The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-20
MINORLOCALS

Lent begins Feb. 25th, Ash
Wednesday.
Four degrees below zero Thurs
day morning.
Percy Chapman has been engag-
ed as clerk by Jos. S. Pogue, Sons
& Co.
The grounding must have seen
something which resembled his
shadow.
Oliver Nesbitt has sold his farm
near Mt. Pleasant, to Albert Ew-
ing, for $4,000.
w. J. Adams has extended his
lease of the Maryland House, in
this town, for another year.
Mrs. Laura Smithson has sold
her property, near Liberty Grove,
to John Blackburn, for $4,000.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. S. Taylor Reynolds on Thurs
day, Feb. 26th, at 2:3O O'Clock.
An effort is being made to organ
ize a "ComMand of the Spanish
War Veterans in Cecil county.
DIR. F. II. Mackie, of Fair Hill,
has been reappointed member OF
the State Veterinary Medical
Board.
The sleighbells have been jung
ling since the heavy snow, but the
rough roads make. the sleighing
hazardous.
Washington's Birthday falling
on Sunday this year the Ma
tional Banks of the County will
observe as a legal holiday Monday,
the 23rd inst.
Custer K. Brown, of Colora, has
been granted a government pension
(war with SPAIN of S. per month
and back pay.
Saml. F. Pierce will hold pub
lie sale of stock and farming uten-
sis on the Barclay Reynolds farm
this afternoon.
Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. O..
U. A. M, initiated nine new mem
bers last week, bringing the mem.
bership up to POP.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church cleared $50
by the supper given on Friday
evening last at Colora.
Rev. R. W. Todd has been in
vited by the official board of Hope
we'll nj. E. church to return as pas
tor in charge for another Conference
year.
The pupils of the Friends Nor
NAL Institute are rehearsing for an
entertainment to be given in the
town hall during the month of
March.
Henry McFadden on Monday
purchased at public sale, the VIM.
Otley farm, in the Third district,
for 1920. The property contains
SO acres.
Fellowship Lodge X. Of p, of
North East, entertained Port De-
post Lodge on Monday night and
conferred the third rank on two
candidates.
Mrs. A. H. Briscoe, of near
town, suffered a stroke of paralysis
on Saturday last, one side and arm
being effected, but is at present
improving.
An icehouse erected several years
ago by Harry w. Bell at Farr
Greek, Elkton, was sold at Sheriff IS
sale Saturday to W. Arthur Meth
ell, for $1O.O5.
Rev. l.. E. Poole, pastor of the
M. E. church at Chesapeake City,
is named as the probable successor
of Rev. F. B. Short at Epworth
church, Wilmington.
Henry Keen is preparing for the
erection Of new barn on his farm
at Korner Ketch. The contract
for the new structure has been
awarded to u. 7. Gray & Son.
One of the P, B. & w. through
expresses struck a track laborer
near Newark, last week, breaking
his collar bone and otherwise severe
ly, but not fatally injuring him.
Duncan Veazey, of the First dis.
trict, has been promoted from the
position of deputy auditor to audi
tor in the Baltimore Custom House.
at a salary of 81, 800 per annum.
The machinery of Newark's
match factory has been placed in
position and operations will begin
in few days, when the citizen Of
that town will have matches tC
"burn."
William Lukens, a lad who
makes his home with w. o. Fow
Ter, near town, was thrown from a
horse on Saturday, while returning
from the blacksmith shop with the
animal, and severely cut about the
head and face.