The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-14

Lewis P. Kent has sold his farm
Of so acres, near Lombard, to
Norris P. Irving.
A Council of Red Men will
shortly be instituted at Cecilton, to
be known as Tockwogh Tribe.
The sewing circle of North East
P. E. church cleared the sum of
SO by their sock social, held last
week in that town.
The Christian Eudeavor Society
of Westamwell chapel, near Iron
Hill, realized the sum of $27 .95 by
their recent box social.
The Edgar Hopp farm of ninty-
four acres, in the Fourth District,
has been purchased by E. Bowen
Milburn, of Elkton, for $4,000.
VIM. Brown has filled his new
ice house with $50 tons of ice and
intends supplying Rising Sun
families with this much needed
article next summer.
The dramatic presentation GA
Fighting Chance" presented by
home talent in the Oxford hall
last Friday night for the benefit
of Oxford Library, Melted the sum
of 1896.
Smyrna, Del, has been swept by
a tidal wave of religious fervor.
AS a result of the revival services
held in the NJ. E. church of the
town 1873 persons have protested
conversion.
The Chesapeake and Delaware
canal is closed to traffic during
the present severe weather. The
enforced idleness of the waterway
is being improved to repair the
locks at Chesapeake City.
The government pension of John
Fl. Davis, of Port Deposit, has
been increased to SIP per month.
A government pension of $12
per month has been granted John
W. III. McFadden, of North East.
A suit for divorce has been
entered in the Hartford County
Circuit Court by Mrs. Sallie E.
Simms, of Havre de Grace from her
husband, James L. Simms, on the
ground of cruelty and desertion.
Prof. VIM. A. Pratt, instructor
in mechanical and electrical engi-
neering at Delaware College, New
ark, has resigned his position to
accept one with the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, with headquarters
in New York.
Rev. J. Harry Mitchell, pastor
of Mt. Pleasant M. Z. church, is
quite i'll at Delaware College, with
tonsilitis, and will likely be unable
to fill his pulpit for a few weeks.
Provision has been made to fill the
pulpit during his sickness.
The Scott Fertilizer Company,
of Elkton recently executed con
tract with large mining com
pany in Florida for their entire
supply of phosphate rock for five
years. The amount represented in
the deal exceeds S15O,OOO.
Rev. William G. Rooms of New
Castle, Del, has been invited to
become pastor of Epworth Method
list Episcopal church, Wilmington,
to succeed F. Burgette Short, who
becomes secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Charles Cannon, of Newark, had
narrow escape on Saturday night,
While driving across the p, w. &
B. railroad tracks the rear wheel
of his vehicle was struck by an ex-
press train. The buggy was de-
molished but Mr.. Cannon escaped
unhurt.
The Zion and Rock Presbyterian
churches, which failed to agree at
the recent congregational meeting
upon the selection of a minister to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Rev. w. J. FitzSimon,
have decided to hear new
candidates.
A large force of men has been
engaged in filling the houses of
the American Ice Co., at Perry
vile and Frenchtown, with fine
ice this week. 1t is estimated at
least $4,000 is expended by the
company in the ice harvest on the
Susquehanna.
Miss Hanna Morris, who lives
alone in her dwelling at Oak
ryn, Pa, was found in an uncon-
scious condition on the floor of
her bedroom last week. Medical
aid was summoned and efforts
made to restore her to consciousness,
but without avail.
Samuel Anderson, colored, who
has just been released from the
Maryland House of Correction,
was taken to Chester County, Pa,
Tuesday by Constable Anderson
and committed to the West Chester