The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-26
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Sept. 26, 1902.
MINOR LOCALS

e. Ell. Kirk is erecting a new
barn on his farm near Nottingham.
The buildings, lumber, &C., on
the Barksdale race track were sold
at public sale last week, the sale ag-
gregating over 81, 900.
Richard Abrams, of Bay View,
this county, was seriously injured
Monday by falling from a building
in Newark, upon which he was at
work.
The farm of the late Daphney
Brown, containing 81 acres of land
lying near Oakryn, has been pur,
chased by Mrs. Joseph Miller for
$2100.
Miss Carrie Palmar, of Ports
mouth, Va, and niece of Rev.
Giles B. Cooke, has been appointed
principal of the North East private
school.
A reunion of the Sixth Maryland
Regt. will be held in Washington
on October 8. The monument to
Gen. Wright will be dedicated the
following day.
Bethel M. E. church, which has
undergone extensive repairs during
the summer, will be rededicated
Sunday October 5. Rev. G. w.
Dawson is the pastor in charge.
About $50 was realized by the
members of Mt Pleasant M. E.
church at the fair and festival held
in the church grove on Thursday
and Friday evenings of last week.
The farm of the late Walter
Gather, in the Sixth district, near
Principle, containing 100 acres,
was sold at trustees sale on Tues
day, to Henry Gather, for 81, $50.
Mrs. Lizzie Geddes, of Philada.,
who recently sustained burns
which caused her death, by her
clothing catching fire from a gaso-
line stove, was sister of Mrs.
Alexander Wilson, of Colora.
The Elkton Town Council has
granted the Kent and Cecil Elec-
trio Railway Company an extension
of time in which to post a forfeit of
$4,000 as a guarantee that the line
will be completed within nine
months.
Andrew Spear, a Cecil county
farmer, of Ferris Corner, was kill
ed at Dagetts crossing, Del by a
locomotive Saturday, while driving
a covered wagon loaded with
apples. His horse was killed and
the wagon demolished.
While helping to raise the new
building on the farm of Wilmer
McVey, near Zion, on Saturday
last, Lionel Hall fell a distance of
twenty-five feet, and while rendered
unconscious and badly shaken up
escaped serious injury.
While pasturing on the steep
hillside back of Tome M. e. church,
Port Deposit, a horse belonging to
Laurence Paxton of that town mis-
sed its footing and rolled down
back of the church, sustaining in
juries which caused its death.
Among the attractions advertis-
ed for the Bel Air fair next week
is Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Kansas
saloon wrecking fame. She will
deliver an address at the fair on
Tuesday, September 80, at -
o'clock. Her subject will be
"Why | Smashed"
An Oxford wedding rehearsal
was interfered with Tuesday night
by polecat. The bridesmaid
coming to town with her father
met one of those odoriferous
animals on the road and was forced
to retreat. The speaking of the
piece" was delayed until a new suit
was donned. Press.
The body of an unknown white
boy, apparently about 20 years OF
age, was found Tuesday morning
along the railroad tracks neal
Perryville. The supposition is
that while stealing a ride on a
freight train the boy fell beneath
the cars and was killed. Nothing
was found on his person by which
he could be identified.
The section men while working
along the p, W. & B. railroad
tracks near North last week, dis.
covered concealed in the bushes a
kit of burglar tools. The kit in.
cluded heavy brace with steeI
bits, chisel, jimmy, dark lantern
2 bottles of powder, boxes dyna
mite caps, a horn of fuses and g
bottle of nitro glycerine.
The County Commissioners have
authorized the preparation of plans
for new iron bridge at NORTH
East, to replace the old covered
structure on Main street. Thu
new bridge is to be 12O feet Ions
and 80 #. wide-1S feet for drive