The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-02-09

Friday, Feb. 8 1900.
MINOR


DR.. Chas. M. Ellis, of Elkton.
The Battle Swamp hotel property
has been purchased by John L.
Rutter of the Seventh district.
Geo. H. Poist of Woodlawn,
killed a porker last week which
weighed 643 lbs. II was IA months
old.
A large ocean barge with carry
ing capacity of / 800 tons, is being
built at Dibert's boat yard, Elk
Landing.
Mrs. Kate Fitzpatrick died at her
home near Union on Friday. Her
funeral was held ON Sunday. In
terment in Union Cemetery.
The oyster navy boat Eliza Hat
ward fred upon number of oyster
dredgers in the Choptank river one
night last week and captured two
of them
DIR. Mackie has introduced a bill
requiring candidate who wants to
practice the healing art in this
State to take a four years course in
a medical college.
An oil painting Of the late Hon.
John A. j. Creswell, of EIkton, has
been hung in the Assembly Hall of
the Tome Institute at Port Deposit,
of which he was director.
The Hartford and Cecil county
fishermen have met and dedided to
petition the Maryland legislature
not to interfere with the fish laws
as now apply to these two counties.
Rumor is building another trolley
line through Newport, Stanton,
Newark, Del, and Appleton, Fair
Hill, Calvert to Port Deposit.
Tome Institute ought to assist this
project.
An order has been issued by the
Adams Express Company prohib-
iting the sending of packages con
tanning whiskey and other intox-
icants, into the part of Hartford
county where prohibition prevails.
Geo. G. Reynolds and Sam'l. M.
Brickley have formed a partner
ship as manufacturers agents for
farm machinery, gasoline engines,
fertilizers, etc., and are ready to
talk business with the farmers of
this section.
Senator Crothers and Delegates
Keys, Kimble and Mackie were
entertained at supper, at Annapo-
lis, one evening last week, by
Messrs. Geo. w. Taylor, of the
Ninth; Geo. w. Williams, of the
Fifth, and Timothy Kelly, of the
Third district.
An attempt was made Monday
night to force an entrance into the
drug store of RIB. Ffazer and the
merchandise store of G. M. Boul-
den, in Elkton, but the thieves
were frightened off. The reading
room of the Odd Fellows, in the
Tucker building, was entered and
several articles taken.
The Republican State Central
Committee of Cecil county have
recommended to Governor Smith
the names of J. M. G. Carhart and
William A. Cameron, of the Ninth
district, and Edward A. Wilson
and Wesley Logan, of the Fifth
district, from which to select the
minority member of the Board of
Election Supervisors for Cecil
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Wilson, of
Warwick, had narrow escape on
Wednesday night of last week from
being asphyxiated by coal gas.
They were rescued by the neigh
bors breaking into the house in the
morning, when they were discov-
cred unconscious in bed. The coal
stove had been throwing off gas in
the room during the night. A doc
tor was called who succeeded in
reyiving them.
V. III. Cordele and Thomas F.
Deegan, of Philadelphia, have
leased the 221 acre farm of Laura
l.. Moves, in the Seventh district,
and also the Is acre farm Of Esther
i. Coulson, near Port Deposit, for
the purpose of quarrying stone.
They will pay $500 year for quar-
rying and have an option on the
Noyes farm for $4,000. A fine
grade of granite is reported to have
been discovered on the lands.
! beg to call attention to those
who come to this station to meet
the trains. that they must be care
full not to stand on the steps or in
any way obstruct the passage leading
to the street and to the entrance of
the station. Our patrons are COM
planning that it is difficult to get
out to the street for those who stand
on the steps and sidewalk.
JEROME E. BRUMFIELD,
Agent, p, w & B. r. R.
Hon. s. j. Keys introduced into
l.