The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-04
MINOR

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morrow.
Benz. Briscoe has been appointed
deputy State Councillor of the o
U. A. M. of Maryland.
The monthly Home Mission socia
will be held at the home of The
Misses Kirk this evening.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. L. v. g. Westerfeld Thurs
day, May 10, at 2:30 o'clock.
Oxford fair managers have pur.
chased the track sprinkler and
show cases of the defunct Elkton
fair.
E. III. Worthington & Son have
secured the agency for the cele-
brated $500 "Queen Quality" shoe
for ladies.
Rnmor locates new bank in the
Town Hall building, Port Deposit,
and mentions Sam'l. G. Rowland as
the probable president.
Henry Hess, of Fair Hill, lost
his valuable registered brood mare,
Hattie Brown, on Wednesday
She was valued at $500.
College Green has been granted
q post Office and will hereafter be
known as "Greenhurst.' Cecil T..
Armour is the postmaster.
Elmer Biddle and VIM. Reed,
both colored, we're committed to
Elkton jail on Wednesday for rob-
bling a B. & o. freight car at Childs.
The incorporators of the Cherry
Hill, Elkton and Chesapeake City
Electric Railway will meet in Elk
ton on Tuesday, May s, for the
purpose Of organization.
The telephone pole on East
Cherry street was taken up on
Wednesday night by Hallowevers.
Some people don't know the differ
ence between Halloweve and May
Day.
State Entomologist w. @. john
son, who is on a tour of inspection
in Cecil and Kent counties, reports
that the general condition Of fruit
this year is excellent and gives
promise of an enormous crop.
The proceeds from the "measur-
ing party" held at the home of
Mrs. Nellie Wagner last Friday
evening, amounted to about $50,
and will be donated to the purchase
of a new carpet for the church.
Former Judge Geo. NJ. Russum,
of Denton, has secured % position
in the Judiciary Department at
Washington. Russum is a clever
fellow and dearly loves an Office,
but his new find will last only one
year.
On Friday the jury in the dam
age suit of Evans VS.. the p, w. &
b. Railroad, on trial at Chester
town, rendered verdict of $4,000
for the plaintiff. The case was re-
moved from Hartford county where
the plaintiff had been awarded
$4,000 damages.
The Friends Yearly Meeting
Committee visited Broad Creek
Meeting, Hartford county, on Sun
day, by appointment. The speak
ers who addressed the meeting were
Mary II. Way, of Oxford; a. Hav
ilan Hull, of Forest Hill, and Ed
win r. Burlington.
President Of the Senate Hubner
and Speaker of the House Wilkin.
son have designated the Cecil Dem
ocrat and Cecil County News in
which to publish the laws passed
at the last session ofthe legislature.
The appropriation for the work is
5000, each paper receiving 5000.
Allen Vickers, who was arrested
at Chesapeake City on Sunday and
lodged in Elkton Jail, on the charge
of stealing large amount of goods
belonging to the Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railroad Company from a
warehouse at Cambridge, Nd, has
been taken to that city by Detective
Bartholomew.
John II. Kimble, for many years
paying teller in the Cecil National
Bank, Port Deposit, has been made
assistant to w. w. Hopkins, treas
urer of the Jacob Tome Institute.
Jos. A. Everist succeeds Kimble
and William r. Nesbitt takes the
position made vacant by Mr.. Ev-
erist's promotion.
A little daughter of Granville
Pierce, of Colora, who was playing
around a bonfire last Friday after
noon, was seriously burned by her
clothing accidentally getting on fire.
Fortunately her father was near
and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames, which otherwise might have
burned her fatally.
A number of progressive farmers
have finished planting corn. Others
say it is too early to plant, that ii
is apt to grow too much to fodder.
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