The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-28

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that town for $500.
Elizabeth Turner, an aged col
ored woman, died at her home at
Richardsmere on Saturday.
Editor Carey of the North East
Star had his hen house raided one
night recently and Is of his best
fowls stolen.
Fire at Port Deposit ON Tuesday
destroyed the dwelling of Willie
Benweir. The loss will amount to
about $500.
William A. Dunlap has pur-
chased of Mrs. Eliza Devlin, of
Barnsley, her house and lot in that
town, for $500.
The property of the late Julia A.
Barrett, situated at Nottingham.
Pa, has been purchased by Martha
A. Clark, for $765.
The Board of County Commits
oIOuCio dIC Ill oCSSlOu at IhhlVD
this week for the purpose of hear
ing appeals on personal property.
The green flag and light have
been discarded as signals on the
P, W. q. B. railroad, the only
signals to be used in future in reg
ulating tranis being either plain
red or white.
Company E. Maryland National
Guards, of Elkton, will tonight
elect captain to succeed Captain
W. A. Wright, promoted to major,
and also a first lieutenant to succeed
George I. King resigned.
Chesapeake City is threatened
with coal famine. The supply of
the local dealers has run out and
on account of navigation on the
bay being closed, they have not been
able to replenish their stock.
A plea for the preservation of
cartridges has been issued by State
Game Warden Averitt, who has
authorized all deputy game wardens
to furnish wheat to responsible
persons free for the use of birds.
The Octoraro M. E. Sunday
school will hold a missionary SER
vice next Sunday, March 2, at 2
p. m. An interesting program
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, recitations and addresses
will be rendered. All welcome.
On Sunday night large rock on
the steep hill side, loosened by the
thaw, crashed into the back of the
house of Mrs. Emma Reynolds,
at Port Deposit, breaking a second
story window frame, and making
kindling wood of her back porch.
Out of class of thirty but six
students passed in the recent exam.
nations at the st. Johns College
Annapolis. One of the number to
pass the examination was Drew H.
Beatty, of North East, who out of
a possible five made an average Of
four and eight-tenths.
The crack shots of Mechanics
Valley have organized gun club
and will compete with the various
teams of the county and display
their skill at the traps. William
Giberson is president and William
Bouchelle superintendent, treas
urer and financial secretary.
The young men of Port Deposit
have organized a bowling club for
the sake of developing their mus
Gle. The club has a membership
of thirty.two with the following
officers: Prest., Edwin Boynton;
vice-prest., Joseph A. Everist; Sec,
Thomas G. Bond; treas, S. A.
Vannort.
The will of the late Mrs. Eliza.
beth News, Of Elkton, has been
filed for probate in the Orphans
Court. Her property is divided
equally between her seven children,
Crosby P. News being named as
executor. The will bears date of
May Goth, 1895, and is witnessed
by John FL. Terrell, John M. Post
and William T. Warburton.
While the storm was raging in
Oxford Friday night an alarm of
fire was sounded. Flames were seen
in the classroom of the Presbyterian
church and an investigation show
ed it to be of incendiary origin.
After some difficulty the fire was
eXtinguished but not before it had
burned the end of a small organ, a
portion of the partition and consid-
erably damaged number of books.
Robbery was thought to be the
cause for the crime.
One of Rising SUMS gallants met
with an adventure last Friday
night which made a depletion in
his finances. He boarded the eve
ming train for Rowlandville and on
his arrival found the Octoraro on
a rampage, barring his passage
across to the abode of his hearts
desire. One of the Rowland
lians offered to pilot the Sunny by
| a roundabout wav to his daStina