The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-16

incorporated at Bel Air. The
capital stock is $4,000.
Miss Gertrude Smith, of Elkton
has been appointed principal Of
the Elkton Academy in place Of
Miss Matte L. Frost, resigned.
The graduating class at the Cecil
County High School, Elkton, mum
bers nineteen, the largest number
of any year since the school was
organized.
Rev. L. L. Poole, pastor of the
NJ. Il. church at Chesapeake
City, has received call to the
pastorate of Scott M. Il. church,
Wilmington, Del.
The members of st. Francis Kay
Ter Roman Catholic church, of War
wick, contemplate the erection Of
new church edifice in that town
in the near future.
VIM. P. Constable, son of Albert
Constable, Esq, of Elkton, has
been elected editor in chief of the
Delaware College Review, the
monthly issued by that institution
Elkton town council has refu-ed
to grant the Maryland Telephone
Company permission to extend its
line to Main street in that town for
the purpose of establishing pay
station.
AT a meeting of the directors of
Perryyille Water Company, H. A.
Stump was elected president, Chas.
G. Caldwell vice president and
Wilson L. Condon secretary and
Treasurer.
John = Milligan, son of Rev. j.
r. Milligan, of st. Georges, former
ly ofZion this county, will sail for
Europe on Saturday to take charge
of. the London Office of the West
inghouse Electric Company.
Chicken thieves have been doing
a profitable business in the neigh
borhood of Cherry Hill recently, it
being estimated that the farmers in
that vicinity have lost at least 200
fowls by their depredations.
Wingate Post, G. A. r., of North
East, has rendered the congrega-
ton of the M. E. church of that
town the use of their hall, in which
to conduct regular services, during
the erection of their new church
building.
Rev. Giles B. Cooke, of North
East, has been renominated for
dean Of the Northern Convocation
of the Diocese of Easton; Rev.
Samuel Edison, vice president, and
William Schouler, of Elkton, sec.
and treasurer.
The fishing season on the Susque-
hanna is now practically over, all
the floats having been cut out the
past week, although the OILERS will
still operate for several weeks long
err. The catch for the season is the
lightest for several years.
Joe Lee, Chesapeake City's
Chinese laundryman who created a
sensation some weeks ago by try
ing to sell his daughter, has dispos-
ed of his washee business IN that
town and shaken the dust of Cecil
county off his feet, moving to
Philadelphia with the girl.
| Extensive preparations are being
made by the citizens of Elkton for
the appropriate celebration of Dec
Grafton Day, May 30, in that town.
Committees of citizens have been
appointed who have the arrange
ments in charge. Ell. B. Warner OF
Washington, will be orator of the
day.
The class of 1902 of the Chesa-
peake City High School will com,
prise four graduates and the com
mencement exercises will be held
on Friday evening, May 20. The
graduates are: Lucinda Matthews
Reed, Thomas B. Hopper, Frank
G. Conrey and Gilbert Cation
Cooling.
The large paper mill on the oppo-
site side of the Susquehanna river
I from Conowingo has been dismantl
ed and most of the machinery moved
to Highlandtown, near Baltimore
The cost of moving supplies and
the finished product across the
river and back proved too big al
item of expense for the profit;
accruing from the manufacture o
paper.
A District Sunday School Con
vention will be held in the M. P
church at Warwick, under tn,
auspices of the Maryland Sunday
School Union on Saturday and Sun
day, May 18th, beginning Saturday
afternoon. An interesting pro
gram has been prepared for tn
occasion. The address of welcome
, will he delivered by Rev. j. Me
Lain Brown.
Western MARYLAND COLLEGE,