The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-21
Jos. r. Coates of Richarsmere is
quite ill with pneumonia,


floods from the Susquehanna river
A number of the Delaware fruit
growers complain that rabbits have
injured many of their young apple
and peach trees by nibbling off the
bark close to the ground.
The good will and fixtures of the
| Howard House, Elkton, have been
sold to Walter Aiken, of Warwick,
who will conduct the hotel business
at this old stand in future.
Joseph II. Steele is mentioned in
connection with the presidency of
the new National Bank at Chesa
peake City, and John Banks, Assist
ant Treasurer of Cecil county, as
cashier.
William H. Cook, of Newark,
Del, has been granted patents in
the United States and England on
an automatic sliding door and will
endeavor to organize a company for
It's MANUFACTURE.
The unknown colored man
drowned in the Sassafras River at
Fredricktown on Friday. by falling
from the steamer Sassafras, has
been identified as John Roy, of
Horner's Mill, Va.
Lewis p. Kent, of Lombard, has
in his possession a paper dollar
issued by the State of Maryland in
IVA, which he discovered in an
old trunk purchased at sale of
the late Samuel Ell. Clement.
After a revival extending over
period of nine weeks extra services
have been closed at Elkton M. E.
church by Rev. r. X. Stephenson,
with one hundred and seventy five
persons protesting conversion.
Joshua M. Ash has been elected
captain of Company E, First Mary
land Regiment of Elkton, to sue
coed Captain W. A. Wright, pro-
NOTED to major, and John A. Nor
gan, first lieutenant, to succeed
George T. King, resigned.
A delegation of Elkton business
men and manufacturers visited
Washington on Wednesday in the
interest of having Congress make
an appropriation of $16,665 for
dredging Elk river channel from
the Elkton wharves to Cedar Point.
Minnehaha Lodge of Good Tenn
piers, at Chrome, has been present
ed with a handsome silk banner,
the prize offered for the largest in
crease of members to the lodges in
the district, during the last quar-
ter. Ninteen new candidates were
initiated by Minnehaha.
Jurors have been appointed to
view the fording on the Octoraro
creek, known as Griests fording, for
the purpose Of having a bridge
erected at that point on the creek.
The fording is on the main road
between Lancaster county and
Rising Sun.
The marriage of Miss Helen ID.
Hague, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Hague, and DIR.
Clarence W. Willie, of the United
States Marine Hospital Service,
stationed at Old Point Comfort,
Va, will be solemnized Wednes-
day evening, March 26, at the
home of the BRIDES parents in
Elkton.
An inventory on the estate of
John r. Bond, of Port Deposit,
shows bonds and securities to the
amount of $42, 451. &c and real estate
holdings in Cecil county to the
amount of $4,000. The inventory
of the estate of Jos. T. Reed, of
Bay View, shows a personal estate
of $3,7S4.66 and real estate hold
ings to the amount Of 6,530.26.
John S. Writ has brought suit as
counsel for Mrs. Agnes T. Emmons
against the Town Commissioners of
Chesapeake City for $4,000. On
October 18th last, Mrs. Emmons
caught her foot in a broken place
in a board walk, was thrown and
her hip was fractured. She has
been in Johns Hopkins Hospital
for some time and is yet unable to
walk.
The court has rendered a de-
cision in the suit of Matthew Rus
sell and Charles w. Shippers, of
Cecil county, VS.. the Maryland
Clay Company, of Baltimore, in
favor of the plaintiffs. The suit
was to recover $1,000 balance pur-
chase money on land sold the COM
pany several years ago for 1909.
The plaintiffs are allowed the full
amount of their suit-$2, 900.
Public sale of personal property
by Eli Coulson, jr., Monday, March
"a, at Korner Ketch.
CHAs. G. BILEs, Auct.
Wanted to Sell His Daughter.