The midland journal., 1901-08-09

Mrs. William Coleman, of Ches-
apeake City, suffered a stroke of
paralysis last week and is in crit.
ical condition.
Sheriff Mcdaniel sold last week
at Newark, a 160-acre farm, belong
ing to Sharp & Evans, to Geo. T..
Brown, for 81, 100.
William H. Steele, of Newark,
fell down stairs last week fractur.
ing his right arm and receiving
other severe injuries.
Religious services are held every
Friday. evening at the Cherry Hill
Aims House, by Rev. Edward
Perry, pastor of Leeds M. p.
Church.
A family reunion of the descend
ants OF the late Hon. John W.
Morgan, of Cecil county, was held
at Colchester Beach, Kent county,
on Thursday of this week.
The new assessment list for bor-
ough tax has been issued. An ap-
peal will be held at /. Il. Taylor's
Office on the evening of Monday,
Aug. II, from 7:3O to $50 O'Clock.
Carpenters are at work on the
High School, at Elkton, making
, alterations in the building for the
manual training department, which
will be added to the school in
September.
Benjamin Lewis, an inmate of the
Cecil county Aims House, died at
that institution on July 80, of apo
plexy of the brain, aged 73 years.
He was admitted to the institution
from the First district, four years
ago.
Miss Efie M. Husfelt has been.
appointed principal of the public
school at Pleasant Hill, Cecil coun-
ty, with Lula B. Smith as assistant.
Miss Naomi Vandergrift has been
appointed teacher of the Rock
Springs school.
The Scott Fertilizer Company
and the Kenmore Pulp Company,
of Elkton, intend putting a dredg-
ing machine at work in Elk creek,
clearing away several bad bars in
the creek between Cedar Point and
the Elkton wharves.
The Galena, Kent county, M. E.
church was reopened on Sunday
last, after being extensively re-
paired. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. McBurney, OF
Philada.; Rev. E. G. Sunfield and
Rev. j. w. Prettyman.
The Vivo Club, of Fair Hill, was
entertained by Miss Mabel Mat
thews, of near North East, Wednes-
day evening of last week, with a
lawn fete, large number of mem
bers and invited guests being pres
ent to enjoy the festivities.
While Robert Reed, of High
land, Pa, was engaged in cutting
wheat last week his horses became
unmanagable and he was thrown in
front of the cutter bar of the ma.
chine, which inflicted deep cash
in his leg, requiring Is stitches.
George Lusby, of near Elkton,
was robbed of between $l2 and $15
last week, by lad named Elmer
Short. On inquiry it was ascer-
tanned that Short had purchased a
ticket at Elkton for Wilmington
but he has not yet been appre-
hended.
AS Mrs. Eliza Crowl, of Noting
ham, was entering Mrs. Rollins
millinery, in Oxford, one evening
last week, she slipped and fell
backward, splintering her arm and
injuring her hip. The unfortunate
woman had just recovered from an
injury to her hip.
The congregation of the Elkton
Presbyterian church has extended
an invitation to the Methodist
Episcopal congregation to join them
in worship during the period the
latter church editice will be closed,
on account of the extensive repairs
which are being prosecuted.
A traction engine belonging to
Eben Clark, and in charge of Har-
ry Armstrong, broke through a
wooden bridge, near Armstrong's
Corner, last week, and fell a dis.
tance of six feet. Mr.. Armstrong
was severely injured about the legs
and the engine damaged to the
extent of $500.
The Elkton Pulp Mill has receiv-
ed "a large consignment of sweet
gum wood which will be used in the
mill as an experiment. The sup
ply of poplar wood is getting scarce
and high in Virginia, and if first
class pulp can be made from the
gumwoOd it will be used in future,
as it can be had in great quantities
and at a much cheaper price than
poplar wood