The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-21
NEWS.
Friday, March Fl. 1902.
MINDRLOCALS

The fishermen of Cecil county
are busy preparing for the fishing
season, which opens April 1.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds on Thurs
day, March 9th, at 2:30 O'Clock.
= Good Friday, March %, being a
legal holiday, it will be so observed
by the National Bank of Rising
Sun.
Charles Gatchel, of Blake, sus-
tanned a broken leg and fractured
nose by fall from his hay NOW
last week.
At VIM. l.. Murray's sale of
horses. held last Friday, 20 head
averaged $116.25, prices ranging
from $50 to $3.50.
A $3.50 buggy and $3G set of
harness are the prizes to be shot for
at Lewisville, Pa, on Wednesday
next, at the blue rock contest.
David r. Barrett has rendered
his resignation to the County Com.
missioners of Cecil county as con-
stable for the Seventh district.
Thieves broke into the canning
house at Elkton, one night last
week, and stripped the machines of
all their copper and brass parts.
The owners of the Elkton textile
mill have begun the enlargement
of their plant in order to keep pace
with the increase of their business.
The Friday Evening Club was
pleasantly entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Haines, on the evening
of the 14th inst, progressive euchre
being the feature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle
entertained Mr.. Pyle's Sunday
school class and a few other young
ladies at their home on Cherry
street Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jennie Gillispie has moved
her millinery establishment to the
store room adjoining DR.. Kinks
drug store and announces her
spring opening in this issue.
A colored youth named Clarence
Turner, residing near Richards
mere, was committed to Elkton
Jail, last week, charged with steal
ing $40 and a pocket knife from
colored man.
The Elkton Theatre Company
has leased the Elkton Opera House,
which will be placed in the circuit
of Wilmington, Annapolis, Hagers-
town, Cumberland, Frederick and
several Pennsylvania towns.
At the session of Nottingham
Monthly Meeting held in Oxford
Friends Westinghouse on the 14th
inst, Edwin r. Burlington of this
town was approved as a recon-
mended minister of the Society.
Howard FL. Reynolds had set
Of new buggy harness stolen on
Sunday night. The Rising Sun
Detective Association offers $25
for the recovery of the harness and
the arrest and conviction of the
thief.
Willie Gibson, aged two years,
son of Robert Gibson of Bank, let
his fondness for taffy get the better
of him and was severely burned by
putting his hand in a pan of hot
candy which his mother was
making.
A largely signed petition has
been in circulation asking the
County Commissions to commence
the Sixth district road improve
ment on the road between Rising
Sun and Calvert, it being claimed
that this highway is the best for
badness in the district.
DR.. McIlrath's illustrated lecture
on "China," in Rising Sun hall
last Saturday evening was greatly
enjoyed. The narrative was much
enlivened by frequent accounts of
humorous happenings to the Doctor
and his "little woman" while on
their journey through "the forbid
den land"
The annual town election for
commissioners of North East was
held Monday afternoon. Two
tickets were in the field, the old
board being reelected. The sue
cessful candidates are T. J.
Abrams, E. j. Campbell, r. G.
Underwood, B. +. Thomas and
Isiah Biddle.
Alexander Van Buskirk, town
bailiff at Chesapeake City, was
assaulted and seriously injured on
Saturday night by a negro, Pete
Waffle, of Middletown, Del. Bus
kirk was arresting him for dis
orderly conduct when the negro
struck him in the face with pair
of brass knuckles, rendering him
unconscious.
E. Pussy Passmore, a former
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