Club, of this
place, organized for the season on
Tuesday evening by the election of
the following officers: President,
Miss Gertrude S. Dare; Vice Pres
ident, Miss Hanna M. Kirk; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, Miss Carrie
E. Kirk.
Samuel Steele, aged about 70
years, was found dead in bed On
Thursday morning, May "a. The
old man lived alone in small
house on the farm of William
Biles, near Blue Ball. The cor
Oner's inquest found he had died
from natural causes.
A law was passed by the last
legislature empowering the County
Commissioners to have finger
boards put up at cross roads, point
ing the way to the most publicly
known place, with distance. The
expense will be considerable to
finger board the county.
The 14th annual commencement
exercises of Goldey Wilmington
Commercial and Shorthand College
will be held in the Grand Opera
House, Wilmington, on Thursday
evening, June 18th. S. Parker
Caldman, D. D., of New York, will
be the orator of the evening.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Cecil County
Agricultural Society, in Elkton on
Monday, the balance of the pur-
chase money for the grounds was
received from r. C.. Thackery,
trustee, and steps were taken look
ing to the settling up of the So
ciety's affairs.
Pennington played at Havre de
Grace on Saturday afternoon last