The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-11-14
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. Ii 1902.
Mlr.ORLOCALS

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and rabbits openss i'm Delaware on
Saturday.
One hundred and seventy two
ducking licenses were issued to
residents of Cecil and Hartford
counties last week.
George Witworth, pupil of the
Elkton High School, received a
fractured collarbone as the result
of football last week.
The new passenger station at Ok
ford was taken possession OF by
by station master Rollins and his
assistants on Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie was in the
city this week replenishing her
stock and returned with some of
the latest creations in the millinery
line.
Herman Jackson, who has had
charge of the blacksmith shop at
Battle Swamp for the past year, has
purchased the shop from j. f.
Rutter.
The Town Council of Elkton has
notified the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company that their guy
wires must be removed from the
trees of the town.
Among the requests made by
the late Mrs. Moore, of New Lon
don, Chester county, was that of
her organ to the Sunday School of
the New London Presbyterian
church.
The ladies of the lakewood M.
P. church will hold an oyster sup
per in the Mechanics Hall of that
place on Thursday evening, Novem
Der Goth. If stormy, the next fair
evening.
The ladies of Mount Pleasant M
E. Church will hold poultry sup
per on Friday evening, November
l4th, in the building adjoining w.
T. Fryer's canning house in Colora.
Supper % cents.
Rev. Miles McManus, of Scran-
ton, Pa, the new pastor of Port
Deposit and Rising Sun Catholic
churches, will preach his first ser
mon in st Agnes Chapel, this
town, on Sunday morning next.
Ivan Richards had three fingers
of his right hand badly lacerated
on Friday last at his saw mill, near
Duyckinck & Co.'s warehouse
He was greasing the circular saw
while it was in motion when the
accident occurred.
The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany has granted 10 per cent in
crease in wages to all employees of
it's system east of Pittsburg who
receive less than $500 per month
salary, the new rate dating from
the first of the present month.
The question: Resolved, "That
life in the country is more favorable
for human development than life in
the city," will be settled by de-
baters of the Baconian Literary
Society, at the Friends Normal
Institute Friday afternoon, 14th
instant.
A number of the business men of
COlora are considering the PROPOSE
ton for the organization of com
pany for the manufacture of fibre
goods. A meeting will be held in
that town Friday evening, 14th
inst, for the further discussion of
the project.
Distribution has been made by
the Orphans Court for Cecil County
in the estate of Col. John R. Bond.
Mrs. Nellie M. Bond receives
$9,447.13, Mrs. Minnie F. Thomas,
Mrs. Marian B. Mitchell, daughters,
Philip r. Bond and Ronald M.
Bond "a, 1851 each.
The frame of the large hay house
being erected by A. L. Duyckinck
& Co., along the new siding at
their warehouse, was raised this
week. The building is 44x1O1
feet, and work on it is being push
ed by a large force of men under
the direction of S. p. Ryan & Son.
The managers of the Oxford Ag
ricultural Society after auditing
their accounts find they are about
81, 400 behind as the result of their
fall exhibition and race meet. The
financial failure of the Fall Fair
was attributable to the unfavorable
weather during the week of the
exhibition.
The Chrysanthemum Tea held
by the Young Ladies' Home Mis-,
sion Society, on Friday evening
last in the basement of the church
proved success in every respect.
The tables were tastefully set and
decorated with the chrysanthemum,
being presided over by the young
ladies of the society, who were at
tentive to the wants of those who
patronized their supper and served
an excellent meal. The gross re-
receipts were S6O.7O, the Young