The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-04-05
Frida v, april ) 1901.
MINOR LOCALS
Good Friday.

Good Friday.
Secure your tickets for the enter
tainment in the Town Hall tonight
The fourth machine has been put
in operation at Providence paper
mill.
Arthur M. Tosh, of Colora, has
purchased the market route of Lew
Martindale.
A camp of Modern Woodmen of
America will be organized in Elk
ton on April s.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie announces
her spring millinery opening for
today and tomorrow.
The Briscoe farm suit which was
called for a hearing last week, was
postponed until April II.
The w. G. I. U. will meet with
Mrs. N. G. Brown on Thursday,
April II, at 2:3O o'clock.
Frank G. Fell, who has been
farming the Jos. II. Lincoln place,
near town, has moved to Flintville,
Hartford Co.
Mrs. Hannah G. Taylor, widow
of Eli Taylor of Elkton, has been
granted a government pension of s.
per month.
The Parthenian literary society
gave a very creditable entertain
ment in Rising Sun public school
yesterday afternoon.
The decrease of the tomato plant
ing in Kent county is estimated at
300 to 500 acres the coming season.
The price is $500 ton.
Burglars entered the residence of
DR.. w. H. Steele, of Newark, one
night last week, and carried off two
Overcoats and a shot gun.
Governor Smith has pardoned
Harry Hoffman of North East, who
was committed to Jail for twelve
months on the charge of bastardy.
u. Gray & Son, of Colora, have
contracted to build four houses for
the McClenahan Granite Co., of
Port Deposit, and two large barns
for other parties.
The Cooperative Building and
Loan Association of Baltimore went
into the receivers hands last week.
Considerable stock is held by peo-
pie in this section.
The Rowland Manufacturing Co.,
of Port Deposit, has started its
planning mill for the season. Yellow
pine flooring is the principal article
of manufacture by the company.
A colored man stole a bicycle
from in front of HI. Fl. Bowden's
sporting goods establishment last
week. Mr.. Bowden has followed
numerous clues but failed to locate
his man.
The Alumni prizes for the annual
defamation contest at Delaware
College have been changed from
$15, $40 and $5 to $40, SIS and $40
respectively. The contest will be
held June 10.
Levi Patterson, of Perryville, has
been awarded the contract for three
cottages by the trustees of Tome
Institute. The buildings will cost
about $4,000 each, and when COM
pleted will be occupied by the pro-
fessors and their families.
A fire occurred at Calvert last
Saturday, destroying a shed on the
property of Mrs. A. J. Craig, also.
stable and other outbuildipgs, and
stable on the property of Benz.
Holt. A number of other buildings
were endangered but by brisk work
were saved.
VIM. L. Murray's horse sale on
last Saturday was largely attended
and high prices ruled the day.
Twenty heard of general purpose
horses sold for $25S7, an average of
$129.35. The highest bid was $3.50
and only two out of the lot were
sold for less than 500.
The tenth anniversary of Sin.
gerly Steam Fire Engine and Hook
and Ladder Company of Elkton
was celebrated Tuesday evening
with a banquet, held in Council
Hall, in that town. Music was fur.
nished by the Elkton Orchestra.
John S. Writ, Esq Geo. A. Blake,
Esq, Henry M. Mccullough, Esq,
and others made addresses.
Sunday evening, at about nine
O'Clock, Robert Aiken of near
Colora, captured a man prowling
about his premises, who proved to
be Clarence Ray. He is the party
who has on several occasions enter
ed Mr.. Aiken's cellar and feasted
on the good things found there.
The prisoner was taken to Elkton
Monday morning nv COnSta hle