The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-30
NTY NEWS.
Friday, Jan. 80. 1908.
MINORLOCALS

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prevalent, a number of persons in
town and vicinity suffering with it
at the present time.
Il. L. Richards & Co. of Hook
essin, Delaware, have purchased
from Wright & Son their coal and
lumber yard in Newark, Delaware.
White oak timber is being cut
and shipped in large quantities
from the Moffitt farm, near North
East, to be manufactured into
furniture.
William T. Coulson has entered
upon his second term as postmaster
of Port Deposit, having been reap
pointed on the recommendation of
Congressman W. II. jackson.
The graduating class of Delaware
College this year contains twenty.
two members. Two of them are
Cecil county boys, W. P. Constable
and John Mackie, both of Elkton.
The peach crop prognosticator
has commenced his work already,
and, although admitting it is some
what previous for predictions, says
chances are favorable for a good
crop.
John Dabler, expert artisan well
borer, has rented a house from
Thos. K. Hindman, in the suburbs
of Colora, and will move from the
metropolis of Rising Sun in the
spring.
Young Friends Association will
meet in Rising Sun Hall Sabbath
afternoon, second month list. E.
R. Burlington will give short talk.
Subject, Theology in the history
of religious thought"
A State conference of the friends
of temperance has been called to
meet at the Central Y. M. G. A.
Building, Baltimore, on Tuesday,
Feb. 10, by the executive commit
tee of the Anti Saloon League.
Prof. Angelo Heilprin, of the
University of Pennsylvania, will
lecture at the Jacob Tome Institute
on Friday, January 80, at 2 p. M,
on emit. Pelee and the Tragedy of
Martinique" The public is in
vited.
The iron work upon which the
new water tank at Liberty Grove
will rest, is being placed in posi-
ton. The tank will have a capa-
city of $4,000 gallons and is for
the use of the Baltimore Central
engines.
The first Sunday in June is the
time set for the dedication of the
new Methodist Episcopal church,
of North East. Bishop McCabe is
expected to preach the dedicatory
sermon and officiate at the formal
dedication.
The contract for the electrical
fitting of the Presbyterian church
at Port Deposit, has been awarded
to Leon Blunden, of Philadelphia.
The mother of the electrician is
a resident of the Fourth district of
Cecil county.
The trustees of the Jacob Tome
Institute at Port Deposit, have de-
cided to build three additional cot
tages on the terraces at the south.
ern end of the Institute grounds,
to be occupied by professors and
their families.
While fox hunting one day last
week Charles Fairlamb, of New
ark, was thrown from his horse
by the animal stumbling, and rem
dered unconscious several hours by
the force of his fall, but fortunately
escaped serious injury.
The thirty fifth annual session of
the Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference will be held this
year at Easton, Talbot county, COM
mencing on Wednesday, March
18th. 1t will be presided over by
Bishop Earl Cranston.
A horse belonging to Ephrium
Blackburn was stolen from the
stable of Martin Mailman, near
Kirkwood, Pa, on the night of
Monday, Jan. 10. The horse has
since been recovered and a suspect
landed in Lancaster Jail.
The Colchester Co., has decided
to make extensive additions and i'm
provements to their hotel at Toll
chester Beach, on the Chesapeake
Bay. The dining room is to be
enlarged by 1000 it. additional
floor space, and an observation
tower erected.
Fox hunting appears to be the
popular sport at present. W. j.
Adams, with his pack, on Monday
had two exciting chases and holed
and dug out both of the reynards
near town, making four which he
has penned up for the big hunt to
be held Friday next.
The Elkton papers state that it
is again reported the officials of the