The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-12-12
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Dec. IL 1902.
MINORLOCAIS

Fine skating on Hunters dam
has been enjoyed this week by the
young folks.
Evergreens for Christmas decora-
tion are being gathered for Philada.
markets in various sections of the
county.
Revival services are in progress
in the M. Il. church at Calvert
and number have protested
conversion.
The cold, snap this week closed
the Susquehanna, Elk and North
East rivers to navigation, they be-
ing frozen over.
Our stores have donned their
holiday attire this week, and visit
to them will remind you of the
nearness of Christmas.
With eggs selling at 80 cents per
dozen in town this week, there
should be profit to some of our
poultry raisers at present.
The public schools of the county
will close for the Christmas holt
days on Tuesday, Dec. %, and re-
open Monday morning, Jan. 5.
A milk condensing plant was
last week put in operation at the
Oxford Caramel factory, thousand
pounds of milk day being con-
densed.
The Riverside Cornet Band, of
Port Deposit, has been reorganized
with j. M. Creswell as leader and
S. A. Vannort, secretary and
treasurer.
DR.. G.. Harlan Wells, son of
Joseph L. Wells, of Elkton, has
been appointed senior resident
surgeon of the Hahnemann Hospit
al, Philada.
The pupils of Oak Grove school
will give musical and literary en-
tertainment on Monday evening,
Dec. Is. Admission, 10c; proceeds
for library fund.
The American Paving and Con-
struction Company, of Philada.,
has been awarded the contract for
all the dredging in Eastern Shore
rivers, including the Elk.
The Nickle farm, containing 200
acres and situated in the Eighth
district, one mile and half from
Rowlandville has been sold at pub
lie sale to Misses Mary and Isabella
Nickle for $500.
Constable Benjamin Briscoe met
with a painful accident at his resi-
dence on Pearl street Sunday. He
had the misfortune 10 slip on the
ice with which the steps were coat
ed, and fall, suffering fractured
rib.
Isaac Griest, of Colora, has been
committed to the Asylum at Cherry
Hill on account of mental derange-
ment. He has been employed as
section hand on the Baltimore Cen
trail railroad for the past twenty
years.
Carter's Paper Mill near Eikton,
has resumed operation after shut
down of several weeks, during
which the old water wheel was re-
placed by new one which is said
to be the largest overshot wheel in
the county.
The annual meeting of the Cecil
Detective Association was held at
Calvert on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in
Rosebank hall. About sixty mem
bers were present and partook of
the bountiful dinner provided by
the ladies of the M. E. church.
One of the benefciaries of the
will of the late Gen. Geo. R. Berry,
of Baltic, is Alexander Gail, color
ed, who was formerly slave owned
by the late Col. Geo. R. Howard,
of Elkton. Gail became a servant
in the Berry family many years
ago.
A council of Daughters of Lib.
erty was instituted at Elkton last
week, in the hall of the Jr. O..
U. A. M, with twenty one charter
members. The new officers were
installed by Mrs. Hattie Atkinson
of Pennington, assisted by several
other members of the State Council.
Last week while at work in the
spar quarries of Black & Hopkins,
on the "Ridge," about a mile
north of town, Barclay Cooper and
Thomas johnson were caught by a
cave-in and but for the presence of
fellOwworkmen, who went to their
rescue and relieved them from their
perilous position, would have been
buried alive.
The first real taste of winter was
had on Friday morning when a
small sized blizzard developed,
bringing with it between two and
three inches of snow. The weather
since has remained steadily cold,