The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-25

Managers of the Maryland Pris
oners' Aid Society last week, il
was decided to send a letter to the
clergy of the various denominations
in the State, asking them to set aside
November 10th as Prison Sunday
The Park stables, in Elkton, in
the rear of the Hotel Elkton, were
destroyed by fire early Wednesday
morning. The building was owned
by VIM. III. Elder and was used as
storage place for lumber by Will
liam T. Boulder and VIM. Brown
The loss was about 81 900.
Chas. w. Shippers of North East
was the purchaser of the two pieces
of real estate of Rev. T. Snowder
Thomas, sold at sheriff's sale last
week. The lots near the rail.
road. in that town, brought 500,
and the seven acre lot with small
dwelling, on the Charlestown road,
brought $175.
There has been filed in the Cir
cult Court for Cecil county legal
document constituting George Par
ker Kinds, of England, attorney for
the heirs of the late Steven Brom-
ley, who died about two years ago.
Bromley, who was a hermit, left
an estate estimated at $500. The
power of attorney is signed by 20
heirs.
The democrats of Cecil county
formally opened their campaign on
Saturday evening last, by a mass
meeting held in the Elkton Opera
House. The meeting was addressed
by DR.. Joshua w. Herring, candi-
date for Comptroller of the State;
J. Frank Turner, candidate for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals, and
other speakers.
The annual convention of Will
mington District Epworth League
is in session this week, meeting in
Newport, Del, NJ. +. church yes
terday and today. Those in attend
ance from Rising Sun are Rev. and
Mrs. H. A. G. Westerfeld, Mrs.
Gertrude Pogue, Miss Mary Ryan,
Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens and
Mark Founders.
The 18th animal convention of
Cecil County Christian Endeavor
met in Elkton Presbyterian church
on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
offers elected were: President, Rev.
S. M. Perry; vice president, Miss
Alice Settle; corresponding secre.
tary, Miss H. A. McCauley: treas
urer E. ID. Carhart; superintendent
of missions, Prof. G. M. Smith.
A number of peach growers in
Talbot county are grubbing up
their trees and burning them, on
account of their orchards being
infested with San Jose scale. State
Entomologist Quaintance has de-
termined to call a conference of
fruit growers, to be held at Ches.
tertown at an early date, to decide
upon some concerted action looking
to the checking of the ravages of
the scale.
The foreman's prize of $50, of
fered by Supervisor Gamble Latrobe
for the best section of track on the
P. w. & B. railroad, between Will
mington and Perryville, has been
awarded to section boss Thomas
Kelly of Perryville. The second
prize was awarded to Thos. McGon-
igal, who has charge of the track
from Iron Hill to Pencader Station.
The general inspection of the road
was held last Saturday by officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Fire at Salisbury, Md, on satur-
day night destroyed milling prop
erty and residences to the value of
$4,000. The Wilmington fire de
partment wa telegraphed to for
help, and two engines and sixty
firemen were sent to assist in sub
DUNG the flames. The fire started
in the upper floor of the kindling
wood factory of w. B. Miller and
soon spread to the residences of
Joshua Morris and Judge Holland,
across the street, all of which were
totally destroyed before the flames
were checked.
The National Bank of West
Grove, one of the creditors Of the
estate of VIM. NJ. Singerly, deceas-
ed, has filed a petition in the
equity proceedings recently begun
by George II. Earle, DR., receiver
of the Chestnut Street National
Bank, against James s. Mccartney,
administrator of the Singerly estate.
The bank holds $4,000 daft, no
portion of which was ever paid,
drawn by the Treasur n of the Sin
geIly Pulp and Paper Co on May
30, 1897, and payable May 25,
1898, and which was said to have
been endorsed by Mr.. Singerly.