The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-01-19

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One of Frank G.. Fell's horses
had it's leg broken by being kicked
and the animal had to be killed or
Monday last.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Eb
enezer M. e. church met at the
home of Mrs. Annie Kirk, College
Green, on Saturday afternoon.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the
! New York Musical Club, in Rising
Sun hall on Tuesday evening, Jan.
%. Have you secured yours ?
The members of the Epworth
League of Ebenezer will hold a
social at the home of Mrs. Rachel
Brickley, Friday evening, Jan. 26.
The public is cordially invited.
Miss Ella May Gather, of Prin-
cipio, and Frank Orr, of Farming
ton, were married at the Hopewell
M. e. parsonage by Rev. G.. w.
BowerEsn, Wednesday evening,
January 10.
Miss Jennie Conner, of Elkton,
and VIM. II. Boulder, of Middle
town, Del, were married Wednes-
day evening at Holly Hail." the
residence of the BRIDES parents, by
Rev. L. E. Poole, of Chesapeake
City M. Il. church.
The board of trustees of poor and
insane held their first meeting of
the official year Thursday at the
almshouse, at Cherry Hill, and the
new member, Thomas Ell. Warbur-
ton of Bay View, sworn in and the
board organized.
1t is stated by an agent Of New
England fire insurance company
that Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's
counties have more fires in proper
ton to the value of property than
any other section of the country,
which is a damaging statement and
the cause ought to be inquired into.
A lamp in the news store of
Robert Reynolds, at North Fast,
exploded Tuesday morning while
he was at the railroad station after
his papers, and but for the timely
discovery of it by Edward M.
Clark. the building would have
been burned down. About 500
was the amount of the damage.
A number of telephone linemen
were laid off on Monday, owing to
a scarcity of poles. The contrac-
tor who was to have delivered poles
at Perryville has been unable to do
so on account of the river being
closed by ice.
There are piles of poles lying in
the side ditch on South Queen ST.,
in Rising Sun, which might profit
ably employ the time of the layoffs
in putting up.
The annual report of the P, W.
& B. Railroad shows that the com
pany owns and operates $685.
miles of railroad. The gross earn
ings for 1899 were $40, 392, SO6. 80,
and increase of 1871 ,243. 80. The
expenses were 81, 239, 156.4O, max
ing the net earnings. $50, 153, $50. 40,
an increase of $672, 979.17 over the
net earnings of 1898. Dividends
amounting to 1927 1854 80 were paid.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan
will speak at Music Hall, Balt-
more, tomorrow Saturday evening.
On Friday, Jan. 49,. he will speak
at Smyrna, Del, in the afternoon
and at the Grand Opera House,
Wilmington, in the evening. AL
bert Constable, Esq, of Elkton,
will preside at the Baltimore meet
ing. Several persons propose at
tending the meeting in Baltimore
from the neighborhood of Rising
Sun and Colora.
Assistant Treasurer John Banks
has completed a statement of the
financial condition of Cecil county
for six months, ending Dec. 80, '99.
The total amount from the levy of
1913 is $73, III .0S; to be collected by
treasurer, $31, 356.29. The cash
balance is $26, 690.55. Total re-
ceipts, SOL, 1913; disbursements,
ST. ,69O.55. The balance due from
the levy to the accounts during
balance of year to June 80, 1900,
is Sos, O46.8 The taxable basis is
$13, 14O,922 and amount levied was
$1O5, 127.37
The Philadelphia, published at
Philada., last week contained an
excellet portrait of Mr.. Basil Haines
Brown, with a sketch of his life.
Mr.. Brown is a native of Rising
Sun and with his family spends the
summer months at their cottage
adjoining town. He has been in
the produce commission business
in Philada. siEce 1873, and his
firm, Brown & Mcmahon, stands at
the head of the trade.
Mr.. Brown has held a number of
prominent offices in Philada., pres
ident of the Produce Exchange,
president of the Credit Bureau and
also of the West Philadelphia Re-
nnhlican cluh He has served