The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-12-04
The election this year in Cecil
county cost $4,000, an increase of
more than 5000 over last year.

The Baltimore Trust Company
will open branch bank at Darling
ton, Hartford county, in a few days.
The Maryland Anti Saloon Con-
gress is holding its sessions in Bal
timore on Thursday and Friday of
this week.
Rev. w. f. Dawson was invited
at the third Quarterly Conference
to return another year as pastor of
Cecilton M. E. church.
The sum of $32 was realized by
the poultry supper held last week
by the ladies of Mt. Olivet church,
near Chrome.
The contract for the first section
of the Baltimore & Bel Air trolley
road has been awarded to W. +.
Anderson, of Baltimore.
John Buchanan, of Lewisville,
has had ten cows condemned and
killed by the State inspector, owing
to their infection with tuberculosis.
William Gawer has purchased
the farm of John L. Booth, situated
near Kirkwood, Lancaster county
and containing II acres, for 1880.
John Stephens, of Kinks Mills,
has bought the property of the
late Joseph Hilton, at Kinks Mills,
at present occupied by Zay Kauff-
man, for 81 900.
A delegation of Elkton citizens
visited Washington on Tuesday in
the interest of an additional appro-
priation for the dredging of the
channel of Elk river.
While passing through the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal
on Saturday the rudder of the
steam yacht Eagle, was badly
damaged by contact with ice.
The dwelling house at New Lon
don, occupied by Mahlon Baker
was burned few days since dur
ing the absence of, the occupant.
The property was insured for.
81, 200.
The annual meeting Of School
Commissioners and Examiners of
Maryland is holding its sessions in.
the State Normal School building,
Baltimore, Thursday and Friday
of this week.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
taken up large acreage of land
along the Susquehanna river, above
ConowingO, which will be devoted
to the growing Of locust trees for
crossties.
Frank S. Given was removed
from office as general manager of
the Lancaster County Railway and
Light company at meeting of the
board of directors of that corpora
ton, held last week.
AS T, B. Ferguson was driving
along the road near Kembleville a
few days ago, a gunner in nearby
field shot at bird and Mr.. Fergu-
sons horse being in range received
several grains of shot in his side
and head.
The citizens of Perryville held
meeting Monday for the purpose of
organizing fire company for the
protection of property in that town.
Arrangements have been made with
the Perryville Water Co. for the
water supply in case of fire.
At the Red Mems fair, held at
Chesapeake City last week, Joshua
Clayton, of Elkton won the dinner
set, Geo. Borem the blankets, Mrs.
George Fillingame the chamber
set, Miss Eta Carly the watch and
Miss Katie Tatman the ring.
The properties belonging to the
estate of the late John M. Cooney,
in Fulton township, were offered at
public sale last week, but did not
sell. The mill property was with
drawn at Sl150, and the property
near Kembleville was withdrawn
at $3.50.
The dwelling near Sylmar occu-
pied by Sides Dowland and owned
by Mrs. Thomas Kirk, of this
town, caught fire from the burning
out of a flue on Friday last, but the
blaze was extinguished by a few
buckets of water and throwing of
salt down the chimney.
AS Thomas Wilson, an employee
of the Armstrong stove foundry, at
Perryville, was wheeling load of
iron up the run to the oupnla, on
Monday, the wheelbarrow broke,
throwing him to the ground, dis
lance of eight feet, and breaking
his left leg in two places.
] Ephriam Blackburn has placed
his sawmill on the tract of wood
land at Pleasant Grove, recently
purchased from James Scott, and
is getting out the frame for the
new barn to be erected by John T.
Kimbell at Nottingham, to replace
the one burned last month.
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