The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-02-08
Friday, Feb. 8. 1901.
MINDRLOCALS

Next Thursday will be st. Valen
tines day.
Henry Scott, of Warwick, ha
been granted "a government pension
of So per month.
The w. G. j. U. will meet will
Mrs. N. q. Brown on Thursday
Feb. 14th, at 2:30 O'Clock.
Since the Robinson failure thu
Gamers are Offering the farmers
but $500 per ton for tomatoes.
The spring term of the public
schools began on Friday. Winter
fingers in the lap of the schools
spring.
What is known as the Wilson
Waring property, near Colora, has
been purchased by s. Taylor Reyn
Odds for $1,000.
While out coasting last Saturday
evening Miss Agnes Mowbray, Of
Port Deposit, fell and scratched hel
face very painfully.
County health officer DIR. Howard
BrattOn, of Elkton, reports 81
deaths in Cecil county during the
year ending December 81, 1900.
The Jacob Tome Institute trus.
tees last week purchased $1,000
worth of additional property in
Port Deposit, upon which the in
stitute buildings will be erected.
Last week we had sleigh bells
and welding bells. This evening
we have big bells, little bells, sweet
bells and pretty belles-all to be
seen at once in Rising Sun hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Hunter
returned from their bridal trip on
Wednesday evening and were ten.
dered reception and sereDade at
the home of the groom's parents.
Daniel O'Hanly was arrested in
Wilmington Saturday night, by
Detective McVey, charged with be-
ing implicated in the recent post
Office robbery at Middletown, Del.
Stephen Pluck, one of CeciIs
Oldest citizens and for many years
Overseer of the County Almshouse,
has suffered slight stroke of
paralysis at his. home near Iron
Hill. He is in his ODD year.
The winner of the book offered
by Rev. w. +. Greenfield, of Elk
Neck, to the child committing the
most verses and books of the Bible,
was Miss Irene Crouch, ten year
oil daughter of VIM. l.. Crouch.
By the will of Miss Maria K.
Wrestling, of Frederick county, the
sum OF $4,000 is left for charitable
and missionary purposes. The
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church is left $4,000.
Amos r. Brown will take charge
of the Sylmar branch of Passmore
Il Gillespie's warehouse business
on March LIST, succeeding Geo. M.
Boyd. Telephone connection with
the Nottingham warehouse will be
installed.
A. l.. Duyckinck received q
severe fall by slipping on the street
crossing in front of DIR. Kirk IS drug
store last Saturday evening. He
was partially stunned and had to
be assisted home but sustained no
lasting injury.
The dwelling and storehouse
belonging to Elwood Nichols, at
Perryville, were sold at attorneys
sale last week. The storehouse
was purchased by Seward Cooper
for $40, and the dwelling by the
Mutual Building Association for
1875.
The plant of the Port Deposit
Electric Light and Power Company
at Port Deposit, was sold on Tues
day at receivers sale, to the Jacob
Tome Institute for $4,000, subject
to a mortgage of $15, 900 held by
the Institute. The plant will be
considerably enlarged.
A, committee has been appointed
to arrange for the erection of a
monument at CoOch's Bridge, Del,
about five miles from Elkton, to
commemorate small battle which
was fought there during the Revo.
luton. The unwilling will take
place on September Sd next, the
anniversary of the battle.
The Elkton Ice Company has
been incorporated by the Cecil
County Circuit Court, with cap.
ital of $4,000, for the purpose of
manufacturing ice. John s. Writ
is president, DR.. j. III. lamar vice.
president, George r. Ash treasurer,
and F. P. Price secretary. An
.;eight-ton plant will be built on the
EIktOn fair grounds.
An article in the February num-
Der of the Delaware College Review
advocated the removal of the col.
lego to Wilmington. This dis.