The midland journal., 1902-06-13


ize Grand Army Post at ElktOn
Ground was broken on Monday
for the new passenger station al
Oxford.
John E. Alexander, an Elktor
merchant, was severely injured in &
runaway accident in that town or
Saturday.
A festival will be held at Bay
View on Friday evening, June Goth
by the M. P. Sunday school o.
that town.
The introduction of military
features in Washington College, al
Chestertown, is being considered
by the faculty.
The property of the late Mrs.
Mary III. Howard, in Elkton has
been purchased by Miss Ellen Bar
roll, of that town, for $4,000.
Robert Boyer, an aged colored
man of Elkton, died on Thursday,
at the County Aims House, where
he was taken short time ago.
The decree of Doctor of Divinity
has been conferred upon Rev. A.
S. Mowbray, of Tome M. E church,
Port Deposit, by Dickinson College.
Five farms belonging to the
estate of the late Thomas s.
Wickes, in Kent county, aggregat-
ing 1926 acres, were sold Tuesday
at public sale for $44,1S5
Miss Elizabeth F. johnson has
resigned her position at the Jacob
Tomb Institute, Port Deposit, to
assume the head of the music de-
partment in Miller School, Virginia.
The following are the newly
elected officers of North East,
Lodge, I. o. o. F: Arthur B. Gran
mer, noble grand; W. W. Logan,
vice grand; John w. Mccullough,
secretary.
The large steam saw mill of Geo.
Backman, near Fallston, Hartford
county, was burned, Saturday
morning, together with lot of
lumber. The loss is estimated at
81 900 with no insurance.
Cassius Finefrock, of Pleasant
Grove, lost a fine horse last week
from lockjaw. After the animals
death its hoof was thoroughly ex-
amined and a piece of wood an inch
long was found deeply imbedded
in it.
The large barn and outbuildings
on the Patterson farm, near St.
Georges, DEL, were destroyed by fire
last Thursday night, entailing a
loss of about $4,000. The farm is
owned by the Arthur Colburn
estate.
Prof. Winter L. Wilson, former.
ly of Elkton, who now occupies the
chair of Civil Engineering at Tulane
University, New Orleans, La, will
have charge of the location and
building of the Eastern Alabama
Railroad, with headquarters at
Talledega, Ala, this summer.
The handsome residence of Will
liam Silver, situated near Glenville,
Hartford county, was burned last
week involving a loss of $4,000.
The house was one of the hand
soonest in the county, being of
stone and fitted throughout with
most modern improvements. In
surance 81, 800.
Among those from Cecil county
holding positions in the Baltimore
Custom House who will he effected
by the recent increase of salaries
are j. Granville Richards and
George MeC. Reese. The salary of
the former has been increased from
81 900 to 81, 800, and of the latter
from 81 400 to 81 900.
The Rising Sun Base Ball Club
has been organized for the season
of 1902 with the following players:
|-Catchers, Devon and Keen;
pitchers, Riale and Hall; 1b;
Reynolds; 2b, Brickley; IS, Snyder,
3b, Shaw; If, Dare; CT, McDougal;
rf, Bectel. Lewis r. Kirk, Mana
ger, wishes to arrange games for
Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
The Rising Sun Club goes to
North East on Saturday to play
its opening game, battery will be
Hall and Keen. A practice game
will be played at West Nottingham
on Friday with the Colora team,
Rising Suns battery will be Nc.
Dougal and Devon.
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