The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-07
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Feb. z, 1902.
MINORDOCALS

Shipment last week OF tnlfty live
fowls to Germany.
Fine sleighing is reported on the
Susquehanna river from Port De-
post to Perryville.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds on Thurs
day, Feb. 18Th, at $3.50 O'Clock
The government pension of
Richard Z. Howard, of Zion, has
been increased to $40 per month.
The return of Rev. w. A. Wise
of North East NJ. Il. church has
been unanimously requested by his
congregation.
Wednesday morning was the
coolest of the winter, some of the
thermometers in town ranging as
low as 40 above.
A target shoot will be held next
Tuesday afternoon, on the Rising
Sun gun club grounds, for an $50
A. B. Keen, knight of the
smithy, broke the seasons rec
ord for horseshoeing on Monday
when he drove 90 shoes.
The North East city fathers are
installing 200 candle power gasoline
street lamps to light belated citizens
of that town to their homes.
John B. Coale and John Berriker
have been appointed carriers for
the rural free delivery mail routes
radiating from Port Deposit.
Station agents and telegraph
operators along the Baltimore
Central road have been given a
monthly increase in salary of So.
The North East volunteer fire
company has elected the following
officers: Prest., r. G. Underworld;
secretary, L. B. Fockler; treasurer,
r. G. Reeder.
All the buildings Of the Jacob
Tome Institute at Port Deposit are
now lighted by electricity from
their own power-house on the
heights above the town.
Through the efforts of the ladies
of the North East w. G. L. U. a
Loyal Temperance Legion has been
organized in that town which has
a membership enrolment Of sixty
eight boys and girls.
An enjoyable dance was held at
the home of DR.. j. II. Jenness on
Friday evening last. Two pieces
of string music furnished time and
rhythm for the dancers who tripped
the light fantastic until a late hour.
Wesley Ewing, of Blake, has
purchased from the heirs of David
Gregson, deceased, for $500, the
110-acre farm which adjoins his
own property. The dwelling house
on the tract purchased was destroy
ed by fire last fall.
The store building and small ten
ant houses on East Main street, in
the town of Elkton, the property
of Jos. l.. Wells, have been pur-
chased by John S. Lee for $2,40O.
Mr.. Lee has conducted a meat and
provision business in the store
building for some time past.
A number of farmers met Chas.
B. Silver in Rising Sun last Tues
day to discuss tomato canning
here next season. No definite con-
clusion was reached and Mr.. Silver
will epdeavor to interview the
growers again by calling on as many
as possible today and tomorrow.
An overheated smokepipe in the
Junior School building of the
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
set fire to board partition on Tues
day morning and caused a slight
blaze. The fire department respon-
ded promptly to the alarm and ex-
tinguished the flames before they
had gained headway.
The High School at North East
added thirty new volumes to its
library last week. The library
was started about three years ago
and now has about 800 volumes on
its shelves. The books are selected
on a graded plan with a view OF
being interesting and instructive
to each grade of the school.
Unionville, Chester county, Pa,
can boast of having within its limits
four women who are over ninty
years of age, they are Eliza Pass
more, Caroline Hayes, Diana She.
ward and Mary Ann Hill, the lat
ter being colored, and past 100.
They are yet fairly active women
considering their advanced years
Elk.
The Montauk Ladies' Quartette
entertainment in Rising Sun hal
last Saturday evening was the best
given this winter. Nearly every
selection received an encore, some
of them two or three. Notwith,
standing the very inclement wealth.
er fair house greeted the perform