The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-01-26
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, Jan. &c. 1900.
MIn.ORLOCALS

Min Or LOCALS
A government pension of Sc per
month has been granted Hiram Il.
Brown, of Liberty Grove.
r. A. Duhamell was appointed
postmaster of Earleville on Mon
day, to succeed Samuel Duhamell,
f, deceased.
Howard G. Brown has purchased
the Nickle farm, containing 70
acres, near Rock Springs, from
John M. Sterrett.
Sam'l. B. Foard, of Elkton, has
sold his PAGER, Little Joe," to
Thos. Adams of Philada., who will
race him the coming season.
The Parthenian Literary Society
of Rising Sun public school will
meet this afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The public is cordially invited.
A light has been established at
Oldiield Point, on Elk river, eight
miles below Elkton, by the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Chas. S. Nields has accepted a
position with E. FL. Worthington &
Son, his former place with B. P.
Nichols being taken by VIM. F.
Gillespie.
Henry M. Mccullough, Esq, of
Elkton, will deliver an address be
fore the literary societies of the
North East school on Thursday
afternoon next.
G. Ross Bile,, near Fair Hill,
and Mrs. Jesse Bedwell, near Elk
ton, each lost fine driving horse
this week, the latter's dropping
dead in the harness.
A poultry supper will be held at
the home of Jas. T. Rutter, at Bat
tie Swamp, on Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 81. Proceeds for the
benefit of Asbury M. E. church.
VIM. T. Mcclure has secured a
position as travelling salesman with
the j. B. Lewis Shoe Co. of Boston.
His territory is Cecil, Hartford,
Kent and Queen Anne's counties.
A freight wreck occurred at
North East on the p, w. Il B.
railroad, early Monday morning,
resulting in the serious injury of
the fireman, who jumped from his
train.
VIM. M. Pogue & Bro. are max
ing some improvements to their
shop which will give them large
show room at the north end with
glass front. S. P. Ryan & Son are
doing the work.
DIR. G. E. Turner, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, started
Yesterday for Angelsea, N. j.,
where the former hopes to regain
his loss of strength from his recent
protracted illness.
While Jas. L. Baker, of North
East, was at church Monday night
his house was ransacked by burg
lars. Mr.. Baker is section boss on
the P, w. & B. railroad and it
was known had been paid a con-
siderable sum of money that day,
but had it with him at church.
Edwin j. Brogan of Fulton town
ship, Lancaster county, who plead
ed guilty to involuntary man
slaughter in killing j. Marion
Wiley, young neighbor, was on
Monday sentenced to six months
Imprisonment in the county Jail at
Lancaster and fined 800 and costs
of prosecution.
The dam that operates Davis &
Vinsinger's Touring mill, on the
Big Elk at the east end of Elkton,
was washed out on Sunday. The
dam had been injured by a rise in
the creek short time previous,
and the freshet which brought the
ice down ON Tuesday washed the
dam entirely out.
The trustees of the Jacob Tome
Institute have purchased ofJohn J
Buck all his houses on both sides Of
Main street, Port Deposit, and
vacant lots at the lower end of the
town, all his dwellings on both
sides of Cedar street except his
own, and all vacant lots and his
farm land on the north side o.
Cedar street.