The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. 8. 1900.
MINORLOCALS

III. H. Reynolds and j. G. Hind
man went to Hancock, Va, this
week for another carload of cattle.
The George Wilson farm, near
Iron Hill, has been sold to Mrs.
Josephine Mcconnell, of Christiana,
for 5000.
Ground has been broken for the
gymnasium of Tome Institute which
will be erected nearly opposite the
Institute building in Port Deposit.
The Elkton and Colora football
teams will meet on the gridiron at
West Nottingham on Saturday,
Nov. II; game called at $3.50. Ad-
mission, 15 cents.
Louis Michigan, son of G. II.
Michigan of Pilottown, is lying
very i'll at the home of his parents,
whom he was visiting after q two
years. absence as a soldier in Porto
Rico.
Election day passed off quietly
in Rising Sun, with more or less
noisy jubilation Tuesday night and
Wednesday. There were no fights
or quarrels, only good natured
banter.
The population of the different
States of the Union has been pub
lished by the Census Department.
Maryland's population is 1889, 946.
Delaware 1S4,735 and Pennsylva-
mia 6,301, 1865.
The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey Corps, which last
spring was at work in the Fifth
district of this county, is making a
survey of the county from Georges
Store, in Elk Neck, to Elkton.
BY the dislodgmeDt of brick in
the fireplace Of the home of DR.. Jas
9. Mackenzie, Port Deposit, on
Sunday, the weather boarding was
set on fire but the flames were ex-
tingnished before much damage
was done.
The Woodlawn Y will hold a
"Weighing Social" tomorrow even
ing at the home of Mrs. R. G.
Terry, at Pennington. Admis.
sion, 10c. Refreshments served
free. Hours from 1870 to 1890.
All are welcome.
Up to Monday 43 cases of typhoid
fever had been reported in Elkton.
There has noe been death, not
withstanding the large number Of
cases of fever. The physicians re-
port they have about stopped the
spread of the disease.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Hope
well M. E. chu oh will hold an
oyster and poultry supper at the
home of Joseph D. SINNERS, lnear
Rea's corner, Friday evening, Nov.
IS, commencing at five O'Clock.
Supper SOC. If stormy, the next
evening.
Those interested in the exhibit
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
at the Pan American Exposition in
Buffalo, n. Y, next year, have
under consideration the erection OF
a $4,000 building in which to
place it.
Eli s. Seminar, of this county,
has received the contract from the
trustees of the Jacob Tome Institute
to build the gymnasium. 1t will
be of granite, nearly opposite the
present institute building, 81 feet
on the street, with a depth of 40
feet, two stories high, with slate
and tin roof, and will cost about
$4,000.
Quite a number of Rising Sun
door knobs were found draped with
black muslin on Wednesday morn
ing. At one democratic residence,
however, the decorators met with
opposition. "Jim" stood guard on
the porch, "with the hair on his
back turned the wrong way" said
the decorators, and forbid all
trespassing.
John Bancroft of New Valley,
had his leg crushed and broken on
Monday last. While driving down
the steep hill near Liberty Grove
with a threshing outfit belonging to
Merritt Pearce, the horses got be-
yond control and upset the thresher.
In the mix-up the young man was
badly hurt, the horses considerably
skinned and cut and the machine
somewhat damaged.
An entertainment was given in
Oak Grove school house, near Ris-
ing Sun, last Friday evening, the
proceeds of which were for the pur-
chase OF a dictionary. Miss Ell
eanor Jenness is teacher and ar
ranged the following program
Chorus; recitation, Miss Maude
Kirk; vocal solo, Miss Mary SLEIGH
ter; recitation, Miss Rhoda Brant;
vocal duet, Misses Kirk and Will
son; recitation, Miss Maude Kirk;
solo, Miss Sleichter; reading, Miss
Wilson; several choruses. The