The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22

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vidence and FairHill.
Miss Laura Ward, of Fair Hill,
has been appointed teacher of
Theodore public school.
The citizens of North East have
secured one of the free circulating
libraries furnished by the State
Library Commission.
DIR. L. A. Worrall, of North
East, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the Memorial Day oration
at West Chester, May 80.
The Postal Telegraph Company
whose line will cross the river at
Conowingo, has a large force Of
men setting poles in that vicinity.
Rev. J. L. Polk, for nineteen
years pastor of Faggs Manor Pres
byterian church, in Chester county,
has announced his resignation from
that pastoIate.
Chester Holland, of Fair Hill,
was arrested last week, on war
rant sworn out by the Cecil County
School Board, charging him with
malicious mischief.
Emory Tilden, colored, of Port
Deposit, who recently shot his wife
in a fit of jealousy, and slightly
wounded her. has been released
from Elkton Jail on $500 bail.
The derailment of two cars load
ed with phosphate at Chester
Heights, on Tuesday afternoon,
caused a delay of an hour or more
to evening trains over the Balti-
more Central railroad.
Books for subscriptions of stock
in the proposed Middletown &
Cecilton trolley line will be opened
at Cecilton on April %. A char
ter was granted the incorporatOrs
by the last Legislature.
J. II. Smith, of Cecil county,
was elected State Vice Councillor OF
the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. at the thirty
fifth annual session of the State
Council held in Baltimore on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
The following officers we're elect
ed by the Perryville Water Com
t,any at it's recent meeting: r. x.
Vanneman, president; G. Reese
Vanneman, secretary: A. P. Nc
Combs, treasurer; G. l.. Cole,
superintendent.
w. D. Coslett, of North East,
has sold his dwelling and bakery
in that town to James w. Burge,
of Kennett Square. Mr.. Burge
will assume charge of the baking
business at his newly purchased
stand after May L.
Tne pupils of North East High
School will present in the Grand
Army hall, in that town, on Satur-
day evening, April 80, the operetta
"Gypsy Queen" under the direc-
tion of Miss Ennis, the instructor
in music of the school.
The pupils of Prof. Fockler's
Sunday school class realized enough
from their recent "Sock Social" to
enable them to cancel the Obliga-
tion of $50 which they had sub
scribed toward the new North East
M. E. church edifice.
County Commissioner VIM. B.
Davis, of Cecilton, lost number of
sheep last week which were killed
by worthless ours. Mr.. Davis
places valuation of $170 on the
sheep killed which the county will
have to make good according to law.
David Henderson, of Cecil
county, has entered suit for divorce
from his wife, Margaret Henderson,
in the Circuit Court at Elkton, on
the charge of abandonment. The
parties were married in 1860 and
lived together in this county until
1895.
An entertainment for the benefit
of Calvert Loyal Legion will be
given in the Friends school house,
at Calvert, on the evening of
April 26th. If stormy, it will
be held on Thursday evening,
the 2Sth. Music by Kinks Or
chestra.
The President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House have desig-
mated the newspapers in this State
to publish the laws of the Legisla-
tive session of 1904. Those select
ed il Cecil county are the Cecil
County News, Cecil Democrat and
North East Star.