The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-05
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. 5. 1902.
MINDRLOCALS

an OLD. peer on eXnlDltlOn at Dr.
Kinks drug store.
The December term of Circuit
Court for Cecil County will convene
in Elkton on Monday.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. N. @. Brown on Thursday,
Dec. 11th, at 2:30 o'clock.
John A. Orr, of Harrington, was
this week granted a government
pension of $40 per month.
E. S. Tryford, of Mechanics Val
ley, has purchased a house and lot
at Chrome, Chester county, of G.
p. Dorman.
The American Clay Company
has completed its new works near
North East and will soon put them
in operation.
A new bridge is being built by
the County Commissioners on the
road from Rock Run to Liberty
Grove, near the former place.
Mrs. Edith England, of Zion,
has purchased the house and lot in
Oakryn, Pa, belonging to the es-
tate of the late Hanna Morris.
Brinton Reynolds, son of Tyson
Reynolds of Rock Spring, has ac-
cepted a position in the store of
Moore & Montgomery, at Avondale.
The ladies of Perryville Presby-
terrain church are preparing to hold
Rummage Sale in that town on
Friday and Saturday, Dec. II
and 10.
The ladies of Calvert M. E.
church will hold their annual sup
per on the evening of Wednesday,
December 10, in Rosebank Hall.
Tickets % cents.
The entertainment given by Prof.
Ford in Mt. Pleasant M. E. church
Saturday evening last drew a large
audience, the sum of $26 being real
lied by the sale of tickets.
State superintendent of Oregon
w. G. T. U. Mrs. Helen d. Har-
ford, gave temperance address in
the NJ. E. church of this town
Thursday evening of this week.
The sum of $40 was realized by
the members of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Rowlandville M. p.
church, at their supper held in the
basement of the church ON Thanks
giving night.
The engine of the 7:16 train,
northbound, broke down at Sylmar
on Saturday morning last and an
engine had to be sent from Oxford
to pull the disabled train toll
Philadelphia.
William higgins, of Baltimore,
general organizer of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Jointers of America, was in Elkton
this week in the interest of the
Brotherhood.
Mary J. Steele, of Cecil county,
has applied to the Circuit Court at
Elkton for divorce from her hus
band, Elwood s. Steele, of Whining
ton, and asks for the custody of her
four children.
After a shutdown of several
weeks, during which time extensive
repairs were made and new ma
chinery installed, the Cecil Paper
Mills, near town, resumed opera
ton on Saturday.
Stephen Allies, so well known in
this vicinity from his long connec.
ton with the Cecil Paper Mill, was
stricken with paralysis Monday
and is lying dangerously i'll at the
home of his son, Amos Allies, at
OctOraro.
A. L. Duyckinck s. Co. shipped
a car of wheat to Philada. this
week and received word yesterday
that it had been wrecked while
being shifted at West Philada. The
engineer was killed and the car
mashed to splinters.
Howard l.. Brumfeld, son of
Augustus Brumtield of near town,
has purchased the 43 acre farm of
Samuel Steele, near Mendenhall,
Pa, and will occupy it in the
spring. Mr.. Brumfield moved to
Chester county some years ago.
Mrs. Helen d. Hartford, State
President of Oregon Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, will
give an address in Hopewell M. E.
church, Friday evening, December
5, at 7.3O o'clock. Mrs. Hartford
comes highly recommended by both
pulpit and press. The public is
cordially invited to come.
"Naughty Man," H. L. Worth.
ington's registered pointer, was en-
tered in the Phila. Dog Show Asso.
exhibition last week and won
gold medal. Nan is an Indiana
bred dog, by Rushaway Dick
and Porter's Fay. Addition
al merit is attached to her win