The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-21
COUN TY NEWS.
Friday, Feb. Fl 1902.
MIN.ORLOCAIS

AuctiOneer j. y. Hlndman, .
this town, called 115 sales las
year. =
The W. c. T. U. will meet will
Mrs. S. T. Reynolds on Thursday
Feb. 9th, at 2:30 o'clock.
Pinkney j. Kirk has purchased
the Nelson property near Fremont
of Jonathan Reynolds, for 5000
B. F. Moss, of Philadelphia, has
sold his farm in Elk Neck, neal
Elkton, to Miss E. j. Jackson, for
$4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Beale, of Princeton, n
j., will occupy the pulpit of Rock
and Zion Presbyterian Churches
until pastor is selected.
Thieves raided the hen roost al
Campbell & Co.'s warehouse, Port
Deposit, one night last week and
carried off old and young fowls.
George Dewberry, Of near Elkton
was thrown from a sleigh and re-
ceived injuries about the head
which have produced blood poison
Howard Brown, near Calvert
has purchased ten acres of wood
leave from Job Griffith, for ma
terial to repair his dam in the
spring.
Robert Campbell, who has beer
station agent at Darby, Pa, on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has
been appointed agent at Singerly
Cecil county.
The application for a national
bank at Chesapeake City, with a
capital stock of $4,000, has been
approved by the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, d. G.
George Gray held the lucky
ticket in the drawing for set Of
harness at the supper, held by the
Knights of the Golden Eagle al
Bay View, on Friday night.
William J. Davis of Elkton, has
sold his residence in Elkton, for.
merly owned by w. M. Singerly,
of Philadelphia, to John s. Byers,
of Greensburg, Pa, for $3.50.
The post office at Pleasant Hill
was robbed Friday night and
several packages of letters were
stolen. The burglars missed the
money, stamps and three registered
letters.
The February meeting of the
Cecil Farmers club was held al
the home of j. Harry Maxwell or
Wednesday. A full account Of
the proceedings will be given in
next issue.
The Elkton town authorities are
troubled by the large number Of
tramps who have invaded the town
lately, and have issued orders fol
them to "move on" or they will be
taken up for term in Jail.
The final account in the estate Of
the late Captain Moore was filed in
the Orphans Court for Cecil Mon.
day. Harry L. Moore received
$2424.11, and Mary Grimmel,
granddaughter, a like amount.
The Alkaline j. Nickle property,
situated at West Nottingham, was
sold at trustees sale on Monday,
to j. J. Hanna, for $4,000. The
property consists of 30 acres of land
store building and blacksmith shop
The young son of Chas. Nesbitt
of near Woodlawn, lost two fingers
and the thumb of his right hand
on Wednesday of last week. The
lad placed loaded shell o.
a shot gun on the hot stove with
the result that it exploded and
shattered mis- hand.
Edward Stephenson, the colored
man who received broken neck
while at work in the kaolin pit a
Hockessen, Del, some weeks ago
is on the road to recovery, at the Del
aware Hospital, Wilmington. Tit
harness used to take the weigh
from his neck has been removed
as the bones have knitted.
George w. Loveless, of Chesa
peake City, on Friday morning last
received a telegram announcing
that his son, Harry Loveless, had
been instantly killed in Trenton
N. j., early that morning by being
struck by train. Mr.. Loveless wa'
81 years of age and unmarried
He was on visit to his sister il
Trenton when he met his death
His remains were taken to Chesa
peake City for interment.
The society of Arts and Craft
was organized at Port Deposit las
week by the election of the follow
ing:-President Mrs. w. w. Shaw
LIST ice-president, Mr.. w. c
Aldrich; End vice president, Rev
A. s. Mowbray; secretary, Mis-
Mary Lawton; treasurer, Miss E
Palmer. Arrangements are beini
made to start classes in baske
work, caneseating of chairs, EN-