The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-04-13
Friday, April l8. 1900.
MINOR

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The grip is prevailing in Elktou
and vicinity.
Farmers are preparing ground
for corn and drilling in oats this
week.
Special Easter services will be
held in the M. Il. church Sunday
evening.
III. II. Haines has been re- elected
a director of the Union Trust Com
pany Of Baltimore.
Eugene French, of New Castle,
DEL, has purchased the l. D. Davis
farm, near Elkton, for "a, 100.
The Teachers Institute will be
held at Elkton next week beginning
on Tuesday and closing on Friday.
Alonzo G. Brown, of Octoraro,
has been granted an increase of
pension from IS to $40 per month.
Today being Good Friday the
banks will be closed. The banks
are always reaching ont for the
good things.
The William Tagert farm, con-
tanning 157 acres, situated on the
Elk river, has been sold to Theo.
OFT for 80, 800.
The temperature is decidedly
cool and severe frosts at night keep
back the fruit tree buds and vege-
tation generally.
Miss Emma Wilson's millinery
store on her spring opening days
last week was an iridescent dream
in its wealth of colors and tints.
Charles Bathall, an employee at
the Providence paper mills, was
severely injured last week by hav-
ing his right arm caught in the
machinery.
VIM. j. Armstrong, of Philada.,
has commenced an action in the
court of Chester county against his
wife, Minnie England Armstrong,
for divorce.
While at work in the machine
room of Marley Mills, Edward
Miller of Leeds, got one leg caught
in the shafting and sustained a
fracture below the knee.
Harry Fl. Hambleton, of Calvert,
and Harvey McYey, of Barnsley,
operating under the name of Ham
bleton, McVey & Co., have leased
the Barnsley warehouse.
The New Castle Presbytery,
which embraces the Presbyterian
churches of the Eastern shore of
Maryland and Delaware, will meet
at Smyrna, Del, on Tuesday next.
4. A large delegation of farmers Of
Elk Neck met in Elkton Saturday
afternoon to confer with Charles Fl.
Cook, of Trenton, N. j., in regard
to the location of a creamery al
Elk Neck.
The Court of Appeals, by Judge
Briscoe, has handed down its decis-
ion in the case of Jos. G. Naudain
VS.. Joseph Coudon, executor of
Caroline Naudain. The decision of
the lower Court was affirmed with
costs.
Lottie A. Settle has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Providence,
this county, to succeed her husband,
Thos. Fl. Settle, recently deceased.
The new postmistress at~Barksdale
is Mrs. Sallie F. Scott, vice +. l..
Peterson, resigned.
j. Dixon West, representing a
syndicate of New York capitalists,
has leased considerable properly in
!. the Seventh district; near Port De-
. pesit, and will shortly open up
several new stone quarries and give
: employment to about 300 men.
:. While Charles Sakers was driv-
ing team of horses hitched to a
load of hay on Monday. the animals
became frightened and ran away.
In going through covered bridge,
near Iron Hill, Sakers was struck
by the rafters and severely injured
, about the head and shoulders.
A colored boy employed on the
Back Greek farm, near Mt. Pleas
I: ant, Dell, desiring a holiday on
Tuesday of last week, set fire to
the barn. which with other out
!, buildings, was destroyed. Several
head Of cattle persisted in the
flames. A warrant was issued for
= the lads arrest but be fed.
The classes of the EIkton High
School will give athletic sports on
the fair grounds in that town on
FRIDAY afternoon, April 30. The
. sports will be followed by a game
of base ball between the High
School and Tome Institute boys.
Exhibitions of fencing with foils
and broad swords will be given By
expert amateur fencers from Bal
timore or Philadelphia.
The Singerly Fire Company, O
Elktou, has selected the following
delegates to attend the convention
.