The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-28
MINORLOCALS
Good Friday.

evening by the Baconian Literary
Society.
A proclamation has been issued
by Governor Smith, of Maryland,
designating Friday, April II, as
Arbor Day in this state.
Rev. j. McLain Brown has been
asked to return for another confer
ence year by the congregation of
Warwick M. P. church.
Chicken thieves are keeping the
profits of poultry raisers in the
neighborhood of Warwick reduced,
by frequent raids on the hen roosts.
Arthur H. Owens has broken
ground for hotel building and a
row of seven houses with store
fronts to be erected in the town of
Perryville.
A number of the citizens of
Oxford have formed a company for
the purpose of erecting a new pub
lie hall. Stock is being subscribed
at $40 per share.
The County Commissioners held
special meeting on "Wednesday to
receive the committee appointed at
the meeting recently held in the
interest of good roads.
In the person of Mrs. Susan
Cook Havre de Grace has resident
who has nearly reached the century
mark, she having celebrated her
Goth birthday last week.
A fire, which is supposed to have
been caused by tramps, partially
burned a freight car which was
standing on the siding at North
East, one morning last week.
The Sunday school of the M. E.
church of this town has prepared
a program of special Easter music,
etc., and will have charge of the
services on Sunday evening next.
The bill to abolish the Board of
Liquor License Commissioners of
Cecil county and to vest it's power
in the Judges of the Circuit Court
passed the Maryland Senate last
week.
Alexander Perry, of Newark,
Del, sustained fracture of the
collar bone and two ribs, one day
last week, by large limb falling
upon him while he was engaged in
clearing up broken tree tops.
Frank Hurn, of Elkton, a Tome
Institute pupil, received a bad
cash in his leg, by an accident with
which he met while performing in
gymnasium at Port Deposit. The
wound required several stitches to
close.
The congregations of Zion and
Rock Presbyterian churches, on
Thursday of last week, extended a
unanimous call to Wilson Thomas
Moore Beale of the Senior Glass of
Princeton Theological Seminary, to
become their pastor.
A missionary convention of the
Presbyterian Church will be held
at West Nottingham on April s
and 8. The visiting delegates, who
are expected to number between
rs and 100, will be entertained by
the ladies of West Nottingham
church.
Miss Estelle Van Deusen, who
has been instructor in German,
Elocution and Music at the Cecil
County High School, Elkton, for
several years past, has rendered
her resignation to the Cecil county
School Board, to take effect at the
end of tie present school year.
While at work on the B. & O..
bridge, at Aiken, on Monday,
Reuben Willis, of Newark, was
seriously injured by a heavy timber
falling upon him. Besides sustain
ing internal injuries one leg was
broken. He was taken to the
Delaware hospital, Wilmington, for
medical attention.
Jacob III. and Clarence Cooper,
of York, Pa, have been arrested on
the charge of being implicated in
the stealing of Thomas f. Grier's
horse, of Oxford, on February 10.
The animal was recovered in
Baltimore. Chester Cooper, who
drove the team from Oxford, has
not been apprehended.
Benz. f. Jackson, residing near
Pennington, reports having dug
up fabulous wealth one day last
week. While digging about an
old stone wall he unearthed an
iron pot in which was a number of
old coins and medals. He states
there is considerable money in the
find but has not named the
amount.
The following are the recently
elected officers of the Epworth
League of Port Deposit NJ. Il.
church: Mrs. c. M. Knight, presi-
dent; Mr.. w. II. Hindman, first
vice president; Miss Fowler, Sec