The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-19

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A catch of two ten pound roe
shad is reported in the Chesapeake,
near Colchester, last week.
Libbie Harris, colored, who is
said to have been 100 years of age,
died at her home in Elkton on
Tuesday night.
Revival services will begin in
Bay View M. P. church on Sunday
evening next, in charge of the pas
tor, Rev. A. F. Hess.
Isaiah Biddle has been elected
superintendent of North East M.
E. Sunday school, with John w.
Mccullough as assistant.
The factory of the American Tin
Can Co. at Havre de Grace, resum-
ed operations last week after an
idleness of over month.
Ell. +. Richards attended the AS.
sembly Dance given by the young
ladies of Port Deposit, in that
town, on Friday evening last.
The young men of Elkton have
issued invitations to dance to be
held in Mechanics Hall, in that
town, on Friday evening, Dec. 10.
The marriage of Miss inertia
May Murphy and Ernest McCar
dell, both of New Valley, is an
nounced to take place at an early
date.
Dogs got among the sheep of Mrs.
Annie Berry, of Bohemia Manor,
one night last week, and killed
several, Mrs. Berry placing her loss
at 300.
The American Road Machine Co.,
Of Kenneth, declared a 6 per cent
dividend at the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the concern,
last week.
The North East M. E. Sunday
school will give the cantata ''Santa's
Surprise" on Christmas night, in
that town, and donate the proceeds
to the church building fund.
The Port Deposit Town Commits
sioners are preparing to have an
iron bridge built over the run in
the upper end of that town, on the
road leading to Rowlandville.
Capt. Alexander III. Ingram, of
Oxford, has been appointed an aide
on the staff of Gen. Thomas
J. Stewart, Commander-in- Chief of
the grand Army of the Republic.
Burglars "cracked" the safe of
Rowland A. Richards & Co., at
Mendenhall, Chester county, early
one morning last week, but secured
only three dollars for their trouble.
The safe was wrecked.
The Young Ladies Carrom Club
was entertained on Friday evening
last by Miss Lula Worthington,
about twenty-five members and
guests of the club being present
to try then skill at shooting the
pieces.
A large barn on the farm of s.
f. Shallcross, Jr., near Middletown,
was destroyed by fire Monday night,
with its contents, including Is head
of cattle and - horses. The loss is
estimated between $4,000 and
$4,000.
AT a special session OF the Or
phans' Court Tuesday, a number of
orders were passed and the first
and final account of Susanpah
Dickinson, eXecutrix of Levi B.
Dickinson, and distribution struck
on same.
George Watson, of Chesapeake
City, was eongratulating himself
that the coal famine in that
town, and elsewhere, had no terrors
for him, at least for the present, as
he had two tons slowed away in his
bins, when he awoke one morning
last week to find it had been
stolen in the night, and he now
thinks the situation more serious.
Robert A. Walker Of Oxford last
week purchased at public sale the
Sun Manufacturing plant in West
Chester for $4,000, subject to
mortgage. The company was or
ganized for the purpose of manu-
featuring electrical supplies and
after expanding about 800, 900, fol-
lowed the example of the Rising
Sun Shoe Factory and went out of
business.
Rev. F. Burgett6 Short, formerly
pastor of Mount Pleasant M. Il.
church, near golora, has been in
vited by the official board of Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church,
Wilmington, to become their pastor
the coming conference year. Mr..
Short was pastor of that church for
several years, and resigned to be-
come general secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association of
Wilmington. During the past
year he has been without an ap-
pointment.
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