The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-02
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Oct. z. 1903.
MINDRLOCALS

JACK fFOSL las Deeu muCH Ill
evidence several mornings this
week.
The annual reunion of Shows
Battery will be held at Perryville
on Saturday.
Elmer McCardell has purchased
of Thos. X. Hindman, for $1,000,
his farm near Mt. Pleasant.
The storm which passed over the
county on Sunday afternoon last,
was accompanied by hail in several
localities.
The Daughters Of Liberty, of CAL
vert, will hold box social in the
o. U. A. M. hall on Thursday
evening, Oct. 8.
The hour for the converting of
Sunday school will be changed on
Sunday next, Oct. 4, from 900 a.
IN. to 2:30 p. m.
1t is said the ballot to be voted
in Cecil county in November will
be largest one since the adoption
of the present election law.
VIM. M. Pogue has purchased
the green grocery business on Pearl
street from Jos. S. Pogue and it
will again be conducted by Chas.
Lawson.
The Jacob Tome Institute Inn is
now under the management OF G.
w. Glendening, of Philadelphia,
with Miss Virginia Vanneman as
secretary.
The property known as the Ew-
ing lots, in Port Deposit, was sold
Tuesday by Robert 9. Thackery,
Attorney, to Miss Emma Ewing,
for $775.
Mrs. Mary A. Brown, president,
and Mrs. E. P. Haines, recording
secretary of Cecil County w. G. T.
u, organized union at Cherry
Hill On Thursday.
While alighting from a passen-
ger train at Elkton, one day last
week, Mrs. Geo. Magee, of Cecilton,
fell and was seriously injured
about the shoulders and arms.
While in the quarry of the
Sparvetta Mining Co., near Syl-
mar, one day last week, Amos r.
McCummings was struck and SER
iously injured by stone which
rolled down into the pit.
The contract for the masonry of
the county bridge at Principle, has
been awarded to William Abrams
at 1898 per cubic yard, and the
contract fol masonry of the bridge
at Jenness' old mill, to Peter
Abrams at 1886 per yard.
State Superintendent M. Bates
Stephens inspected the colored in
dustrial school, recently opened in
Elkton, on Friday. He expressed
himself as pleased with the school
and the work of the teacher in
charge.
Conowingo had a fire scare one
day last week, when it was discoy
cred the blacksmithshop. in the
town was in a blaze. Prompt
work by a bucket brigade ex-
tinguished the fire before much
damage was done.
The fourteenth annual conyen-
ton of the Cecil County Union of
Christian Endeavor, of the Presby-
terrain Church, will be held at Zion
on Thursday, Oct. s. The after
noon session will begin at 300
o'clock; evening session at 700
O'Clock.
A car loaded with cattle on the
Il. o. & S. railroad jumped the
track at Spruce Grove, on Tuesday
afternoon, and rolled down the
embankment into the Octoraro
creek. The breaking of the car
set the stock free, and not a cow
was hurt.
Lindsey Lee who has been carry
ing the mail between Rising Sun
and Conowingo entered upon his
new duties as carrier on the r. f.
D. route from Conowingo to Pleas
ant Grove and adjacent territory.
The star route relinquished by him
will be in charge of Harry l..
Woodrow.
Pickpockets operated at the Ok
ford Fair on Friday. Among those
who are reported as having been
relieved of some of their valuables
were John Henry Marshall and
DIR. Morris Hughes, OF Kennett,
Augustus Brosius, of Avondale and
Burgess Pennypacker of West
Chester.
The bursting of water gauge on
the new boiler recently installed at
the North East cannery to replace
the one which exploded the week
previous, caused a panic among the
employees. several being hurt in
the scramble to get out of the build
ing, fearing another another explo.
sion imminent.
While engaged in repairiDg the