The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-03-22
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road station.
DIR. Frank H. Mackie, of thi
county, has resigned from the Stat'
Live Stock Sanitary Commission.
Governor Smith has issued hi
proclamation for the observance o
Arbor Day, April IL, iii Maryland
The Kent County Mutual Insur
ance Co. has purchased the STATE
Fair grounds, at Dover, Del, fol
5000.
An additional building will bt
erected at Delaware College, New.
ark, in the near future, at a cost o.
$25, 900.
Mrs. Alice r. Thompson, Of
Havre de Grace, has been granted
an original government pension o.
So per month.
The congregation of Ehenezer M
Il. church on Sunday presented
their pastor, Rev. w. r. Mowbray
Will purse vi %AU.
A large flock of a hundred OF
more wild geese passed over town
last Monday morning. They were
headed north and flying very low.
A manual training department
Will be established at the County
High School, Havre de Grace, at
the beginning of the next scholastic
year.
The sale of horses advertised by
Milton Kindig to be held in Rising
Sun last Wednesday did not take
place, owing to the arrival of
the horses.
l.. r. Kirk, Jr., of Chester, has
resigned his position and returned
home to take charge of his fathers
drug store during the latter's con-
tinued illness.
The textile mill at Elkton is shut
down temporarily owing to the cav
ing in on Sunday night of the well
which supplies the boiler. A new
well is being dug.
Cecil county's share of the quar-
terly payment of public school
fund, due Monday, is $3,076.36 for
white schools, and $690.72 for col
ored schools.
Last Friday Warren, little son of
Saml. A. Taylor, was set upon and
bitten about the face by dog be-
longing to H. L. Worthington.
Help arrived before the child was
badly hurt.
At the annual town election held
in North East on Monday the old
Board of Commissioners was re
elected as follows: Isaiah Biddle,
DIR. r. G. Underwood, B. F..
Thomas, T. j. Abrams and Edward
j. Campbell.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue on Thursday,
March %, at 2:30 O'Clock. The
Union will observe Neal Dow's
birthday. All members are asked
to contribute five cents. A special
program will be arranged. All
friends are invited.
The Orphans Court in special
session on Tuesday approved the
bond of Victor M. Torbert, of Elk
ton, and John E. Toroert, of Will
mington, for $4,000, and granted
them letters of administration upon
the estate of Miss Jane Torbort.
Several orders appertaining to
estates were passed.
The Orphans Court has passed
All order upon the petition of Mrs.
Evelyn S.. Tome and Peter Z. Tome,
executors of Jacob Tome, for the
sale of bonds aggregating $67, 300
to the trustees of the Jacob Tome
Institute. The executors of Mr..
Tome will iapply this amount to
paying off several legacies under
his will.
President Sylvester has been au-
thorized by the trustees of the
Maryland Agricultural College to
select a place for the encampment
of the cadets during the week be-
fore commencement, June 10. Free
transportation will be given the
cadets and all luggage by the Toll
chester Company if Colchester
Beach is selected for the encamp-
ment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has bought enough of the
Baltimore & Ohio stock to control
the system, and the board of direc-
tors will be recognized so as to give
the Pennsylvania interest major
ity of the members.
Evidence multiplies that it will
not be long till all the railroads in
the country will be controlled by a
single system.
An unknown man and woman
swindled a number of Elkton PEG
pie out of small amounts this week
by pretending to want to rent a
house or obtain board, the man
claiming he was an electrical en-