The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-06-19

The Jr. o. U. A. M. of Elkton,
realized the sum of 500 by their
recent festival held in that town.
Dogs got among the sheep of
Jas. NJ. Long, of near Kinks Mills,
on Saturday night and killed
several.
Mrs. Agnes R.. Fisher has sold
her property near Port Deposit, to
Grancesco and Nicola Perigina, for
$1525.
While at work loading the
steamer "Kitty Knight" at George
town, George Lewis, colored deck
hand fell overheard and was
drowned.
Miss Kate Joslin, of Theodore,
was the winner of one of the prizes,
a handsome rocking chair, given by
the Daughter of Liberty of North
East at their recent festival.
The farm of 346 acres located
near Blacks station, Kent county,
belonging to the Groome estate was
sold last week to Mrs. Albert Con-
stable, of Elkton, for $4,000.
Comptroller Herring on Monday
made the quarterly distribution of
the school fund. Cecil county re-
ceives $3,679.73 for white schools,
and $755. 50 for colored schools.
Spinal meningitis is proving fatal
to horses in the nighborhood of
Pleasant Hill, Cecil county. How
ard Rogers has recently lost five
fine animals from the disease.
National Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of
Elkton, has elected the following
officers: A. T. Alternately, Noble
Grand; w. Marmkessel, Vice
Grand and P. NJ. Groves, Record
ing Secretary.
At the recent annual election of
officers of North East Lodge No.
80, 1. o. o. F., the following were
chosen: n. g., V. H. Benjamin;
V. G., John S. Norman; Rec.
Sec, John W. Mccullough.
The typos of the Cecil Demo
cratic, Elkton, celebrated the 5Oth
birth day of the foreman, Frank J..
Denny, on Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. Denny has been member of
the Democrats force since 1868.
The Maryland Democratic Edi-
torial Association will hold their
annual outing at Richmond, Va,
this year, on June 20. The trip
from Baltimore to Richmond will
be made by the York River Line
steamer.
Oxford Spring Fair proved a
successful financial venture the au-
ditor's report showing he receipts
to have been $2649 As, expenses,
including premiums, $1543.24,
leaving balance of $1106.21 in
| IuC lICdSu1 y.
i Chas. McGhnchey a well known
farmer of near West Grove, was
killed Monday morning by tree
which he was chopping down fall
ing on him. He lived but a half
hour after the accident. The m
fortunate man was about 60 years
Of age.
In addition to the large amount
already contributed by the Ushers
| Union of North East M. E. church
toward defraying the cost of the
new church building, the young
men composing the Union have as
sumed the cost of the new pews,
about $500.
The latest trolley road being
button paper-is between Balti-
more and Bel Air, an agreement
having been reached last week
which provides for an electric road
from the terminus of the line of the
| United Railways on the Hartford
road to Bel Air.
The store, dwelling house and
blacksmith shop at Theodore, own
ed by George W. Bowman, was
sold on Wednesday of last week,
at the Court House door, in Elkton,
by Henry G. Conrad, Trustee, to
Daniel o. Hastings, of Whining
ton, Del, for S2,0l5.
, The heirs of the late William
Huff, of Mill Green, Hartford
county, have entered suit in the
Cecil Circuit Court for 100000
, damages against the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Rail
road Company for the death of Mr..
Huff, who was killed by passen-
) ger train.
President G. s. Griffith of the
Prisoners Aid Society, and Gener-
, al Agent VIM. G. Stoudenmire,
after a recent visit to the Cecil
county Jail and the Aims House
and Insane Asylum, speak in a
commendatOry manner of the SAM
tary condition of there institutions
| and the kindly and intelligent SUI
= pervision of the inmates.
The large harm and oranarv nj