The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-13

County Circuit Court convened at
Bel Air on Monday.
Mrs. Townsend Pugh has sold
her farm near Lombard, to How
ard Taylor, for 81 200.
Efforts are being made to organ
ize a lodge of Modern Woodmen Of
America at North East.
The property of A. 81. George,
in North East, has been purchased
by W. D. Coslett, of that town.
The old Presbyterian church at
Rock Run was offered at public
sale last week but withdrawn at
a bid of $4,000.
Residents of the neighborhood of
Lombard are urging the erection Of
a new bridge over the Little Elk at
Sharpless' Mill.
DIR. J. Webb Foster, formerly of
the the Fifth district, has been
elected President of the State
Pharmacy Board.
The Knights of Pythias of North
East will hold memorial services
for deceased members on the first
Monday in June.
The members of the Presbyterian
Church, of Port Deposit will hold a
strawberry festival in the Town
Hall on Monday, 18th inst.
Geo. T. White, of Port Deposit,
has been awarded $40 in suit
against James .Brice to recover
damages for injuries resulting from
a dog bite.
The large stone house of George
Baker midway between Avondale
and Chatham, Chester county,
caught fire Monday afternoon and
was totally destroyed.
William s. Evans, Clarence G..
Strickland and P. n. Clever were
reelected trustees of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church, at a recent
congregational meeting.
G. G. Morgan, 8. P. Hoover, J.
A. Coppage, J. H. Smith and DR..
R. M. Black have been elected town
commissioners of Cecilton, with
George Mullikin town bailiff.
EARLY Tuesday morning the
bakery of Elwood Sweet, in Elkton,
was broken into and robbed. Mr..
Sweet was robbed of $1S and some
clothing, and E. q. Boulden a
diamond ring.
The Appeal reports that Elkton
is becoming quite a milk ship
ing point, each morning 1000
to 1900 quarts are shipped to
Philadelphia markets by farmers
of that vicinity.
M. J. Dwyer, of Chester, has
purchased the pharmacy of DIR. G.
L. Kelleher, in West Grove. DIR.
Kelleher is under bail for his ap-
pearance at court on the charge of
selling liquor without license.
The run of herring was reported
so heavy at Peach Bottom last
week as to completely shut ont the
shad, none being caught at that
point. Old fishermen report the
run of herring seldom as heavy as
that of last week.
The choir of Union M. E. church,
Fremont, will give a social at the
parsonage, Thursday, 10th inst.
Nottingham band will be in at
tendance. The ladies will have
an abundance of refreshments.
Everybody welcome.
The first big tournament at Toll
chester Beach, open to Knights
from the Eastern Shore only, will
be held on July 4th, followed in
the evening by grand ball. $13O
in cash prizes will be offered and
entries will close on June 2Sth.
1t is reported that U. 3. Engineer
Hoxie, who visited Elkton last
week in his launch for the purpose
of inspecting the Elk river, will rec
ommend the use of the unexpend-
ed balance due Elk river for the
dredging of the channel near the
bridge.
The Maryland Telephone Com
pany has a large corps of men
at work repairing their telephone
line across the Susquehanna River
at Port Deposit; which was swept
away during the ice gorge. The
tower on Steele's island, upon
which the wires are strung, was de-
molished by the flood and has been
replaced by a new structure.