The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-05


The National Bank of Newark
has declared a semi annual divis
dend of per cent.
The Riverside Gun Club, of
Charlestown, is erecting a new
club house near that town.
A movement is on foot in Elkton
to erect a new opera house and
office building on Main street.
National Lodge No. 81, I. o. o.
F., of Elkton, will celebrate its
eleventh anniversary on Feb. 18th.
J. W. Reynolds, of Havre de
Grace, has purchased the plant of
the Aberdeen basket and box
factory.
Roger Witworth has been elected
treasurer of the Powers Foundry
Co., of Elkton, to succeed DR.. Q.
M. Ellis, resigned.
Thieves made a raid on the meat
house of, w. P. CHM, at Warwick,
one night recently, and carried
off a liberal supply of hams, etc.
J. Lawrence Mccormick, of Bel
Air, has been elected inspector of
the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of
Hartford, with a salary of 81 200.
Bohemia Lodge, No. 6S, I. o. o.
F., of Chesapeake City, will cele-
brate their oath anniversary by a
banquet Saturday evening, Feb. 13.
E. Fl. Gallaher, of Elkton, lost
his faithful old horse, Daniel
Tucker, last week, the animal dy-
ing at the ripe old age of 80 years.
Engineer Cooper lost his life in
the collision of passenger train
with a freight on the Delaware
road, near Farnhurst, on Monday.
A successful revival is, being
conducted at Elkton M. e. church
by Rev. T. +. Martindale, thirty
penitents having professed conver
sion.
The farm of Anton Karsckski,
near Hagan's cross roads was sold
at mortgagee's sale last week to
Tunis G. Foltz, of near Zion, for
$500.
| While splitting kindling one
day last week Joseph Carter, of
Chesapeake G City, had the misfor-
tune to cut off two fingers of his
left hand.
! The steamer City Belle which
phys between Port Deposit and
Lapidum during the open season
on the river, was sunk at her moor
ings last week by the ice jam.
The goods and chattels of the
L. & W. Mfg. Co., who operated a
shirt factory in the old Salvation
Army barracks at Elkton, have
been levied upon by the Sheriff.
i Among the contemplated i'm
provements to be made at that
popular resort, Betterton, the COM
ling season, is a boardwalk mile
in length along the water front.
| The Maryland Art Brick and
Tile Company contemplates the
erection of twelve kilns, with a
capacity of 10000 bricks per kiln,
at their plant near North East in
the spring.
Davis & Vinsinger, prOprietOrs
of the Head of Elk Mills, at Elkton,
were sufferers by the recent flood
and ice to the extent of about
81, 900, their mill-da being car
ried away by the torrent.
The farm of the late VIM. l..
Mearns, situate in the Ninth Elec-
tion district, in the village of Zion,
, containing 1OS acres of land with
Improvements, was sold at public
sale on Saturday to Rutledge Gift
ord for $6,O25. He also purchas-
ed % acre tract of woodland
: belonging to the same estate.
Ca6ners are contracting with
farmers in various sections of Cecil
county for corn and tomatoes for
the coming seasons pack, at SS
per ton. Our farmers in this i'm
mediate neighborhood will learn
with regret that Mr.. Chas. b.
Silver, who has operated the
Brown cannery, adjoining town,
for the past two seasons, has de-
cided not to run it this year.
Mr.. Silver and his manager, Mr..
Wilson, made many friends while
canning in this section.