The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-06-29
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, june 80. 1900.
MlNDRLOCALS

y. IL. MarSIerS, OF wilmington,
has been selected as superinten.
dent of the Elkton Pulp Mill.
AS Hopewell church is being re-
modelled services are held in a large
tent pitched in the church yard.
The Maryland Bankers Asso-
citation will hold its annual conven-
ton at the Blue Mountain House
July IL and IL.
The School Commissioner have
awarded the contract for books for
Cecil county to j. w. Bond Com
pany. of Baltimore.
Miss Marjorie Rutter has been
appointed teacher of the Calvert
public school and Miss Mary Ma
honey teacher at Blake.
During the thunder gust on last
Wednesday evening heavy bolt
of lightning struck and shattered a
large pine tree in Zion.
The Octoraro Tribe of I. 0. O.
Red Men will attend religious wor-
ship at Rowlandville next Sunday
morning., at 1880 o'clock.
The government pensions of John
Peace, of Port Deposit, and James
p. Lane, of Chesapeake City, have
been increased to 50 per month.
Nathaniel Karl was seriously in
jured Monday morning at the ice
house of Jacob Howard, in Elkton,
by a huge cake of ice falling on
him.
Miss Mary McCauley, a young
lady of Cherry Hill, sustained
serious injuries of the spine by fall
lag from a cherry tree one day last
week.
A photographers tent has been
erected in the yard adjoining the
Public Hall building and the pub
lie can now come forward and be
Z" taken"
There is a vacant scholarship in
Art Department of the Maryland
Institute, Baltimore, to the credit
of Cecil county, which will be filled
by appointment by the School
Board.
The Elkton Foundry Company
has purchased lot of ground
along the p, w. & B. railroad
near the station in that town, and
will shortly commence the erection
of a large foundry.
Havre de Grace is preparing for
the entertainment of 5000 visitors
on July 4, the occasion of the State
Bicycle Meet and celebration.
There will be a "hot time in the
old town" that night.
Mrs. Louise hopper desires to
announce to her customers that the
delivery wagon of her bakery will
be run on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturd ~ of each week. in place Of
the days previously advertised.
Robt. Haddock, a former resi-
dent of Zion, is on short visit
home from the Klondyke, where he
has been for the past three years.
Mr.. Haddock has been quite sue
cessful In the gold regions and will
return within few weeks.
Samuel Smiths herd of 20 cattle
!. broke into E. L. Duyckinck's
wheat field last Sunday night and
when found the next morning had
gorged themselves and badly
trampled the grain. Three of the
cows have since died from the
effects.
Harry Evans, son of States At
torney VIM. S. Evans of Elkton,
has secured a position on the en-
cheering corps of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad which he will hold
during the summer, and in the fall
resume his studies at Delaware
College.
The Maryland State Teachers
Association will hold its annual
meeting at Chautauqua Beach,
formerly Bay Ridge, on July 3, 4
and s. Among the speakers will
be Geo. A. Steele, A. NJ, of Elkton,
who will deliver an address on
"The Coming High School,"
Young Friends Association will
meet next Sabbath at $50 O'Clock.
The program will include papers on
Self Poise, Colored Schools of the
South under care of the Friends,
Early Church History embracing
the period succeeding the death of
Constantine, selections and COM
ments.
On Monday evening while Mr.. B.
B. Dunbar, in company with his
father, was driving new purchase
in horseflesh near Elkton, the ami
NAL commenced to kick. Mr..
Morris Dunbar was struck on the
chin, the blow breaking his jaw
bone. Mr.. b. B. Dunbar was
injured in the side.
The Port Deposit Press reports
a movement on foot for the erection
Of a hotel at FranchtOwn for the