The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-20

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Newark, April 8 and 8.
The Chester County Court has
granted GA liquor licenses for the
benefit of thirsty mortals.
Secure tickets for the Baconian
Literary Society entertainment in
the town hall this evening.
! Oxford's new manufacturing
plant, the Multiple Plate Washer
Factory, has begun operations.
Miss Evelene Magnier, of Phila.,
is the guest this week of Theodore
Woollens and family, near town.
Ellis Purner, of Bohemia Manor,
sustained fracture of the left leg
by being thrown from a horse last
week.
Miss George Clifford, assistant
teacher at Washington school, is
quite i'll and unable to fill her
position.
The 35th annual session of Will.
mington M. Il. Conference conven-
ed at Easton, Md, on Wednesday,
with Bishop Earl Cranston pre-
siding.
The jury in Hartford county rem
dered a verdict of manslaughter in
the case of Sarah Hall, colored, who
shot and killed John Holland.
colored, at Perrymans.
John B. Cats, station agent at
Edge Moor, received injuries, on
Friday last, which caused his death
in a few hours, by missing his foot
ing and falling in attempting to
board moving train at that station.
Howard Johnson, of Elkton;
Scott Steele, Amos Mackie and
Frank Brown, of Appleton base
ball team, have signed to play with
the Coatesville, Pa, team the com
ing season, and will report for duty
May LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Moore of
Barnsley, Chester county, have
issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter, Margaret Emily,
and Carver w. Reed of Elwyn,
Delaware county, on Wednesday,
April 1, at two o'clock.
The Wakefield Fire Brick works
at North East, are to be dismantled,
the machinery and employees being
transferred to Cecil Fire Brick
Company's plant, at the same
place, which has been placed under
the management of Abel Cameron.
The barn on the farm near Blake,
tenanted by William Redman, was
burned on Friday afternoon last, to
gether with contents, consisting of
hay and grain, the live stock alone
being saved. 1t is thought the fire
was caused by children playing
with matches.
The town of Coatesville, Chester
county, has sued the West Chester
Street Railway Company to recover
on bond for $4,000 given as a
guarantee for the completion of a
trolley line to that place by Feb.
18th, which the trolley company
has failed to do.
The Continental Trust Go. of
Baltimore, has purchased seven
pieces of property on the Susaue-
hanna River for $4,000. The &C
QUESTIONS are considered to be con-
nected with the extensive plans on
foot to harness the stream for the
electric lighting and power plant.
The school and churches in the
town of Aberdeen, Hartford county,
have been ordered closed by the
health authorities on account of
smallpox, several cases having de-
velOped in the town. A rigid
quarantine is being maintained to
prevent the spread of the dread
malady.
The following officers have been
elected by the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of Zion: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Clayton Carhart; vice
president, Mrs. William Murray;
treasurer, Mrs. Amos Martindale;
recording secretary, Mrs. A. W.
Morris; secretary of literature, Miss
Lera White.
}, At meeting of the stockholders
of the Leslie Camp Meeting Asso-
citation, held last week, Rev. John
: R. Wright, of Washington, was
elected president; S. J. Reeder,
vice president; j. L. Moore, secre-
tary; Samuel Scotch, treasurer.
The camp will open August 9Th
and close August 18th.
Mrs. Susanna Cook of Havre de
Grace, celebrated her Tooth birth
day on Tuesday. Mrs. Cook was
, born in Havre de Grace March II,
, 1903, and is the only surviving
member of family of fifteen child
rem. She has one daughter living,
twelve grandchildren, "a great
7 grandchildren, and four great great
grandchildren.
Il Mr.. Harry Fl Edar a son of