The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-03-09
MINOR LOCALS

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come with their messages offspring.
Peaches are being talked of now
on the peninsula and good crop is
the result of the first prediction.
The Orphans Court was in spec
ial session in Elkton on Wednesday
when orders in various estates were
passed.
A new safe and new window
glass have been placed in the post
office to replace the wreckage from
the explosion.
An electric bell was installed at
the Cecil County High. School, in
Elkton, last week, the work being
done by the boys of the school.
The wild geese have started on
their summer excursion to the north
pole, the only successful explorers
to that region of perpetual ice.
Bad whisky, hard cider, or some
other intoxicant was much in evil
dence at Colora one day last week
and free-for all fight resulted near
town.
The property on North Main St.,
Port Deposit, belonging to the
estate of Philip Hopkins, deceased,
was sold last week to III. A. Mes
bitt for $685..
A freight locomotive blew out
her steam valve Monday evening at
the Elkton station and another
engine had to be procured to move
the stalled train.
Jos. s. Pogue & Sons have erect
ed q large sign, announcing hard
ware and farmers supplies. The
new p. M. has also swung a new
single to the breeze, Post Office
Morris d. Wherry has purchased
of the executor the farm of the late
Mary Mcconnell, containing 46
acres of land with improvements,
situated in the Fourth district, for
$500.
Freight brakeman John J. Can
non, of the P, w. Il B., in board
ing his train at Elkton Monday
sustained broken arm. The men,
Der had just healed from a previous
break.
Detectives arrested party in
Baltimore last Monday who had in
his possession over 500 worth of
stamps. 1t has not been ascer-
tanned whether portion of them
came from Rising Sun or not.
Seventy five horse hides have
been shipped this winter by Marcus
.Ascher, d Kent county fur and
hide dealer. The animals died of
a peculiar disease which has been
prevalent among Kent county
horses this winter.
Congressman w. B. Baker was
expected to visit Elkton this week
to investigate the matter of dredg-
ing Elk river and to look after his
fences and see if they are strong
enough to turn the wild and
wooley Democrats next fall.
The March number of "The
Tombstone the literary monthly
published by the students of LAT
ayette College, contains the prize
story "The Blue or the Gray" by
John A. Nesbitt. Mr.. Nesbitt was
the efficient editor of the school
paper while at West Nottingham
Academy.
Eli Coulson, Jr., and William
Eechtel, of West Nottingham, have
forMed a partnership and will
erect store at Korner Ketch and
embark in the mercantile business.
Eli Coulson, ST., will remove to
Steelton, and the store formerly
kept by him will be run by the
Misses Keen.
Thomas p. Dale is endeavoring
to have the people of Elkton be-
come interested in a match factory
to be located in that town. He
states that if the people will offer a
fair inducement there is no doubt
of the factory coming to Elkton.
The one essential to all these
village enterprises is the "fair
inducement."
The Friends Normal Institute
and Rising Sun public school were
presented with handsome, large
portraits of Miss Frances E. Will
lard, on Friday afternoon last, by
the Rising Sun w. G. T. U. Mrs.
A. g. Shippers made the presenta-
tfon speeches being responded to on
behalf of the schools by the prin-
cipals, after which those present
were entertained by appropriated
exercises by the pupils.
Appleton school has been closed
for three weeks on account of scar
let fever in the neighborhood, there
having been eighteen eases of the
fever and scarletina in the vicinity,