The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-24

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vicious horse last week.
The festival held at Chrome last
week for the benefit of the base
ball team Of that place netted $50.
The contract for the rebuilding
of st. Mary's P. E. church, North
East, has been awarded to Levi E.
Patterson.
The contract for county printing
has been awarded to the Cecil
Whig, Elkton Appeal and Cecil
Democrat, at $500 each.
Elkton Camp of Maccabees has
received from National headquar
ters a check for $4,000 on the life
of the late John S. Writ.
Elkton Town Council has fixed
the tax rate for the coming year at
45 cents on the $1OO, which is the
limit under the town charter.
H. 81. Brady, of C Chesapeake City,
was severely injured by falling
down the steps of the Court House
yard, Elkton, on Friday last.
The M. E. Sunday school of Port
Deposit will hold its annual excur.
sion to Colchester on Friday, Oath
inst, on board the steamer Sus.
quehanna.
The Middletown & Cecilton Rail.
road Company has been granted the
privilege of using certain roads in
Cecil county by the county COM
missioners.
At the anniversary of the dedi
cation of North East M. E. church,
on the 18th inst, subscriptions
Amounting to nearly $500 were paid
toward the church fund.
Miss Margaret Meisel, of Elkton,
suffered a painful injury last week
by falling upon garden rake, be-
ing badly cut about the face by the
teeth of the implement.
R. G. Thackery, Esq, last week
sold at attorneys sale the small
Armstrong property, on Little Elk
Creek, two miles from Elkton, to
John Patrick, for $1O0.
The Star reports the private sale
of ten shares of stock of the First
National Bank of North East last
week at an advance of % per share
on the first cost six months ago.
The Ladies' Aid society of Not
tingham, Chester county, was very
successful with the festival held
ION the church lawn Friday evening
last, about $77 being realized.
The Epworth League of Union
M. E. church, will hold festival
in Walter Smiths grove, Pleasant
Hill, on Wednesday evening, June
29. Proceeds for Cemetery fence.
Nottingham Cornet Band will
hold festival in that town on Fri
day evening, Oath inst, when ice
cream, cake, strawberries, etc., will
be served to the accompaniment of
music.
The contract for the masonry
work of the new bank building at
North East has been awarded to
Samuel Norman. The building
will be of Port Deposit granite
25x45 it., one story.
| Rev. E. II. Dashiel, of Chesa-
peake City, has been appointed
stenographer to the committee
which is to investigate the alleged
stock transactions of Drs. G. S.
Baker and W. F. Corkran.
Owing to the increase of receipts
at the North East postoffice the
salary of the postmaster has been
increased to 81, 100 and the Office
will be made third class one,
with presidential appointment after
July 1.
The First Regiment, Maryland
National Guards, has been selected
to represent the State in the encamp-
ment with U. s. troops at Manassas
September 5.12. Company E, of
Elkton, is part of the First
Regiment.
The first quarterly distribution
of the public school fund under the
provision Of the General Education
Bill, passed by the recent Legisla-
ture, was made Tuesday. The fund
is raised by special tax of 15 cents
on the 800, the total amount to be
distributed quarterly being $243,-
OF SO, of which Cecil county will
receive $4,962.76.