The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Zero on Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings.
The grounding evidently knew
his business.
Judge Van Bibber has appoint
ed Edwin II. Webster auditor for
Hartford County.
Robt. J. Morrison has been sue
ceeded as postmaster at Newark,
Del, by J. Kinsey Chambers.
| Chesapeake s. Delaware Canal
has been closed to traffic since the
first of the year by the heavy ice.
The docket of the spring term of
Court for Cecil County at Elkton
contains 113 civil cases and II ap-
peal cases.
| Fire badly damaged the boiler
and crusher of the Perryville Gran
ite Company, at Frenchtown, a few
nights ago.
Mrs. E. A. Wheeler, of West
Chester, has in her possession a
copy of Fox's "Book of Martyrs"
bearing date of 1000.
John Futty, Jr., of Elk Neck, is
in the contest for prize fat hogs,
having butchered one a few days
since which weighed $50 lbs.
Kennett Building and Loan
Association has reduced the rate of
interest on its loans from q to per
cent, to take effect from April 1st.
| Lewis Fisher, Of Oakryn, had
his hand so badly mashed in corn
shelter a few days since, as to com
pei the amputation of three fingers.
Jacob Ingelfritz, the York fire.
man who was injured at the BALTIC.
fire last week, is brother of
Morris Ingelfritz, station agent at
Conowingo.
The postoffice at Glenroy has
been reopened after having been
closed some weeks, when the
patrons were supplied by rural free
delivery carriers.
The Bayside Cornet Band OF
Havre de Grace is making exten.
sive preparations for a bazar and
festival to be held in that town on
February "a, %, 26 and 27.
Rev. Edwin v. Hinchliffe, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hinchliffe, of
Elkton, has been invited to return
as pastor of Merrick M. E. church,
at Springfield, Mass, the coming
conference year.
Harrison Hanna, who claims
Rock Springs as his home, is held
at Belair to await the action of the
United States authorities, charged
with stealing money order blanks
from the Belair Post Office.
Wilton Agnew, of Kennett
Square, has in course of construc-
tion two grandfather clocks,
which he is making out of oak
: saved from the fire which destroy
ed Bayard Taylor's birthplace.
The Jacob Tome Band of Mercy
is new society which has been or
ganized by a number of the girl
students of Tome Institute, Port
Deposit. Miss Grace Holm is pres
ident, and Miss Mabel Peoples
secretary.
J, Samuel Miller who has driven a
wagon for Perryville bakery for
the past eight years, has missed
but eight days in all that time,
making his trips regularly, not
withstanding the rigor of winter,
bad roads and other obstacles.
Miss Marjorie Rutter has resign
ed as teacher of public school, No.
8, ,.Elk Neck, to accept the vacancy
at No. 4, caused by the resignation
of Miss Amanda Mcdowell. Miss
Florence Davis of Elk Neck, has
been appointed teacher by the
trustees of No. 3.
| A claim for 100000 has been
filed in the Circuit Court at Elkton
by New York parties against the
estate of the late T. Egenton Hogg,
of Cecil County. 1t is claimed
there are valuable properties in
Oregon and California belonging to
the estate of the deceased.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Har-
mony M. p. church, Rowlandville,
will have cake and pie social in
the basement of the church on Fri
day evening, Feb. 26. Cakes, pie
and coffee, with an abundance OF
ice cream and other delicacies will
be served at moderate cost.