The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-12-06
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. 6 1901.
MlNDRLOCALS

AHo oqucdi VI tAc cAplIluS poIh
er is now heard OH every hand,
The Young Ladies Home Mis-
sion social will be held at the home
Edwin Haines this evening.
The farm of Charles Owens, near
Iron Hill, has been sold to H. A.
Rogers, of Philadelphia, for 81 300.
The cold wave which struck
this section on Thursday and Fri,
day last sent the mercury down to
150.
On Sunday, Nov. "a, a thank
offering was collected at Chesapeake
City M. E. church which amounted
to 5000.
Ellen Dorman, of Havre de
Grace, has been granted special
accrued government pension of IS
per month.
William Morton, Fair Hill far
mer, was forced to kill one of his
cows last week, the animal having
gone mad.
During the recent heavy rain and
wind storm in Cecil county the roof
on the beater room at Providence
paper mills was blown off.
The small boy was happy with
his sled on Friday and Saturday
morning. About an inch and a
half of snow fell on Friday.
Al .Duyckinck & Co. are Install
ing endorse power Otto gasoline
engine to replace the smaller one
now in use at their warehouse.
Jos. A. Jones, of st. Georges,
Del, was killed on Wednesday of
last week by the accidental dis
charge of his gun while out hunting.
At special session of the Or
phans' Court last week orders ap-
pertaining to the estate of the late
Gilmore Owens, of Perryville, were
passed.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Albert Burkins ON Thursday
Dec. 11th. If the weather is
stormy, meet with Mrs. A. E.
Reynolds.
The Walker farm, containing
11S acres, situated in the Fourth
district, was sold at trustees sale
last week to James S. McComb, of
near Wilmington, for SO, 100.
L. R. Kirk and H. S. White are
excavating for an ice house, 2Ox2O
by 16 feet in depth. The house
will be in the lot on Cherry street
in the rear of DIR. Kinks drug store.
Rev. j. Earle Maloy, of Rowland
vile, is a candidate for the position
of chaplain of the House of Dele
gates. The Rev. Maloy was chap
lain of the House during the ses-
sion of 1900.
Howard II. Reynolds has decided
to relinquish farming and offers a
large and valuable lot of farming
utensils and stock at public sale
on the 10th inst See adv. in
another column.
Miss Virginia Vanneman, of Port
Deposit, has assumed charge of
Tome Institute Inn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Streeper, under whose management
the Inn has been since its opening,
going to Baltimore.
Henry L. Constable, of Elkton,
was one of class of thirty three
applicants for admission to the bar
who took the examination before
the State Board of examiners in
Baltimore last week.
The following newly elected Of
ficers of Cecil Royal Arch Chapter
No. 81, of Elkton, have been in
stalled: John Fl. Kimble, High
Priest; L. Marshall Haines, King;
George McQuilkin, Scribe.
The board of trustee of Poor and
Insane for Cecil county has ap-
pointed Harry Thayer, of Colora,
keeper at the asylum, vice J.
Wesley McAlllster, who has been
appointed deputy sheriff by his
brother, sheriff VIM. T. McAllister.
VIM. S. Turner and Elwood
Pussy of Elkview, and Pusey Bros,
of Londongrove, have purchased
the Avondale Ice Plant for about
$4,000. An abbattoir will be
built, cold storage added and extern
sive Improvements made by the
purchasers.
At a recent social of st. Monicas
Guild of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, of Chesapeake City, an
admission fee was charged in the
shape of can of any kind of can
ned goods. The proceeds of the
social were sent to the Diocesan
Home for Friendless Children al
EastOn, Md.
The ladies of Elkton M. E.
church held a successful fair and
bazaar on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings of last week
One of the features of the fair was
booths representing the different