The midland journal., 1901-09-27
North East public school has an
enrolment of 230 pupils.

enrolment OF go pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. r. Burlington
are visiting the Pan n-American this
week.
The Northern Convocation of the
Diocese of Easton met this week in
st. Mary's p. E. church, North
East, with Rev. Giles B. Cooke,
Dean, presiding.
Tome Institute is improving the
! lot in Port Deposit, adjoining the
gymnasium, by the erection of a
handsome stone wall and the laying
of concrete pavement.
Mrs. Mary A. Hicks, of Kennett
Square, Pa, who was married in the
Brick Meeting House, Calvert, in
1S3S-63 years ago-was visitor
at the bi-centennial on the 14th
instant.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Laurine Wilson,
of Centreville, to Warren Jackson
Haines, of Philada., on Wednesday
evening, October 8, in st. Paul's
church, Centreville, Md.
Capt Jesse Poplar, of Havre de
Grace, launched a new sloop on
Saturday. The boat was christened
The Nellie in honor of his daughter,
and is to be used for duck shooting.
The sloop is Al feet in length by
13 feet 3 inches beam.
Mrs. Maria Fitzpatrick, of Elkton,
while on visit to Sharon Hill,
Pa, last week, was struck by a
trolley car and received injuries
from which she died on Saturday.
She was 6S years of age and a sister
of Mrs. Henry Fl. Gilpin, of ElktOn.
Miss Julia Willms, of Balto.,
spent several days this week in
Rising Sun, visiting her brother,
Charles Willms, Jr. Mr.. Willms
is engaged in developing the field
spar quarries near town, recently
purchased by his father from the
Tweed estate.
The following officers of Wood
lawn w. G. T. U. have been elect
ed for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. G. d. Abrahams; vice. pres,
Mrs. Frank Harris; secretary, Mrs.
Clinton Thompson; treasurer, Mrs.
M. l.. Thompson; delegate to State
convention at Westminster, Mrs.
Thompson.
At a special session of the Or
phans' Court, held on Friday last,
Joseph NJ. McVey, son of Matthew
McVey of Mechanics Valley, was
appointed to the scholarship at
Washington College, Chestertown,
in place of Ernest Ray Biles, re-
Gently appointed, but who failed to
pass the required examination for
admission.
The two horses stolen recently
from the stable of James Allen,
near Russellville, have been recov-
cred. One was found near Lime
vile where the thief had traded
for a horse, wagon and harness.
The other stolen animal was found
in tattersall in Reading where
he had been left for sale. The thief
was not apprehended.
Burglars raided the Bank at
Myersville, Kent county, on Mon
day morning, and stole a large
amount of money. The bank is
lccoted on the first floor of a frame
building and after entrance was
gained the vault was wrecked by a
charge of nitro ,glycerine. The
bank officials refused to divulge the
amount stolen, but stated burg
lar insurance of $4,000 was carried,
which would cover the loss.
The citizens of Chestertown,
Kent county, have appointed COM
mittees to solicit contributions and
select design for a monument to
mark the grave of Gen. Philip
Reed and to indicate the scene of
the battle of Caulk's Field. Gen.
Reed commanded the American
forces at 1.-THE battle, which was
fought on the night of August 80,
1914. He died at Huntingfield,
Kent county, on Nov. 2, 1929, and
until the present has lain in an
unmarked grave.