The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-07-06

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The six year old daughter of
Harry Scott, of near Iron Hill, died
on Tuesday of blood poisoning.
George Reason, colored resident
of the First district, died suddenly
on June %, at the age of 1O2 years.
Miss Mabel I. Marrett, of Leeds,
has secured the appointment as
teacher of one of Carroll county's
school.
The local assessors for Cecil
county returned over 100000
worth of new assessment for the
year 1900.
The Methodist Protestant camp
is in progress at Johnson's Grove,
Bay View, and will continue until
the 22d inst.
During the storm Wednesday
afternoon of last week lightning
struck the cupalo on the Oxford
High School building.
The congregations of Elkton
Methodist and Presbyterian church
es hold open air song services every
Sunday evening during the heated
term.
Michael Moore, of Havre de
Grace, a former Cecil countian, has
been appointed TO q position at the
State House, Annapolis, by Gov
ernor Smith.
This week closed out the wheat
harvest hereabout and farmers gen
orally say they had a fair crop in
quantity and the grain appears to
be of good quality.
The telephone business in Elkton
has increased to such an extent
that the company has placed an
additional switchboard in the ex-
change in that town.
A committee from the Seventh
district were before the School
Commissioners on Friday petition
ing the Board for a teacher for a
school at Frenchtown.
The American Ice Co. has pur-
chased from the Knickerbocker Ice
Company the icehouses and other
properties along the Susquehanna
river, near Perryville, for $50, 900.
Ephraim Blackburn, of Glenroy,
while working at a circular saw on
Tuesday afternoon had his right
hand so badly mangled as to neces-
state the amputation of the thumb
and forefinger.
The Comptroller of the Treasury
on Monday made the distribution
of the free school fund to the sew
eral counties of the State. Cecil
received 81, 536.0lI
Anappletreeinthe yard Of G. w.
Burgien, rear Perryville, started to
bloom at the usual time for such
fruit trees and has BEEN blooming
ever since. 1t is at present full of
apples and blossoms.
Harmony Castle, No. Is, X. G..
E., has elected the following Of
fcers.: N. O., Alfred Burkins; ".
c., w. A. Reeder; Fl. p, w. l..
Ryan; S. H., w. E. Bailey; V. A.,
S. J. Morrison; Trustee, j. M.
Holden.
w. e. Robinson, of Belair, Har-
ford county, has purchased a ware
house at Singerly and is converting
the same into a cannery. He has
contracted with farmers in that
ueighborhood for rs acres of
tomatoes.
The County Commissioners have
appointed George A. Hall, of the
Ninth district, as a member of the
Board of Liquor License Commits
sioners for Cecil county, in the
place of Merritt S. McNamee, who
refused to qualify.
During the heavy thunder gust
on the afternoon. of the 4th light
ming struck and shattered the end
of Carhart Bros store at Zion.
The bolt set fire to the building,
but the flames were .extinguished
before much damage was done.
The Children's service at Como
wingo was unique in itself and
highly edifying to a large audience
in attendance. Mr.. U. S. Giles
pie is the efficient superintendent
of the school, Mr.. E. b. Mcdowell
musical director and Miss Mary
Woodrow organist.
The following officers have been
elected by the Christian Endeavol
of Zion Presbyterian Church Pres
ident, Miss Marietta Mearns; vice
president, Austin Carhart; sec
rotary. Miss Josephine Carhart
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Chas
Morrison; treasurer, Miss Annie
Mearns.
On Sunday afternoon the two
little daughters Of Samuel Freeman
in company with two other girls
were driving hdmefrsm West Not
tingham church. When their vehicl,
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