The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-02
MY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 2 1902.
MINORLOCALS

number hlllng their houses from
Hunters dam.
Andrew Anderson, of North East,
lost his entire stable of seven horses
from cerebro spinal meningitis.
A new signal tower is being
erected at Iron Hill on the Philada.,
BALTIC. and Washington Railroad.
Rev. w. E. Greenfield, pastor of
the Perryville Methodist Episcopal
Church, is seriously i'll with
typhoid pneumonia.
The national Bank of Port De-
post has declared a semi-annual
dividend of 2 per cent clear of taxes,
payable January End, 1908.
The public schools of the county
will reopen on Monday next, Jan.
5, after having been closed since
Tuesday, Dec. %, for the Holidays.
The Young Friends Association
meets in town hall on next Sabbath
afternoon. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared. All are
invited.
The degree staff of the lodge OF
Odd Fellows of Elkton, has accept
ed an Invitation to visit Balti
more lodge and confer several
degrees.
Mrs. M. Helen Mackie, of the
Fourth. district, has purchased from
Walter Curtis, of Newark, resi-
dence on Main street, of that town,
for $3.50.
The Kent & Cecil Light, Power
and Electrical railway company is
reported to be making preparation
for a survey for their line through
this county.
Miss Dean Campbell won the
handsome doll offered by Miss
Emma Wilson to the one guessing
the doll's name, which was
"Patience."
Representative Jackson has re-
commended the re-appointment of
VIM. 7. Coulson, postmaster at
Port Deposit, whose term expired
Thursday, Jan. LIST.
DR.. G. S. Dare and Mrs. Fannie
Crothers will offer the Patrick Ew-
ing farm at public sale on Jan. Is,
at one O'Clock, at the Maryland
H0uco Picipn Sun
Auctioneer J. G. Hindman re-
ports having called 121 sales dur
ing 1902, the largest number in any
one year during an experience of
35 years in auctioneering.
The Perry Point Ducking Club,
of Perryville, is minus a.sink box
which disappeared few nights ago.
A reward of $50 has been offered
for the conviction of the thief.
The congregation and friends of
st. Stephens church, at Earleville,
presented their rector, Rev. w. A.
Coale, with purse containing $3.50,
last week, as Christmas gift.
Monday was busy day for the
smithies on account of the icy roads.
A. B. Keen shod 81 horses at his
shop in town that day, the shoes on
Is of them being driven in the
forenoon.
The telegraph operators of the
Philadelphia Division of the B.
& o. railroad will meet the officials
of the road in Baltimore on Mon
day for conference relative to a
readjustment of wages and settle
ment of grievances.
George M. Reese, formerly of
Elkton, has been promoted by the
Treasury Department at Washing
ton to chief liquidating clerk in
the Baltimore Custom House, to
succeed the late William S. Potter,
of Cecil county, at a salary of $500
per year.
Henry Kimble, of Appleton, a
member of the Sophmore Glass of
Delaware College, Newark, at the
recent examinations won highest
average in Senior Latin, Junior
Greek, Sophmore French, Spanish
and Literature, and second average
in Composition and History.
While driving a four horse load
of coal to Megargee's paper mill
one day last week, Fred Bradford
fell beneath the wheels of his heav-
lily loaded wagon, while descending
a hill near Lewisville, and besides
sustaining a fracture of the leg,
received other serious injuries
which may prove fatal.
Allen Kirk, son of M. E. Kirk
of this town, had a narrow escape
from drowning on Friday last at
Hunters dam. He walked out up.
on some treacherous mush ice,
which gave way and precipitated
him into the water, some distance
from the shore. Joseph Haines and
Chalmer Reynolds, who were skat-
ing on another part of the dam,
went to his assistance with fence
rails, and after much difficulty,
owing to the distance the lad had
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