The midland journal., 1901-04-12
MiN.ORLOCALS
Today is Arbor and Bird Day.

John Leighman has rendered his
resignation as constable in the
Fifth district.
The entertainment in the Chapel
school house last Friday evening,
by the Woodlawn Y, netted $21.
The April meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held with A f.
r. Brown, Wednesday, 18th inst.
An Easter program of more than
usual interest was given in Rising
Sun M. E. church last Sunday
evening.
Margaret NJ. Love will hold a
public sale of household goods, at
her residence in Rowlandville, on
Saturday, April 20.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell, of Elkton,
has purchased of Miss Carrie Rob
erts Boulden, for $3.50, her small
farm near Boulden Chapel.
The Board of Liquor License
Commissioners will meet Tuesday,
April 16, in Elkton, to receive ap-
plications for license for the ensu-
ing year.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie is visiting
the millinery centers in Philada.
this week, replenishing her stock
with the latest spring styles of
headwear.
The name of J. Frank Peach has
been substituted for that of VIM.
ii. Simcoe as census enumerator of
the first precinct of the Fifth elec-
tion district of Cecil county.
S. J. Mearns, r. G. Reeder, DR..
7. A. Worrall and Harry Harvey,
of North East, have each purchas-
ed new naptha launches which they
will place on the North East river
this summer.
Competition between the banks
of Cecil county is becoming acute,
to judge from the notices they pub
lish of messengers" at various
points on certain days of tue week
drumming for business.
Many of the creditors of Isaac
Robinson, of Baltimore, have COM
promised their claims ON a twenty
per cent basis. The Isaac Robinson
Company, Limited, has been formed
for business the coming season.
The Campbell farm, in the Ninth
district, near Bay View, was pur-
chased on Monday by Harvey II.
Mackey, of Elkton, for $4,000.
The farm contains 300 acres in a
high state of cultivation and fine
buildings.
The Epworth League Reading
Course will meet with Adam B.
Keen this, (Friday,) evening at s
O'Clock. The members will please
come prepared to discuss "The
Press" and Politics." Quotations
from your favorite author. All
are invited.
Health officer Bratton received
word last Wednesday that a colored
man had come to railroad camp
near Leslie, suffering from small
poX, and had left after few days.
He went to Baltimore and was
taken in charge by the health
authorities.
John M. Gessler's Sons, of Phila-
delphia, have been awarded the
contract for the monument to be
erected at Cooch's Bridge. The
monument is to be unveiled Sept. 3,
and is to mark the site of the bat
tie fought there, where it is believed
the Stars and Stripes were first
nnfurled.
VIM. L. Murray, of Hancock,
arrived in town on Wednesday
evening with Is head of fine gen
eral purpose horses, which will be
sold at public sale April 10. This
lot is said to be even better than
his first consignment which brought
such good prices in Rising Sun two
weeks ago.
The Maryland & Delaware Tele-
phone Co. has been granted a per-
nit to run its lines through Cecil
county by the County Commits
sioners, who were in session this
week.
1t was decided to appoint three
general road supervisors-on for
the Third, Fifth and Sixth districts
who will have charge of their
respective districts.
Never leave children alone where
there is fire or a lighted lamp. This
is what happened at Colora recent
ly. Mrs. w. o. Brumiield's child
was playing in the room alone, Mrs.
B. being sick in bed. The child
stuck cloth in the stove, then
threw the burning rag on the sofa.
One of the elder children chanced
to look in on the nick of time and
extinguished the fire.
Capt. Ambrose Higgins, of Phil
ade!phia, one of the chief promoters
of the Elkton & Chesapeake City