The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-18
Miss NJ. Addie Smith is visiting

ton, was the guest of Mrs. r. E..
Ewing this week.
The cornerstone of the new
$4,000 NJ. +. church, the gift of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seneca, will be laid
at Havre de Grace on Oct. %.
The Keys & Miller Lumber Co.,
of Elkton, have added a % horse
power engine to their plant, to fur
nish power for their planning mill.
Miss Martha Brady, of Philadel-
phia, and Edward Walton, of Iron
Hill, were married at the home of
the brides parents on Wednesday
evening, October 8.
The Knights of Pythias, of New
ark, are making preparations for a
big fair to be held in Caskey Hall,
in that town, October 1886, for the
/ benefit of their order.
Miss Fannie West is in Phila-
delphia this week buying stock for
Mrs. Gillespie's millinery store and
looking up The latest things in cor
rect headwear generally.
S. T. Wiley, of Colora, who last
week underwent an operation in
Baltimore for the removal of a
tumor from his hip, is recovering
rapidly from the effects.
Miss Eva Dean, teacher of Cay
OTIS Corner school, Second district,
and Miss lStaats have exchanged
schools in ord n that each may be
more convenient to her home.
The farm of the late William G.
Royal, of Philadelphia, situated
near Calvert, containing 200 acres,
was sold ON Monday at public sale
to John NJ. Clayton, of Calvert, for
So, 500.
MI. and Mrs. James Lynch, of
Bay View, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Viola, to Lewis Crothers, of
Greenburst, for Wednesday, Octo-
Der 23d.
Chesapeake Council, No. "a, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, of Chesapeake City,
will present the High School in
town with new flag this afternoon,
when appropriate exercises will be
conducted.
The West Nottingham Academy
foot ball team journeyed to Kennett
Square, on Saturday last, and met
defeat in the first game played this
year by the Academy boys, the
score resulting 200.
A jury of condemnation, sum-
moned by Sheriff Price, on Monday
awarded $1,000 damages to the rail,
road company, for the erection of
five poles by the Maryland Tele-
phone Co., in the rear of the rail-
road station, at Elkton.
Engine No. So drew train over
the P, w. & B. railroad on Satur
day. between Baltimore and Phila-
delphia, in record breaking time.
The distance between the two cities
is SO miles, and the run was made
in 81 minutes, including two stops.
VIM. 81. Elder, one of Elkton's
most honored citizens, has been a
continuous subscriber to the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger since that
papers first issue in 1886. Mr..
Elder is SO years Of age and is re-
markedly active and progressive
man.
Dogs have been causing trouble
for a number of farmers in the
neighborhood of Perryville. One
night last week John Stump lost
two calves by attacks on them by
dogs, and the night following James
Ward had calf so badly hurt that
it had to be killed.
An adjourned meeting of the
New Castle Presbytery will be held
in Drawers church, Del, this
afternoon. Rev. Robert Hallett
will be ordained and installed pas
tor of the church. The charge to
the pastor will be given by Rev. d.
E. Shaw, of West Nottingham.
The Treasurer's report of the
finances of Cecil county, for the
year ending June 30, 1901, shows
it cost 1923, 55O.26 to administer
the affairs of the county. The
largest item of expose was $50, 900
for the public schools. The basis
of the last tax levy for the county
was $13,011 ,O39.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson, of
Paramount, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Malinda Patterson Wilson, to
Thomas Eugene Conner, on
Wednesday afternoon, October %,
at 2 o'clock.
The prospective groom was for
merly a resident of Rising Sun.
Gamble Latrobe, Jr., cuperin-
tendent of the section of the p, W.
& B. railroad between Wilmington
and Perryville, won first prize for
the best section of track on the