The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-02-02
Friday, Feb. 2, 1900.
Mn oIsLOCALS

evening.
Philip r. Bond, of Port Deposit,
a member of Elkton bar, will locate
in Pittsburg, Pa.
Another touch of real winter this
week, with the mercury at % above
zero Wednesday night.
John Terry has sold his farm of
115 acres, near Rising Sun, to
Milton Fletcher for $4,000.
The lighthouse recently erected
at Oldfeld's Point, on the Elk
river, has been carried away by the
ice.
Timothy Kelley, formerly of Port
Deposit, has been appointed clerk
to the Finance Committee of the
legislature.
The bark is now stripped from
the wood for use at the Elkton
pulp mill by steam, the work for
merIy being done by hand.
Wilson l.. Coudon, of the Perry
vile Record, was one of the vice
presidents at the Bryan meeting,
held in Wilmington, Friday night.
Howard Reynolds, who has been
farming the Robert Ferguson place
in the Eighth district, will move to
the John E. Gillespie farm, which
he recently purchased.
The Delmaryia Telephone Com
pany, of Wilmington, is pushing its
southern extension with the view
of reaching Perryville, passing
through Newark and Elkton.
T. p. Price and Herman Ball, of
Elkton, visited New Castle, Del,
Jail last week for the purpose of
identifying a prisoner who passed
worthless checks on them recently.
r. c. Sidwell and J. M. Griffith,
under the firm name of Sidwell &
Griffith have leased the M. T..
Nesbitt store house, at Sylmar, and
will commence merchandising about
April LIST.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing for $500, 900
building for the Court of Appeals,
library building and other State
r,urpOses. Senator CrOtherS strong
Nv advocated the bill.
James Buchanan has purchased
the house belonging to the estate of
the late Mary V. Coale, at Mt.
Pleasant, for $3.50, and will engage
in the butcher business in partner
ship with Homard Terry.
Judge Groves, of Elkton, has
rendered a decision in the case of
Robert Anderson, of Bank, VS.. the
F., w. & 3. railroad company, to
recover $100 damages for injuries
to horse, awarding him $50.
The Town Commissioners of North
East have forbidden the Standard
Oil Company storing oil in frame
building near the railroad station
of that town, on account of danger
to surrounding property.
G. Allison Hindman and wife
have purchased the farm of the late
Tobias Brown, near Colora, tor
$1,000. They will move from Phil
adelphia to it March 25 and engage
in poultry raising on an extended
scale.
James Samuels, Fred johnson
and William Gundy, all colored,
were arrested, Saturday night in
Elk Neck by Sheriff Price and
Deputies McA,lister and Mackey,
charged with larceny, and lodged
Elkton Jail to await hearing.
George Douglas, of Cecilton, and
Henry Thomas, of Elkton, have
been granted pensions Of $6 per
month. Thomas B. Gross, of Me-
chanics Valley, has been granted
an increase from $6 to 50 per
month, and John r. Biddle, of
North East, an increase from IS
to 80.
Miss Mary L. Worthington enter
tanned the progressive euchre club
on last Friday evening. Six tables
were PLAYED. Miss Addie Smith
and DR.. G. s. Dare carried off the
honors of the evening. The next
meeting will he held with Drs.
Moore and Jenness on the evening
of Feb. 9.
While Charles Wilson, colored,
of Elkton, was at his work in the
pulp mill last week, Jack st. Clair,
who had been making his home
with him, stole his new suit OF
clothes, gold ring, scarf pin and
@17 in money, and sold bed, stove
and other articles of furniture be-
longing to Wilson, to a junk dealer
b. F. Reynolds of the Horse
Shoe has invented a sheet iron, all
tight front for open fire places, fol
the purpose Of greatly increasing
the heating capacity of the old
time fire places, and has formed q
connection with Scott Wilson, the
Rising Sun timer, for the manufac