The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-06
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Ma rch 6 1903.
MINORLOCALS


John White, of Mechanics Val.
ley, has been appointed road ex-
aminer, vice Cassius F. Kirk,
resigned.
James G.. Jackson, of Principle
Furnace, has been granted an
original government pension of $40
per month.
Ann Pennock, one of Chesapeake
City's Oldest colored inhabitants,
died last week at the advanced age
of SO years. I'm sin
The Polk farm, containing $50
acres, lying near Chesapeake City,
has been sold by Ell. III. Brady to
Mrs. John Harriet.
The Knight Brothers, of Hartford
county, have cut and delivered to
Haines station, north Of Conowingo,
500 telephone poles.
Under the head of government
pensions issued last week accured
the following: Increase-Minor of
John Davidson, Elkton, $40.
The peach crop prognosticator
reports that about so per cent of
the buds on the Delaware PENN
sula have been killed by the recent
cold weather.
W. Louis Ryan completed last
week the foundation for 24x36 #.
two-story shop and carriage house,
which is to be erected on his lot on
Cherry street.
New Castle, Del, is to have a
new steel plant established in the
town. The site selected is tract
of land embracing 16 acres, along
the river front.
The Cecil Fire Brick Company,
of North East, has filed a deed of
assignment in the Office Of the
Clerk at Elkton. Henry M. Nc
Cullough is assignee.
w. o. Fowler shipped from Ris-
ing Sun station on Tuesday morn
ing a carl load OF horses for his pub.
lie sale which was held at Kennett
Square on Wednesday.
Rev. H. T. Denlinger has tender
ed his resignation as pastor of Dru-
more, Lancaster county Baptist
church, and preached his farewell
sermon on Sunday, March LIST.
Bishop G. G. McCabe has accept
ed the invitation extended to him
to preach the sermon on the occa-
sion of the dedication of the new NJ
e. church at North East, June 14th.
West Chester has been visited
by small pox. Of three cases in
the family of Jacob B. Taylor
himself and two daughters-two
deaths have occurred, Mr.. Taylor
and Miss Anna, aged 10 years.
While the operator at the Mary.
land Telephone Exchange at Havre
de Grace, was at supper on Sunday
evening the Office was broken into
and the toll box, containing about
$40, was taken, with the contents.
The W. G. T. U. will hold a
Mothers Meeting at the home of
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds March the
18th, at 2:30 O'Clock. All mothers
are cordially invited to attend. A
special program is being prepared.
Thomas McIntire, of near Elkton,
has lost a good many chickens re-
Gently by hawks. Last week he
set several steel traps on high poles
about his premises and succeeded
in catching four of the winged
chicken thieves.
The Missionary Society of Hope
well M. E. church has elected the
following officers: Miss Leila
Thompson, president; Mr.. II. Fl.
Kirk, vice president; Miss Addie
SINNERS, treasurer, and Mr.. Joseph
Rutter, secretary.
Fire which was caused by burn
ing SCOT falling down the chimney
and setting fire. board ablaze, did
considerable damage to the dwell.
ing of Henry Harnish, at Little
Britain, on Sunday, before it was
discovered and put out.
On account of the inclement
weather on Saturday last, the
poultry and oyster supper to have
been held by the ladies of Octorarc
M. e. church was postponed until
Wednesday evening, March 18th
when it will be served.
The pupils of North East High
School Melted the sum of $61.25 by
their operetta rendered on Wash
ington's birthday. The fund will be
devoted to library purposes. The
school already has library of over
800 volumes and has raised for this
worthy cause since 1898 the sun
of $414.53.
The annual indoor athletic anG
gymnastic meet of the Jacob Tome
Institute will be held at Port De
posit on March 9th. The team