The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29

appointed postmaster at Pleasant
Hill, this county.
Robert G.. Reeder has been ap-
pointed teller of the First National
Bank of North East.
Perryville Council No. s, Jr. O.
U. A. M, will hold its annual
banquet Thursday, February 25th.
Chas. r. Reckefus, of Port De-
posit, has secured a patent on a
device to prevent horses from slip
ping on the ice.
The Calendar Club, of Zion, held
'sPink Tea" in the Academy
building in that town on Thursday
evening of this week.
R. K. Rawlings, of Woodlawn,
represented the Cecil Farmers Club
at the Good Roads convention held
in Washington on Tuesday.
The fund for the proposed Union
Hospital Of Cecil County has reach
ed 1890, with an additional 81 900
promised when work commences.
The Directors of the National
Bank of North East are considering
the matter of erecting a Bank
building, having secured an option
On a suitable site!
w. J. Adams, of Oak Hill, has
sold his gray PAGER "Ivanhoe," the
represented pri ice received being
$1,7OO. Ivanhoe is speedy track
horse and fine roadster as well.
The grand jury at West Chester
on Wednesday found true bill
against VIM. Reynolds for the
killing of James Johnson and the
case is docketed for next Tuesday.
About 25O,OOO tons of finest
quality ice, ranging in thickness
from 8 to Is inches were stored i'm
the American Ice Co.'s houses
along the Susauehanna during the
recent harvest.
A number of our sportsmen at
tended the live bird shoot, held on
Wednesday }of last week north Of
town, just across the Pennsylvania
line. Some good scores were made,
Fl. L. Worthington being high gun.
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Miss Miriam Cooley Of Liberty
Grove, has been appointed instruc-
tor in music in the High School
at Downingtown, Pa. Miss Cooley
has been pursuing a course of study
at the Broad Street Conservatory,
Philadelphia.
The farm of so acres, near Zion,
and house and lot at Reeder's
Corner, belonging to the estate OF
the late Josiah Reeder, have been
purchased by James McKane Of
Chester. The farm brought 81, 900,
and the house and lot 5000.
Arthur 81. Owens and T. Morgan
Owens, trading in the town ol
Perryville as A. III. Owens & Bro,
by mutual consent have divided
the business, Arthur retaining the
store and Morgan taking the ice,
coal and canning house end of it.
Samnel Anderson, of Elkton,
who is wanted by the Delaware
authorities fcSb burglary and also or
the charge of assault, has beer
lodged in EIkton jail. 1t is believ
ed his sentence will include punish
ment at. the Delaware Whipping
post.
The names of Rev. W. G. K9ons
Presiding Elder of Easton Distipct
and Rev. A. s. Mowbray, of RRr'
Deposit, are among those ma
ed for ministerial delegate nm
Wilmington Conference the
Methodist General Confe IN
Los Angeles, CAL, in Ma
Although the butches season
+ pretty well advanced Al the fat
pgs have not been filled yet.
". T. Patton, of Lib 1fty Grove,
reports having butchefed this week
an unusually fine Porker OF the
Polan China breed which tipped
the beam at 425 p hnds, dressed.
Elwood Gray of near town, one
of the section hands on the rail
roadn j clothing caught by
tbl While he was running the
kndcar last Friday morning. He
as thrown on the track in front
/ the car which struck him with
prce enough to derail it. While
adly bruised the injured man was
BILE to be about again in a few
ays.