The midland journal., 1902-03-14
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, March IA 1902
MlNORLOCALS

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postponed until March 20.
The "Susquehanna" will resume
its regular daily trips from Port
Deposit to Baltimore today.
Moving Day is drawing neal
and unless the roads are greatly
improved by the 25th trouble will
abound.
The missionary collection at
Elkton M. E. church on Sunday
night was the largest ever raised
there, amounting to 1915.
A petition is being largely signed
to have route No. l., rural free
delivery, continued from Calvert to
England's corner, via Zion.
Harvey Garvin, mill-wright OF
this town, left on Monday for the
southern part of North Carolina
to install new mill equipment.
The unknown white man killed
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
near Foy's Hill, has been identified
as George Robertson, of Elizabeth,
New Jersey.
The black birds, robbins and
blue birds have again made their
appearance after having been
driven away by the snow, sleet and
rain of last week.
Secure your seats for the illus
trated narrative, "China-the
Forbidden Land" by DIR. Fl. Dar,
win McIlrath, journalist-traveler,
in Rising Sun hall tomorrow
evening.
The members of Oak Grove
Literary Society will hold Ginger
Bread Social at the home of Mr..
Theodore Woolens, Wednesday
evening, March 10. Proceeds for
library fund.
While Cecil McNamee was driv-
ing number of cattle to the farm
of A. L. Duyckinck & Co., near
town, they stampeded and ran into
barbed wire fence, two of them
being badly cut by the barbs.
J. G.. Richards is in Petersburg,
Virginia, where he was sent by
the Secretary of the Treasury to
classify large lot of Havana leaf
tobacco, over which there has been
much controversy for some time.
Walter Startling, who is wanted
in Elkton ON the charge of beating
and robbing Clamor Davis, a farmer
of Cecil county, several weeks ago,
has been arrested in Delaware and
will be brought to Cecil county as
soon as the necessary papers can
be secured.
The lot on South Queen street,
upon which J. d. Zehnder con-
Quoted the marble-cutting business
for a number of years, has been
purchased by E. M. Hunt, who
will erect thereon a store building
for plumbers supplies, etc. The
price paid was 5000.
The Home Mission Circle was
entertained by Mrs. Howard Rey-
nolds ON Friday evening last, at
her home near town. The feature
was a pie social, and some of the
verses manufactured would put to
shame the rhymes of Tennyson,
Longfellow, ct al.
Rev. A. NJ. Rich, who has been
rector of st. James Episcopal
church Port Deposit, for five years,
has rendered his resignation to the
vestry, to take effect the last OF
April. Mr.. Rich has accepted a
call to Newport, Del, in the dio-
cese of Bishop Coleman.
Chalmer Reynolds was rendered
a surprise on Wednesday evening,
on the occasion of his eighteenth
birthday. A number of his friends
suddenly appeared at his home,
near town, to congratulate him and
wish him many returns of the an
niversary. A pleasant evening
was spent by all with various games
The Baconian Literary Society
of the Friends Normal Institute
will hold an entertainment in
Rising Sun hall Friday evening
March %. The program will con.
sist of farce entitled "Breaking
the Ice," and comedy, "Mr
Bob," in two acts. Reserved seats,
25c; general admission, 20. Tick
cts on sale at Reynolds drug store
DIR. Jesse 81. Holmes, of Swarth.
more College, delivered an excellent
address on "Peace and Arbitration
in the Public Hall, on Sunday
afternoon last, under the auspices o
the Friends Philanthropic Society
The manner in which the Doctor
handled his subject showed it wal
one with which he was thoroughly
conversant and had deeply a
heart.
The condition of the roads ren
der them almost impossible
more quicksands having appeared
than Wac auor Nofnro EnOUn