The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-01-24
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. "a 1902.
MiN.ORLOCALS

The Government pension OF
Henry Diebert, of Elkton, has been
increased to IS monthly.
Hopewell NJ. E. church has asked
for the return of Rev. Robert w.
Todd as pastor for another year.
w. r. Citing, an aged resident
of Pilot, had one of his legs broken,
while cutting wood one day last
week.
David Shea while cutting wood
for G. G. Hopkins Monday fell on
the axe handle and fractured sew
eral ribs.
The appointment Of Joseph Kelly
as postmaster of Havre de Grace,
Hartford county, has been confirmed
by the Senate.
Miss Ruth Brown, of Sylmar, has
been appointed second assistant
teacher of Rising Sun public school.
Ninety pupils are now on roll.
The Mason and Dixon Boundary
Line Surveyors have proceeded
with their work as far as Germany
township, Adams county, Pa.
Miunehaha Lodge, I. 0. G. T.,
of Chrome, initiated fourteen new
members into the mysteries of
their order of Saturday night last.
The famous old race mare, May,
with record of 2.25 owned by
Robert J. Morrison, of Newark
Del, is dead. The mare was %
years old.
The residents of Port Deposit
are becoming apprehensive of a
flood on account of the high water
and jammed condition of the ice
in the river.
The members of the track team
at Delaware College Newark, have
been invited to participate in the
University of Pennsylvania indoor
meet next month.
Rising Sun W. G. T. U. will
hold a mothers meeting at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Scott,
Thursday, Jan. 30, at 2:30 O'Clock.
All friends are invited.
Charles G. Caldwell, J. f
Marshall, J. S. Patterson, r. B.
Mccoy and Stephen j. Caldwell
have been elected directors of the
Conowingo Bridge Company.
1t is rumored that the American
Can Company's plant at Havre de
Grace will shortly be removed
to Baltimore and consolidated
with the large Norton plant in
that city.
Roy, a young son of Geo. Griest
of this town, accidentally shot him
self while handling revolver last
Sunday. The ball entered his
right leg at the knee and was ex-
tracted without difficulty.
Henry l.. Constable, son of Albert
Constable, of Elkton, passed tbs
examination before the Court OF
Appeals at Annapolis on Thursday
of last week and will be admitted
to practice in any court in the State.
Cards have been issued for the
approaching wedding Of Miss Ella
Ulary to VIM. McNamee, both OF
Elk Neck. The happy event will
occur at the home of the brides
parents on Wednesday evening,
Jan. 20.
Superintendent Gill of the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, has complained to the author
tiles at Elllton that wire thieves
have been stealing copper wire
from their line along the B. & o.
railroad in Cecil county.
The Elkton cannery has been
purchased by Baker & Arthur who
will operate it in the fall. The
firm last week stored 236,000 can;
in the building. Packers in the
lower section of the county are
Offering 81 per ton to tomato
growers.
The sentence of VIM. n. Boggs
who pleaded guilty of embezzlins
funds of the First National Banl
of Dover, Del, and which would
expire on April 18th next, ha
been committed by Presiden
Roosevelt.
Asa Rambo, an employee of thu
Mccullough Iron Works, in NortI
East, had two fingers torn off Satur
day between the rollers at the mill
In November, 1890, the unfortu
nate man met with a similar acct
dent at the mill, by which he los
his left arm.
AS Uric p. Grim, of Warwick
was driving his horses out of til