The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-08
COU NTY NEWS
Friday, August 8. 1902.
MINOR LOCALS

has been granted a government
pension of IS per month.
The regular services will be held
in Rising Sun M. E. church, on
Sunday, at the usual hours.
Look out for shooting stars on
the night of Aug. 10, as meteoric
shower is promised for that date.
The York Bridge Company this
week erected the new iron bridge
over Little Elk Creek at Harlan's
Mill.
Chas. H. Ayers, of Iron Hill,
last week sold to Philadelphia par
ties, promising young high STEP
per for $500.
The Caskey Hall property, in
Newark, was sold at sheriff IS sale
on Monday to George I. Brown, at.
torney, for $4,000.
"Judy" valuable st. Bernard
dog belonging to Mrs. G. G. Hop.
kins, died last Monday from an
attack of apoplexy.
A fair and festival will be held
on the grounds at Rock church by
the ladies of the congregation on
Wednesday, Aug. 20.
The 18th annual convention OF
the Cecil Couty w. G. T. U. meets
on Woodldwn camp ground today,
morning and afternoon.
Rev. Rowland E. Crist, was in
stalled as pastor of the Christiana
and Atglen Presbyterian churches
on Thursday of last week.
A runaway horse at Leslie camp
on Sunday ran into tent, creating
havoc among the furniture and
dishes before he was caught.
The property belonging to the
estate of Henry Conlin, near
Nottingham, has been purchased
by Emma Steyer, of Lancaster, for
ST., $50.
Ninety tickets were sold at Rising
Sun station on Thursday for the
Colchester excursion. The special
train was composed of sixteen
coaches.
Pleasant Grove M. E. Sunday
school has been presented with
seventy one new volumes for its
library, by Mrs. Mary Schofeld, Of
Black Barren.
William T. Birmingham, OF
Philada., a freight brakeman on
the p, w. & B. railroad, was
caught between two cars at Elkton
on Sunday and badly crushed.
Company E, First Maryland
Regiment, of Elkton, under com
mand of Adjutant J. G. Constable,
on Saturday went into camp with
the First Regiment at Belair.
The barge B. J. Jamison, loaded
with ice from the houses of the
American Ice Company, at Perry
vile, sprung leak in the Chesa-
peake Bay on Saturday and sank.
The farm of William II. Free.
man of 175 acres in the First dis.
trict. was sold at mortgage sale to
F. Ambrose Price for 81, 900, and
the Freeman Mill property to j. P,
Price for 81, $50.
The Apache Indians struck Per
ryville on Tuesday evening but
failed to scalp anyone. A tribe Of
Red Men was instituted in that
town on the evening mentioned
under the name of Apaches.
Woodlawn camp is in progress
this week and will continue unit
the 9th. An admission Of five
cents will be charged on each of the
two Sundays, and passes issued t.
leave the grounds and re-enter.
A strange disease has appeared
in several herds of cattle in the
lower section of the Eastern Shore
which causes blindness. 1t i,
thought to have been brought t.
the neighborhood by western cattle
Farmers in the neighborhood O
Townsend, Del, have been suffer
ing recently from the raids of hos
thieves who bag the porkers, squea
and all apparently, as no traces o
the miscreants are ever seen o.
heard.
The new assistant Of Principa
Walker at West nottingham
Academy is Miss Mary L. Glen
denim of Woodlawn. The larg'
number of prospective students in
dicates very prosperous year TO
the Academy.
At the hearing of Hannah j
Morrison and Margaret L. Morrison
of Rowlandville, on Saturday TO
assault on their sisters, they refuset
to give bail anu were remanded t.
Jail to await the action of Septem
Der term of Court.
Representatives of the Frank
ford Cotton Mills, of Philada., hav
been in Elkton trying to Undue
the operators of the mills in ant
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