The midland journal., 1903-05-22

day, 2Zd INST.
Mrs. Nellie Coates, of Richards
mere, lost fine driving horse last
Sunday from lung fever.
The popular epidemic at present
is the mumps, which are prevalent
in Rising Sun and vicinity.
The government pension OF
Henry Young, of Port Deposit, has
been increased to $12 per month.
Miss Florence McCay, of Port
Deposit, will conduct the Lamont,
a boarding house at Atlantic City,
during the coming season.
Rising Sun Chapter of Epworth
League celebrated its 14th ami
versary on Sunday evening last,
with appropriate and interesting
services.
H. A. Cantwell, of Charlestown,
has been appointed assistant agent
at Bear Station, on the Delaware
division of the P, B. & w.
Railroad.
Mason Bros. Uncle Toms Cabin
show struck town Monday with
brass band, Topsey, ETC., and ex-
hibited to a good sized audience
in the evening.
The new bank established at
North East by L. L. Dirrickson, of
Worcester county, opened its doors
to business on Monday with Will
mer j. Falls as cashier.
Maurice Reeder was appointed at
their meeting Saturday, as delegate
to represent Cecil Grange of Rising
Sun, at the Farmers Convention to
be held at College Park ON May %.
The baccalureate sermon to the
graduating class of the North East
High School will be preached by
Rev. Giles B. Cooke at st. Marys
Church, Sunday morning, the oath
instant.
The trustees of Elkton Academy
are considering the matter of aban-
doning this old institution of learn
ing. No definite action will be
taken until the meeting Of the
board on May 30.
In our report of the vote for town
commissioners last week, the name
of one member of the board who
was reelected, was Inadvertently
omitted, that of W. Louis Ryan,
who received a vote of "A.
The County Executive will meet
in the NJ. E. church on Thursday
May 2S, at 10 O'Clock. A dime
lunch will be served. The after
noon of the same day the W. 9. T. U.
will meet in the church at 2:30 O'clk
The suit for $1,000 damages Of
Mrs. Emmons against the Town
Commissioners of Chesapeake City
for injuries, removed from the
Cecil County Circuit Court to Kent
county, has been postponed unit
the June Court at Chestertown.
William Shure was shot Satur
day night in drunken quarrel al
White Bank fishing shore, along
the North East river, by a negro
The injured man was sent to &
Baltimore hospital his condition be
ing critical.
Garfield Post, No. Is, G. A. r.,
of Rising Sun, will attend thu
morning services at M. Z church
on Sunday next. A special ser
mon to the veterans will be deliver
ed by the pastor, Rev. II. A. G
Westerfeld.
The Oxford base ball club will
open the season tomorrow Afternoon
by game with All Oxford. Or
May 25th Phenixville will b'
played. OXfold would like t,
make dates for games away from
and at home.
E. +. Taggart, an Elkton resi-
dent, discovered midnight prov
Ter trying to effect an entrance int
his dwelling on Friday night las
and fired two shots at him, which
though not taking effect put thu
unknown visitor TO flight.
The ladies of Ebenezer NJ. e
church, Greenharst, will hold 4;
strawberry and ice cream festiva
on the church lawn, on Thursda,
evening, June 4th. Proceeds 70
the benefit of church and Sunda,
School. If stormy, next fai
evening.
On Tuesday the thermomete
went as high as 900 but Oh
Wednesday did still better and il
the afternoon reached $50.
shower in the evening cooled tn
atmosphere and freshened the par
ched vegetation which has suffere,
from the long drouth.
Benjamin L. Whiteman, Of Elk
ton, has entered suit for $400 dam
ages, in the Circuit Court for Ceci
county against Reiter, Curtis {
Hill, railroad contractors, for burn
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