The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-11-27
COU NTY NEWS.
Friday, Nov. ~, 1903.
MINDRLOCALS

shipped Thanksgiving box to the
Baltimore Free kindergarten this
week.
Mrs. Jacob Biddle sustained a
fractured rib one night last week
by fall on the pavement in
Elkton.
The Wilson L. Coudon property,
near Perryville, was sold on Tues
day to Joseph Coudon, Of Henry,
for $4,000.
The Pennington Coon Hunting
Club bagged two coons Monday
night, weighing respectively IL and
16 pounds.
The proceeds Of the oyster sup,
per held at st. Johns M. E.
church, Lewisville, on Thursday
evening of last week, amounted to
nearly 500.
The ladies of Calvert M. E.
church will furnish dinner for the
Detective Association on Dec. 8, in
Rosebank hall.
Samuel A. Taylor has purchased
the property on Walnut street, oc-
cupied by him, at private sale from
Charles Nields.
The special services having clos
ed at Sylmar, the customary SER
vices have been resumed at Rising
Sun nj. E. church.
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, formerly
pastor of Elkton NJ. E. church, has
been elected Grand Chaplain of the
Delaware Odd Fellows.
E. 81. Worthington & Son this
week purchased the large dwelling
and store block, a portion of which
is occupied by them, at private
sale, from III. FL. Haines.
The new Grand Army Monument
in Angel Hill cemetery, Havre de
Grace, will be dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies on Sunday
afternoon, November Goth.
The new pipe organ presented. to
Port Deposit Presbyterian Church
by s. G. Rowland, has been in
stalled and was played for the first
time at the services on Sunday last.
The fractions engine Of Stephen
Krauss broke through the small
bridge at Pennington Monday and
considerable difficulty was exper-
fence in getting it out of the ditch.
The work of graveling the Blue
Ball Elkton road has commenced.
The gravel is being hauled from
MARBLES pit, near Pleasant Hill.
$4,000 will be expended on the road.
Fire broke out in 7. w. Bye's
house at Fair Hill last Saturday
morning. The woodwork and fur
niture of one room was badly
damaged before the blaze was ex-
tinguished.
George & Rambo, ice dealers of
Elkton, are rigging an endless chain
at their large ice,house near that
town, which will facilitate and
lessen the labor of filling the house
with its store of ice.
The residence of Reese George,
at Elk Landing, caught fire on
Friday afternoon last, but prompt
response to the alarm by the Sin
gerly Fire Co. of Elkton, prevented
any serious damage.
The entertainment given Wednes-
day evening by the pupils and
friends of Franklin school was a
success in every respect. The house
was crowded to overlooking, the
receipts amounting to $500.
The officers of the Presbyterian
Aid Society of Port Deposit, elect
ed at a recent meeting, are: +. H.
Rowland, president; Mrs. Laura
Noyes, vice president; Charles X.
Reckefus, secretary and treasurer.
The N. N. N. Club, of Bay
View, has recognized by the elec-
tion of the following officers: Presi.
dent, Jethro Johnson; vice-presi,
dent, Rhoda Burns; secretary, M.
Cameron; treasurer, Bessie Lumb.
The following officers have been
chosen by Riverside Cornet Band
of Port Deposit: President, @. X.
Creswell; vice president, George
w. Hines; secretary @. A. Morri-
son; treasurer and leader, j. M
Creswell.
Meetings under the auspices OF
the Maryland Woman Suffragists
will be held in Tome Memorial
church, Port Deposit, on Friday,
Nov. 81, at 3 o'clock and s O'Clock
p. m. Both meetings will be ad
dressed by Miss Marriet May Mills
vice. president and state organizer
of New York.
The trustees of the poor and in
sane at a meeting held at Cherry
Hill on Thursday of last week
elected John Leighman, of North
East, superintendent of the insane
asylum, vice A. T. Alternately
resigned. The board also awarded
the contract of clothing to Herman