The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-03-15
COU NTY N EWS.
Friday, March 10 1901.
MI>.OR LOCALS


the Delaware river.
Milton Kindig will sell another
carload Of horses in Rising Sun
March 20.
John S. Matthews, of Perryville,
had a horse and buggy stolen last
Tuesday night.
H. G. Cummings is improving
his livery stable with an addition
on the south end.
John T. Egnor has purchased of
Mrs. Sarah Peterson her 80 acre
farm. at Cherry Hill.
The Columbia & Port Deposit
railroad will be relaid with heavier
steel rails in the spring.
Hiram B. Shallcross, of North
East, has purchased the Mahoney
farm of u acres, at Bacon Hill, for
81, 200.
John A. Keen has young horse
which he raised from colt and
when weighed this week it tipped
the beam at 1855 lbs.
Mr.. William Foard, of Massey's,
Kent county, was recently bitten
by pet cat and went to Baltimore
for the Pasteur treatment.
An Old Maids Convention will
be held in the G.. A. r. Hall at
North East this evening fer the
benefit of the W. G. I. U. Tickets
25 and 50 cents.
A disease resembling hydropho-
bia has broken out among the cal
YES of John Moore, of Appleton,
and he has been compelled to kill
two of the animals.
Granville Cooper, of Colora, who
is employed in a cotton mill at
Trainer, Pa, had his hand badly
mashed last week by getting it
caught in the machinery.
Granville w. Reynolds is erect
ing new barn on the site of the
one burned some months ago, on
his farm near Octoraro. The frame
of the building was raised on
Tuesday.
The Cecil County Teachers In
stitute has been postponed on ac-
count of Examiner Biddle and Com
missioner Blake having to attend
Court in Chestertown the week of
April 18th.
The real estate of Edw. G. Will
liams, consisting of ten acres of
land and improvements, in the 9th
District, was sold at trustees sale
on Tuesday, to Joseph T. Reed, of
Bay View, for $505.
Saml. III. Friedman has placed
an order with the American Bicycle
Co. for large consignment of
Waverly and Monarch bicycles,
1901 models, and is prepared to
offer special inducements in this
lima.
The boats of the Colchester Com
pany have started their spring
trips. The Susquehanna resumes
her Port Deposit schedule. The
Emma Giles will make her regular
Saturday trips leaving Colchester
at 9 a. m. and 5. p. m.
Harry L. Glacken, residing on
the Barnes farm, was badly bruised
by a wagon bed falling on him last
Saturday. He was hosting it
overhead when the tackle slipped
and dropped the bed ON his head,
pinning him underneath.
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
will meet on Wednesday next,
March 20, at Stafford, Del.
Thursday mornings papers re-
port smallpox raging at Seaford
and that conference would in all
probability be postponed.
Owing to the unfavorable wealth
er last Sunday the closing sermon
of the conference year will be
preached next Sunday, March II,
at 1880 a. M, in Octoraro NJ. E.
church. Special music-solo by
Mrs. Mack, accompanied by the
guitar.
The pupils of Rowlandville
school will give an entertainment
in the church beside the school
house, on Friday evening, March
%. Admission ten cents; proceeds
for library purposes. If Friday
evening is stormy the entertain
ment will be given the following
evening.
The present graduating class of
Delaware College, Newark, is the
largest for several years, numbering
eighteen. Seven will graduate from
the Latin scientific course, four
from the classical, four from the
mechanical engineering, two from
the civil engineering and one from
the agricultural.
Walter w. Brown, cashier of the
West Grove National Bank, and
Leuman Better of West Grove,
Whila DRIVING an1OSc tho Dnmarox,