The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-02-16
Friday, Feb. l6 1900.
MINDRLOCALS

The "Briley farm" near Iron
Hill, has been purchased by Vim.
Wainick, for 1915.
The heirs of The late Joseph
Richardson have sold..a small farm
to John Barker of Port Deposit.
Miss Nellie Chapman has re-
signed as assistant postmaster at
this place, to take effect March /.
Edwin M. Hunt has purchased
of Sam'l. j. Morrison his house and
lot, about one mile northeast of
town.
Bohemia Lodge, I. o. o. f., of
Chesapeake City, celebrated its
fiftieth anniversary on last Wednes-
day evening.
The house and lot of r. lei. Smith,
in Perryville, was sold at mort
gagee's sale on Tuesday for $1,000,
to E. W. Jackson.
J. Atwood Pyle, of West Grove,
Pa, has sold his farm of A acres
in London Grove township, to Mary
P. Clayton, of st. Augustine, Cecil
county. :
A bill has been introduced by
Senator Crothers to amend the
charter of the Rising Sun, North
East and Elk River Power and
Electric COmDany
Abel J. Mearns and Bertha
Reynolds, administrators of Gran
vile T. Reynolds, decd. will hold
a public sale of personal property
near Calvert on Feb. II.
A favorable report has been made
by the legislature for the transfer
of that $5S,000 in the treasury to
Cherry Hill, Elkton & Chesapeake
Electric Railway Company.
An increase of pension has been
granted VIM. H. Holm, of North
East, from $40 to $l7 per month,
and William Cole of Pleasant Hill,
from $40 to $12 per month.
Great interest is still manifested
in the revival services being held
in Rising Sun M. E. church, this
being the sixth week of the SER
vices. About 20 conversions have
been made.
James w. Cochran, son of the
late James Il. Cochran, founder of
the Cochran ler Ice Company
which owns extensive ice houses at
Perryyille, died in Baltimore on
Saturday night.
Lawrence Meredith, of Elkton,
who was member of Company e,
First Maryland Regiment, has filed
an application for a pension on ac-
count of services during the
Spanish American war.
While working on the p, w. &
B. railroad tracks near Perryville
on Wednesday Luther Ewing, a
carpenter, was struck by locomo-
tive and seriously injured. He
was taken to his home in Whining
ton.
The first lecture in the course on
Italian cities, under the auspices of
the University Extension Society,
of Elkton, by Prof. E. HI. Griggs,
was given Wednesday evening, the
subject being Naples. For liter
airy and historic lecture better
subject could hardly be chosen.
Edward Kirby, Gamer, met the
farmers in Rising Sun on Wednes-
day and endeavored to contract for
$50 acres of tomatoes. He offered
$3.50 a ton but could only secure
25 acres at that price, the farmers
holding out for 81 90 a ton, the
same price as was paid last year.
Samuel Anderson, colored, who
was captured last week while rob-
bling the Office of the Cecil County
News, in Elkton, has been senten-
ced two years in the House of Cor.
rection, by Magistrate Groves, on
the charge of carrying concealed
weapons. The charge of burglary
was not pushed.
Several of the pupils of Rising
Sun public school have evinced a
fOundness for drawing and show
considerable proficiency in their
work. A number of samples were
left at the MIDLAND Office this week,
the sketches bearing the names of
Bernard Effing, Leslie Keen, Mollie
Keen and Daisy Grist.
Geo. Balderston entered com,
plant against j. Harvey Gray of
Colora, before Squire Taylor on
Monday, charging him with selling
cider in less than quart quantities
and allowing it to be drank on the
premises. Gray waived hearing
and was held for action by the
Grand Jury in the March term.
Miss Dora Anthony and Miss
Mary Smith were run into by a
hand car on the p, w. s. b. rail
road while crossing the track at
North East on Saturday. Miss
Anthony was quite severely cut
and bruised about the face while
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