The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-07-18
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, July IS. 1902.
MINORLOCALS

A government pension of S. per
month has been granted Josiah
Veal, of Port Deposit.
The Perryville Real Estate and
improvement Co. has declared a
six per cent dividend on the stock.
The Cecil county public school
teachers received checks for the
asst quarterly payment of their
salaries on Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Johnson resigned
as teacher of Earleville public
school to accept the principalship
of the Charlestown school.
A Port Deposit fisherman reports
the catch of the first sturgeon of the
season. The fish was five feet long
and weighed one hundred pounds.
A party of young men of Port
Deposit, styling themselves the
Arlington Camping Club, left that
town this week for an outing of two
weeks at BetteTtOn.
While walking across the floor
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Maggie Reynolds, on Friday, Mrs.
Hannah e. Coale, Of Colora, fell and
suffered fracture of the hip.
The ladies of West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church will hold a
lawn fete in the church grove, this,
Friday, evening. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Missionary Society.
The parlor meeting held by the
W. c. I. U. at Edwin Haines' on
W. dnesday evening was a very
pleasant affair and the silver offer
ings amounted to something over
$13.
The young son of John G. Den
mis-, of Perryville, fractured his
wrist while attempting to operate a
pump used to remove water from
the cellar of a new building in that
town.
Benz. Bliscoe left at the MIDLAND
office this week a curiosity in the
shape of a double cucumber. 1t is
a perfectly formed specimen and
the two "cuces" are Joined the Ell
tire length.
ID. W. McVey, of Sylmar, lost a
fine Agar old mare on Tuesday
night from some unknown cause.
The animal was found dead, in the
field, and had apparently been all
right when turned out to pasture
that day.
B. P. Nichols improved his store
property this week by the erection
of hitching posts and rails of sub
stantial pattern. They are made
of red cedar from the famous
Horseshoe" and are warranted to
last two generations.
A festival will be held at Union
M. E. church, Fremont, on Friday
evening, July IS. Music for the
occasion will be furnished by Not
tingham Cornet Band. If stormy
Friday the festival will be continu-
ed the following evening.
Wood Bros, decorators and
frescoers, of Utica, N. Y, are at
work on the interior of the M.
E. church. 1t is expected the
extensive Improvements will be
completed in time to reopen the
first Sunday in September.
The following chiefs of Susque-
hanna Tribe of Red Men of Colora,
have been installed: Sachem, E.
o. Nesbitt; Sr. Sycamore, G. H.
McVey; Jr. Sycamore, l.. r. Tosh
Prophet, l.. Richards; G. of F., j.
I. Hines; G. of W., U. jackson.
Clark Mauldin, Of North East,
has opened green grocery on
Pearl street, adjoining Cooney's
restaurant, and has moved into the
house vacated by J. A. Pogue who
removed to the double dwelling
owned by his father on Cherry
street.
The Conundrum Supper held on
Saturday evening last at the home
of A. L. Clifford, at College Green,
by the members of the Ebenezer
choir, was very successful affair.
The dishes prepared were as pal,
atable as the menu was puzzling
The sum of $lS was cleared.
The borough commissioners have
received three carloads of tagging
for paving and will have them laid
during the summer. A 12-inch
drain is being placed along the
street in front of the Burlington
residences and the bank cut down
to permit the laying of stone
pavement.
For the next academic veal
"Maryland Scholarships" to Johns
Hopkins University are offered tc
residents fthis state. These sehol
arships entitle the holders to free
tuition, but do not carry exemption
from laboratory fees. The usuaI
entrance examinations must be pass
ed by the candidates.