The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-01-18
'COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. III. 1901.
MIN .)RLOCAIS

R0V. Eiam Alrk, OF 6ylmAF, ma
been granted q special government
pension of $50 per month.
Jesse Hopkins of Liberty Grove
was committed to the insane asylum
at Cherry Hill on Wednesday.
G. w. Oliver, Of Blythedale, ha'
sold his -four mill at Rock Run, Il
Charles Martindale for SO, 125.
Charles Sweet, of North East
sustained a broken leg last week
while wrestling with a comapnion
Oil paintings of the late Jacol
Tome and Thomas G. Bond have
been hung in the assembly hall o.
Tome Institute.
Revival services were begun il
the M. Il. church on Sunday even
ing last, Rev. Robert Watt occu-
plying the pulpit.
Baltimore capitalists have leased
a portion of Mrs. Geo. w. Sutton's
farm, near Perryville, for the pur-
pose of mining kaoIin.
Perryville merchants have agreed
TO close their stores early during
the progress of revival services in
the NJ. g. church in that town.
The Barnsley warehouse property
was offered at public sale last Tues
day by w. w. Carter of Oxford,
but for lack of bidders was not sold.
Harry, the old horse belonging
TO the Barclay Reynolds family,
was killed last Tuesday, having
reached the advanced age of 30
years.
The long looked for rain came
last Thursday and Friday, the first
soaking rain of the new century.
Several more Of the same kind are
needed.
The old board of directors was
re elected at the annual meeting Of
the stock hoIders Of Rosebank Gem
etery Association, at Calvert, on
January 5.
An attempt was made to rob the
Middletown, Del, post Office on
Sunday night, but the bailiff
Swallowed the suspects and fright
ened them off.
An epidemic something like dis
temper is prevalent among horses
in the neighborhood of Elkton.
Daniel Harvey lost three last week
from the disease.
La Grippe has seized one third
Of the people in the large cities and
has reached out into the country.
1t is prevailing to considerable
extent in this neighborhood,
The Baltimore papers report a
carnival Of burglary and theft in
that city. Ex Mayor Masters
house was entered u few nights ago
by burglars, who were frightened
off before securing any booty.
On Wednesday evening of last
week AGAR loaded with merchandise,
on a through freight, was discov
cred to be on fire. 1t switched onto
siding at Perryville and, with
contents, was entirely consumed.
Chas. Jones and Garfield Fisher,
two colored boys living near town,
were playing with revolver last
Sunday when it was accidentally
dicharged. The ball struck Jones
in the stomach, inflicting serious
wound.
Benjamin Schall, colored, was
arrested on Tuesday near Wood
lawn, charged with attempting to
kill a colored man Webster, by
shooting, at a party near Zion,
several months ago in a quarrel
over girl.
Havre de Grace city council is in
squabble over organization. On
Monday evening when the newly
elected council, comprising four
new members and three of the old
board met for reorganization the
reelected portion Of the coun-
ell became dissatisfied and boIted
the meeting.
The Diamond State Telephone
Company and the commissioners Of
the town of Galena, Kent county,
are having q controversy over the
erection of telephone poles through
that town. The telephone people
want to erect 25-foot poles within
the town limits, while the commits
sioners insist that the poles be 5(
feet.
A change was effected this week
in the firm of Morrison & White
who conduct the restaurant in the
Town Hall building. Mr.. Morrison
has Withdrawn from active man.
agenient and the business viii here
after be conducted by Mr.. III. S
White. The business, however
viii still be run under the old firm
name.
Port Deposit is dissatisfied with
the census figures Of the town. A
meeting of the town commission