The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-20
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, March 20 1908.
MINORLOCAIS

appearance in the Chesapeake.
According to the almanac, spring
will begin on Saturday, 21st inst.
The Kenmore Paper Co. pur-
chased on Tuesday the lot offered
at public sale at Providence, for
$500.
Cillie Herman has been appoint
ed post master at Hermanville,
Cecil county, vice Michael Brown,
resigned.
Ambrose Drennen, OF Fairfield,
Lancaster county, has accepted a
position as clerk in Eli T. Reynolds
pharmacy.
Robert Peoples was badly injur-
ed at the Pulp Mill, Elkton, last
week by the topping over of a
large rick of wood.
The Calender Club of Hopewell
M. E. church will hold Gravel
ing Social' at the home of DIR. j.
T. Brown on April End.
A workman on the canal at
Chesapeake City was taken to the
hospital at Wilmington one day
last week suffering with smallpox.
The ladies of the Aid Society of
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church cleared
the sum of $26 by their pie social
held at Colora on Saturday evening
last.
The Washington and Lee Uni.
versity, at Lexington, Va, has con.
ferred an annual academic scholar.
ship upon the Jacob Tome In
stitute.
The w. G. T. U. will celebrate
s'Neal Dow's Birthday" on Thurs
day, March Goth at 2:3O o'clock, at
the home of Mrs. A. B. Keen. All
friends are invited.
Port Deposits new board of
Town Commissioners has elected
William McClenahan, prest.; John
Vannort, sec.;J. F. Mohrlein, clerk;
Reuben Bond, bailiff.
Pearson Matthews, of Elkton,
has been granted government
pension of $40 per month, and
Jacob Hensley, of Iron Hill, pen
sion of $S per month.
Surveys are being made for a
short section of track to be laid,
which will connect the P, B. & W.
and the B. & o. railroads at point
between Perryville and Principle
Furnace.
Jas. F. Hall and John Jenness
returned last week from hunting
trip to the southeastern part of
North Carolina. They report fine
sport and plenty of game, mostly
cartridges.
Miss Della Keilholtz has resign
ed as operator at the telephone ex-
change in Eli T. Reynolds drug
store and accepted a position as
milliner with Mrs. Mary J. Spen-
Ger at Lenni, Pa.
The March meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held at the
home Of Elwood Balderston, near
Colora on Wednesday. A full re-
port of the proceedings will be
published next week.
The McClenahan Granite Com
pany, of Port Deposit, has pur-
chased the quarry and 80 acres of
land, in the Seventh district,
which formerly belonged to the
Susquehanna Canal Co.
The teachers and pupils of
Rising Sun public school are pre-
pairing an interesting program for
Maryland Day, March %, import
ant historical events of the State
being the feature of the occasion.
Il. T. Leedom has disposed of
his butcher business at Bay View
to Scott Benjamin and will move to
North East. Mr.. Leedom will be
carrier on one of new r. F. D.
routes to be put in operation from
North Fast on April LIST.
The quarterly distribution of the
public school fund for white and
colored schools in Maryland was
made Monday by the Comptroller
to the counties of the State. Cecil
received 81 ,552 81 for white schools,
and 1905 81 for colored schools.
The vestry and members OF
Trinity Church, Elkton, are con-
templating the erection of Parish
House on the lot adjoining
the church in that town, which
will be used for various purposes
connected with the work of the
parish.
VIM. Hopkins of York, Pa, has
recently purchased the Andrew
Buchanan property, near Rising
Sun, and is negotiating for ad
joining properties, with view Of
establishing an extensive iron min
ing business in the mineral lader
"barrens."