The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-03-09
Miss Grace A. Wilson is visiting
in Wilmington, Del.


from mysterious disease.
The collection at the missionary
anniversary of the North East M. Il.
chuch Sunday evening amounted
to $40.
The Pennsylvania railroad is to
build new $4,000 station at
Wilmington, the plans for which
have been prepared.
John G. Farra, cashier of the b.
Il o. railroad company, at Will
mington, committed suicide Sunday
afternoon by shooting himself
through the heart.
The forge at Principle Furnace
is running day and night giving
employment to large force, with
prospect of putting in three more
fires and new hammer in the
spring.
The Y. w. G. I. o., of Wood
lawn, will give an entertainment in
the Chapel school house this (Fri-
day. evening for the benefit of
Hopewell improvement fund. AID
mission zoe.
A lamp was overturned in the
Railroad Hotel at Conowingo, on
! Thursday night of last week, and
had it not been for its timely dis
covery would have caused the de-
struction Of the building.
Addresses were made by Rev. E.
t. Reed, of Baltimore, and Rev. W.
w. Shaw, of Port Deposit, at the
Christian Endeavor Missionary
Convention held at West Noting
ham on Friday night last.
The telephone company is ex-
tending its lines everywhere" in
Cecil and adjoiningcoun accord
ing to public report. Their poles
continue to be extended lengthwise
in the cutters of our streets, where
they have been lying for months.
The annual report of the House
of Correction showed 367 prisoners
were confined in the Institution,
AZ of whom were females. The re
ceipts for the year were $42, 40,
disbursements $34, 254, leaving
balance in the treasury of $8,2l6.
The Rising Sun Detective Asso-
citation has offered So reward for
the recovery of the saddle and
bride which the post Office robbers
are supposed to have taken away
with the horse they borrowed from
the stable of Mr. H. j. Briscoe, on
Saturday morning, Feb. Oath, last.
While alone in a room the three
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Vannort, of Port Deposit, upset
table upon which was a lighted
lamp, Monday evening, setting fire
to his clothing. The child's cries
attracted his mother who succeeded
in extinguishing the flames before
he was injured or any damage done
The Elkton silk factory project
is still on the tapis. Mr.. Frank r.
Scott who was appointed to visit
the New York mills to investigate,
on Monday evening made an ex-
haustive report which favored the
enterprise. The only obstacle in
the path seems to be a doubt of the
ability of Elkton capitalists to pnt
up the bonus to induce the silk
men to locate there.
The ice danger still threatens
Port Deposit. The river is s'high"
and much ice and debris going
down. Heavy gorges of ice dam
the river between Port and Perry,
vile and at any hour the gorges
above may come down and food
the town. The water has been In,
cellars on the lower side of street
and the Lumber Company's mill has
been submerged over the floor, but
no serious damage at this writing
has been done.
Later reports say the river chan
mel is open and all danger past.
The following distressing account
is given by the Democrat Of first
class entertainment in Elkton
recently:
The Grace Orchestra, of Will
mington, visited Elkton Monday
night and gave an excellent concert
under rather depressing conditions.
| AS is usual with an entertainment
of this class the audience was ex-
ceedingly small, in striking con-
trast to the success of a travelling
comedy company that recently fl ed
the house to overlooking for three
nights. Then to add to the de-
preston the Hall was uncom-
fortably cold, and the gas so poor
that the musicians could with diff
fculty read their music ON the
stage, while the audience was
unable to deciphsr q word nponthe
program, except by striking
matches, which was done by sew
eral gentlemen.
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