The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-01-10
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 10 1902.
MlNORLOCALS

Rev. Robert w. Todd, pastor
of Hopewell church, is i'll at his
home at Woodlawn.
Presiding Elder Robt. Watt, D..
D., will preach in Rising Sun M. b..
church Sunday evening.
The National Bank of Kennett
Square has declared II semi annual
dividend of three per cent.
Wayne Heden, of Lombard, has
been granted an increase of pen
sion, receiving $12 monthly now.
Rev. J. Earle Maloy, cf Rowland
Vile M. E. church, has again been
selected as chaplain in the House
of Delegates.
The SHOW and thaw on Wednes-
day spoiled the fine skating on the
dam, which was being enjoyed by
the young folks.
The young Friends Association
held on interesting and profitable
meeting in the town hall on Sab
bath afternoon last.
For contempt of court Charles
Peters, colored, of Rowlandville,
has been sentenced to the county
Jail for six months.
Ricketts, Nelson, of Elkton, has
been appointed Coroner for Cecil
county by Governor Smith, to sue
coed the late Perry Litzenberg.
Mrs. S. r. Kimbell sold her
restaurant property on Tuesday
to John T. Bnrkins for $500.
Possession will be given March 25.
The total receipts of the dinner
and supper held by the Ladies' Aid
Society in the basement of the
church, on Saturday, amounted to
$685..
A case of smallpox has appeared
at Hopewell Cotton Works, Pa ,
the sufferer being Miss Mary Web
ster. A strict quarantine is being
maintained.
William Lea & Son, flour manu-
facturers of Wilmington, will close
their branch mill located at New
Castle, Del, and move the machin-
cry to Wilmington.
The American Mechanics of
Chesapeake City realized the sum
of $473.S4 from their fair and
supper held in that town during
the holiday week.
The Marty farm, at Childs,
owned at one time by the late
George W. Childs, of Philadelphia,
has been purchased by John r.
Chapman for $3.50.
Franklin 7. Mackie was the
purchaser of the A, A. Mackie
farm, in the Fourth district, instead
of J. Alfred Mackie as previously
announced in these columns.
Joseph P. Anderson is at his
home in Elkton nursing badly
mashed foot, the result of an acct
dent which occurred to him while
at work in the boat yard at Cam
den, n. J.
I'll. Linn Worthington received a
fine registered pointer pup from
Indiana this week. Her name is
"Miladi' and she is bred from
Champion lingo and King of Kent
both famous pointers.
Mrs. John r. Bond, of Port De
post, has a bag and pole, found
near her turkey roost, which
the owner who dropped them in
haste one night last week, Cal
have by proving property.
Elwood, magician and cartoonist
entertained comfortably filled
house on Wednesday night, not
withstanding the untavorablt
weather. The program consisted
mainly of legerdemainan and the tricks
were amusing and mystifying.
At hearing before Magistrat,
Groves, in Elkton, on Tuesday
Thomas Woodrow, Harry Down
ham and Daniel Jeter were acquit
ted of the charge of being impli
Gated in the recent poultry theft
in the neighborhood of Childs.
The employees of the Cambria
Textile Factory in Hayre de Grace
are out on a strike, for an incr 2as
of 10 per cent in their wages, whicl
has been refused them. The fac
tory was established nearl,
five years ago and has been run
ming continuously since, employing
nearly 800 hands running 81!
jacquard looms and making %, 90
yards of table textile per week
Rural Free Delivery, which wa
established in this county fror
Rising Sun on Nov. 1, is meeting
with much favor. Postmaste
Hambleton reports an increase q
SO per cent in December over tn
preceding month, over 5000 piece
of mail matter having been han
died during the latter month. TIL
patrons report entire satisfactio