The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-30
COU NTY NEWS,
Friday. Nov. 30. 1900.
MlNORLOCALS

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The Home Mission Circle will
hold a pie social at the M. e. par
sonage on Friday evening, Dec. Z.
A slight change in the Baltimore
Central train schedule went into
effect this week. See time table on
another page.
j. T. Armour & Co., of Leslie,
have purchased two thousand bush
els ofturnips from VIM. r. Gamble,
of Bay View.
DR.. Lane of Philada., and Miss
Helen Walter of Roxborough, were
the guests of G. G. Hopkins and
family this week.
A band of gypsies passed through
town on Monday. The nomads
were headed toward the sswest by
NORTH as the sailors say.
Banner Council, No. II, o. u. A..
M, of Colora, will erect a flag pole
at White Oak public school, Cal
vert, on Friday, December z.
Long years ago Port Deposit was
the great business center of the
county. It is rapidly coming to be
the literary and social hub of the.
county.
The Maryland State Horticul-
tnral Society will meet in Baltimore
December 20 and d and will be
addressed by the most prominent
h0rticnltur;sts in the country.
Maryland deputy game wardensI
are required to wear a badge and
are empowered to seize game and
fish unlawful!y in the possession Of
anyone, SO beware pot hunters.
A forest fire was stated on Thurs
day afternoon of last week in the
Eighth district, and burned over a
considerable tract of land belong
ing to Harvey Rawlings and Jacob
Kirk.
The progressive euchre club was
entertained by Miss Gertrude Dare
last Friday evening. The next
meeting of the. club will be with
Miss Ella Kirk, near Calvert, on
Friday evening, Dec. Il.
Colora defeated Hayre de Grace
in game of football at West Not
tingham, on Saturday afternoon
last, by Is to 0. Wiley scored two
touchdowns and Tosh one, goal
being kicked from one touchdown.
The Zion w. G. T. U. will hold
supper in the Academy building
on Wednesday evening, December
5. If stormy, the next evening.
Slipper % cents; children 10 cents.
Ice cream, cake, etc., will be for
sale.
A heavy rain on Sunday night
made many persons happy whose
cisterns had been empty for several
weeks. Much more rain is needed
to supply the ground, which is
very dry, with its needed winter
store.
Cards are out for the wedding
of Mrs. MilIie V. Walmsley
and Mr.. J. 81. Black, Wednesday,
December 5, at 2 O'Clock, at the
residence of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watts, of
Cecilton.
The Presbyterian church which
is now located at Rock Run, Port
Deposit, will be removed to the
business section of the town before
long, to the G. F. Sitzler property,
recently purchased by J. 81.
Rowland.
A large number of workmen have
been put to work at Leslie, this
county. by the B. & @. railroad
company. Extensive improvements
are being made to the road at this
point. A siding one mile long is
also being laid near Toys Hill.
A supper was given Wednesday
evening by number Of young men
of Elkton, members of Miss Carrie
Ricketts, Sunday school class, for
the benefit of the improvement
fund of the Elkton NJ. E. church.
The young men acted as walters.
Bntchering season has arrived.
and the farmers are making ready
to harvest their pork crop. A com.
plete line of implements necessary
for the work may be found at the
well.stocked hardware of Haines &
Kirk. See their adv. in another
column.
Aaron Grosh, a member OF Co. B,
9th u. s. Volunteers, stationed
near Manila, has sent his father,
Warren R. Grosh of North East, a
package of curios. Among them is
a fine piece ofsrosewood, which was
a part Of an old bridge constructed
of this valuable timber.
At the instance of Ducking
Police Barnes and Gibson Magis-
trate Groves, of Elkton, on Tuesday
issued thirteen warrants charging
residents Of Cecil and Hartford
counties and Baltimore city with